Smita Vats Sharma, Director Normal, PIB (Press Data Bureau) West Zone, Dharmendra Tewari, Extra DG, PIB and Sayyid Rabeehashmi, Director, PIB met a choose group of journalists on April 16 in Mumbai and knowledgeable them concerning the upcoming World Audio Visible & Leisure Summit (WAVES) which will likely be held between Could 1 and Could 4, 2025 at Jio Conference Centre, Mumbai. Additionally current had been PIB Media & Communication Officers Sriyanka Chatterjee and Sonal Tupe.
BREAKING: Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Diljit Dosanjh and different outstanding celebs on WAVES advisory board; anticipated to attend WAVES Summit in Mumbai in Could
Earlier than the presentation, Sayyid Rabeehashmi knowledgeable the journalists, “We’re additionally anticipating ministers from 15-20 overseas international locations. We’re having this occasion in order that India may be the online exporter of content material.”
Smita Vats Sharma added, “We’re scheduling a number of cultural applications throughout the summit. We’ll have cultural troupes from throughout the nation. Between periods, if there’s time, there will likely be performances by them.”
The presentation was presided by Sriyanka Chatterjee who revealed, “The Indian M&E sector is valued at USD 2.96 trillion as of now. It’s poised for vital progress, with a possible market dimension of $50 billion by 2029.”
She additionally talked concerning the imaginative and prescient of WAVES, that’s, “To place India as an unparalleled world powerhouse within the dynamic Media & Leisure panorama whereas setting new requirements of creativity, innovation, and affect worldwide.” The mission behind WAVES is, “Empowering world Media & Leisure leaders with unique funding alternatives by means of the premiere platform of WAVES.”
Sriyanka added that the WAVES Summit is split into 4 verticals, masking the assorted media platforms – Broadcasting & Infotainment, AVGC-XR, Digital Media & Innovation and Movies.
As for the elements of WAVES, she said that the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, may have a spherical desk dialogue with High World CEOs. The primary-ever summit of WAVES would additionally encompass conferences, breakout periods, exhibitions, WAVEXcelerator (Funding alternative for Startups within the M&E sector and stay pitching periods), CreatoSphere (a hub for creators) and cultural occasions. Lastly, much like the Movie Bazaar at IFFI, a Waves Bazaar can be arrange.
And that is not all. There are numerous competitions and tournaments which will likely be held at WAVES just like the Anime Problem, Animation Filmmakers Competitors, WAVES VFX Competitors, Esports Event, AI Avatar Creator Problem, Movie Poster Making Competitors, Trailer Making Competitors, Theme Music Competitors, Anti-Piracy Problem and many others. The WAVES group has already obtained hundreds of entries for these varied classes.
Sayyid Rabeehashmi added about another part of WAVES, “The I&B ministers and cultural ministers of outstanding international locations internationally have been invited to attend World Media Dialogue on Could 2. Right here, we plan to debate the challenges confronted when it comes to media and expertise like copyright violation, rights when it comes to utilizing AI and many others. We intend to debate this subject and provide you with a uniform coverage. We additionally count on a WAVES declaration that can tackle the considerations of the content material makers and artists and hopefully provide you with a useful coverage.”
He exulted, “On this planet of economic system, the World Financial Discussion board held at Davos, Switzerland turned an essential assembly and dialogue level created due to the foresight of an financial chief. Equally, we really feel that earlier than some other nation takes the initiative, India ought to provide you with a platform the place media and entertainment-related points may be mentioned and addressed.”
Starry presence at WAVES
Sriyanka Chatterjee listed out the names of outstanding personalities who’re part of the advisory board. These are actors Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Diljit Dosanjh, Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Mohanlal, Rajinikanth, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher, Chiranjeevi and Hema Malini. Others from the movie business who’re additionally on the board are Bhushan Kumar, A R Rahman, Ekta Kapoor, S S Rajamouli, Shekhar Kapur and Asha Bhosle.
The remainder of advisory board members are Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani, Serum Institute of India CEO and majority stakeholder in Dharma Productions Adar Poonawalla, PVR Inox Managing Director Ajay Bijli, late Vinod Khanna’s spouse Kavita Vinod Khanna, Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Prime Video and Amazon Studios Head Mike Hopkins, Prime Focus and DNEG Founder and CEO Namit Malhotra, Sony Photos Leisure President and CEO Ravi Ahuja, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet Inc and Google CEO Sunday Pichai and Netflix CEO Theodore Sarandos.
Smita Vats Sharma mentioned, “Our advisory board has individuals from media and leisure. We hope that they’ll attend the summit. We even have an A R Rahman live performance on Could 3 at DY Patil Stadium. He’s additionally part of the advisory board.”
As per an article in The Financial Occasions dated April 12, Theodore Sarandos and Mike Hopkins are among the many headline audio system. As per the WAVES web site, the record of confirmed audio system contains YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, HRH Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Sultan Al Saud, Sony Group Company CEO Hiroki Totoki, Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri, Recreation of Thrones producer Vince Gerardis and many others.
To conclude
With an unprecedented confluence of worldwide media leaders, leisure stalwarts, tech innovators, and cultural icons, WAVES isn’t just a summit—it’s India’s resounding declaration to the world that it is able to lead the Media & Leisure revolution. Because the world tunes in from Could 1 to 4, 2025, on the Jio Conference Centre, Mumbai, the stage is about for transformative dialogue, groundbreaking collaboration, and a celebration of creativity that might redefine the way forward for world content material.
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