“The support for Kolkata, as the venue for Wan-Ifra India 2016 is overwhelming,” said Magdoom Mohamed, managing director at Wan-Ifra South Asia. “We are working to make this a memorable event for the news publishing industry in South Asia region.”

 

K Balaji, chairman of Wan-Ifra South Asia Committee, said, “India is the growth centre for media business where both print and digital businesses are thriving. Kolkata holds a pre-eminent position in the development of newspaper publishing and printing in India and I am sure that the city will play the perfect host to Wan-Ifra India.”

 

One of the highlights of the event will be the World Printers Forum Conference, the meeting of the newspaper print community. In addition to this, there are two parallel summits on Newsroom and Cross Media Advertising, to discuss the trends and practices, impacting the media business.

 

On welcoming the decision to host the event in Kolkata, D D Purkayastha, managing director and CEO, ABP Group, said, “I am extremely happy that Kolkata is chosen as the venue for Wan-Ifra India 2016 and World Printers Forum Conference. The publishers of East, Northeast and Bangladesh would be greatly benefited from this conference. Kolkata offers an unparalleled combination of learning atmosphere and it is a creative heritage of India. We look forward, to meet the industry colleagues and discuss some of the issues impacting the industry.” 

 

The conference is the annual meeting point of news publishers in South Asia region and attracts more than 350 delegates from around the globe. The conference will include three parallel pre-conference workshops on 20 September 2016 on printing, newsroom and advertising topics.

 

The event, which is attended by newspaper experts and industry leader will be sharing their experience and know-how at one platform.