WAN-Ifra has published a list of speakers for its World News Media Congress, a virtual event which replaces the face-to-face event which was to have been held in Taipei.
Dates are from November 29 to December 2 (starting at 10am in Germany, 5pm in Singapore, and 5am the previous day in New York), with attendance offered as a no-charge benefit to paying members. Non-members can register for 690 Euros, which includes a year’s individual membership.
Speakers range from Sinead Boucher – modestly described as chief executive of New Zealand’s Stuff but since last year also its owner – to “journalist, futurist and product strategist” Sam Guzik, who is director of news product at WNYC and an affiliate of the USA’s Future Today Institute.
The full list is:
Sinead Boucher, CEO, Stuff Ltd, New ZealandCEO, Stuff Ltd, New Zealand;
Matt Murray, Editor in Chief, The Wall Street Journal & Dow Jones Newswires, New York, USA;
Kristin Skogen Lund, CEO, Schibsted, Norway;
Wolfgang Blau, Co-Founder, Oxford Climate Journalism Network, UK;
Toyosi Ogunseye, Head of West Africa, BBC, Nigeria;
Winston Utomo, Founder & CEO, IDN Media, Indonesia;
Martha Henriques, Editor, BBC Future Planet, UK;
Alessandra Galloni, Editor in Chief, Reuters, UK;
Liz Corbin, Deputy Director of Media and Head of News, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Switzerland;
Prof. Dr. Lucy Kueng, Strategic Advisor, Author, Speaker Senior Research Executive, Reuters Institute, Oxford University, Switzerland;
Stig Ørskov, CEO, JP/Politikens Hus, Denmark;
Rasmus Nielsen, Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, UK;
Damian Radcliffe, Professor & Fellow, University of Oregon, Columbia University, USA;
Saxon Phipps, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Year13, Australia;
Hans Peter Nissen, Head of Logistics, JP/Politiken Media Group, Denmark;
Alison Gow, Audience and Content Director North West, Reach plc, UK;
Warren Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief, The Straits Times & SPH's English/Malay/Tamil Media Group, Singapore;
Justin Eisenband, Managing Director, FTI Consulting, USA;
Kirsty Styles, PhD researcher, the University of Central Lancashire, UK;
Markus Ahlberg, Head of Sustainable Business Development, Schibsted, Sweden;
Dmitry Shishkin, Digital transformation, content strategy and innovation consultant, WEF Board Member, UK;
Juan Señor, President, Innovation Media Consulting Group, UK; and
Sam Guzik, Director of News Product at WNYC and a Foresight Affiliate at the Future Today Institute, USA.
More details at the WNC website
The list suggests the WNC has lost none of its variety and flavor, despite the virtual format, with some “old favourites” and a number of fresh newcomers to the conference circuit.
The event combines the World Media Leaders Summit, World Editors Summit, and Women in News Summit, and will include the announcement of this year’s Golden Pen of Freedom award, and top-level Digital Media Awards.
Pictured: Saxon Phipps and Sinead Boucher