FICCI Frames 2013 Focussed On Digitization

Ficci Frames, the annual conclave of the media and entertainment industry, will discuss the ways to maximize the economic and creative potential of the industry in the country. The 14th edition of Ficci Frames, to be organized on March 12-14 in Mumbai, has unveiled its theme — A Tryst with Destiny-Engaging a Billion Consumers.

The three day event will begin with the inaugural session in which Secretary, Information and Broadcasting, Uday Kumar Varma will present the vision statement for the information and broadcasting industry in the country. Uday Shankar, Chairman, FICCI Media and Entertainment Committee will speak on the theme, while the key-note address will be delivered by Andy Bird, Chairman, Walt Disney International. Dr. Soon Tae Park, Deputy Minister, Culture, Sports and Tourism, South Korea, which is the partner country of FICCI Frames 2013, will be the Guest of Honour.

The range of topics to be covered includes digitisation, censorship, marketing, exhibition and distribution. Also, information ministers of South Asian nations will form an exclusive panel on forging bilateral ties to augment growth among geographically and culturally connected countries. Karan Johar, co-chairman of the media and entertainment committee, said, “We believe that our new agenda will be the change agent for social and commercial development, connecting a billion people, while shaping and informing their opinions and getting influenced by their collective needs in turn.”

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