65th World Newspaper Congress
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Date and Location
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02 Jun 2013 - 05 Jun 2013BangkokThailand
Price
WAN-IFRA/WEF Member:
EUR 1,190
Non-Member:
EUR 1,890
Programme
Sunday, 2. June 2013
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13:00
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13:00
Gain strategic insight or improve data journalism projects: learn aobut the skills and tools you need to find, analyse and visualise data for improved storytelling. Using development data sets we will show you where opportunities lie and how to replicate. This session is made possible by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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14:00
Technological innovations are transforming the digital advertising landscape. The round table will discuss the consequences of these disruptive changes brought about by advertising networks and real time bidding and the role of publishers in this new ecosystem.
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16:00
The New Media Landscape and its Press Freedom Challenges. The evolving media landscape gives rise to new challenges for press freedom, particularly around the issues of soft censorship, media and internet regulation and the locking up of information. How should the media entrench its watchdog role in the face of these new challenges?
Moderator:
Kavi Chongkittavorn, Advisor, National Press Council of Thailand
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18:00World Ballroom, Centara Grand
Thai publishers and the city of Bangkok welcome you to the 65th World Newspaper Congress, 20th World Editors Forum and 23rd World Newspaper Advertising Forum in the heart of Asia. This is an opportunity for an informal meet and greet with friends and peers from around the globe as the world's news publishing industry gathers for its annual meetings.
Monday, 3. June 2013
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9:00
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10:00
Welcome:
Pichai Chuensuksawadi, Chairman of Asia Pacific Committee, WAN-IFRA
Opening Address:
Jacob Mathew, President of WAN-IFRA
Keynote:
H.E. Kittirat Na Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Golden Pen of Freedom Presentation:
Erik Bjerager, President of World Editors Forum
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12:00
Followed by welcome luncheon
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13:30
Moderator:
Thomas Jacob, Chief Operating Officer, WAN-IFRA
World Press Trends 2013
The annual update on trends in news publishing worldwide, from WAN-IFRA’s World Press Trends survey, the most authoritative source on industry wide data for circulation, advertising, digital audience and more.
Vincent Peyrègne, CEO, WAN-IFRA
Panel: Around the world in 60 minutes
In this fast-paced session, leading news executives from Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Americas will discuss the key trends that drive their strategies and plans.
Moderator:
Mike Savage, Editor, The Asia Media Journal, Hong Kong
Panelists:
Patrick Daniel, Editor-in-Chief, English & Malay Newspapers, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore
Tobias Trevisan, CEO, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), Germany
Amadou Mhatar Ba, CEO, African Media Initiative, Kenya
Michael Chalhoub, CEO, Sport360, UAE
Boris Lohzkin, President, UMH Group, Russia
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15:30
One of the United States largest media and marketing solutions companies, Gannett, publisher of USA TODAY, has launched a new digital strategy to fully leverage its relationships with customers and advertisers.
Robert Dickey, President US Community Publishing, Gannett Company Inc., USA
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More and more publications have been introducing online paywalls, hoping they might revolutionise online business models and bring much needed revenue. Discover a variety of concepts and lessons learned from experiments and implemented strategies worldwide.
Moderator:
Dr. Stig Nordqvist, Executive Director, Publishing & Digital, WAN-IFRA
Paid content global strategies
The Norwegian Media Association has published a report about the different ways to charge for content online. What are the best models for small, medium and large media groups? Case studies from around the world.
Geir Engen, Digital Director, Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association - MBL, Norway
Journalism doesn’t end with a paywall
The Globe and Mail launched a metered paywall in October 2012, and one positive effect has been the strengthening of The Globe’s journalism. From creating premium products to highlighting value-added features, John Stackhouse will showcase how a paid content strategy can invigorate a newsroom.
John Stackhouse, Editor-in-Chief, The Globe and Mail, Canada
Metered subscription and multi-platform model of FT
Discover how FT’s solutions were implemented and the customer insights that followed. Learn of their current situation and results.
Caspar de Bono, Managing Director, B2B, Financial Times, UK
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18:00
This glamourous networking event is always a Congress highlight and definitely not to be missed. Seated within an open atrium you will be captivated by outstanding performances from Bangkok artists and musicians. While dining on Asian delicacies, the Gala Dinner will provide the perfect setting to unwind with friends old and new.
Tuesday, 4. June 2013
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8:50
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9:00
H.E Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand
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9:45World Newspaper Congress
Is the traditional media business model dead? Despite the rapid changes sweeping the industry, the core competences of ‘content production’ and ‘advertising sales’ haven’t changed.
Moderator:
Jim Chisholm, Media Consultant&Analyst, France
Hurriyet world vision
Turkish daily Hurriyet is taking a bold new approach to news, readers’ communities.
