Agenda 2019

*Please note all aspects of the agenda – including running order of speakers and session times and stages – still remain subject to potential change

25 MARCH 2019
26 MARCH 2019
  1. 25 MARCH 2019

    1. 08:00 - 09:15 | Registration, Networking Coffee & Meetings

    2. 09:15 - 09:30 | Audience call & welcome

    3. 09:30 - 11:10 | Big picture

      • 09:30 - 09:55

        • 09:30 - 09:55
          Reinventing media
          • Stephanie Caspar, Axel Springer, Germany
            Stephanie Caspar, Axel Springer, Germany
      • 09:55 - 10:20

        • 09:55 - 10:20
          Conversation: Strategies for success in today's media landscape
          • Scott Havens, Bloomberg Media, USA
            Scott Havens, Bloomberg Media, USA
          • James Hewes, President and CEO, FIPP, UK
            James Hewes, President and CEO, FIPP, UK
      • 10:20 - 10:45

        • 10:20 - 10:45
          How M&A rewards media innovation
          • Reed Phillips, Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips; Oaklins International, USA
            Reed Phillips, Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips; Oaklins International, USA
      • 10:45 - 11:10

        • 10:45 - 11:10
          Innovations from around the world… that'll help business survive AND thrive
          • Andrew Rolf, Innovation Media Group, UK
            Andrew Rolf, Innovation Media Group, UK
          • John Wilpers, Senior Director USA, Innovation Media Consulting Group, USA
            John Wilpers, Senior Director USA, Innovation Media Consulting Group, USA
    4. 11:10 - 11:30 | Networking coffee break

    5. 11:30 - 12:10 | Exploring revenue streams / Audience Engagement / DIScovery Stage

      • 11:30 - 11:50

        • Atrium Stage
          11:30 - 11:50
          How to fix broken ad models by reinventing content and putting readers first
          • Jessica Rovello, Arkadium, USA
            Jessica Rovello, Arkadium, USA
        • Specialist Stage
          11:30 - 11:50
          Clarkson, Hammond and May’s DriveTribe: Community engineering and the verticalization of social
          • Jim Murray Jones, DriveTribe, UK
            Jim Murray Jones, DriveTribe, UK
        • DIScovery stage
          11:30 - 11:50
          From occasional visitors to loyal subscribers: The paradigm shift in managing the customer journey
          • Ognjen Zelenbabić, Content Insights
            Ognjen Zelenbabić, Content Insights
      • 11:50 - 12:10

        • Atrium Stage
          11:50 - 12:10
          R&D for product innovation and building new revenue streams
          • Vince Errico, Trusted Media Brands, USA
            Vince Errico, Trusted Media Brands, USA
        • Specialist Stage
          11:50 - 12:10
          Telling better stories across the open web
          • Bella Hurrell, BBC News, UK
            Bella Hurrell, BBC News, UK
        • DIScovery stage
          11:50 - 12:10
          How Micropayments drive User Acquisition and Subscriber Conversion
          • Cosmin Ene, Laterpay, Switzerland
            Cosmin Ene, Laterpay, Switzerland
    6. 12:10 - 12:15 | 5-minute interval

    7. 12:15 - 12:55 | Innovation in journalism / Exploring revenue streams / DIScovery stage

      • 12:15 - 12:35

        • Atrium Stage
          12:15 - 12:35
          How ProPublica approaches journalism in an age of disinformation, fake news and outright lies
          • Robin Fields, ProPublica, USA
            Robin Fields, ProPublica, USA
        • Specialist Stage
          12:15 - 12:35
          How Singapore's Heart Media taps into a wealth of crypto-currencies
          • Olivier Burlot, Heart Media, Singapore
            Olivier Burlot, Heart Media, Singapore
        • DIScovery stage
          12:15 - 12:35
          Breakups suck! 3 secrets to everlasting love
          • Nikolay Malyarov, PressReader, Canada
            Nikolay Malyarov, PressReader, Canada
      • 12:35 - 12:55

