IWMBuzz.com’s India Web Fest -India’s biggest and one of the most credible annual web entertainment conclaves that brings together digital content creators, industry leaders, and media executives-ended on a high note.
For the remarkable Season 8, the biggest movers and shakers from the media and entertainment industry, including CEOs, CMOs, COOs, digital content bosses, innovative content creators, artists, marketers, and media professionals, came under one roof to discuss the future of web entertainment. A stellar lineup of speakers shared their knowledge across topics and subjects.
A wide range of topics were discussed, including monetization, censorship in OTT, AI in content creation, storytelling, stories rooted in Indian culture, and the rise of the unscripted format in India, among others.
The event was held at The Westin, Mumbai, on September 10, 2026, and IWMBuzz.com curated and executed it.
In the ever-changing web industry, India Web Fest brought together speakers who shared their ideas and showcased their creative and entrepreneurial skills.
Some of the distinguished speakers included: Ranjana Mangla
(Head-Digital Ad Sales & YouTube Business, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI)), Sanjay Ram (Co-Founder, Mediasmiths Image Consultants), Hetal Khalsa (Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, PivotRoots), Kavitha Jaubin (Senior Vice President, Content & Strategy, AHA), Sourabh Kumar
(Founder & CEO, Vidunit and Puntoon Kids), Dr. Annurag Batra
(Chairman & Editor-In-Chief, BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd & Founder, Exchange4Media Group), Mayank Shekhar (Indian Film Critic, Journalist and Author), Deepak Dhar (Founder and Group CEO, Banijay Asia & Endemol Shine India), Nikhil Madhok (Director and Head of Originals, Prime Video (SVOD) and Amazon MGM Studios, India), Siddhartha Laik
(Founder, Editor-in-Chief, IWMBuzz Media), Tanya Bami (Series Head, Netflix India) Mrinalini Jain (Group Chief Development Officer, Banijay Asia & Endemol Shine India), Satya Raghavan (Director, Marketing Partners, Google India), Nakul Kumar (Co-Founder & CMO, Cashify), Tusharr Kumar (CEO & Director, OML Entertainment), Kaneez Surka (Comedian, Improv artist & Actor), Varun Thakur (Comedian, Actor & Podcaster), Komal Nahta (Indian Film Trade Analyst), Vikram Malhotra (Founder & CEO, Abundantia Entertainment), Mohit Joshi (CEO, Havas Media Network India), Namit Sharma (Chief Executive Officer, Arre Studios), Samar Khan (Chief Executive Officer, Epic Studios & Chief Content Officer, Docubay & EPIC ON) Aparna Ramachandran (Executive Vice President & Head of Network Digital-Central, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited), Rohit Guptaa (Founder-CEO, Reeloid Media Pvt Ltd), Nupur Asthana (Director & Writer), Amol Parashar (Indian Actor), Vatsal Seth (Actor, CEO & Co-Founder, Prismix Studios), Sudeep Lahiri (Head-Collective Media Network Collective Artists Network), DR. Rajeev Rastogi (Founder & Managing Director, White Apple Studios), Mandar Natekar (Co-Founder & CEO, NeuralGarage), Pankaj Mishra (Head – Enterprise Technology, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI)), Kaveri Das (Business Head, Hindi Zee 5 & Chief Channel Officer, &TV), Samit Shetty (Sr. Solution Engineer, Media & Entertainment, Autodesk India & SAARC), Bharati K Dubey (Senior Journalist), and Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Indian Actor).
Title Partner: ZEE 5
Co-Powered By: Sony LIV | Banijay Asia | IDFC FIRST Bank | Aha
Associate Partners: Havas Play | Abundantia | Reeloid
Partners: Think Events | White Apple Digital
