World News Media Congress 2025

Martin (Marty) Baron retired at the end of February 2021, after eight-plus years as executive editor of The Washington Post. News staffs under his leadership have won 18 Pulitzer Prizes. The Post won 11 Pulitzers for coverage during his tenure that included the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and investigations of the National Security Agency and the presidential campaign of Donald Trump.

Roman Imielski is the First Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Poland’s leading news brand, Gazeta Wyborcza.

He is a former editorial secretary, foreign and political editor of Gazeta Wyborcza and editor-in-chief of the Wyborcza.pl website. He is the author of numerous articles on Polish politics, Russia, Ukraine, the European Union and transatlantic relations. He is a commentator on international and Polish affairs in electronic media.

Upasna is a Senior Product Management leader on the Digital News Platforms team at CNN, where she develops and optimizes the content management technology that delivers breaking news to the world.

Upasna has been working in the tech industry for the last 15 years and has been an integral part of delivering technical, data-informed solutions for brands such as Ford Motor Company, Valvoline, PCMag, Mashable, Mars Corporation, and Kimberly-Clark.

Ms. Monicah Waceke Ndung’u, is currently the Chief Corporate Affairs and Partnerships Officer at Nation Media Group (NMG), overseeing Strategy, Corporate Affairs, Marketing and Partnerships, in an earlier stint she also handled the Broadcasting division at NMG. Prior to joining NMG, she was the General Manager for Kwese Free TV Kenya Limited and also worked with Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Uganda Broadcasting Corporation in overall channel management programming, partnership building, change management and product development.

Dr. Rainer Esser studied law in Munich, Geneva and London. He continued his studies in the United States with a Master of Law at the University of Georgia before receiving his final degree in 1986. After graduating from the German School of Journalism (Deutsche Journalistenschule) in Munich, he worked as a lawyer for various law firms. Since 1989 he also holds a PhD in International Law of the University of Regensburg. From 1989 -92 he served as Editor in Chief at Bertelsmann International in Munich and eventually joined Munich-based Spotlight Publishing House (Spotlight, écoute, ECOS and ADESSO) as Managing Director. After serving as Managing Director of Main-Post Publishing House in Würzburg in the late nineties he started his current position as CEO of DIE ZEIT in 1999. In 2011, he also took on the role as Managing Director of DvH Medien GmbH.

Bartosz Wieliński has been deputy editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza since 2019. He has worked at the paper since joining as a 20 year old intern in 1998.He is a former Wyborcza Germany correspondent – a country he enjoys covering, especially its history. He has published two books: “Bad Germans” and “Hitler’s War of the Doctors.”

Mariah Craddick is a product strategist with deep experience in the news and media industry. She’s currently leading product strategy at The Atlantic with a focus on driving subscription growth and enabling retention through feature adoption and delightful subscriber experiences.

Previously, she led teams as product manager at The Wall Street Journal, McClatchy, and Crain Communications, playing a key role in building features that drive readership and engage subscribers.

Ezra Eeman is the Director of Strategy & Innovation at NPO, the Dutch Public Broadcaster. Ezra has almost 20 years of experience in media, innovation and journalism. Previously he was Change Director at international media company Mediahuis, responsible for coordinating newsroom transformation and digital acceleration. He worked as the Head of Digital, Transformation and Platforms at the EBU, The European Broadcasting Union and before that was head of an innovation lab and journalist at VRT, the Flemish public broadcaster.

Louis Dreyfus is the President and Publisher of the French Groupe Le Monde. He is also President of Huffington Post France and leads the board of directors of weekly magazines Télérama and Courrier International. He is a board member of Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Vice-President of the supervisory board of news publisher Groupe Nouvel Observateur.

Jessica Davis is an innovative journalist who has led and inspired teams to develop sustainable revenue models for news. From launching sites for an infant Patch in her early career to transforming 260 Gannett newsrooms with digital optimisation and the application of automation and artificial intelligence tools as a senior executive, Jessica is driven to apply emerging methods to carry the craft of journalism into the future.

Hannah Sarney is the Editorial Product Director at the Financial Times. She champions newsroom innovation and audience-focused strategies by bridging editorial, data, product, and technology teams. She founded the FT’s Next Generation Board and the programme continues to partner emerging leaders with the FT Group Management Board each year to bring fresh perspectives to business challenges. Hannah also serves as a trustee for the Financial Literacy & Inclusion Campaign (FLIC), advancing her commitment to accessible and engaging financial journalism.

