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\n\tThe chiefs of Asia-Pacific operations for Netflix, Prime Video, Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery will share a stage at APOS 2026, as the annual summit convenes June 16-18 in Bali.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe four executives \u2013 Netflix VP of content for APAC excluding India Minyoung Kim, Prime Video APAC and ANZ VP Gaurav Gandhi, Disney Asia Pacific direct-to-consumer senior VP Tony Zameczkowski and WBD APAC president James Gibbons \u2013 will appear together in a panel titled \u201cAsia\u2019s Streaming Advantage: Growth, Profitability and What\u2019s Next,\u201d the centerpiece session of day one\u2019s afternoon program.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe gathering, produced by Media Partners Asia, opens with a June 16 welcome reception hosted by Netflix, preceded by an AVIA Policy Roundtable, an AVIA State of Piracy Roundtable and an invitation-only APOS CEO Forum. The main conference program runs June 17-18.<\/p>\n

\n\tDay one opens with a keynote address from Media Partners Asia CEO and executive director Vivek Couto, titled \u201cAsia Reset: Engagement, Economics & Value Creation,\u201d followed by a fireside with TWG Global co-chairman Thomas Tull on the intelligent enterprise. Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini then takes the stage for a session on building a global anime fandom, while JioStar entertainment CEO Kevin Vaz addresses the question of scale.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe microdrama economy runs as a thread across both days. ReelShort CEO Joey Jia opens the conversation on day one in a fireside titled \u201cMicro Dramas, Mega Economics,\u201d while day two kicks off with back-to-back panels \u2013 \u201cBuilding the Vertical Stack in Asia\u201d with COL Group International, ROCK Networks and Refinery Media, followed by \u201cInside the Micro-Drama Pipeline\u201d with RJ RisingJoy co-founder and CEO Cassandra Yang and Bamboo Network founder and CEO Dabin Chung. Story TV founder and CEO Saurabh Pandey then addresses India\u2019s microdrama boom in a dedicated fireside.<\/p>\n

\n\tSports features prominently across day one, with JioStar sports and live experiences CEO Ishan Chatterjee examining sport as a platform for fandom, AI and commerce, followed by ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta on cricket\u2019s global expansion and La Liga president Javier Tebas on fan engagement and enforcement. Prime Video\u2019s three-market panel \u2013 featuring Gandhi alongside Prime Video India\u2019s Shilangi Mukherji and Prime Video Japan country manager Keisuke Oishi \u2013 addresses how the streamer is shaping the region\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\n\tTikTok\u2019s panel, titled \u201cFrom Scroll to Success: How TikTok Turns Creativity into Growth,\u201d pairs the platform\u2019s MD of product partnerships Isaac Bess with Indonesian creators Christie Basil and Kenneth Cia, bringing the creator economy and commerce conversation directly into the agenda. YouTube India country MD Gunjan Soni follows on day one afternoon with a fireside on India\u2019s video boom.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe AI thread intensifies across both afternoons. A panel titled \u201cThe New Creative Pipeline: AI, IP & Human Craft\u201d brings together actor-director Andy Serkis, Google VP of entertainment content and platforms Jon Zepp and director Josh Nelson Youssef. Day two\u2019s AI sessions include a presentation and panel on GenAI across the content pipeline with JioStar\u2019s Stephan Bugaj and FBRC.ai\u2019s Todd Terrazas, followed by fire\u0441ides on AI-native filmmaking from Utopai Studios co-founder and CEO Cecilia Shen, AI and IP from FaiBLE Media chief AI officer Mark Sagar, AI-native video localization from Panjaya CEO Guy Piekarz and AI video generation from Kling AI global partnerships head Melody Hou.<\/p>\n

\n\tIndonesia receives sustained attention across day two, with a fireside from Jakarta Vice Governor Rano Karno on the city\u2019s new incentives for filmmakers and creators, alongside a session on MNC Group\u2019s streaming strategy featuring co-CEO Angela Tanoesoedibjo and V+Short CEO Clarissa Tanoesoedibjo, and separate appearances from Vidio CEO Sutanto Hartono and MD Entertainment CEO Manoj Punjabi.<\/p>\n

\n\tSoutheast Asian content more broadly anchors the day two afternoon, with a Philippines session featuring Rein Entertainment co-founder and CEO Lino Cayetano and a Thai content panel titled \u201cMade in Thailand,\u201d featuring TrueVisions NOW head of content strategy and international partnerships Deedee Pholthaweechai, Living Films founder Chris Lowenstein and director Banjong Pisanthanakun. DIVE Studios CEO Brian Nam closes the Southeast Asian content run with a fireside on building global fandoms from a K-pop foundation.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe investor conversation takes shape in a day-one panel titled \u201cCapital in the Age of AI: Where Investors Are Betting Across Sports, Streaming and Stories,\u201d featuring ING head of corporate finance Gautam Saxena, Elysian Park Ventures MD Nikhil Bahel, Asia Partners VP Swapnil Chichani and VI Group MD David Do.<\/p>\n

\n\tPiracy enforcement gets a dedicated slot on day two afternoon, with MPA executive VP and chief content protection officer Larissa Knapp, MPA live content protection director Guillermo Rodriguez, beIN Asia Pacific MD Mike Kerr and UEFA senior content protection expert Diego Dabrio appearing together in a session titled \u201cThe Fight For Value: A Global Frontline On Piracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tAPOS 2026 runs June 16-18 at The Mulia, Nusa Dua, Bali.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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