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  VYNSLEY FERNANDES

  Whole-time Director - Hinduja Global Solutions, MD & CEO - ONEOTT iNTERTAINMENT LTD, CEO, NXTDIGITAL

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  SONAL VERMA

  Partner & Global Leader, Dhir & Dhir Associates

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  TULIKA CHAKRABORTY

  VP & Head Counsel, Sony LIV & Data Privacy

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  ZAMEER NATHANI

  Global General Counsel, DNEG

As regulations evolve, are we building a future-ready legal ecosystem or entangling creativity in red tape?

• Can India truly regulate OTT and traditional broadcasting under one umbrella?
• Are platforms prepared for the dual compliance burden under IT Rules and upcoming Broadcast legislation?
• Does the 3-tier grievance mechanism under the IT Rules 2021 clarify or confuse content takedown responsibilities?.
• How should filmmakers navigate dual risks—legal penalties for piracy and subjective content-based reversals of certification?
• How will certification evolve post the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act?
• What are the competition law challenges arising from major media mergers?
• How has TRAI’s NTO 2.0 disrupted channel pricing and market competitiveness?
• Can a stable pricing framework be built amidst ongoing litigation between MSOs, broadcasters, and distributors?

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  AYAN ROY CHOWDHURY

  Head - Legal & Compliance, BARC

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  ANIL LALE

  Head Legal- JioHotstar, Sports, Studios & IP, JioStar India Private Limited

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  ANURAG KASHYAP

  Head of Anti-Piracy Operations

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  PRASHANT RAMDAS

  Vice President & Head - Legal, ENIL (Mirchi)

With machines becoming creators, where does the law draw the line between innovation, authorship, and infringement?

• Who owns content created by generative AI under Indian copyright law?
• Are current anti-piracy mechanisms effective without overregulating?
• Can training AI models on protected works be fairly regulated?
• Responding to cloned voices and synthetic personalities?
• Are royalty systems equipped for hybrid human–AI content creation?
• Enforceability of IP rights across virtual spaces and metaverse ecosystems
• Do we need a new class of IP for machine-generated expression?
• Are CMOs & royalty frameworks keeping pace with digital music consumption trends?
• Role of copyright societies in AI-remixed or cross-platform streaming music models
• Courts' role in urgent takedown demands in a streaming-first era wrt infringing content
• Tackling mirror links and proxy platforms outpacing enforcement tools

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  KINAT SISODIA

  Director Legal, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited

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  SHIVAM VIKRAM SINGH

  Partner, Remfry & Sagar

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  KINAT SISODIA

  Director Legal, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited

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  ASHIMA OBHAN

  Senior Partner, Obhan & Associates

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  DR. SHRADDHA DAMLE

  In-House IP Counsel, JetSynthesys Pvt Ltd.

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  NARAYAN RANJAN

  Head - Strategy and Operations, Corporate Brand Custodian, Adani Group

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  SAHELI SINHA

  Director, Operations, The Advertising Standard Council of India

As digital influence grows, can the law protect consumers while preserving brand creativity?

• How enforceable are influencer disclosure rules under current Indian laws?
• What defines misleading advertising in a digital-first marketplace?
• Are regulators aligned on boundaries around surrogate and sensitive category advertising?
• Do ASCI, CCPA, and platform guidelines provide sufficient clarity and consistency?
• Are disclosure norms under ASCI and Ministry guidelines enforceable enough to build real trust, or are patchy penalties enabling disguised promotions to persist?
• How should regulators address AI-generated influencers and deepfake endorsements that blur the line between creative liberty and deceptive advertising?
• How should brands prepare for DPDP-led changes to targeted ad strategies?
• Can contractual clauses shield celebrities and creators from legal fallout?

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  AAMOD GUPTE

  Group General Counsel, Balaji Telefilms

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  BISHWARUP CHAKRABARTI

  General Counsel, Eros Media World PLC

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  DEVENDRA DESHPANDE

  CEO, Friday Filmworks

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  DIWAKAR ABHISHEK

  Legal Counsel, Swastik Productions Pvt Ltd.

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  MICHELLE D'PENHA

  Head of Legal, DNEG

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  THOMAS GEORGE

  Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

In an age of AI-generated misinformation and rising litigation, who truly bears responsibility for content in India?

• Content moderation and censorship wrt AI tools and algorithms
• Fake News, Free Speech & Protecting IP-protected creative works
• Platforms' liabilities for AI-generated misinformation, deepfakes etc. that infringe copyright or trademark rights
• DPDPA and proposed Digital India Act - Reshaping liability for platforms wrt infringing AI-generated content
• DPDP Act’s omission of journalistic exemptions - Affect on IP enforcement in investigative reporting
• Remedies for creators whose IP is misused in AI-generated content / SLAPP suits over takedown demands
• Co-regulation and grievance mechanisms - can they safeguard both IP rightsholders and platform users fairly?
• Managing cross-border spread of pirated/AI-altered content when infringers use proxies or anonymized platforms
• Does the 3-tier grievance mechanism under IT Rules 2021 clarify the overlap between content liability and IP infringement enforcement?