Canadian-born, Swiss-based Tyler started his career in broadcasting as a reporter with the BBC in 1989, before establishing Wallpaper* in 1996. His experiences as a journalist, editor and publisher have played a pivotal role in the foundation and growth of both Winkreative and Monocle.

Christian is CEO of Independent Media, including The Independent (globally) + BuzzFeed brands (UK+Ire). Ex-Editor in Chief of The Independent, he moved from MD to launch and scale TV and ECom services and is rapidly expanding the US business.

Catherine So is the Chief Executive Officer of the South China Morning Post (SCMP), a global news media company that has reported on Hong Kong, China and Asia for more than a century. She is a business leader with over 20 years of experience in the tech, digital and media sectors across Greater China, the Asia-Pacific region and the United States.

Zach Seward is the editorial director of artificial-intelligence initiatives at The New York Times. He leads a newsroom team responsible for experimenting with uses of generative AI and other machine-learning techniques. Before joining The Times, he was a co-founder of Quartz, the global business news organization that he led in a variety of roles for more than a decade, including as CEO, editor-in-chief, and chief product officer. He has been widely honored for Quartz’s innovative editorial products and creative journalism. He was previously a reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal and an associate editor of Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab.

As a Partner at Innovation, Juan Senor has directed projects all over the world helping news operations to re-invent their products and stay relevant with shifting audiences. He has worked and advised hundreds.

Rupa Jha is a highly driven media executive and editorial leader with over 20 years of experience at the BBC, in India, The UK and Nigeria.  In April 2024, she co-founded Collective Newsroom alongside approximately 200 colleagues from the BBC, demonstrating her commitment to innovation and excellence in the media industry.

Andrew Saunders is the President and CEO of The Globe and Mail, overseeing all aspects of Canada’s national newspaper, its business magazine, digital advertising network, digital platforms and events and conference lines of business. With over 20 years of experience at The Globe, he brings expertise in revenue generation and management, business transformation, change management and digitisation, data analytics & consumer insights,  technology implementation, branding and performance marketing, pricing optimisation and more.

Carly Steven began her SEO career at the Daily Mail over 15 years ago, collaborating with editors to integrate SEO best practices into newsroom workflows. She spent three years in Canada, working across the Postmedia brands, before venturing into the agency world at the digital marketing company Reshift Media in Toronto. On returning to the UK, she led audience development at City AM before joining The Sun’s London team, where she also oversaw the expansion of the-sun.com’s SEO department in New York.

Dmitry Shishkin is the CEO of Ringier Media International. He joined the Swiss based group in 2024. Before joining Ringier, he became well known as an expert in digital transformation, content strategy, and innovation in publishing. One of his focus areas is the concept of user needs.

Aleksander Kutela joined Ringier Axel Springer Polska in August 2015. In February 2016, he became COO of Ringier Axel Springer Media AG. In September 2018, after the companies belonging to the Onet-RAS Polska Group were merged into one legal entity, he took up the position of vice-president of the management board of Ringier Axel Springer Polska. In September 2022, he became CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Polska. He is also the President of the YPO Gold Chapter. In 2000-2015, Aleksander Kutela was the president of HBO Poland and vice-president of HBO Europe (2007-2015).

Nikita Roy is a data scientist, journalist, and Harvard-recognized AI futurist. 

She is the founder of Newsroom Robots Labs, an AI training and advisory firm for media organizations incubating at Harvard Innovation Labs. Nikita also hosts the globally acclaimed Newsroom Robots Podcast, which has been ranked among the top technology podcasts in over 30 countries on Apple Podcasts.

Martha Ramos Sosa is chief editorial officer of the Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM), the largest Mexican print media company and the largest newspaper company in Latin America. The company owns a large newswire service, it includes 45 Mexican daily newspapers and 44 websites.

Xenia Daum has been managing director of the Kleine Zeitung since 2023. Her focus is on digital agendas. Previously, she was managing director of the COPE Content Performance Group (COPE), Austria’s No.1 content marketing agency with almost 100 experts at locations in Vienna and Graz. COPE develops clear content strategies for companies, produces impressive content and ensures advertising that works: on social media, in magazines, on websites and in Austria’s widest-reaching digital media network, the COPE network, consisting of more than 100 online media.

Barry Adams is a specialised SEO consultant for news publishers, focusing on technical SEO and editorial SEO. Barry counts some of the world’s biggest media brands among his clients including The New York Times, News UK, The Guardian, FOX, Condé Nast, Euronews, Hearst, and The Independent.