        • Atrium Stage
          12:35 - 12:55
          Using new tools of the trade to overcome challenges and tell stories audiences trust
          • Yaser Bishr, Al Jazeera Media Network, USA
            Yaser Bishr, Al Jazeera Media Network, USA
        • Specialist Stage
          12:35 - 12:55
          Lessons in Innovation Thinking: Connecting content & commerce in South Africa
          • Julia Raphaely, Associated Media Publishing (AMP), South Africa
            Julia Raphaely, Associated Media Publishing (AMP), South Africa
        • DIScovery stage
          12:35 - 12:55
          Next level reader engagement with digital printing solutions
          • Cathy Bittner, Canon, Germany
            Cathy Bittner, Canon, Germany
    8. 12:55 - 14:00 | Networking lunch break

    9. 14:00 - 14:40 | Engaging trends / Exploring revenue streams / DIScovery stage

      • 14:00 - 14:20

        • Atrium Stage
          14:00 - 14:20
          How The Blick-Group innovated by tapping into the e-sports trend
          • Nicolas Pernet, Blick Group, Ringier, Switzerland
            Nicolas Pernet, Blick Group, Ringier, Switzerland
        • Specialist Stage
          14:00 - 14:20
          Expanding the PEOPLE magazine revenue model with TV and OTT
          • Tom Rowland, Meredith Corporation, USA
            Tom Rowland, Meredith Corporation, USA
        • DIScovery stage
          14:00 - 14:20
          Embracing fragmentation in the digital news media market – An Agency Perspective
          • Matt Tabaccos, Ruptly, Germany
            Matt Tabaccos, Ruptly, Germany
      • 14:20 - 14:40

        • Atrium Stage
          14:20 - 14:40
          Tapping into the e-health trend
          • Tuuli Toivainen, A-lehdet Oy, Finland
            Tuuli Toivainen, A-lehdet Oy, Finland
        • Specialist Stage
          14:20 - 14:40
          Turning the magazine advertising and newsstand revenue model on its head through video innovation
          • Jacqueline Loch, St Joseph Media, Canada
            Jacqueline Loch, St Joseph Media, Canada
        • DIScovery stage
          14:20 - 14:40
          The Facebook Journalism Project
          • Jesper Doub, Facebook, Germany
            Jesper Doub, Facebook, Germany
    10. 14:40 - 14:45 | 5-minute interval

    11. 14:45 - 15:25 | Developing trust / Exploring revenue streams / DIScovery stage

      • 14:45 - 15:05

        • Atrium Stage
          14:45 - 15:05
          Team of Rivals: How the six largest media companies in Norway created an alliance fighting fake news
          • Helje Solberg, Faktisk; NRK, Norway
            Helje Solberg, Faktisk; NRK, Norway
        • Specialist Stage
          14:45 - 15:05
          6 lessons learned the hard way launching a digital video subscription business (so you don't have to make the same mistakes)
          • Julie Roehm, Creativebug, USA
            Julie Roehm, Creativebug, USA
        • DIScovery stage
          14:45 - 15:05
          Salesforce – How you can benefit from digital innovations in many various verticals
          • Markus Wittig, factory42, Germany
            Markus Wittig, factory42, Germany
      • 15:05 - 15:25

        • Atrium Stage
          15:05 - 15:25
          From transactions to relationships: optimizing trust and revenue through engagement
          • Jennifer Brandel, Hearken, USA
            Jennifer Brandel, Hearken, USA
        • Specialist Stage
          15:05 - 15:25
          In search of revenues: Pivoting from a media company to a new breed of business
          • Nancy Spears, genConnect, USA
            Nancy Spears, genConnect, USA
        • DIScovery stage
          15:05 - 15:25
          How do subscriptions actually work?
          • Bas Nawijn, Piano
            Bas Nawijn, Piano
    12. 15:25 - 15:30 | 5-minute interval

    13. 15:30 - 16:10 | Subscriptions & membership / Innovation in journalism / DIScovery stage

