A veteran IT journalist with strong insights into technological aspects of IT in various sectors including, travel & tourism, healthcare, medical, Arvind has more than 20 years of journalistic experience, with the last assignment as the Assistant Editor- Business with the Sakaal Times.

The former Executive Editor of InsuranceFirst, Training and Management and
assistant editor of Linux For You and IT Magazine, Arvind has been instrumental in handling the New Delhi bureau for 11 publications of the Indian Express Group namely: Express Pharma Pulse, MediVision, WebVision, Express Business Avenues, High Spirits, Express Hotelier & Caterers, Teetotaller, Express Telecom, Express Computer to mention a few.

Arvind is also credited with conceptualising magazines such as “IT Bazaar,
Computer Education & Training” way back in 1995 at the Express group.
He has extensive reporting experience ranging from the industry, government,
bureaucrats, doctors, medical & pharmaceutical, and core sector to mention a few.

Besides, the newspapers & magazines, Arvind has also worked as the Regional Editor for a B2B portal “Indiamarkets.com”, where he had close interactions with the industry and the embassies.

He has delivered a public lecture on “Role of Media in Hepatitis-B Awareness”, and was invited by the UNICEF to be part of the media team to assess and report the efforts of the government and the NGOs to educate and check the spread of AIDS in the state of Karnataka.

R Giridhar is Group Editor at 9.9 Media and is responsible for editorial strategy, direction and product quality of the company’s print and online properties. He has more than 20 years of experience in both business-to-business (B2B) and business- to-consumer (B2C) media products in the technology, engineering and management space.

Giridhar has initiated and spearheaded the design and development of a number of print and electronic editorial products—from concept through design, execution, delivery and feedback management, for both Indian and foreign publishers. These include websites, print magazines, newsletters, supplements, DVDs and CD-ROMs. He has also managed a number of reader and user research projects, including editorial/audience surveys, site satisfaction audits, and competitive benchmarking.

Earlier in his career, Giridhar has been Editorial Director at IDG India; Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Engineering Times Asia and Electronic Components, Hong Kong; and founding Editor of Information Communications World. Giridhar is qualified as an engineer, and has a post-graduate degree in management. He is also a recipient of the CASE Media Fellowship to Syracuse University, USA.

A seasoned journalist with a proven track record of reporting from a distant Panchayat to Parliament, from north eastern states to remotest tribal villages of Jharkhand, on subjects as diverse as polity to sports, art and culture/music reviews, developmental issues to business and latest technology.

Became one of the youngest editors in the country at the age of 25 (second oldest English daily of Assam – The Assam Express).Also worked as chief sub-editor with the Guwahati-based North East Times. Covered some of the landmark events in a journalistic career spanning well over 24 years, including Ulfa movement/Ramjanmbhoomi/Ayodhya movement/ December 6 incident at Ayodhya. Was Delhi bureau in-charge of the Bhopal-based Central Chronicle in 1992. Also had a decade-long stint with different reporting bureaus of the Hindustan Times.

Worked with some of the renowned editors like Nikhil Laxaman (Sunday Observer), Chandan Mitra, Rajeev Shukla, Pritish Nandy, Vir Sanghvi, et al.

Dr. Pramath Sinha has rich experience over the years - across academia, consulting, education and business – which have given him a rare insight into the running of organisations and different operating environments. Prior to founding 9.9 Media Dr. Sinha was the CEO of ABP Group, Founding Dean of the Indian School of Business (ISB) and spent 12 years with McKinsey as a Partner. During his McKinsey tenure, he assisted both public and private sector clients in a diverse set of industries on issues relating to business strategy and performance improvement in North America and Asia.

He has played a key role in development of Malaysia Multimedia Super Corridor and has also been on the advisory counsel of the APVAN project. In 2004, the Government of India nominated him to the National Task Force on e-Governance and he is today on the Standing Committee on Police Training in the Bureau

Kanak is our jack of all trades—he has sold paint, fans, and sewing machines, run production plants and material procurement, published and headed the regional operations for a newspaper, launched an e-business, and been part of the top management of India’s leading private electricity distribution company, where he was involved in strategy, organizational transformation, customer service, and operational improvement at a street and locality level. Most recently, he led the circulation function for the ABP Group, overseeing the network distributing two daily newspapers and several magazines across the country. He is a hands- on operator who can get things done, whether it is the esoteric or the mundane.

Rachit is a Product Manager at 9.9 Media and looks at their enterprise decision makers community and the Government sector. He is an MBA from IIM-Lucknow and previously has worked with IBM and also ventured into his own theater company. Besides managing the CTO Forum and iGovernment business at 9.9 Media he also writes regularly and is the author of the bestseller Zapp, the squirrel who wanted to fly.