The annual marquee event of the Asian video industry, the Asia Video Summit, will return as a full hybrid event this year on November 1-2, 2022, with physical events in both Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as a live stream of all sessions to be made available on its interactive event platform.

The Asia Video Summit is organized by Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) with Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the lead sponsor.

The aim of the Asia Video Summit (AVS) is to tell a holistic story of the state of the video industry, looking at all aspects of it and articulated by its decision makers, to provide its delegates with a comprehensive view of the state of the video industry today, a press release from the industry body said.

In the post-COVID-19 era, media and entertainment companies have been the darlings of Wall Street. This narrative has recently changed, however, and, arguably, irrational exuberance has given way to irrational pessimism.

But, is the streaming business model fundamentally flawed, or is this just a recalibration in an era of inflation and post-pandemic trauma? How do the trajectories of investment vs monetization balance each other? And where does Asia sit compared to other parts of the world? Do subscriber numbers foretell a golden period of growth in Asia that can counter negative narratives from the West? These are some of the many other relevant subjects that will be discussed at AVS.

At this year’s AVS, speakers, who are determining the future of the video industry in Asia, will articulate their views. Besides the state and future of the video industry, the conference will also explore the growing role and Advance of Advertising, the technology Behind the Customer Experience, a detailed look at the role of News and Sports today and the burning topic of Environmental Sustainability.

Some of the key speakers of the Summit include Saugato Banerjee, Managing Director Asia, A+E Networks; Johan Buse, Chief, Consumer Business Group, StarHub; Kirana Chew, Deputy Director, Planning & Business Development, Strategic Content Group, True Corporation; Vivek Couto, Executive Director, Media Partners Asia; James Gibbons, President & Managing Director, Western Pacific, Warner Bros. Discovery; Phil Hardman, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Asia, BBC Studios;Nicholas John, Vice President, Head of Sports, Astro; Manish Kalra, CBO, ZEE5; Mike Kerr, MD Asia, beIN Asia Pacific; Sidd Mantri, Head of Product-Developing Markets, Disney Streaming; Vignesh Narayanan, CEO, Airtel Ads; Parminder Singh, Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Digital Officer, Mediacorp; Jay Yang, Chief Executive Officer, TVING and Nini Yusof, Deputy CEO, Media Prima Television Networks.

“Join us in person at the Asia Video Summit 2022, where, bull or bear, optimist or pessimist, we will ask those who are making the decisions and deciding the destiny of the Asian video industry the hard questions all of us are thinking. All sessions of the Summit will also be livestreamed on the event platform,” the press statement said.

AVIA is the trade association for the video industry and ecosystem in Asia Pacific. It serves to make the video industry stronger and healthier through promoting the common interests of its members. The body is an interlocutor for the industry with governments across the region, leads the fight against video piracy through its Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) and provides insight into the video industry through reports and conferences aimed to support a vibrant video industry.