SPEAKERS

*Includes moderators, pitch judges, lab experts, project catalysts, and content showcase presenters

Guest-of-Honour
Tan Kiat How

Senior Minister of State
MINISTRY OF DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION, SINGAPORE

Pratthana Leelapanang
CEO
ADVANCED INFO SERVICE PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (AIS) 

Agnes Rozario
Chief Content Officer
ASTRO

Dabin Chung
CEO
BAMBOO NETWORK

Joe Chang
Regional Director
BYTEPLUS

Damiano Malchiodi
Channels & Content Director
CANAL+ MYANMAR - CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL

Jangho Seo
EVP, Content Business Division
CJ ENM
CEO 
CONTENT WAVVE  

Enoch Chen
Chief Technology Officer
COL

Eric Lin
General Manager, International Content Development Centre
DAMAI ENTERTAINMENT (ALIBABA PICTURES GROUP) 

Clay Schouest
Chief Strategy Officer APAC
DENTSU

Scott McCarthy
Vice President
DREAMWORKS

Bennett Pozil
Executive Vice President
Head of Corporate Banking
EAST WEST BANK

Steve Berman 
Executive Vice President 
FILM FINANCES INTERNATIONAL

Jon Gosier
Founder & CEO 
FILMHEDGE

Jina Osothsilp
CEO
GDH 559 CO., LTD.

Roche Vandenberghe
Chief Marketing Officer 
GLOBE TELECOM

Bing Chen
CEO
GOLD HOUSE

Phil McKenzie
Co-Founder
GOLDFINCH

Justin Deimen
Managing Partner
GOLDFINCH INTERNATIONAL

Marcus Zhang
Partner
Technology And Cultural Innovation Department  
HONY CAPITAL

Felix To 
CEO & Executive Director 
I-CABLE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.  

Kevin Vaz
CEO – Entertainment
JIOSTAR 

James Ross
CEO
LIGHTNING INTERNATIONAL

Max Michael 
Founder and CEO
M3 GLOBAL STRATEGY 

Tony Gunnarsson
Senior Principal Analyst, TV, Video & Advertising
OMDIA 

Rex Ching
Group Chief Technology Officer
TELEVISION BROADCASTS LIMITED 
President
MYTV SUPER LIMITED

Derrick Heng
Chief Marketing Officer 
TELKOMSEL

Lesley Simpson 
Vice President, Digital Lifestyle
TELKOMSEL

Jeff Han
Vice President
TENCENT ONLINE VIDEO

Adam Woodgate
Vice President, Research Solutions
THE INSIGHTS FAMILY

Alexandre Bac
Managing Director Asia Pacific
CANAL+ DISTRIBUTION

Isaac Bess
Global Head of Distribution Partnerships
TIKTOK 

Matty Lin
General Manager
Global Business Solutions 
TIKTOK KOREA

Julie Choi
CEO
TVING

Shilpa Bisaria
VP, Global Corporate Strategy
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY

Nickson Fong
Director/Producer

Ed Ludlow
Senior Analyst 
AMPERE ANALYSIS

Motohiko Ara
Analyst
AMPERE ANALYSIS

Anne Chan
Co-Founder & CEO
AR ASIA PRODUCTIONS

Alex Sutherland
Founder
AZ CELTIC FILMS

Timothy Oh
General Manager, Southeast Asia
COL GROUP

Janine Stein
Editorial Director 
CONTENTASIA 

Todd Terrazas
Co-Founder & CEO
FBRC.AI

Erik Gordon
Partner & VP, Corporate Relations
FILMHEDGE 

Anqi Liu
Senior Research Analyst 
GLANCE

Nader Sobhan
Founder & Executive Director
21X21.VENTURES

Clare Thompson
Non-Executive Director
K7 MEDIA

Trang Nguyen 
Research Lead (APAC, MEA)
K7 MEDIA

Sophia Yen
Partner
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP

M. Selçuk Yavuzkanat
Deputy Director General of Cinema, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Türkiye

June Yeoh
Media Partnerships Lead
PROTEGE

Silvia Wong
 Asia Editor
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

Brendan Wu
Co-Founder & CEO
SEAOVERS PTE LTD 

Shamin Yusof
Film Producer
SKOP PRODUCTIONS SDN BHD

Kok-Siew Yeo 
General Manager 
SONY MUSIC TAIWAN

Matīss Kaža
Producer
TRICKSTER PICTURES
Winner of the 2025 Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film "Flow"

Manoj Menon
Founder & CEO
TWIMBIT

 Teresa M. Ho
Producer
100 DRAGONS

 Konnie Kwak
Producer
5BRICKS

Craig Hunter
Senior Creative Executive
AMAZON KIDS+ ORIGINALS 

Michael Lim
Festival Director_Filmmaker
ANIMATION NATION_SINGAPORE FILM SOCIETY 

Gursimran Datla
Producer & Writer
BETTERHALF FILMS  

Kevin Balhetchet
CEO
BIFROST MEDIA LTD  

Peter Choe
CEO
BLINTN 

Samantha Moon
Industry Program Manager
BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL 

Jinuk Song
Director
 BY CHANCE FLIM 

Ava Chopra
Founder
CLOUDSTREET PICTURES 

Chang Yee Yeo
VP - Content Development and Strategy
 CREASIA STUDIO 

HeayYoung Na
Sales Executive, Formats_SEA, US, LATAM
CJ ENM

Kanji Kazahaya 
President & CEO 
CULTURE CONNECT CO., LTD.

