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MEDIANAMA: Launch, Discussion, Mixer

Friday, July 18, 2008 from 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM (GMT+0530)

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Note: We have a new venue - PHD Chamber of Commerce, opposite Siri Fort Auditorium, around 20 min from the previous venue- Essex Farms. Consequently, we've got more space and are allowing 150 more registrations.

You're invited to join us for the MEDIANAMA Launch (Discussion & Mixer). We're launching with a discussion of great concern to companies in the digital media space, given a hint of downturn in the market and despair amongst entrepreneurs.

The discussion will be followed by a mixer; We’re hoping to see participation from Online and Mobile conglomerates, key content owners, Internet and Mobile aggregators and distributors, Startups, Mobile VAS companies, Digital Advertising Agencies, Venture Capitalists, Ad Networks, Social Media Companies, Internet and Mobile Startups, Consultants, Journalists, Analysts and others.

Date: 18th July
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Venue: PHD Chamber of Commerce, (Opp Siri Fort Auditorium, Asiad Village)
The Discussion: "Surviving A Downturn"
Moderators: Kushan Mitra, Assistant Editor, Business Today and Nikhil Pahwa, Editor, MediaNama
The Panelists:

  • Mahendra Swarup, Chief Mentor of Smile Interactive has guided group companies like Quasar Media, Tyroo Media, Zoomtra, among others. Quasar Media was acquired by the WPP Group, and Tyroo Media received investment from Yahoo. He was previously the MD and CEO of Times Internet Ltd (Indiatimes), and during his 30 years of business experience, has worked with ACC, Nestle India, Sun Breweries–Moscow and PepsiCo India at the senior-most functional levels.

  • Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO of Consim Info (Bharatmatrimony Group), launched Bharatmatrimony.com in 1997, and today it is among India’s leading matrimonial sites. The companys diverse portfolio now includes ClickJobs.com, Mobile 5050, IndiaProperty.com, IndiaList.com, Indiaautomobile.com, LoanWala.com, BharatMatrimony Centre, among others. Consim Info has been funded by Canaan Partners and Yahoo.

  • Sidharth Rao, CEO and co-Founder of WebChutney, established the full service interactive agency with Sudesh Samaria in 1999. WebChutney is also incubating new media ventures - online publications and advertising networks - via GooseFish Media Ventures. Rao also has investments in research agency JuxtConsult. In 2007, Capital18, the private equity arm of Network18 invested in WebChutney.

The conversation will largely be participatory, so please feel free to ask questions and voice your opinion.

Send your questions to us in the comments to this post, via this form, or at nikhil AT medianama DOT com.

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Nikhil Pahwa: nikhil AT medianama DOT com