Aleksandra Sobczak is deputy editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza and Head of strategy and development in Wyborcza.pl. Her career in journalism started in Polish public television TVP, as a reporter at the economic desk. She has been working at Wyborcza for 18 years, as an editor of the economic desk at the beginning, and then as its head.

Manfred Kluge has been one of the leading figures in the German media agency landscape for over 35 years. Active within the Omnicom network since 1995, he has played a decisive role in the development and expansion of Omnicom Media Group Germany which he managed as CEO from 2006 for nearly 10 years.

In 2015, Kluge was appointed Chairman of the D-A-CH region, followed by his additional appointment as President of the Board of Directors of Omnicom Media Group Switzerland AG in 2016. Since 2006, he has also served as a board member of the Association of Media Agencies. His expertise makes him a sought-after jury member at prestigious award festivals such as the GWA Effie, the German Media Award, and the Cannes Media Lions.

Editor-in-Chief of Altinget Norway, a Nordic Media house that covers national and European politics. She previously served as the Managing News Editor at the Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land and headed the Media Network in Norway, a network that has been established to strengthen diversity and leadership in the Norwegian media business. Throughout her career, she has held several leadership positions within Aftenposten, Schibsted. Notably, she led the Policy and Finance Department and the Culture Department for several years. She also spearheaded the newspaper’s efforts to explore new business opportunities through editorial conferences.

Nic is Executive Director at THE CITY, a news outlet serving the people of New York through independent journalism that holds the powerful to account, deepens democratic participation, and helps make sense of the greatest city in the world. He has led news and human rights organizations on three continents, and was previously Deputy Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Chief Content Officer of Hindustan Times in Delhi, and Editor-in-Chief of South Africa’s Mail & Guardian newspaper.

Kristen Dudish is a VP of Product Design at The New York Times, where she leads teams focused on the subscriber experience, building meaningful pathways that drive understanding, exploration and engagement. She’s played a key role in driving the evolution of The New York Times News apps, homepage, editorial newsletters, personalization, tailoring and onboarding systems.

Joshi is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian, and has twice been Highly Commended at the British Press Awards. He is the founder of The Mill, an innovative local news company which publishes long form stories in Manchester. The model, which is based on paid subscriptions and delivered via email newsletters, has now spread to two more cities in England – Sheffield and Liverpool.

Bartlomiej Chmiel has been with the Agora Group since 2008. He is the CEO of Gazeta.pl, publisher of one of the largest web portals in Poland and its popular thematic websites. He is also a co-founder of Yieldbird, an advertising technology company that is a European leader in technological and consulting competencies for online publishers. He specialises in advertising technology, sales and operations management. He has significant experience in managing strategic digital transformation projects. In addition, he actively seeks business development opportunities both domestically and abroad through strategic investments and partnerships. He graduated from the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw.

Lisa Irenius has revitalized journalism through innovative digital approaches, including the use of AI. As editor-in-chief and CEO of Svenska Dagbladet, she has renewed the newsroom’s organization and working methods.

The ambition is to create better conditions for delivering a digital news experience tailored to the needs of readers and listeners and to make Svenska Dagbladet the natural choice for curious Swedes who want to understand a little more—about the world and life.

As Director of Data & AI at Schibsted Media, Juan Carlos leads the charge in transforming the future of journalism through innovative data-driven strategies. His work focuses on harnessing the power of AI and responsible data usage to create products that resonate with millions of users. With over two decades of experience in the tech industry, Juan Carlos has a deep understanding of how data can shape business decisions, drive growth, and create opportunities for media organizations to thrive in the digital age. His leadership at Schibsted has been pivotal in leveraging AI to push the boundaries of modern media and deliver smarter, more personalized experiences for readers. 

Styli Charalambous co-founded the Daily Maverick, in 2009, while navigating industry disruption and the country’s turbulent politics. As founding CEO and publisher, Styli helped grow Daily Maverick from a 5 person start-up to now more than 100 full-time staff, reaching 9m monthly unique visitors with 32k voluntary paying members. He is passionate about leadership and innovation focusing on new revenue models, product, technology and membership in news. In 2021, he was awarded South Africa’s top journalism award for courage and integrity for his shaping role in Daily Maverick’s success.

Vibeke Fürst Haugen became the first female Director General of Norway’s public broadcaster, NRK, in April 2022.

