SINGAPORE, April 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Publish Asia 2015, the annual Asian newspaper conference from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is set to take place in Bangkok, Thailand from April 28-30.
With over 300 delegates, 40 speakers from 17 different countries, 19 conference sessions, 3 break-out sessions, several in-depth pre-conference masterclasses, a technology and services Expo featuring 21 sponsors and exhibitors and two glamorous evening networking events, Publish Asia 2015 will gather the Asian news media elite for three days of exciting learning and networking.
Registrations are open online for one more week at: http://www.publishasia.com
For its 16th edition, Publish Asia will focus on case studies showing how media companies across the globe are defining and implementing innovative strategies to consolidate their print operations while building up sound foundations to secure digital growth. Key sessions will cover the following topics:
Recently confirmed speakers at Publish Asia 2015 include:
Ludwig Coenen, Head of Online Marketing at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), one of Germany's most respected quality dailies. A Search Engine Optimization specialist with a track record for boosting online audiences, Coenen will explain at Publish Asia how FAZ has strengthened its online reach by building a separate content-index and by implementing dynamic widgets, automated recommendations and other innovative solutions.
Helje Solberg, CEO/Editor of VGTV, Schibsted's web-native TV venture. VGTV is a next-generation business investment which aims at growing a substantial audience among video-centric, tablet and smartphone-using millenials.
Kirk MacDonald, President of AdTaxi and Executive Vice President of Sales for Digital First Media which jointly manages Journal Register Company and MediaNews Group with more than 800 print and online products serving 64 million Americans each month. At Publish Asia, MacDonald will share Digital First Media's vision of the digital ecosystem and explain what are his company's key orientations for growing its digital business.
Thepchai Yong, Group Editor-in-Chief of the Nation Multimedia Group, a multi-media company that operates 2 digital TV channels and 3 dailies. Yong is also the former director of the Thai Public Broadcasting Service. He will speak of the challenges for publishing companies to diversify in broadcasting.
Mark Pope, the Managing Director of Dow Jones Asia Pacific and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal Asia. He will share some of the WSJ's current top business priorities and give some strategy insights for growing its business across Asian markets.
Dushyant Khare, Head of Google's partnerships business with top digital & mobile publishers across SEA & India. The companies Khare partners with include news & broadcast media, telcos, ISPs, eCommerce and gaming organizations. He will speak at Publish Asia of new online business models, how to measure impact, and areas of cooperation for publishers and Internet companies.
Other confirmed speakers include:
The full conference programme is available at: http://www.publishasia.com
About WAN-IFRA
WAN-IFRA (www.wan-ifra.org), based in Paris, France, and Frankfurt, Germany, with subsidiaries in Singapore, India and Mexico is the world's association of newspapers and news publishers. It represents more than 18,000 publications, 15,000 online sites and over 3,000 companies in more than 120 countries.
WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific office, based in Singapore, helps to bring services such as trainings, events, consulting and publications closer to members in the region.
Inquiries to:
Wilson Leong, Operations Manager, WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Phone: +65.6562-8446, E-Mail: wilson.leong@wan-ifra.org, http://www.publishasia.com, http://wwwwan-ifra.org/ama, http://www.wan-ifra.org
