FICCI MEBC 2009: Day 1

It was indeed an insightful and interesting experience to attend the first day of the Media and Entertainment Conclave. From the first presentation of the day by Ajay Vidyasagar to the the last, which saw the likes of Govind Nihalani, Mani Rathnam, Kunal Kohli, Anjum Rajabali, S.S. Rajamouli and Shailendra Singh participate, the whole day had diverse panel discussions on various aspects of media and entertainment. Discussions about User Generated Content, the future of cinema theatres, the changing trends in TV programmes, digital cinema, financing options for films, co-productions, animation technologies and performing arts were all part of today's schedule. Experts from their respective fields participated in the discussions and shared their insights.

Some of the prominent speakers of the day included Ramesh Prasad (Prasad Group), Siddharth Basu (Big Synergy), Radikaa Sarathkumar (Radaan), Rajjat Barjatya (Rajshri Media) and several others.

The day saw participation by delegates from�across various sections of the media world, including film personalities�producers G.K. Reddy and Ramkumar, directors�Mysskin, Vishnu Vardhan and�Balaji�Sakthivel, actors Ramesh Aravind, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Manobala and Chinni Jayanth.

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