Stellar Lineup of Speakers at AMS 2013

AMS 2013 Day One (29 May) offers an impressive mix of speakers from a variety of backgrounds, be in the broadcast industry, academia, NGO’s and other international organizations. Join us in this select gathering as we deliberate and debate on the most pressing issues facing the world of broadcasting!

AMS 2013 Day One (29 May) offers an impressive mix of speakers from a variety of backgrounds, be in the broadcast industry, academia, NGO’s and other international organizations. Join us in this select gathering as we deliberate and debate on the most pressing issues facing the world of broadcasting!

Plenary Session 1

Media and Diversity: The Way Forward

Diversity makes a society richer, offering people a kaleidoscope of art forms, religious practices, and languages. It can make a country stronger and better in dealing with the new global economy. While new communication technologies offer more choices and opportunities for cultural expression and dialogue, these have also limited access and content sources as well as concentrated ownership, thus highlighting the need for more efforts to promote cultural diversity. How do we preserve concepts of identity and social bonds within communities and cultures while promoting local cultural expression and local languages? What role can public radio and television services play to address stereotypes and prejudices? How can we improve media coverage of cultural diversity? What are some best practices?


Chairperson	Dr. Michael McCluskey International Media and Broadcast Consultant, Australia

Speakers	Dr. Aristides Katoppo President Director, Sinar Harapan Persada, Indonesia

	Mrs. Usha Bhasin Officer on Special Duty, Doordarshan (DD), India

	Mr. Salah Eddine Maaoui Director General, Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU), Tunisia

	Mr. Yang Fuqing Deputy Controller, China Central Television (CCTV), China

Parallel Session 1: Taking More Action for Sustainable Development: Can Media Help?

The recent United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, more known as Rio+20 Earth Summit in 2012 has raised more concerns and expectations in dealing with an accelerating ecosystem degradation and increasing number of climate-induced extreme weather events. Compounding these problems are the global financial crisis, food and water scarcity, and volatile oil prices. As these multiple crises continue to become the dominant stories, can old and new media help build the capacity of a growing human population to live peacefully and sustainably on this planet? Can media urge governments and citizens to commit more strongly to a sustainable society?


Chairperson	Mr. Murtaza Solangi Former Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), Pakistan

Speakers	Mr. Parni Hadi Founder and Publisher, Dompet Dhuafa and former President Director of Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), Indonesia

	Prof. Hubert Gijzen Director, Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO

	Mr. Memafu Kapera Managing Director, National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Papua New Guinea

	Dr. Young-Woo Park Regional Director and Representative for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

	Dr. Salima Jan Research Scientist, Educational Multimedia Research Centre, University of Kashmir, India

Parallel Session 2: Media Literacy: Fulfilling Its Mandate

Initiatives on media literacy programs in order to gain critical autonomy relationship with all media in Asia-Pacific have been wanting. In some countries, media literacy in schools is subsumed in other subjects. Others emphasize acquiring production skills to help people understand, produce and negotiate meanings in a culture made up of powerful images, words and sounds. How can we promote and expand media literacy? Can we extend emphasis to other areas such as building an informed citizenship, aesthetic appreciation and expression, social advocacy, self-esteem, and consumer competence? What are some best media literacy practices?


Chairperson	Mrs. Nathalie Labourdette Head, EUROVISION ACADEMY, Switzerland

Speakers	Mr. Jose Maria G. Carlos Associate Prof., Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts & Letters, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

	Dato’ Adilah Shek Omar Director, Tun Abdul Razak Institute of Broadcasting & Information (IPPTAR), Malaysia

	Prof. Dr. Laode M. Kamaluddin President, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung (UNISSULA), Indonesia

	Dr. Murray Green Media Development & Legal Policy Adviser, Australia

	Prof. Mohsen Banihashemi Dean, Faculty of Communication, Media University, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Iran

Plenary Session 2

Dealing with Ethics: Are Existing Models Effective?

As audiences become more demanding and discriminating, broadcast organizations will need to pursue a healthier mechanism to deal with ethical complaints and violations. Existing models include state regulation, self-regulation and co-regulation. Are they still valid and effective? Are codes of ethics making sense to promote professionalism? Do we need a more robust organization to enforce media ethics? Is there a role for the state in a self-regulatory system? What is a better alternative?


Moderator	Associate Prof.Martin Hadlow Secretary General,Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Singapore

Panelists	Dr. Venkat Iyer Barrister & Media Law Consultant, University of Ulster, United Kingdom

	Ms. Moneeza Hashmi President, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) and General Manager, HUM TV, Pakistan

	Mr. Li Peichun Deputy Director, English Service, China Radio International (CRI), China

	Mrs. Soondaree Devi Soborun Deputy Director General, Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), Mauritius

	Mr. Vorasack Pravongviengkham Deputy Director General, Lao National Radio(LNR), Laos