      • 15:30 - 15:50

        • Atrium Stage
          15:30 - 15:50
          Global digital subscriptions report
          • James Hewes, President and CEO, FIPP, UK
            James Hewes, President and CEO, FIPP, UK
        • Specialist Stage
          15:30 - 15:50
          Give the people what they want – building audience by filling information gaps on demand
          • Sarah Alvarez, Outlier Media, USA
            Sarah Alvarez, Outlier Media, USA
      • 15:30 - 16:10

        • DIScovery stage
          15:30 - 16:10
          Digital optimisation for publishers
          • Oliver Hülse, Integral Ad Science, Germany
            Oliver Hülse, Integral Ad Science, Germany
      • 15:50 - 16:10

        • Atrium Stage
          15:50 - 16:10
          From failure to success: NZZ's subscriptions journey
          • Rouven Leuener, Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ, Switzerland
            Rouven Leuener, Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ, Switzerland
        • Specialist Stage
          15:50 - 16:10
          Helping newsrooms manage and execute collaborative, high quality journalistic projects
          • Heather Bryant, Project Facet, USA
            Heather Bryant, Project Facet, USA
    14. 16:10 - 16:30 | Networking coffee break

    15. 16:30 - 16:50 | Vertical business / Exploring revenue streams / DIScovery Stage

      • 16:30 - 16:50

        • Atrium Stage
          16:30 - 16:50
          How Active Interest Media builds 360-degree brands
          • Jonathan Dorn, Active Interest Media, USA
            Jonathan Dorn, Active Interest Media, USA
        • Specialist Stage
          16:30 - 16:50
          Lessons learned from changing paywall infrastructure
          • Christoph Schmitz, Aller Media, Norway
            Christoph Schmitz, Aller Media, Norway
        • DIScovery stage
          16:30 - 16:50
          Editorial newsletters have become key for all publishing strategies – digital subscriptions, sponsorships, and ads
          • Martijn de Kuijper, Revue, Netherlands
            Martijn de Kuijper, Revue, Netherlands
    16. 16:50 - 17:30 | New business / Exploring revenue streams

      • 16:50 - 17:10

        • 16:50 - 17:10
          How Vogue identified and launched a new newsletter-first product to target fashion's business segment
          • Lauren Indvik, Condé Nast International, UK
            Lauren Indvik, Condé Nast International, UK
      • 16:50 - 17:30

        • Specialist Stage
          16:50 - 17:30
          Deep-dive: How smart executives use legacy data to build membership and other reader revenue streams
          • Rob Ristagno, The Sterling Woods Group, USA
            Rob Ristagno, The Sterling Woods Group, USA
      • 17:10 - 17:30

        • Atrium Stage
          17:10 - 17:30
          Slow down. Wise up. Why and how Tortoise Media wants to be a new kind of media
          • Katie Vanneck-Smith, Tortoise Media, UK
            Katie Vanneck-Smith, Tortoise Media, UK
    17. 17:30 - 17:35 | 5-minute interval

      • 17:35 - 18:00

        • Atrium Stage
          17:35 - 18:00
          News in the age of algorithmic optimisation
          • Nick Rockwell, The New York Times, USA
            Nick Rockwell, The New York Times, USA
    18. 18:00 | Wrap Day 1

    19. 18:00 - 19:00 | Networking drinks & meetings

  2. 26 MARCH 2019

    1. 08:00 - 09:00 | Networking coffee and meetings

    2. 09:00 - 09:10 | Audience call and welcome back

    3. 09:10 - 09:35 | Trends and strategies

      • 09:10 - 09:35

        • 09:10 - 09:35
          Do's and Don'ts to be successful in a disruptive world
          • Markus Reithwiesner, Haufe Group, Germany
            Markus Reithwiesner, Haufe Group, Germany
      • 09:35 - 10:00

        • 09:35 - 10:00
          Fireside Chat: Digital content trends in the US – lessons from DCN's membership base | Interviewed by Mike Hewitt, MD, Adaugeo Media and DIS Moderator
          • Jason Kint, Digital Content Next, USA
            Jason Kint, Digital Content Next, USA
          • Mike Hewitt, Adaugeo Media, UK
            Mike Hewitt, Adaugeo Media, UK
      • 10:00 - 10:25

