The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2025 will be held on February 27 in New Delhi exploring 'Media Transformations in the Age of AI', with Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw delivering the keynote address as the chief guest. The conference will aim to explore the future of digital news media, emerging possibilities, and the various contours of the challenges artificial intelligence (AI) presents. DNPA represents the digital platforms of India’s top 20 print and TV media houses, comprising Network 18, India Today, Dainik Bhaskar, Amar Ujala, Indian Express, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Malayala Manorama, NDTV Ltd, Eenadu, Dainik Jagran, The New Indian Express, Lokmat, ABP Group, Zee Media, Mathrubhumi, India TV, Deccan Herald, Free Press Journal, and The Hindu. The conference will be attended by Michael McNamara, member, European Parliament and co-chair of the European Union’s AI Working Group; S Krishnan, secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology; and Sanjay Jaju, secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The conference will include keynote sessions, panel discussions, and expert presentations around decoding critical issues, future strategies, opportunities and models which can facilitate "an equitable, inclusive and sustainable digital media ecosystem in an era of rapid technological advancement", as per a press statement released by the DNPA. Speakers, such as Mohit Joshi, CEO, Havas Media; Amiya Swarup, Partner, Marketing Advisory EY; Rajiv Dubey, Vice President, Marketing, Dabur and Sai Narayan; Chief Marketing Officer, Policybazaar.com will delve into how AI is placing the bets in redefining digital ad spends and its cost dynamics. Ankush Sabharwal, Founder, CoRover AI; Kawaljit Singh Bedi, FRAMMER AI; Siddharth Srinivasan - GTM, ElevenLabs - Audio AI will discuss AI's reshaping of content creation in the digital news discourse. Apart from this, Durga Raghunath, Head, News Partnerships, India and South East Asia at Google and Jency Jacob, Managing Editor - Boom Live, will share their perspective on controlling misinformation, deepfakes and authorship concerns pertaining to digital news media. The conclave will also witness top news anchors from India’s leading news networks participate in a discussion on the boundaries between AI-generated content and human journalism, at Storyboard18.