Her career at NRK began in 1995 as a program creator and producer, with a decade spent in the youth and children’s department, culminating as Head of Department. She later focused on organizational development and innovative content creation before becoming Senior Vice President of the Content Division in 2013, overseeing diverse programming at NRK’s Oslo headquarters.

Ryan Y. Kellett is a journalist and media executive studying creators as the 2025 Nieman-Berkman Klein fellow for Journalism Innovation at Harvard University. Most recently, Ryan was VP of Audience at Axios Media where he helped scale Axios Local to 30 cities across the U.S. including launching an in-house creator team. He previously was Senior Director of Audience at The Washington Post, where he spent 11 years building international digital readership and the subscription businesses.

Jane Barrett is the Head of AI Strategy at Reuters, working to enhance journalism responsibly with AI. She leads cross-functional teams to design, develop and deploy AI tools in the Reuters newsroom and across products. She works closely with data scientists to explore and develop AI solutions; Product and Engineering to integrate AI into workflow and tools; and Editorial and Legal to ensure journalistic standards and ethics are maintained in an AI world.

For the past 10 years, Bartosz Hojka has served as the President of the Management Board of Agora Group. During his tenure, the company became the fourth-largest media group in Poland. Under his leadership, Agora solidified its position as the market leader in cinema (Helios) and outdoor advertising (AMS), and successfully expanded into film production and distribution through Next Film. He also oversaw the merger of Agora Radio Group and Eurozet, facilitating significant growth in the radio segment.

Yulia Petrossian Boyle is the Chair of FIPP, global media industry trade association with a particular focus on consumer lifestyle & special interest media. In her capacity she drives innovation and partnerships for its members and industry at large. She is also the founder and principal of YPB Global, a boutique global strategy advisory firm specializing in guiding global media, ed tech, and telecommunications businesses with strategic insight, business development strategy and practical operational frameworks for market expansion and growth.

Professor Lucy Kueng is an expert on strategy, innovation and leadership and advises leading companies worldwide industry on digital transformation strategy and implementation. She keynotes frequently at international conferences and is the author of numerous books including Hearts and Minds: Harnessing Leadership, Culture and Talent to Really Go Digital, Going Digital, Innovators in Digital News, Strategic Management in the Media, and Inside the BBC and CNN. 

David Caswell is the founder of StoryFlow Ltd, an innovation consultancy focused on AI in journalism. He was previously the Executive Product Manager of BBC News Labs and has held senior roles leading AI initiatives at Yahoo!, Tribune Publishing and The Los Angeles Times. Caswell also publishes peer-reviewed research on computational and automated forms of journalism, including as a Fellow at the Missouri School of Journalism. He is a frequent speaker and writer about the opportunities and challenges facing journalism in the emerging AI-mediated digital media ecosystem.

Meera Selva is Chief Executive Officer of Internews Europe. She was previously the Deputy Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and is a co-founder of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. She is an experienced journalist who has reported from the field across Europe, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, including several years at the Associated Press.

Danuta is a brand strategist and subscription expert with experience in leading news and lifestyle media in Europe and global industry organizations. Currently, Danuta holds a position of Managing Director at Ringier Axel Springer Poland. Prior to that she was an Expert-in-Residence at the Media Development Investment Fund and served as the Head of Digital User Market Senate at Ringier AG in Zurich.

Alona Yatsyna is a media manager, military journalist, and founder of the Sumy regional media outlet Kordon.Media. She is also the regional coordinator of the Institute of Mass Information. With seven years of experience in media, Alona has worked in television news and led her own investigative journalism project, (Not) Involved. She has participated in projects such as Exposure Lab by Bigus.info, Schemes in the Regions, and Schemes by RFE/RL.

Lucky Gunasekara is the Co-Founder and CEO of Miso.ai, where he collaborates with category leaders to create high-performance search and discovery experiences.

Fergus Bell is a journalist and media innovator with a focus on driving sustainable change and innovation in the news industry. His work spans addressing the challenges of misinformation, supporting newsroom transformations, and preparing the industry for the opportunities presented by AI. He is the co-founder of Fathm, a news lab, consultancy, and agency established in 2019 to enable impactful change and foster innovation across global media organisations.

Tomáš Bella is the co-founder and Chief Digital Officer at Denník N, an independent daily newspaper published in Slovak, Czech, and Hungarian. Denník N specializes in high-quality, long-form journalism and develops the open-source subscription software for publishers REMP.

Mariam Mammen Mathew is the Chief Executive Officer of Manorama Online, the digital media operations of the Malayala Manorama company.