Ahmet Dalman, Vice President Executive Committee, Hurriyet Group, Turkey
Audience centric news business
dmg media, DMGT ‘s consumer media company, encompasses brands such as Metro and Daily Mail that continue to thrive in print while scoring amazing results on digital platforms. Learn how MailOnline.com became the world’s number one newspaper website. What is the monetizing strategy underlying this achievement?
Kevin Beatty, CEO, dmg media, Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), UK
Tablet technology and free subscription as keys to transforming the business model
Canada’s French-language daily of record has invested 40 million dollars in the development of La Presse+, a digital package which fully leverages the capacities of the iPad by offering users a free intuitive, interactive experience that delivers news and advertising as never before. Vision and strategy behind the creation of this new product and innovative business model.
Guy Crevier, President, La Presse, Canada
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11:00World Newspaper Congress
Despite the sombre mood in the news business, success stories are occurring around the world and are a source of inspiration. What are the reasons? What are these companies doing differently?
Moderator:
Ole Molgaard, Program Director, CBS Executive, Denmark
Leadership in the sea of change
and the pressure to innovate? Media executives are facing ever increasing pressures caused by changes in digital technologies and consumer attitudes. Navigating the sea of change requires whole new competencies and attitudes to management.
Ole Molgaard, Program Director, CBS Executive, Denmark
Promote innovation and inspire enthusiasm in a challenged industry
Leading Brazilian regional multimedia group RBS nurtures a culture of innovation and change which places it at the forefront of the transformation that the global news publishing industry is currently undergoing.
Eduardo Sirotsky Melzer, CEO, RBS Group, Brazil
Industry driven pre-competitive collaboration between publishers and research
Finnish media industry has succeeded in something that many consider to be unbelievable. All the major publishers and research organizations prepared a common R&D strategy leading to large scale collaboration in supporting the transformation to digital business. Next aim is to continue this fruitful work on European level.Eskoensio Pipatti, Focus area Director, Next Media, Sanoma News, Finland
Start-ups meet publishers
The IT has been very active introducing a fresh air of innovation in the company by fomenting synergy between editorial and advertising and start-ups through a series of initiatives such as the Digital Challenge.Johnny Ryan, Chief Innovation Officer, The Irish Times, Ireland
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14:00World Newspaper Congress
Alternative revenue streams is on the top of most publishers’ agendas. Many are venturing into e-commerce, mergers and acquisitions or B2B activities.
Moderator:
Peter Lamb, Partner, Lamb Consulting, USA
Monetizing online video
The New York Times has established itself as a leading provider of online video content. It is also a pioneer in monetizing these content via contextual sponsorship, targeted pre-roll ads, long-form lounge video ads, full page interstisials, multichannel video ads, etc.
Craig Smith, Managing Editor, cn.nytimes.com, USA
Prolonging the Sunset of Print in India
How the Times of India Group has used Innovations in advertising such as Distinctive Advertising Formats + Options, Initiatives such as Brand Capital, MediaNet to grow ad revenues manifold and ensure print advertising remains vibrant and a must-have media buy in India!
Shrijeet Mishra, COO, Bennett Coleman & Co, India
Revenue diversification at Schibsted
Schibsted is one of the most successful revenue diversification case study in the media world. The Scandinavian publisher generates over 50% of its revenues from mom print activities ranging from online classifieds to search, e-commerce , mobile TV and other ventures.
Anders Berglund, VP Sales, Schibsted, Sweden
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16:00World Newspaper Congress
Digital media has brought about disruptive changes in the publishing ecosystem. Content aggregators, search engines, social media networks and powerful advanced analytics are impacting the traditional practices of publishers. Is the value creation in news business, moving from publishers to aggregators or to search, etc? In the digital space, the key assets are content and consumer data. How can you master these two assets and monetise them? How do you react as a publisher against the disintermediation of your digital value?
Moderator:
Frederic Filloux, Head of Digital, Les Echos, France
Speakers:
Mario Calabrasi, Editor in Chief, La Stampa, Italy
Christophe Camborde, Founder and CEO, Ezakus, France
Scott Lamb, Managing Editor, Buzzfeed.com, USA
David Hendengren, Founder, Publisher & Media Entrepreneur, Your Middle East, Sweden
Wednesday, 5. June 2013
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8:50
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9:00World Newspaper Congress
Despite the predictions of the impending demise of printed newspapers, print remains central to revenue generation. While much attention is focused on digital, some publishers are quietly investing in new printing plants and launching successful, new print titles. What are the key success factors?
Moderator:
Manfred Werfel, Deputy CEO, WAN-IFRA
The growth of Ebela
In September 2012, ABP Group launched a new daily, Ebela, in Calcutta. The new launch aimed at the youth became a runaway success selling over 300,000 copies but without cannibalizing the group’s well established quality daily. Recent research shows an unduplicated readership of 56% with the group’s quality daily. This case study presentation will offer insights into how segmentation and targeting can create opportunities in print.