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Attendee List
  • JP ., Filmmaker, The iimagiineers ( http://iimagiineers.com )
  • Aryan Adityo, Filmmaker, The iimagiineers ( http://iimagiineers.com )
  • Dinesh Agarwal, CEO & Founder, IndiaMart
  • Gurdarshan` Aggarwal, Account manger, TBSL(Timesjobs.com)
  • Sudhanshu Aggarwal, Co-Founder, Fizzy Softwares Pvt. Ltd
  • Avinash Agrawal, Co-Founder, RouteGuru
  • Kalim Ahmed, Manager - Marketing, ValueFirst Messaging Pvt. Ltd.
  • Geetu Ahuja, Head - Online Marketing, Naukri.com
  • Paritosh Ajmera, Director, FoxyMoron
  • Jassim Ali, Associate Director, OMD Digital
  • Mohan Anand, Chief Manager, TBSL
  • viren anand, Sr Exec : Performance, Yahoo Web Services India P Ltd
  • Shibli Anis, Area Manager - South Asia, Tradewinds
  • Kumar Apurva, VP & National Head- Mobility, Ad Sales & Investmen, Naukri.com Group
  • Isha Arora, Assistant Manager-Sales & Operations, Afaqs
  • Neeraj Arora, M&A, Google
  • sunit arora, Business Editor, Outlook
  • Kunal Bajaj, Director, BDA India
  • Peeyush Bajpai, Director, raftaar.in
  • Praggya Bakshi, Trainee, Homeshop 18
  • Ritesh Banglani, -, IDG Ventures
  • Alok Bansal, Promoter and CFO, Policybazaar
  • Rohit Bansal, COO, Jasper
  • SHITIJ BANSAL, Corporate Finance Intern, Astro All Asia Network Plc
  • Shitiz Bansal, Project Lead, Vriti
  • Misha Banth, Manager - New Product, Times Internet Ltd
  • karan bareja, Vice President, Webchutney
  • yashmeen barua, PR Head, Times internet limited
  • shisir basumatari, employee, blogworks
  • Sidhartha Bezbora, Founder, WirelessDuniya.com
  • Pankaj Bhadolia, Sr Consultant, Centrum Media Tech Pvt Ltd
  • Udit Bhandari, Founder & CEO, Indimoto.com
  • Vikram Bhardwaj, Managing Director, eStatsIndia Pvt Ltd
  • Aakriti Bhargava, Manager - Public Relations, Info Edge (India) Ltd
  • Anuj Bhasin, DGM, HT Media Limited
  • Sushil Bhasin, Cartoonist, Doodlewala.com
  • Gaurav Bhaskar, Head - Corporate Communications, Rediff.com
  • Devanshu Bhatia, Sr. manager Alliances, Indiatimes.com
  • Harneet Bhatia, Architect & Photographer, .
  • Simran Bhatia, Business Development, Startup
  • Dipan Bhattacharyya, Founder Member, Pia Mater Labs Pvt Ltd
  • Dhruv Bhushan, Founder and CEO, OurOwnBook.com
  • yogesh bijlani, Vice President, Bharti Telesoft
  • Sanjeev Bikhchandani, MD, Info Edge (Naukri)
  • Jaswant Binepal, Category Devp Manager, Yahoo India
  • Sairee Chahal, Founder Consultant, SAITA Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Krishna Chaitanya, Business Analyst, Tyroo Media Pvt Ltd
  • Rahul Chakraborti, Head - Marketing, HindustanTimes.com, HT Media Ltd.
  • Smita Challu, Brand Manager, TimesofMoney
  • Madhav A Chanchani, Correspondent, VC Circle
  • Arijit Chatterjee, Head, Corporate Group, NDTV Convergence
  • Anirudh Chaturvedi, Brand Manager, Firefly eVentures Limited
  • Vivek Chaturvedi, President, Zero-Sum Wireless Solutions
  • Manjari Chauhan, Sales Planner Brand, Yahoo web Sevices India Pvt. Ltd.
  • sameer chavan, VP UED, Info Edge
  • Varghese Cherian, Consultant, V
  • Amit Chhabra, Manager - Strategic Partnerships, Tyroo Media
  • Deepak Chhabra, Director, DS Techworks Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
  • Tina Chhabra, Recruiter, Quadrangle(Naukri.com)
  • Manish Chhetri, General Manager, E18 (Network 18 Media & Investments Ltd.)
  • KIKUCHI Chikara, ., Zero-Sum Wireless Solutions
  • Abhimanyu Chirimar, CEO, MarketHero.in
  • Sonny Chopra, Branch head, IOL Netcom LTD
  • Ravi Churiwala, Vice President- Private Equity, GE Equity
  • Jacqueline Corry Roach, Marketing, TV18 Home Shopping Limited
  • Siva Cotipalli, Founder, www.dhanax.com
  • Anirban Das, Manager - Online Marketing, Info Edge India Limited
  • Bhaskar Deva, Product Manager, Info Edge(I) Ltd. - Naukri.com
  • Nidhi dewan, Corporate Communication, Webchutney
  • Saumitra Dey, VP, Mango Network
  • Anupam Dikhit, Manager - Business Development and Content Service, Affle India Pvt. Ltd.
  • Rajiv Dingra, Founder, WATMedia Pvt Ltd
  • Shwetank Dixit, Web Evangelist, Opera Software
  • Mark DSouza, Designer, Times Internet Ltd.
  • Shilpa Dureja, Marketing Director, Dada SpA
  • Bakshish Dutta, General Manager - Startups and Emerging Markets, Sun Microsystems India P Ltd
  • Sanjay G, Founder, mobiSolv
  • Mohak Gambhir, Senior Product Manager, ibibo Web Pvt. Ltd.
  • Vinny Ganju, Manager Marketing and Alliances, Info Edge India Ltd
  • Dejo George, Manager, Astro
  • Amitoj Singh Gohalwar, Asst Manager, Tyroo Media Pvt. Ltd.
  • Kiran Gopinath, Founder CEO, Ozone Media
  • Rabindra ( Robin) Grewal, Chairman& CEO, STING BroadBand
  • Sarika Grover, Head - International Markets, Zoomtra.com
  • Achin Gupta, Senior Management Executive, Astro
  • Amit Gupta, Vice President, mKhoj
  • Dhruv Gupta, Business Head, Social Networking, Firefly e-Ventures
  • Gaurav Gupta, Management Student, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
  • Kapil Gupta, Co-founder and Director, OMLogic Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
  • Kunal Gupta, Director, Mount Talent Consulting
  • Neeraj Gupta, Telecom Alliances, Sun Microsystems India
  • Piyush Gupta, Co-Founder, RouteGuru
  • Prachi Gupta, Head (N. India), Digitial Content, Saregama Pvt Ltd
  • Priyaa Gupta, CEO & Founder, Spot On Media (www.spoton.in)
  • Rajan Gupta, Snr. Manager BD, SpotOn Media
  • Rajat Gupta, Entrepreneur, Looking out for opportunities
  • Samir Gupta, Marketing Manager, HomeShop18
  • Shekhar Gupta, Account Manager, TBSL (Timesjobs.com)
  • Uday Gupta, founder and ceo, Live on Campus
  • Manju Hara, Consultant, hridai
  • Fayyaz Hussain, GM- BD & Strategic Alliances, Ibibo Web Pvt Ltd
  • nazim iqbal, Sr. Manager, sapient
  • Namitha Jagadeesh, Journalist, Mint (HT Media)
  • Aanchal Jain, Publisher Relations, Tonic Tag
  • Gagan Jain, Head - Marketing & Operations, Jasper