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The ABU’s Confest is a landmark event for video, audio and digital content-creators and creatives from across the Asia-Pacific media sector. It is an annual three-day festival that combines talks, discussions and workshops featuring world-class content creators and professionals from across the ABU membership. The event attracts over 250 delegates and offers an invaluable platform for attendees, speakers and sponsors alike to engage with a dynamic, diverse and influential audience.


Speakers Profile





Marc Fennell

Marc Fennell

Journalist & Filmmaker

Abid Hussain

Abid Hussain

Producer, Director & Content Maker, Creative Stew

Keiko Bang

Keiko Bang

Media Entrepreneur

Vikram Channa

Vikram Channa

Vice President, Warner Bros. Discovery

Claudine Ryan

Claudine Ryan

EP & Manager, Screen Production, ABC

Craig McCosker

Craig McCosker

Head of Digital Innovation & AI Strategy, ABC

Nusrat Akter Lovely
Nusrat Akter Lovely

Regional Manager & Application Engineer, Axle & AI

Ta Bich Loan

Ta Bich Loan

Founder & Director, Media AI Lab

Kanokporn Prasitphon
Kanokporn Prasitphon

Digital Media Director, ThaiPBS

Miki Mori

Miki Mori

CEO of Foresterra Inc. / Producer

VERBAL

VERBAL

Music Producer, AMBUSH® CEO

Jasmine Low

Jasmine Low

Television Producer & Media Executive

Jin Ishimoto

Jin Ishimoto

Producer, Director & Content Maker

Azusa Maruyama
Azusa Maruyama

Director/Producer, NHK Enterprise

Devi Fitrah Megawati
Devi Fitrah Megawati

Cultural Audio Producer & Podcast Host, RRI

Dr Mohsen Sohani
Dr Mohsen Sohani

DG of Radio Drama & Performing Arts, IRIB

Yuri Yazawa
Yuri Yazawa

Sony Music

Shiva Ruppeni

Shiva Ruppeni

Strategic Media Advisor & Digital Content Specialist

Sumeyya Olcay Yaman
Sumeyya Olcay Yaman

Growth Lead, TRT

Syuhaida Ariffin

Syuhaida Ariffin

TV Presenter, Journalist & Event Emcee

Zaidel Baharuddin
Zaidel Baharuddin

Policy Researcher & CentGPS Director

Justine Kelly
Justine Kelly

Manager of Audio Output & Strategy, ABC

Yuko Fukuyama
Yuko Fukuyama

Senior Producer, Content Value Development Center, NHK

Jinsu Shin
Jinsu Shin

Producer & Commissioning Editor, EBS

Ben Ibrahim
Ben Ibrahim

TV Presenter, MC, Commentator & Academic Lecturer

Shinichiro Honda
Shinichiro Honda

Strategic Media Advisor & Digital Content Specialist, Sony Music

Andi Permadi
Andi Permadi

Head of New Media Content & Collaboration, RRI

Nurashikin Zaharuddin
Nurashikin Zaharuddin

Filmmaker & Co-Founder of Happy Campers

Zaidel Baharuddin
Esra Demirci Altansunar

Deputy Coordinator of Dramas, TRT

Can Ozcanli
Can Ozcanli

Drama Manager, TRT

Agus Sudibyo
Agus Sudibyo

Chairman, Supervisory Board of LPP TVRI

Christine Lee
Christine Lee

MediaPrima

Stevenson Liu
Stevenson Liu

Head of Content, Vanuatu Broadcasting & Television Corporation

Dr Seemantani Sharma
Dr Seemantani Sharma

Legal Manager of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)

Weng Cai Lin
Weng Cai Lin

China

Thomas Hankil NAM
Thomas Hankil NAM

Managing Director & President / Director, ICONIX ASIA PACIFIC

Nikki Yeo
Nikki Yeo

Co-Creator of Move8 & AFT Podcasts

Marc Fennell

Journalist, Filmmaker and Producer


Con-Fest 2024 RECAP


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