Pranav Birje | The News Bulletins
Goa is set to host a landmark moment for India’s creative industries with the launch of Transcend Goa 2026, the country’s first-ever dedicated Transmedia Conclave. Organized by the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) and Goa Future proof, with the support of the Government of Goa, the pilot summit will take place on 15 and 16 January 2026 at the historic Marquinez Palace in Panjim.
Envisioned, as a future-facing platform by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant, Transcend Goa 2026 aims to bring together the brightest creative minds from Cinema, Publishing, Gaming, and Artificial Intelligence to explore how stories can evolve beyond a single medium.
The conclave aimed at converging stakeholders across the board, will spotlight conversations on taking cinema beyond the screen, developing Indian-origin Transmedia intellectual properties (IPs), and presenting case studies on how Indian content can successfully transform across formats, from the written word to immersive, multi-platform experiences.
At its core, Transcend Goa 2026 is designed to champion homegrown content and spark dialogue on taking Indian stories to global audiences, fostering collaboration across industries that shape contemporary storytelling. With each subsequent edition evolving into making it more grand and forward focused, Transcend Goa has been crafted to put Goa on the global creative economy map.
The two-day conclave will feature keynote sessions, panels, and case studies led by an influential lineup of speakers, including Sajan Raj Kurup, Chairman of the Creativeland Asia Group; producer Monisha Advani; acclaimed filmmakers Raja Krishna Menon, Om Raut and Q; along with industry veterans Afsar Zaidi and Caleb Franklin, among other prominent speakers. The conclave will also feature special presentations including those by Vipul Agrawal, Founder of India’s leading AI driven content company and production house, Vignesh Raja, Co-Founder of AR Rahman’s mega META project and renowned Transmedia specialist Jean Pierre Magro among others.
Speaking about the vision behind the conclave, Harish Rao, organizer of Transcend Goa 2026, said “Indian stories have always had the power to travel across cultures. With Transcend Goa, we want to create a platform where creators, technologists, and industry leaders can come together to re-imagine how our stories are told, experienced, and scaled globally, across cinema, books, games, and emerging technologies.”
Registrations for Transcend Goa 2026 are now open. For more information and to register, visit