Established in 1888, Malayala Manorama has a daily circulation of 2.31 million and publishes over 40 publications. The group also runs Manorama News, a 24-hour news channel, Manorama Max, an entertainment channel, and Radio Mango, FM stations in Kerala.

Ladina Heimgartner 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.

Joel Simon is the founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative. Simon began his career as a journalist in Latin America, before joining the Committee to Protect Journalists in 1998. He served as CPJ executive director from 2006 to 2021. In 2022 Simon was a Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, and also Senior Research Fellow at Knight First Amendment Institute, also at Columbia. He is the author of four books, most recently The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free, co-authored with Robert Mahoney. He writes regularly on press freedom issues for The New Yorker and Columbia Journalism Review and many other publications.

Before the full-scale invasion into Ukraine, Oksana was engaged in the professional development of regional media, creating an environment and platforms for the formation of a democratic press in the country representing Association of Independent Press Publishers of Ukraine. Since February 24, 2022, has organized systematic support for more than 100 independent local media in Ukraine.

Marcin is responsible for digital strategy, product development, technology and monetisation, including the subscription model of TOK FM PREMIUM news radio. He is leading the digital transformation of Eurozet Group after its acquisition, setting new business models. He has been involved in the media and digital sector for 25 years, combining experience in journalism, marketing and e-commerce. Expert in subscription strategies, corporate transformation and the use of AI and data for audience acquisition, engagement and monetisation.

Stéphanie Barsch is a journalist and consultant with over 20 years of experience in newsrooms. Her work with major European publishers like Funke, Ringier, Axel Springer, and DMG, along with her strategic role at Meta, underscores her expertise in product development and digital transformation. She is one of the coaches of the Newsroom AI Catalyst programme,  leading the remote module on Measuring Success & ROI for AI Initiatives.

Branko Brkic, co-founder founder and former editor in chief of Daily Maverick, is the lead of Project Kontinuum, an effort that aims to reaffirm news media’s positive role in the global community.

The Choose Truth campaign that fronted World News Day in 2024 was created by Brkic and Project Kontinuum.

Nayla Tueni is a Lebanese journalist and the editor-in-chief of An-Nahar, one of Lebanon’s leading newspapers. Coming from a family with a deep legacy in journalism, she has played a significant role in maintaining the publication’s prominence in the region. Tueni is known for her commitment to press freedom and investigative journalism, often addressing issues related to governance, civil rights, and regional affairs.

Emily Withrow is the Vice President of Product and Head of Subscriber Experiences at The New York Times, leading a cross-functional team of product managers, engineers, designers, program managers, analysts and researchers committed to making The Times a joy to experience online.

Roman Kulchynsky is the Editor-in-Chief of Texty.org.ua, a Ukrainian media outlet specialising in data journalism, which he co-founded 15 years ago. His expertise lies in data-driven storytelling and analytical journalism. Texty.org.ua focuses on topics such as Russian propaganda, the war in Ukraine, open data, the environment, education, healthcare, and urbanism, using data visualisation to make complex subjects accessible to a broad audience.

Liesbeth has over 12 years of experience in the media industry. After an initial experience in e-commerce, she started in the newsroom of Mediahuis as deputy-chief of online news. She later evolved into a business leader in (digital) subscription marketing and revenue strategies building multidisciplinary teams to reach subscription goals. 

Christine Buhagiar is AFP’s director for Europe since 2015. She studied at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and the Centre de Formation des Journalistes. She covered French current affairs for several years for AFP before joining the London bureau where she acted as news editor during the Blair years. Returning to Paris she led the creation of a competitive AFP video production that would stand out from its competitors in a media environment characterized by an increasing demand for images. After spending 15 years developing the video service, Christine was appointed Europe director.

Marion is Editor-in-Chief of The Audiencers, a B2B media focused on digital reader revenue and digital strategy. She is also CMO at Poool, The Membership & Subscription Suite, and lecturer at various journalism schools in France and Switzerland.

Ignacio Martínez de Albornoz is the Business Development Director of Henneo, one of Spain’s main Media and Technology groups, with responsibility over strategic projects all across the company’s divisions (News Media, Technology, Audiovisual and Printing&Distribution). He joined Henneo in 2017. Previously he has worked as a strategic consulting manager in Accenture and as the Director of the foreign trade and investment agency of the regional government of Aragón.