        • 10:00 - 10:25
          Opportunities and challenges for media in the world's big growth markets
          • Marcus Brauchli, North Base Media, USA
            Marcus Brauchli, North Base Media, USA
      • 10:25 - 11:00

        • 10:25 - 11:00
          Conversation: 'The trouble with advertising' | Interviewed by James Hewes, President and CEO, FIPP
          • James Hewes, President and CEO, FIPP, UK
            James Hewes, President and CEO, FIPP, UK
          • Carsten Schwecke, Media Impact, Axel Springer, Germany
            Carsten Schwecke, Media Impact, Axel Springer, Germany
          • Nick Stringer, Trustworthy Accountability Group, UK
            Nick Stringer, Trustworthy Accountability Group, UK
    4. 11:00 - 11:30 | Networking coffee break

    5. 11:30 - 12:10 | AI and the media

      • 11:30 - 11:50

        • Atrium Stage
          11:30 - 11:50
          VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE FROM SHANGHAI: AI, innovation and the on-demand creative economy
          • Ling Fan, Tezign, China
            Ling Fan, Tezign, China
        • Specialist Stage
          11:30 - 11:50
          From data to wisdom - How media can use own assets to succeed
          • Janina Mütze, civey, Germany
            Janina Mütze, civey, Germany
      • 11:50 - 12:10

        • Atrium Stage
          11:50 - 12:10
          Watson and the media: Learn how AI will (and already does) propel media forward
          • Thomas F. Ross, IBM, Germany
            Thomas F. Ross, IBM, Germany
        • Specialist Stage
          11:50 - 12:10
          Building a digital B2B media company from scratch
          • Joachim Eeckhout, Labiotech.eu
            Joachim Eeckhout, Labiotech.eu
    6. 12:10 - 12:15 | 5-minute Interval

    7. 12:15 - 12:40 | AI Innovation in journalism / AI and the media

      • 12:15 - 12:40

        • Atrium Stage
          12:15 - 12:40
          When bots become editors
          • Sören Karlsson, United Robots, Sweden
            Sören Karlsson, United Robots, Sweden
          • Robin Govik, MittMedia; United Robots, Sweden
            Robin Govik, MittMedia; United Robots, Sweden
        • Specialist Stage
          12:15 - 12:40
          How Alma Media, Tamedia and Schibsted employed AI to help solve problems across news comment moderation, shopping and advertising
          • Mari-Sanna Paukkeri, Utopia Analytics Oy, Finland
            Mari-Sanna Paukkeri, Utopia Analytics Oy, Finland
    8. 12:40 - 13:30 | Networking lunch break

    9. 13:30 - 14:30 | Innovation in journalism / Consent management

      • 13:30 - 13:50

        • 13:30 - 13:50
          Lessons from BBC Good Food's foray into the world of Voice
          • Hannah Williams, BBC Good Food, UK
            Hannah Williams, BBC Good Food, UK
          • Max Amordeluso, Amazon, Luxembourg
            Max Amordeluso, Amazon, Luxembourg
      • 13:30 - 14:30

        • Specialist Stage
          13:30 - 14:30
          Deep-dive GDPR: How the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework helps tackle upcoming challenges with consent management
          • Tom Halank, Axel Springer, Germany
            Tom Halank, Axel Springer, Germany
      • 13:50 - 14:10

        • Atrium Stage
          13:50 - 14:10
          Building AR journalism projects for top media brands of various sizes
          • Steve Johnson, SeeBoundless, USA
            Steve Johnson, SeeBoundless, USA
    10. 14:10 - 14:50 | Reality check

      • 14:10 - 14:30

        • 14:10 - 14:30
          Developing effective First Movers Advantage (FMA) Content Strategy: the risk and rewards of innovation in new platforms and formats
          • Christine Beardsell, C3 @ Seven, UK
            Christine Beardsell, C3 @ Seven, UK
      • 14:30 - 14:50

        • 14:30 - 14:50
          Media and technology: Hype versus reality
          • Andy Brown, Kantar Media, UK
            Andy Brown, Kantar Media, UK
    11. 14:50-15:00 | Wrap

25 MARCH 2019
26 MARCH 2019