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Goafest 2018 announces its illustrious, multi-genre speakers’ panel
MUMBAI: Goafest, the apex industry event that celebrates milestones in the Indian media and entertainment industry has announced an illustrious, multi-genre speakers’ panel for the 2018 edition. The progressive speaker line up for the 3 day knowledge forum include visionaries and game changers from across business, sports , media and entertainment sectors. Opening the festival as keynote on Day 1 will be Yoga Guru and Business Leader “Baba Ramdev” and Founder, Managing director and CEO of Yes Bank, “Rana Kapoor’, each of who have been game-changers in the respective areas.
Speaking about the versatile speaker line-up at the celebrated festival, Ashish Bhasin, Chairman of Goafest 2018 & Vice President of Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) said, “Our endeavor continues to be create a festival experience that is inclusive and delivers an immersive ideas exchange platform. This year we have a versatile and inspiring line up of speakers, each who have been who have been thought leaders in the categories. Listening to their success stories is sure to provide learning enrichment and significant value to all festival goers.”
The dynamic speaker line-up includes stalwarts like
Day 1
1. Yog Guru – Baba RamdevJi
2. Rana Kapoor – Managing Director & CEO, Yes Bank
Day 2
1. Rosie Yakob – Co Founder , Genius Steals
2. Sparsh Shah – Child Artist, Singer, TedX speaker
3. Cameron Worth – Founder, SharpEnd
4. Tim Castree – Global Chief Executive Officer, Wavemaker
5. Dean Donaldson & Jonathan Tavss – Transformation Strategist & Digital Futurologist, Kaleidoko
6. Jonty Rhodes – Cricket Legend,South Africa
7. Sidharth Malhotra – Bollywood Star, Youth Icon
Day 3
1. Samuel Akesson – Art Director, Forsman & Bodenfors
2. Sania Mirza – Indian Tennis player
3. Wain Choi – Chief Creative officer at CJ K-Valley.
5. Amelia Conway ( Director) & Ramaa Mosley (Creative Director) – Adolescent.
6. In conversation with the versatile acow Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Presented by the Advertising Club and AAAI the Goafest 2017 will once again see the entire advertising and marketing fraternity come together in Goa from 5th April, 2018 to 7th April 2018.
Apple rarely announces minor updates with much fanfare, and iOS 26.4 is no exception. No dramatic redesigns, no flashy keynote moments. What it delivers instead is a focused set of improvements that sharpen the experience you already have. If that sounds underwhelming, spend a week with it. You will change your mind.
Apple Music Learns to Listen Better
The biggest shift in this update lives inside Apple Music. Apple has brought AI-powered playlist generation to the app, and it works on mood rather than genre. Type something like “rainy evening at home” or “running late on a Monday,” and it builds a playlist that actually fits. This is not algorithmic guesswork dressed up in new clothing. It genuinely reads the intent behind vague descriptions and responds well.
Alongside this, a new concerts feature scans your listening history and surfaces live events happening near you. It is a smart bridge between your digital music habits and real-world experiences. Apple is quietly making the case that a music app should do more than just play songs.
Shazam also gets a meaningful upgrade. It can now identify songs without an internet connection. This might sound like a minor convenience, but anyone who has tried to Shazam something at a crowded venue with patchy signal will tell you it is anything but minor. The feature works locally on-device, which also means it is faster.
CarPlay Gets Smarter Controls
CarPlay has been updated with deeper integration for intelligent voice assistants. The goal is to reduce how often drivers need to look at a screen or tap anything at all. You speak, things happen. It is a clear step toward making the driving experience safer without stripping away functionality. The integration feels natural rather than bolted on, which is a harder thing to achieve than it sounds.
The Fixes You Feel Every Day
This is where iOS 26.4 earns its keep. Keyboard responsiveness has been improved, and the difference is noticeable immediately. Typing feels more accurate and less combative. Accessibility features have been refined across the board, with better contrast options and adjusted spacing that makes the interface easier to read without forcing you into larger text sizes.
The Health app has also been updated. It now surfaces more actionable insights from your daily data rather than just displaying numbers. If your sleep patterns have shifted or your activity levels have changed, the app now contextualises that clearly instead of leaving you to interpret raw figures on your own.
These are the kinds of changes that do not photograph well for a press release. They also happen to be the ones that make your phone feel genuinely better to use.
A Few Other Additions
New emojis have been added in this update. They will find their way into your conversations faster than you expect. Family Sharing has also been updated, with more granular control over shared payments and subscriptions. If you share an Apple account with family members, this puts clearer limits on who can spend what, which has been a long-requested fix.
What This Update Actually Represents
iOS 26.4 is Apple doing what it does best when it is not trying to make headlines. Every addition here serves a clear purpose. The AI music features are genuinely useful. The CarPlay improvements address a real safety concern. The small UI fixes accumulate into a noticeably smoother daily experience.
There is no bloat. Nothing feels experimental or half-finished. That discipline is harder to maintain than it looks, especially as operating systems grow more complex with each passing year.
If you have been holding off on updating, this is the one worth installing.
