Newsroom Summit 2024

Kasper Lindskow is Head of AI at JP/Politikens Media Group and a research fellow focusing on effective and responsible AI at the Copenhagen Business School. He has been working on developing and implementing effective AI systems for news since 2020, while also organising major events such as “AI in Media” (in Denmark) and the “Nordic AI in Media Summit” in collaboration with the Nordic AI Journalism Network.

Ladina Heimgartner (*1980) has been a member of the Group Executive Board of Ringier AG since February 2020 and, as Head Global Media, is responsible for Ringier’s media business at Group level. She has been CEO of Ringier Media Switzerland since September 2023.

Pietro Supino was elected to the Board of Directors in 1991 and took on the Position of Publisher and Chairman in 2007. As such he manages the holding company and is chairman of the boards of directors of the three group companies Goldbach, 20 Minuten and Tamedia.

Janne joined Amedia, Norway’s leading media group, in 2013 as an Editorial Developer. The department’s primary focus is to empower Amedia’s 120 newsrooms by enhancing their editorial content, expanding their reach to new audiences, and fostering deeper engagement with existing readers.

David was appointed Chief Digital Publisher of the Reach Group plc in July 2022. He was previously Deputy Editor (Audience and Customer) with responsibility for developing the digital audience. In his new role, he is expanding his role to include readership diversification, with an immediate focus on the youth audience and video strategy. Reach plc is one of the UK’s largest publishers, with a turnover of £615.8m in 2021, with a portfolio that includes daily newspapers such as The Mirror, Express and Star, magazines such as OK!, local newspapers such as Manchester Evening News and Liverpool Echo, and online titles such as Live and Fish4Jobs.

Nadia joined Tamedia in Switzerland in 2019 as Product Managerin. She later led the Content Product Team and became Head of Product Management Content Development in 2023. She also took over the task of  Head of the new AI Lab at Tamedia. Before her time at Tamedia Nadia was  Editor-in-Chief online at Somedia in Chur/Switzerland and a  journalist at Radio Grischa.  She also worked as Chief Digital officer for the Swiss Institute for Business Administration.

Verena Krawarik is responsible for innovation management at the Austria Press Agency Group and head of the internal innovation hub APA-medialab. Together with her team she published a study on the status of AI in the Austrian Media Landscape and coordinates a variety of research and development projects in the field of AI, Data and Verification.

Kristin is the Country Manager for Norway at Podme, a podcast subscription platform owned by Schibsted. Previously, she worked as Head of Strategy and Project Management for Schibsted News Media and as a Strategy Consultant for Accenture. She holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

Emilie has been working at VG since 2014, and before taking her current position as Head of Audio, she was the news editor for the podcast department. She has a Bachelor Degree in Journalism from Volda University. Emilie has previously made podcast documentaries for «Alt fortalt» and has been a producer for podcasts in crime and daily news.

Rianne is a passionate entrepreneur that started her career in tech-startups (Rocket Internet) and private equity (Anthem Asia) in an unusual location: Myanmar. Spending most of her career as the link between fast, efficient international organizations and the ever-changing local challenges of emerging markets, she is always looking for laser sharp focus and quick, efficient execution.

Clara Soteras is an SEO for News expert and SEO and digital consultant for publishers. She currently works as SEO and Product Director at El Nacional, a Spanish news outlet, where she has made from scratch the SEO team.

Liv Moloney is the Head of Video at The Economist, leading a talented team of journalists creating engaging videos for subscribers in The Economist app and its 60 million followers across social media. Formerly the Head of Social Media, she joined The Economist in 2021 and is central to the evolution of a 180-year-old brand in an increasingly digital world. Liv formerly spent five years as a broadcast and digital journalist at Sky News.

Jyrki Utriainen is Editor in Chief at Etelä-Saimaa in Finland. Before that he was Managing Editor at Karjalainen Oy in North Karelia in Finland. He restructured the newsroom of the regional publisher based on the Table Stakes methodology.

Jeremy is a certified executive-level coach and founder of Chrysalis Transformations – a training, coaching and leadership consultancy for leaders and managers.

