9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

9.00 a.m. - 9.30 a.m.

Registration, welcome & introduction

Address: 3rd floor, Board Room, D Block, FITT Research and Innovation Park, IIT Delhi. Entry from Gate 1 (Opposite SDA Market) only

9.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Address: 3rd floor, Board Room, D Block, FITT Research and Innovation Park, IIT Delhi. Entry from Gate 1 (Opposite SDA Market) only

A research-led session focused on the practical implications of emerging technologies for news media. Likely areas include NLP, text mining, information retrieval, multilingual workflows, archive search, newsroom copilots, and multi-agent systems relevant to internal assistants and smarter editorial tools.

11.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.

Bus transfer to HT Digital

12.30 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.

Lunch at HT Digital

Address: Lotus Tower, A Block, Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi- 110025

1.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m.

Address: Lotus Tower, A Block, Community Centre, New Friends Colony, New Delhi- 110025

A monetisation-focused stop that could show how content-to-commerce is being built as a revenue and product stream. The conversation could explore how publishers extend value beyond content into utility, transactions, affiliate or commerce-led models.

2.30 p.m. - 3.15 p.m.

Bus tranfer to Indian Express

3.15 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.

Address: Express Building, B-1/B, Sector 10, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301

A look at how a publisher builds a new multimedia layer through new products and formats. The focus could be on innovation in storytelling, product extension, multimedia expansion, and how legacy news brands evolve for more modern audience behaviour.

5.30 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.

Unwind over drinks & snacks

Address: Radisson Blu, SXVIII, L-2, Pocket J, Sector 18, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301

9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.

Address: Max Square, Floors 1 & 2, Plot No. C3-C, Sector-129, Noida-Greater Noida Expressway, Uttar Pradesh - 201304

A perspective on what the next-generation news company looks like through the lens of brand and newsroom evolution. The stop could explore always-on video operations, cross-platform publishing, audience habit, platform agility, and the broader operating model required to build relevance and growth.

11.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.

Transit to Paytm

11.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.

Address: One Skymark, Tower-D, Plot No. H-10B, Sector-98, Noida-201304, Uttar Pradesh

A strong adjacent-industry case study on how a digital platform builds and scales repeat use. Key themes could include lifecycle journeys, segmentation, notifications, retention loops, customer experience design, and any relevant applications of AI or agentic AI in improving journeys and frequency.

1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.

Transit to Network 18 

1.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.

Lunch at Network 18 

2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.

Address: Network18 Media & Investments Ltd, Tower 'E', Floor No. 18, Skymark One, Plot No. H-10/A, Sector 98, Noida-201301

A deep dive into how Moneycontrol has built one of India’s strongest direct audience relationships in digital news. The session could explore how market data, portfolio tools, alerts, analysis, subscriptions, community, fintech layers, and AI-led product features come together to create repeat use and high engagement. The conversation would examine what news publishers can learn from Moneycontrol’s shift from being a business news destination to becoming a daily-use financial intelligence and utility platform.

3.30 p.m. - 4.15 p.m.

Transfer to Times Internet

4.15 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.

Address: Times Internet Limited (Times Center), FC - 6, Film City, Sector 16 A, Noida - 201301, Uttar Pradesh

A look at how AI is being used across the newsroom as a more connected, end-to-end system. The discussion could cover what a more integrated, AI-led or agentic newsroom model looks like in practice, and how AI is shaping workflows, efficiency, content operations, and product thinking.

6.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.

Study Tour de-brief