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PLENARY SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS
31st AMIC Annual Conference
Theme: Navigating Digital Transformation in Media, Public Relations, and Advertising
09 to 11 October 2025, Mumbai, India
Day 01 (09 October)
PLENARY SESSION 1: Creative and Innovative Strategic Communication, PR and Advertising Strategies with Digital Transformation
Dr. Ron Jabal, DBA, APR
Multi-awarded Communication Executive
Chairman and CEO, PAGEONE Group
Mr. Krishnan Subramanian
Disruption Consulting
Mr. Bharatendu Kabi
Executive Vice President & Group Head, Media and Communications, JSW Group
Moderator:
Prof. Usha Raman
Professor, Department of Communication
Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
PLENARY SESSION 2: UNESCO Emeritus Dialogue in partnership with UNESCO and Internet for Trust Knowledge Network Policy Options and Challenges in Navigating Digital Transformation in Asia (in partnership with UNESCO)
Dr. Christophe Gauthier
Internet for Trust Knowledge Ops Team
Paris, France
Dr. Chandrabhanu Pattanayak
Centurion University of Technology
and Management Khurda, Odisha, India
Dr. Wijayanto
Vice Rector for Research, Innovation, Collaboration and Public Communication and Associate Professor in Digital Politics and Democracy
Universitas Diponegoro
Moderator:
Ms. Ma’aly Hazzaz
Advisor for Communication and Information for South Asia
UNESCO Regional Office in New Delhi
Day 02 (10 October)
PLENARY SESSION 3:
Redefining Communication Competencies in Today’s Digital Ecosystem: Rewriting the Communication Curricula
Dr. Peng Hwa Ang
Chairman d’Honneur, AMIC
Editor, Asian Journal of Communication
Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Karlyga Myssayeva
Associate Professor
Chairman of the Dissertation Council
al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Dr. Nico Drok
Prof. Em. Media & Civil Society
Windesheim Netherlands
Chair, World Journalism Education Council
Dr. Ma. Diosa V. Labiste
Dean, College of Media and Communication
University of the Philippines
Dr. Nozima Muratova
Vice Rector
Journalism and Mass Communications University of Uzbekistan
Moderator:
Prof. Mira K. Desai
Senior Professor & Head
University Department of Extension & Communication
SNDT Women's University
PLENARY SESSION 4: India-China Communication Dialogue
(in partnership with the Indian Communication Congress and Chinese International Communication Association)
Prof. Biplab Loho-Choudhury
Chairman and Mg. Trustee, Indian Communication Congress
Professor, Centre for Journalism & Mass Communication
Visva-Bharati University
Prof. K.G Suresh
Vice Chairman, Indian Communication Congress
Director, India Habitat Centre
Dr. Padma Rani
Professor and Director
Manipal Institute of Communication
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr. Peixin Cao
President, China International Communication Association
Vice Dean, School of Journalism
Communication University of China
Prof. Ji Li
Vice President, China International Communication Association
Wuhan University
Moderator:
Dr. Kalinga Seneviratne
Research Fellow
Shinawatra International University, Thailand
Day 03 (11 October)
PLENARY SESSION 5: The Digital Newsroom: Exploring Policies, Practices, and Innovative Tools
Ms. Urvashi Kapoor
Senior Editor and AGM
Jagran New Media, Vishvas News
Dr. Danilo A. Arao
Professor, Journalism Department
College of Media and Communication
University of the Philippines
Editor, Media Asia
Dr. Jessada Salathong
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Communication Arts
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Moderator:
Mr. Laxman Datt Pant
Executive Director, Media Action Nepal
Adjunct Professor, Tbilisi State University
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