Sara Rangooni
Director, Writer, Producer, Showrunner
DALPHINIUM MEDIA INC 

Jaze Phua
Director
DEAR.AI

Raymus Chang
Creative Producer
DEAR.AI

Gigi Wang
 Director of Overseas Distribution
DRAMA APPLE LIMITED

Cassie Liu
Director of Business Development
 DRAMAWAVE&FREEREELS

Daphne Ong
Festival Director
 EARTH IN FOCUS

Min Sung-won
TV Producer
 EBS

Fontini Paraskakis
Founder
EMPIRE OF ARKADIA

Cathy Ni
Head of Sales
EST N8

Sophie Shi
Head of Studios
EST N8

Vasha Wallace
EVP, Global Acquisitions & Development
FREMANTLE

Allen Jordan
Managing Director
GOSHEN GROUP

Yenny Wangsawidjaja
Director
GOSHEN GROUP 

Joanna Liew
Chief Studios & Content Officer
GUSHCLOUD   

Choi Seon-young
Producer-Director
GWANGJU MUNHWA BROADCASTING

Praise Chanmi Shin
CEO
 JUST IPICKED

Minny Son
Sales Manager
KBS MEDIA

Jang YongJae
PD
KT ENA

Charles Johannes Siagian
Business Director
KUCING HITAM PICTURES

Roy Lu
General Manager
LINMON INTERNATIONAL

Sharon Ma
Manager, International Distribution
LINMON INTERNATIONAL

Zhangyuxuan Qiao
Manager, International Distribution
LINMON INTERNATIONAL

Poppy Yu
Coordinator-International Distribution
LINMON MEDIA INTERNATIONAL CO., LIMITED 

Alan Wong
Producer/Filmmaker
LIVES IN TRANSIT INC. 

Il-ho Park
CEO
MARO STUDIO

Virginia Lim
Chief Content Officer
MEDIACORP

Melissa Zhēn Zhū Riemer
Writer/Producer
MIDNIGHT SIREN MEDIA 

Tonje Skar Reiersen
Producer
MIKROFILM

Angie Chai
Chairman and CEO
MISSION INTERNATIONAL

Tan Si En
Film & TV Producer
Founder

MOMO FILM CO.

Akhmad Syafial Rustama
Director
MORNING STAR ENTERTAINMENT FUND

Sirisak Koshpasharin
Vice Chairman
MOTION PICTURES AND CONTENTS ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND 

Brian Kim
Producer
MR. ROMANCE

Rachel Wu
Co-Founder
N8 Studios

Dita Rietuma
Head
NATIONAL FILM CENTRE OF LATVIA

Jie Shi
Vice Director of Development Research Center
NATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION ADMINISTRATION (NRTA) 

Xinmei Zhu
Director of International Communication Institute, Development Research Center
NATIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION ADMINISTRATION (NRTA) 

Debra Liang
Co-Head of Sales
NEW EUROPE FILM SALES

Taku Kato
Head of Content Value Development Center_Deputy Head of Content Strategy
NHK

Mika Kanaya
Executive Director, Content Production Development Center
NHK EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION (NED)

Joan Leong 
Director
ONE TRIPLE FOUR COMMUNICATIONS 

Minjee Kim
Manager
PINGO ENTERTAINMENT

Muhammad Barkah Winata
Creative Director
PT KUCING HITAM INDONESIA

Barbara Lee
Founder and Board Chair
RACIAL EQUITY SCREEN OFFICE 

Caitlin Alinsod
Operations Manager
RACIAL EQUITY SCREEN OFFICE 

Cassandra Yang
CEO
RISINGJOY

Ricky Ow
 Co-Founder
RISINGJOY

Ervin Han
CEO & Executive Producer
ROBOT PLAYGROUND MEDIA

Romeo Candido
Producer / Director
ROMEO CANDIDO INC 

Wang Wen
Director of Content
SHANGHAI STELLAR CULTURE CO., LTD

Jiawang Gao
Project Manager of Content Business Department
SHANGHAI WINGS MEDIA CO.,LTD.

Candice Wen
International Distribution
SHANGHAI YOUHUG MEDIA CO.,LTD

Hyejin Park
Senior Manager
SLL JOONGANG CO., LTD

Courtney Boyett
Sales and Licensing Team
SOMETHING SPECIAL

Horak Kim
CEO
STUDIO BUTTON

Kim Kwang-Jib
Founder & CEO
STUDIO META-K

Cha Jihoon
PD

SUBSCRIPTION MALE FEMALE

Rylan Friday
Producer, Director, Writer
TERROR FOX PRODUCTIONS INC. 

Giang Nguyen
Co-Founder
TRIPLE GREEN CINECAPITAL

Francesca Tiberi
Head of Sales
TRUE COLOURS G.F. S.R.L

Sheena Liu
President
TVBS MEDIA INC.

Myeongmi Lee
CEO
ULTRAGREEN STUDIO

Ho Jia Jian
Co-Founder & CEO
VIDDSEE 

Zhiqun Song
International Cooperation Director
XIXI PICTURES 

Castle Yen
Strategic Partnership Manager
YOUTUBE 

Crystal Wu 
Co-Founder
YOYWOW 

Edmund Ooi 
Co-Founder
YOYWOW SPACE 

Zheng Wang
Co-Founder
YOYWOW SPACE 

Christine Ahn
 Chief Producer

Joel Kuwahara
Co-founder of Bento Box Entertainment

Jung-seon Kim
Creator

Juraj Krasnohorsky
Lab Consultant / Pitch Mentor

Alicia Hannah-Kim
Actress

Bai Yu
Artiste

Bao Shangen
Artiste

Shawn Thia
Artiste

Zhu Yawen
Artiste

Wang Hongyi
Artiste

More speakers to be announced. Line-up subject to change.

The opinions expressed and content presented by the speakers, moderators, and judges,
are solely their own and do not represent that of the producer (ATF and RX).