Asia Media Summit

AMS (Asia Media Summit) 2007

29.05.07 - 31.05.07, Kuala Lumpur, Hotel Nikko, Malaysia

Leading broadcasters in Asia-Pacific will meet at the Asia Media Summit 2007 on 29-31 May 2007 in Kuala Lumpur to examine business models and strategies in addressing the industry’s many challenges - the explosion of new channels, new technologies, audience fragmentation, media globalization and changing consumer patterns.

Participation for the Summit, one of the premier communication events in Asia-Pacific, is expected from more than 500 high-ranking government officials, policymakers, media owners and practitioners, academic and senior representatives from development institutions in 60 countries from Asia, Pacific, Africa, America and Europe.

The Summit provides a platform to discuss the role of media in development, particularly in addressing issues such as poverty alleviation, information gaps, and women’s rights. It also provides a view into ways on how media can further the search for open dialogue and a culture of peace.

A total of nine plenary sessions and 30 key speakers are lined up for the three-day conference, which is supported by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) of Malaysia, Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES), Radio Television Malaysia (RTM), various United Nations agencies and some 28 sponsors and AIBD partners worldwide.

Among the topics to be taken up in the Summit are the era of participatory media and its impact on traditional media, the future of public service broadcasting, new forms and formats in programming, reporting the world through a gender lends, mobilizing the airwaves against poverty and media’s role in promoting integrity and honesty in public life. (click here for AMS 2007 brochure). Online Registration was opened on 1st November.
A draft of the Agenda is available on our Download Site