Flavia is an experienced marketing strategist specialising in customer retention, paid acquisition, and digital growth. As the Head of Marketing Retention at Le Monde, she leads initiatives to enhance subscriber engagement and long-term loyalty. With over five years of experience in media and publishing, she previously managed paid acquisition at Le Monde and drove digital growth strategies at Condé Nast France.

Christiane Düsterfeld is the Head of EU Affairs & Bid Management at dpa, Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH, Germany’s leading news agency. With over 20 years of experiences in international sales & business development, Christiane is responsible for the implementation and coordination of dpa’s European media projects and the strategic expansion of dpa’s partner network.

Julia Angwin is an award-winning investigative journalist, a bestselling author, a New York Times contributing Opinion writer and a Walter Shorenstein Media and Democracy Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.

She is the founder of Proof News, a nonprofit journalism studio that launched in 2024. In 2018, she founded The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that  investigates the impacts of technology on society. From 2014 to 2018, Julia was a senior reporter at the independent news organization ProPublica, where she led an investigative team that was a Finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting in 2017 and won a Gerald Loeb Award in 2018.

Christophe Israël is a dynamic media leader and consultant with extensive experience in digital strategy, media transformation and change management. He’s a coach and facilitator for the Newsroom AI Catalyst program offered by WAN-IFRA /OpenAI. With a strong track record in leading complex digital transformation projects at major media organisations like Tamedia, Libération and Radio France, Christophe is passionate about driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and developing sustainable business models in the digital media landscape.

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.

Laura Badura is a Product Manager at DER SPIEGEL, one of Germany’s largest quality media outlets. She specializes in interdisciplinary product development for web and app platforms and played a key role in the relaunch of “SPIEGEL Debatte,” a redesigned onsite community aimed at fostering interactive and respectful reader engagement.

Magda Bandera has been awarded with recognised journalism prizes on different occasions for her work and compromise against gender violence. Cofounder of La Marea in 2012, and editor in chief and director since 2015. Before participating in the cooperative’s foundation, she has been working as freelancer for several media such as El Periódico de Catalunya, La Vanguardia, Marie Claire, etc.

Dominika Michalak is the Head of Institutional Fundraising at OKO.press and previously worked as a grants professional for Krytyka Polityczna. A Project Manager with over 15 years of experience, including 8 years in the publishing industry as an editor-in-chief and commissioning editor, she facilitated the literary translation debuts of 18 young translators.

Annelies Jansen is a global digital strategist and leader of high-profile B2B and B2C businesses and has developed and implemented successful growth strategies for leading consumer and media companies. Amongst her various roles, she led the Times and the Daily Telegraph initiatives to expand from print-only newspaper circulation to digital. Previous to her current role at Prorata.ai, she was in several senior roles at META. Earlier, she held a series of senior leadership roles in the technology, digital media, and media sectors.

Since 2015 Clémence Lemaistre has been Digital Editor at Les Echos in charge of digital news and transformation. Before that, she was the Editor-in-chief at BFMTV.com, the website of the TV channel, for three years. She had previously been on the editorial team which launched the daily 20 minutes in France in March 2002, and the website 20minutes.fr in 2007.

Amrit Mann is Publisher Services Manager at Ozone, specialising in publisher business development. With over four years of experience in the programmatic advertising space, Amrit is responsible for signing publishers to Ozone’s products and managing global business development opportunities.
Ozone, launched in the summer of 2018, is a technology and data-led digital advertising platform built for brands by four of the world’s leading publisher groups. In a radical and unprecedented move, Ozone was conceived through a strategic collaboration between News UK, Guardian Media Group, Telegraph Media Group, and Reach plc.

Clara Soteras is an SEO for News Publishers and Digital Strategy Consultant. She is currently Head of Innovation and Digital Strategy at AMIC, a local media association with more than 600 members, focused on new projects that incorporate artificial intelligence. Her areas of expertise include attracting new audiences, Google Discover, content planning, SEO functions in a newsroom, and business-focused editorial products.

Marcin Hajduk is the Chief Product Officer at Yieldbird, a programmatic ad tech house that provides publishers with automated solutions for programmatic inventory management and revenue maximisation. With 6 years of experience in ad tech, he has led the development of pricing automation, demand source management, and inventory optimization technologies. Previously, he worked as a strategy consultant at a leading global consulting firm, delivering strategic development projects for industry leaders in Poland and across Europe.

Remco Steen is a digital advertising professional with over 17 years of deep expertise in Adtech business and product development across both the sell-side and the buy-side of the digital ecosystem.