D.D. Purkayastha, Managing Director & CEO, ABP, India
Innovative advertising in print and beyond
Creative formats and use of paper, plus new technologies, help in retaining advertisers and increasing yields.
Ulbe Jelluma, Marketing Manager, PrintPower Europe, Germany
Business growth through innovative green product development
De Persgroup has invested in newspapers in Belgium and in the Netherlands and they see a growing market in green newspaper products.
Christian Van Thillo, CEO, De Persgroup, Belgium
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11:00World Newspaper Congress
Asia continues to experience robust economic growth and the media industry is thriving in print, in countries such as India or Indonesia, and online in advanced digital markets such as Korea or Japan. The young generation of Asian newspaper CEOs and owners discuss their prospects and strategies for the future of news media. Take inspiration from today’s most dynamic media region.
Moderator:
Robin Hu, CEO, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Panelists:
Azrul Ananda, President Director, Jawa POS, Indonesia
Jeongdo Hong, Executive Director, JoongAng Media Network, South Korea
Sandy Prieto, CEO, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines
Supakorn Vejjajiva, President & COO, Post Publishing, Thailand
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14:00
Moderator:
Pichai Chuensuksawadi, Editor in Chief, Post Publishing, Thailand
The future of the Internet
Conversation with Steve Crocker. The Internet pioneer known as one of the founding fathers of Internet, will discuss issues such as the future o f the internet, internet and security, Internet and the media...
Steve Crocker, CEO and Co-Founder, Shinkuro Inc., US
The future of journalism
The author of What would Google Do? and Public Parts discusses the impact of the new media economy on the way news are produced and monetized . Provocative thinking and disruptive business model proposals for the future of news publishing.
Jeff Jarvis, BuzzMachine, USA
Global report on innovation in newspapers
The annual presentation of the Innovations in Newspapers World report, prepared for WAN-IFRA by the team from Innovation Media Consulting, is always one of the highlights of the Congress. The presentation will be illustrated with case studies from all over the world.
Juan Señor and Team, Innovation Media Consulting, UK
Closing comments
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18:00Sampran Riverside, Nakorn Pathom
Limited availability! Seats are on a first serve basis.
The Sampran Riverside offers visitors a quick immersion into traditional Thai culture. You’ll enjoy Thai customs and cuisine in a classic village setting with hands-on activities and workshops. Ever wonder how to make silk? Want to try your hand at pottery? Or learn the art of making herbal compresses? From Thai boxing, bamboo and farmer dancing to rice planting, you’ll be invited to join these activities and be entertained by local performers during the Congress’s Folk Night.
Contact information
Gilles Demptos
Director, Asia
WAN-IFRA
| Singapore,
Singapore
Phone: ++65-65628443
E-Mail: gilles.demptos@wan-ifra.org
Programme
Speakers
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Peter Lamb
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Geoff Tan
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Gilles Guillou
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Javier Garza Ramos
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Frédéric Filloux
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Erik Bjerager
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Thomas Jacob
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Juan Señor
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Manfred Werfel
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Andreas Vogiatzakis
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Anders Berglund
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Patrick Daniel
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Marcelo Rech
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DATUK SERI WONG CHUN WAI
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Supakorn Vejjajiva
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Sanjana Hattotuwa
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Eskoensio Pipatti
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Cherilyn Ireton
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Eugen A. Russ
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Roshan Thiran
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Vincent Peyrègne
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Jim Chisholm
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Matt Kelly
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Dipankar Das Purkayastha
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Caspar de Bono
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Steve Crocker
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Ole Mølgaard
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Shrijeet Mishra
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David Rowan
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Madhav Chinnappa
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Craig Smith
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Markus Pettersson
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David Hedengren
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Lisa MacLeod
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Siddharth Varadarajan
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Peter M. Zollman
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Javier Moreno Barber
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Ahmet Dalman
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Guy Crevier
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Mark-Oliver Multhaup
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Anette Novak
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Kavi Chongkittavorn
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Kylie Davis
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Michael Chalhoub
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Andrew Green
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Lisa Blakeway
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Mirjana Milosevic
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Jeff Jarvis
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Johnny Ryan
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Eduardo Sirotsky Melzer
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Zaffar Abbas
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Todd Forest
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Amadou Mahtar Ba
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Suzanne Raitt
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Jonathan Halls
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George Brock
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Geir Engen
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Robin Hu
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Martin van der Meij
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Henrik Bruun
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Ulbe Jelluma
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Larry Kilman
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John Stackhouse
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Nathalie Alvaray
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Tobias Trevisan
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Andrew Holden
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Jacob Mathew
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Randy Covington
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Philippe Massonnet
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Robert Dickey
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Sarah Marshall
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Peter Kvarnstrom
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Suthichai Yoon
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Kevin Beatty
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Boris Lozhkin
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Chavarong Limpattamapanee
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Justin Arenstein