Hannes Vollmuth is the Senior Editor for Digital Strategy and Innovation at Süddeutsche Zeitung. Since 2018, he has been orchestrating SZ’s digital transformation, focusing on process and workflow innovation, and shaping editorial strategy. In 2023, he led SZ’s team in the WAN-IFRA Table Stakes Europe program. Currently, he is driving the editorial product strategy and development of SZ’s front page, working in close collaboration with all product departments. He is also an Executive Fellow in the Media Transformation Challenge (MTC) program at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Fabian Heckenberger is the Managing Editor and Senior Editor for AI at Süddeutsche Zeitung, where he leads the newsroom’s strategy team with a growing emphasis on the journalistic applications of Generative AI (GenAI). His team is responsible for coordinating editorial initiatives and projects designed to enhance SZ’s success in acquiring and retaining digital subscribers. Fabian previously spearheaded the development of Süddeutsche Zeitung’s first digital paid content product, the digital edition, and was instrumental in creating innovative digital formats, including pioneering journalistic storytelling pieces. He was also a member of the team that published the Panama Papers.

Alex Senn is Head of Social Media & Community at Ringier Medien in Switzerland. Before taking over this task, Alex worked five years as Head of Social Media at Ringier Axel Springer in Zurich and as project manager Social Media at Ringier Axel Springer.

Laura Crimmons heads the departments of Growth Management (Media) & Audience Development (Media) at Ringier in Switzerland. She has been in charge since December 2023. Before that, Laura worked in several positions at Ringier like Deputy Group CMO & Head of Audience Development, Acting Group Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Digital Manager.

Barnaby is Deputy-Editor-in-Chief at Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) in Zurich, Switzerland. Before being appointed in September 2024, he was Head of NZZ Visuals.

As Lead Product Manager at NZZ, one of Switzerland’s leading news organization, Alban is in charge of the Discover mission, a cross-functional team that aims to expand the reach and impact of NZZ’s quality journalism across various channels and formats.

Alberto Marello was born in Alessandria in 1987. He holds a degree in Communication from the Faculty of Humanities at the Università del Piemonte Orientale. He was a student of Marco Giorcelli and worked as a contributor and editor for Il Monferrato. He has also worked as an author and speaker for Radio 6023. Since 2018, he has been the Editor-in-Chief of Il Piccolo di Alessandria, and in 2019, he became Editorial Director of the newly formed Gruppo Soged (Il Piccolo, Il Novese e L’Ovadese, AlessandriaNews, NoviOnline, AcquiNews, CasaleNotizie, OvadaOnline, TortonaOnline and ValenzaNews). Alberto is leading its editorial development and digital transformation processes. He collaborates with the Università del Piemonte Orientale, the Università di Genova, and several high schools to promote digital literacy and the theories, techniques, and evolution of information.

Nashua Gallagher is Lead Product Manager for the Subscriptions Mission at NZZ. Reporting to the executive board, she leads a cross-functional team commited to building digital subscription products that enriches the reader experience and drives conversionability of NZZ’s digital media portfolio. Previusly, Nashua was global audience conversion and content strategist specialized in driving subscriptions in the digital environment. She was the Head of Customer Journey Management at Neue Zürcher Zeitung, based in Zurich and responsible for subscription growth. Nashua was previously based in Hong Kong, as Head of Marketing Strategy, APAC responsible for paid B2C subscription growth for the Financial Times. Nashua is a passionate integrated marketer with over a decade of experience in media, having also previously worked at The Economist and Cartoon Network (Turner Broadcasting Systems).

Stéphane’s professional DNA is rooted in 25 years of BBC international journalism. He went into broadcast media after a pan-European MBA that took him from France to the UK and Germany. He has spent more than half his life abroad, including post-apartheid South Africa and likes to call himself a serial foreigner. He puts warmth, authenticity and performance at the centre of his coaching work. He enjoys looking at events and the world from as many perspectives as possible and very much welcomes coaching clients from diverse frames of reference. He has co-designed and co-facilitated workshops focusing on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within and outside the media industry.

Lea Nowack joined Tamedia in 2020 as a member of the Business Development team and has since transitioned to her current role as a Project Manager in the Content Development team. Her key responsibilities include developing innovative editorial formats and products, enabling editorial teams to effectively deliver journalistic content to readers, and improving editorial workflows and tools.