Eminent Guests and Speakers

RJ Sayema

Radio Jockey,Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM

Mr. Akshay Kumar

Actor

Mr. Anupam Kher

Actor

Mr. Deepak Chaurasia

Senior Journalist

Ms. Deepti Sachdeva

Senior Broadcast Journalist and Anchor

Ms. Peenaz Tyagi

Journalist, Writer and Actor

Mr. Sumit Awasthi

Vice-President, News and Production, ABP News

Mr. Suneet Tandon

Indian Actor

Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia

Filmmaker, Writer and Actor

Mr. Raghubir Yadav

Actor

Mr. Rohit Sardana

News anchor, Journalist, Editor

Mr. Sayeed Ansari

Executive Editor and Anchor, Aajtak

Mr. Parambrata Chatterjee

Actor

Prof. JS Yadav

Veteran Media Acadmician and former director IIMC.

Mr. Punya Prasun Bajpai

Journalist and Former Executive Editor at Aaj Tak

Mr. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

Renowned journalist, political commentator, author and documentary film-maker

Mr. Mark Tully

Octogenarian journalist and former New Delhi Bureau Chief of BBC

Mr. Amish Devgan

Editor,News18

Prof. Ram Mohan Pathak

Indian Journalist,Educator,Recipient of Bharatendu Award

Dr. Anand Pradhan

Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, Indian Institute of Mass Communication

Dr. Sunetra Sen

Associate Professor, Publications, IIMC

Dr. K.G. Suresh

Vice Chancellor, Makhan Lal Univeristy

Dr. Kulveen Trehan

Assistant Professor, University School of Mass Communication

Dr. Dharmendra Singh

Senior Media educator, author and Associate Professor, Department of Mass Communication and New Media, Central University of Jammu

Dr. Nirmala Mani Adhikary

Senior Faculty at Kathmandu University, Nepal, Authority in Bharatvarshiya Sanchar Siddhant

Dr. Nitin Malik

Registrar, Ambedkar University

Dr. Nakul Parashar

Director of Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science, Technology Government of India

Dr. Sean Redmond

Professor of Screen and Design at Deakin University

Dr. Simon Wilmont

Associate Head of School (International and Partnership), School of Communication and Creative Arts

Dr. Sarvesh Dutt Tripathi

Assistant Professor, University School of Mass Communication

Mr. Karthik Mohandas

Film distributor, Forum Films

Mr. Pawan Koundal

Assistant Editor, IIMC

Mrs. Gauri D Chakraborty

Joint Acting Head and Associate Professor, Amity School of Communication, Amity University

Mr. Aditya Seth

Award winning independent Short Documentary Film Maker

Mr. Ashok Purang

Theatre personality , Filmmaker and producer-creative director of several films

Mr. Abhinav Kant Chaturvedi

Well known face on television and films

Mr. David Das

Associate Director, Deakin in South Asia Office

Dr. Chandan Mitra

Editor-in-chief, The Pioneer Newspaper

Mr. Bishan Kumar

Chief editor and publisher, SPIRITZ magazine

Mr. Khalid Mohamed

Journalist, author, screenwriter and film director

Mr. Lokesh Mehra

Research and Development at NASSCOM

Mr. Jalal Ud-din Baba

An independent filmmaker from Kashmir

Mr. Naresh Sharma

Cinematographer and Filmmaker

Mr. Nimish Kapoor

Science Communicator and scientist working in Vigyan Prasar

Dr. Jian Xu

Senior Lecturer, Communication and Co-convener of Asian Media and CUltural Studies Network

Mr. Prince Shadwal

An independent filmmaker, well known for Marathi short film Dhaaga

Mr. Qamar Waheed Naqvi

Former News Director, Aaj Tak

Dr. Jatin Srivastava

Dean, Ohio University, United States

Mr. Ram Kishore Parcha

Founder President of Delhi International Film Festival

Mr. Satish Kapoor

Founder director of We Care film festival exhibiting films on disability

Mr. R K Arora

CEO of Swen Today and former Executive Director and CEO of Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL)

Ms. Devina Gupta

Eminent broadcast journalist and Reporter at BBC News

Ms. Nimisha Pandey

Film writer and Director

Ms. Aradhana Kohli Kapur

Filmmaker and founder of Enable India Foundation

Ms. Saira Bano

Anchor and Senior Producer at News Nation

Ms. Savita Oberoi

Independent Filmmaker and Producer at Aquarius productions

Ms. Ravneet Pawha

Deputy Vice President (Global) and CEO – South Asia, Deakin University Australia

Ms. Surbhi Dewan

An independent filmmaker

Prof. F S Sherani

Film Club Coordinator at Aligarh Muslim University

Ms. Shubhra Gupta

Senior columnist associated with The Indian Express

Prof. Ashok Ogra

Director, Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication

Prof. Devesh Kishore

Professor Emeritus, Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Evam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya

