DIS exclusive: Vivian Schiller on what’s next for platforms and the media

Former Head of News at Twitter, Chief Digital Officer of NBC News and President and CEO of National Public Radio (NPR), Vivian Schiller is now confirmed as one of the speakers for Digital Innovators’ Summit 2018, where she will share her thoughts on what she considers is the next phase of development for platforms and the media.

FIPP and VDZ’s Digital Innovators’ Summit (DIS) takes place from 18-20 March 2018 in Berlin, with the speaking programme on 19 and 20 March. Discounted pre-agenda tickets are available for another 15 days, until 30 November, saving you €600 on final rates. 

Now Editor in Chief at Weber Shandwick and Director of the Scott Trust (Guardian News and Media), Schiller’s distinguished career includes roles as:

Strategic Advisor at Vocativ

Head of News at Twitter

Senior VP and Chief Digital Officer at NBC News

President and CEO at NPR

Senior VP/General Manager at The New York Times

Senior VP/General Manager at Discovery Times Channel

Executive VP at CNN Productions

VP and General Manager at Turner

Schiller joins other speakers so far confirmed for DIS2018 such as:

Troy Young, Global President, Hearst Digital Media, USA

Gary Liu, CEO, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

Helje Solbert, CEO and Editor, VGTV, Schibsted, Norway

Keith Hernandez, SVP Strategy, Bleacher Report, USA

Louise Roug, International Director, HuffPost, UK

Breton Fischetti, Senior Director: Insider Picks, Business Insider, USA

Hannah Ray, Head of Visual Storytelling and Social Strategy, Condé Nast International, UK

Jenny Woods, Social Media Research Lead, BBC, UK

Kerstin Schiefelbein, CEO, Visual Statements, Germany

Lucy Rohr, Snapchat editor and multi-media editor, The Economist, USA

Maureen Hoch, Editor, HBR.org, USA

Mark Stencel, Co-director: The Reporter’s Lab, Duke University, USA

Pauli Alto-Setälä, Aller Media Oy, Finland

Matt Egan, Editorial Director UK and USA, IDG, UK/USA

Molly Miller, Chief Content Officer, ALM Media, USA

Kevin Turpin, President, National Journal, Atlantic Media, USA

Bernhard Glock, SVP, MediaLink, USA

Will McInnes, Chief Marketing Officer, Brandwatch, UK

Hilmar Mulder, Chief Editor, Libelle, Sanoma, The Netherlands

Sara Wilkins, Digital Editor, ALT.dk, Denmark

Sign up today to join some 600 media colleagues from more than 30 countries at DIS2018. Our pre-agenda rate is available until 30 November, offering savings of €600 on final rates.

We hope to see you in Berlin in March!