The event will have 10 sessions with 20+ speakers including AIGF CEO Roland Landers, who will speak on taking online gaming in India to the next level.

Rising accessibility to affordable smartphones and internet connectivity along with younger demographics, high population & growing disposable income has aided India in cementing its place in the top 5 online gaming markets worldwide.

As per a Deloitte India report, the online gaming industry in India is foreseen to experience growth at a CAGR of 40% to $2.8 billion by the year 2022. The report moreover stated that the time spent on gaming apps rose by 21% during the early phase of the nationwide lockdown. Additionally, the overall customer base surpassed 300 mn users.

With gaming carving out its place as a key sub-sector within the media & entertainment sector, it is of huge importance to have in place a knowledge forum wherein important industry constituents can discuss, debate & deliberate on the critical issues that matter to the industry.

Taking this into account, Exchange4Media is geared up to conduct the first-ever edition of the ‘e4m Game ON – Online Gaming Summit’ with the motive of drawing together the top & most powerful of the Indian online gaming industry on a solitary platform.

The online gaming summit will be a 2-day virtual event, scheduled to be held on the 18th &19th of March 2021. It will comprise everyone from stakeholders to brands, industry experts to league owners, publishers, agencies, investors, influencers, team owners, gaming firms, platforms & talent discussing the challenges & opportunities centred around content, monetisation, innovation, trends, technology, etc in the e-sports & online gaming sector.

The event will consist of 10 impactful sessions with 20+ speakers who will speak on taking online gaming in India to the next level. There will be keynote addresses, fireside chats, industry panels & case studies.

The confirmed speakers comprise Roland Landers, President, All India Gaming Federation; Peter Mucha, COO, G2 Esports; Sai Srinivas Co-Founder & CEO, MPL; Sidharth Kedia, Chief Executive Officer, Nodwin Gaming; Girish Menon, Partner & Head, Media & Entertainment, KPMG; Naman Jhawar, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Operations, MPL; Dr Rushindra Sinha, CEO, and Founder, Global Esports; Vineet Sharma, Category Director, Mountain Dew, Pepsico; Ritu Gupta, Director Marketing, Dell Technologies; Rajesh Pantina, Director, Marketing, Asia Pacific, InMobi; Amit Doshi, CMO India & South Asia, Lenovo; Jayesh Ullatil, VP & GM, India, InMobi; Anuja Mishra, VP & Head Marketing, Godrej Consumer Products & Vinit Karnik, Business Head, Entertainment, Sports & LIVE Events, Group M.