Ms Ayaka Kudo has worked on national negotiations with the Middle East and Africa region, and in charge of the Dubai Expo and Osaka/Kansai Expo in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).  She is now in charge of the international field in the Content Industry Division in METI.

Mr Alexander Sihar Purnawan is working as a public policy consultant for the Director General of Culture in developing strategic planning, and monitoring all cultural-related public policies in Indonesia.  He has worked with government bodies in developing film-related public policies for better film industry.  He is the founder of SA Films and worked as the executive producer.   He is the plenary member of the Working Committee on Indonesian Arts Congress Recommendations and also serves as General Secretary of Executive Board of Jakarta Arts Council.

When Dato Kamil served as the Vice President Creative Multimedia Division of the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDEC) of Malaysia, he has established a working relationship with the Korean Culture Content

Agency (KOCCA) South Korea for the purpose of policy sharing and to facilitate co-productions for animated TV series. He also established relations with the Cartoon Network and Disney Channel in Asia to ensure there will be distribution for Malaysia’s TV series regionally. He co-found the Asian Film Commission Network (AFCNET) and

the Asia Content Business Summit (ACBS).  He became Director General of National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS)  in 2014-2016 and advisor to Creative Industries, Ministry of Communications & Multimedia Malaysia in 2017-2018.  He now serves as the Chairman of FINAS.

Mr Sirisak has over 25 years of experience in Media and Content industry.  He started business in

investment, financial advisory, acquisition and marketing. He has good understanding of complicated finance

and real estate transactions. He has participated in National Strategic and policy planning in Content, Culture and Creative Industry such as Film, Animation and various content industry. He has been a delegate for Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of ICT in content and creative sectors. He is the Executive member to the Board of several universities in Animation and Film Industry. Editor in Chief and Chairman of Media research for ERIA (Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia). He was Ex-Chairman of Thailand Animation and Computer Graphic Association Producer and Director of Film and Animation, over 25 years in supervising and participated over 100 of animations, commercials and Visual Effect for movies, 3D stereo and live performing mix media. He is now Creative, Producer and Director of Intellectual Property (IP) for global platform and Vice Chairman of Motion Pictures and Contents Association of Thailand.

Brian Chung has been involved in the Korean film scene since 1999. He has worked at CJ EnM, Showbox,

Dexter Studios and more. Now, he is starting his own business fueled by his experience in the film industry and

friendships with filmmakers around the world.  His goal is to find superior properties in Korea and the U.S. and adapt them in different territories with talented filmmakers.

Mrs Manet Dayrit is the President and CEO of her post-production company, Central Digital Lab, Inc.. She has thirty years of experience in filmmaking and is a multi award-winning Film Editor. Her lengthy filmography includes important Filipino titles like “Jose Rizal,” “Magnifico,” “They Call Me Joy,” and “Sukob.” She was also the Operations Manager and Managing Director of Roadrunner Network, Inc., a pioneering postproduction company in the Philippines. Currently, she is the President of the QCinema Film Foundation and a Board Member of the Movie &

Television Review & Classification Board.

Alexander Amartei is an Irish entrepreneur, Investor, CEO of Amartei Entertainment, and recently won the Icon Award in Hollywood, and won the Monaco Streaming Film Festival Award alongside James Cameron and Mark Wahlberg. Alexander is the producer of Antara - the first major Hollywood Movie in history financed by blockchain and the power of Web 3. With a strong background in equities, real estate, corporate finance and an extensive Hollywood network, he has built a brand around the democratization and decentralization of the movie business through Web 3, Community and Blockchain. In addition to launching the Antara Movie NFT, he also carried out the NFT campaigns for Arabian Camels, David Bowie and Queen, and is soon to launch the full physical DC Comic collection onto the Blockchain. He is owner of Antara Studios, which was established to build the Antara Film Franchise ,Game, Comics, Anime, toys and Theatrical Production. He is the Co-Founder for Antara Raiders and Royals', a blockchain based 'Clash of the Clans' style raiding P2E game, which just launched the Antara Gaming and Ecosystem Token on Solana. He is a keynote speaker, panellist, podcast guest, and has been a governmental advisor on the future of industry as it convergences with Web 3, Tokenization, DeFi and Blockchain.

DJ Clark first described himself as a multimedia journalist back in 1994 while single-handedly covering the British Winter Special Olympic team for TV, radio and print. He now has over 30 years experience working with media organisations across the world as a video producer, photojournalist, presenter, writer, trainer and multimedia consultant.  Based in Hong Kong, DJ is currently Multimedia Director at China Daily Asia Pacific, host and producer of the adventure travel show Drone & Phone, video advisor to the Asia News Network and course leader for the University of Bolton MA in Visual Design. Previously DJ was a regular contributor to The Economist, BBC radio and National Geographic.   DJ has won numerous awards for his work throughout his career. In 2020 his film Battleground PolyU won seven international prizes including World Press Photo Interactive of the Year and was nominated for a Webby.  Both as a practitioner and researcher DJ has a deep interest in visual journalism as a tool for change in the Majority World. In 2009 he completed a PhD at the University of Durham that focused on the subject and has gone on to write and speak extensively on the issue. He has taught at the Asia Center for Journalism, been a tutor for World Press Photo & British Council workshops, was a co-founder/tutor of Multimedia Train and is co-host of the Multimedia Week and Hong Kong History podcasts . In 2017 DJ was chair of the World Press Photo Short Form Digital Story Telling jury.