Prof. (Dr.) Pallavi Majumdar

Joint Acting Head at Amity School of Communication, Amity University, Noida

Prof. Jaishree Jethwaney

Former Course Director (Advertising and Public Relations), Indian Institute of Mass Communication

Prof. Kiran Bala

Senior Academician and Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, K R Mangalam University, Gurugram

Prof. FB Khan

Senior most faculty member at the AJK Mass Communication and Research Centre

Prof. Shivaji Sarkar

Senior journalist and media educator

Prof. Subhash Dhulia

Professor and Dean at School of Art, Design and Media Studies, Sharda University

Mrs. Rio Katayama

University of Southern California, East Asian Languages and Cultures

Mrs. Achala Datar

Head, Film Distribution Operations, Zee Studios Australia

Dr. Sojeong Park

Assistant Research Professor, Department of Communication

Mr. Anupam Sharma

Filmmaker

Dr. Vikrant Kishore

Dr Vikrant Kishore is a filmmaker and an academic at Deakin University

Dr. R Sreedhar

Media expert and community radio practitioner, Emeritus Professor Apeejay Stya University

Dr. Monisa Qadri

Head, University Social Media and PR consultant, Islamic University of Science and technology, J&K

Dr. Ashish Kulkarni - Chairman

FICCI for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics

Dr. Dirk De Bryun

Academic, Deakin University

Dr. Tabeenah Anjum

Senior journalist

Dr. Namrata Joshi

MD General Family Medicine

Dr. Padma Rani

Director and Professor, Manipal Institute of Communication

Professor Gita Bamezai

Head, Department of communication research, IIMC, New Delhi

Dr. Uma Shankar Pandey

Head, Surendranath College for Women, Calcutta University

Dr. Umesh Arya

Professor & Dean, Faculty of Media Studies, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology Hisar, Haryana,India

Dr. Aman Vats

Associate Professor, Amity School of Film and Drama, Amity University, Noida

Dr. Dhruba Jyoti Pati

Dean, India Today Media Institute India Today Group

Dr. P N Vasanti

Director General , CMS& Dean, Faculty of Media Studies, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology Hisar, Haryana,India

Ms. Julie Marlow

Producer and Script Writer

Maj. Gen. Anil Verma

Head of ADR and National Election Watch

Mr. Ashwini chaudhary

Filmmaker

Mr. Akram hoque

Senior journalist and anchor at News Nation

Mr. Ankuran Dutta

Head Department of Communication and Journalism,Gauhati University

Mr. Laxmi Shankar Bajpai

Hindi Poet,Former Deputy Directer of AIR Aakashwani

Mr. Anshuman Tiwari

Editor, India Today

Mr. Cyrus F Dastur

Filmmaker

Mr. Prashant Tandon

Senior Journalist

Mr. Gurvinder Singh

Filmmaker

Mr. Muzammil Hayat Bhavani

NSDian and RADA (London) pass out actor Program Director, Cultural Education Centre, Kennedy House Complex, Aligarh Muslim University

Mr. Prashant Bhushan

Indian Public Interest Lawyer, Supreme Court of India

Ms. Jyotika Kalra

Member National Human Rights Commission

Mr. Rajesh Badal

Journalist

Mr. Subrata Sen

Filmmaker

Mr. Suresh Eriyat

Indian Animator and Director

Mr. Vaibhav Kumaresh

Animater and Director

Mr. Vikram Veturi

Filmmaker and Director

Mr. Vivek Vaswani

an actor, writer and producer

Mr. Aman M. Hingorani

Supreme Court Lawyer

Mr. Amitabh Srivastava

Head PR, Pravas NGO

Mr. Anirban Sarma

National Programme Officer

Mr. Satya Pal Singh

Former Minister of State for HRD, GOI

Ms. Archana Dutta

Former DG, Doordarshan

Ms. Bani Yadav

Indian rally driver, motorsports promoter

Ms. Bette Dam

Investigative journalist

Ms. Kathryn Lancioni

Author and Eminent PR Professional

Ms. Madhu Bhatia Jha

Freelance Journalist, USA; Former US Correspondent ABP News and AajTak

Prof. John Cumming

Senior Professor at School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University, Australia

Ms. C. B. Anzi Zalis

Former Cultural Attachée at the Embassy of Israel, New Delhi An active filmmaker and moving image artist

Ms. Roseann Mandziuk

Professor in the department of communication studies

Ms. Saara Lamberg

Eminent filmmaker, Australia and Director of Innuendo.

Prof. (Dr) Shahid Rasool

Dean, School of Media Studies, Director, Media and Public Relations Centre, Director Tulmulla Campus Central University of Kashmir