2025 ABU Media & Culture Days Summit

Maharaja Media Hosts Global Media Powerhouses at 2025 ABU Media & Culture Days Summit

by Staff Writer 26-10-2025 | 11:33 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st): The 2025 ABU Media & Culture Days Summit is currently underway, bringing together representatives from 16 nations at Stein Studios in Ratmalana.

The 2025 ABU Media & Culture Days Summit is being organised jointly between the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), Radio România, Maharaja Media Network and Capital Maharaja Group. 

The conference brings together media professionals, from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, representing 16 countries, continuing its mission to build bridges of communication and cooperation across continents. 

The Summit brings together an esteemed gathering of influential leaders from the media industry, including Chairman of the Capital Maharaja Group, Sashi Rajamahendran, Secretary General of ABU, Ahmed Nadeem, Director International Relations Radio Romania, Dan Santa, Group Director, Electronic Media Business of Capital Maharaja Group, Chevaan Daniel, and Acting Director General of National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka, Himali Hettihelage. 

This year’s theme, “Risks, Challenges and Opportunities of AI for Media,” will focus on how artificial intelligence is transforming the media landscape. The discussions will highlight not only the opportunities AI offers but also the crucial questions it raises about ethics, responsibility, creativity, and the balance between innovation and regulation.

The conference will approach the subject from multiple perspectives, including the evolving legal frameworks designed to keep up with AI’s rapid development. By examining both the risks and the possibilities, Media & Culture Days 2025 aims to provide participants with deeper insight into how AI is shaping the future of media worldwide.