APOS 2026 in Bali to Feature Top Asian Streaming Executives
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The Asia-Pacific streaming summit APOS 2026 convenes June 16-18 at The Mulia in Nusa Dua, Bali, bringing together top executives from Netflix, Prime Video, Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery. The four regional chiefs will appear on a panel titled “Asia’s Streaming Advantage: Growth, Profitability and What’s Next,” the centerpiece of day one’s afternoon program. The event, produced by Media Partners Asia, opens with a June 16 welcome reception hosted by Netflix, preceded by an AVIA Policy Roundtable, an AVIA State of Piracy Roundtable and an invitation-only APOS CEO Forum. The main conference program runs June 17-18, featuring keynotes, fireside chats and panels on topics including microdramas, sports, AI, piracy enforcement and Southeast Asian content. Notable speakers include Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini, ReelShort CEO Joey Jia, actor-director Andy Serkis, and Jakarta Vice Governor Rano Karno.
What’s reported
APOS 2026 runs June 16-18 at The Mulia, Nusa Dua, Bali.
The four executives are Netflix VP of content for APAC excluding India Minyoung Kim, Prime Video APAC and ANZ VP Gaurav Gandhi, Disney Asia Pacific direct-to-consumer senior VP Tony Zameczkowski and WBD APAC president James Gibbons.
The panel is titled “Asia’s Streaming Advantage: Growth, Profitability and What’s Next.”
Day one opens with a keynote from Media Partners Asia CEO Vivek Couto titled “Asia Reset: Engagement, Economics & Value Creation.”
The microdrama economy runs as a thread across both days, with ReelShort CEO Joey Jia opening the conversation on day one.
Sports sessions include JioStar sports CEO Ishan Chatterjee, ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta and La Liga president Javier Tebas.
AI sessions include a panel with actor-director Andy Serkis, Google VP Jon Zepp and director Josh Nelson Youssef.
Piracy enforcement session features MPA executive VP Larissa Knapp, beIN Asia Pacific MD Mike Kerr and UEFA senior content protection expert Diego Dabrio.
Key figures
Minyoung Kim, Netflix VP of content for APAC excluding India
Gaurav Gandhi, Prime Video APAC and ANZ VP
Tony Zameczkowski, Disney Asia Pacific direct-to-consumer senior VP
James Gibbons, WBD APAC president
Vivek Couto, Media Partners Asia CEO and executive director
Thomas Tull, TWG Global co-chairman
Rahul Purini, Crunchyroll president
Kevin Vaz, JioStar entertainment CEO
Joey Jia, ReelShort CEO
Andy Serkis, actor-director
Rano Karno, Jakarta Vice Governor
Larissa Knapp, MPA executive VP and chief content protection officer
Mike Kerr, beIN Asia Pacific MD
Diego Dabrio, UEFA senior content protection expert
Sources: Variety
