World Association of News Publishers


Open 'Media Port' stages 2013

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  • Adam Thomas, Director of Business Development, Storyful, Ireland
    Director of Business Development, Storyful, Ireland
  • Aleksandra Solda-Zaccaro, Publishing Director Munich Office G+J Corp. Editors
    Publishing Director, Munich Office G+J Corporate Editors GmbH, Germany
    Aleksandra studied business economics and has more than fifteen years' management experience in the media industry. Before joining the media industry in 1997, she worked for Deutsche Lufthansa in...
  • Andreas Baier, Principal, Porsche Consulting GmbH, Germany
    Principal, Porsche Consulting GmbH, Germany
    Andreas Baier, as Business Manager of Porsche Consulting, has conducted numerous projects for the introduction of lean processes and structures in the media industry and at publishing houses. He has...
  • Andreas Siefke, Managing Director, KircherBurkhardt GmbH, Germany
    Managing Director, KircherBurkhardt GmbH, Germany
  • Anthony Habayeb, Senior Vice President,Propel Marketing/GateHouse
    Senior Vice President, Alliances and Development, Propel Marketing/GateHouse Media, USA
    A proven digital executive, Anthony Habayeb has spent years building businesses, revenues and partnerships across the web and media industry.  He has spent time leading global business functions...
  • Antonia & Theresa Neubauer, SisterMAG, Carry-On Publishing GmbH
    Founders, Carry-On Publishing GmbH & sisterMAG, Germany
    sisterMAG is the idea of the sisters Theresa (Thea) and Antonia (Toni) Neubauer. While the older sister Toni was working in the field of Mobile Internet for six years, the younger sister Thea studied...
  • Audra Martin, Vicepresident, Advertising and Operations, Economist Digital
    Vicepresident, Advertising and Operations, Economist Digital, UK
    Audra joined The Economist Group in 2005 and is responsible for digital advertising, content marketing solutions, and publishing operations. Over the last 15 years, Audra has worked in several...
  • Beatrix Beckmann
    Research Manager Materials, WAN-IFRA, Germany
    Beatrix Beckmann graduated with an engineering degree from the Technical University Chemnitz where she studied printing presses and printing technology. She also completed an internship at the...
  • Benjamin Ruschin, Managing Director, Vienna Digital OG, Austria
    Managing Director, Vienna Digital OG, Austria
    Benjamin Ruschin is Co-Founder & Managing Director of Vienna Digital, a digital service provider based in Vienna, Austria. Benjamin is also Founder of Marketing Natives, one of the most...
  • Bernhard Feurstein, Head of Corporate Development, Regionalmedien Austria AG
    Head of Corporate Development, Regionalmedien Austria AG
    Bernhard Feurstein is Head of Corporate Development at Regionalmedien Austria AG which, with 128 weekly newspapers, is the market leader in the Austrian newspaper sector. Regionalmedien Austria's...
  • Bernhard Leicht, Managing Director, Valecom AG, Switzerland
    Managing Director, Valecom AG (WRH Marketing Group),Switzerland
  • Björn Schmidt, Head of the digital section, DuMont Net GmnH, Germany
    Head of the digital section, DuMont Net GmnH, Germany
    Björn Schmidt has been working with DuMont since 1985, originally as a member of the editorial team for the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (KStA) daily newspaper, and later from 2006 to 2011 as managing...
  • Brigitte Nussbaum, Managing Director, Nussbaum Medien , Germany
    Managing Director, Nussbaum Medien publishing group, Germany
    Brigitte Nussbaum was Senior Executive at Nussbaum Medien Weil der Stadt GmbH & Co. KG until 2007. Since 2008 she is owner and Managing Director of the Nussbaum Medien publishing group, with...
  • Brona Kernan, Chief Information Officer, The Irish Times Group, Ireland
    Chief Information Officer, The Irish Times Group, Ireland
    Brona Kernan is the Chief Information Officer for The Irish Times Group. Brona leads the Information Technology team, and also is responsible for developing the IT strategy in support of the group's...
  • Bulent Mumay, Editor in Chief, Hurriyet.com.tr, Turkey
    Editor in Chief, Hurriyet.com.tr, Turkey
    Bülent Mumay was born in July 1977 in Siirt, Turkey. He studied Sociology  at İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature and after graduation he obtained his Master's Degree on "Internet...
  • Carina Rydberg, Managing Director Direktpress Stockholm, Sweden
    Managing Director, Direktpress Stockholm, Sweden
    Carina Rydberg is managing Director at Direktpress Stockholm. Direktpress Stockholm have 6 hyper-local weekly newspapers in the inner- and outer city of Stockholm with a total reach of 250.000...
  • Carsten Szameitat, Marketing and Content Partner, M-Days, Germany
    Marketing and Content Partner, M-Days, Germany
    Carsten Szameitat is founder of M-Days - Trade Exhibition and Congress for Mobile Business. After the takeover of M-Days by Messe Frankfurt in 2010, he has continued to work as Marketing and Content...
  • Chris Simon, Managing Editor, BILD, Germany
    Managing Editor, BILD, Germany
    Chris Simon was born in Hong Kong in 1970 and studied journalism at the University of Illinois. He joined the German tabloid "Hamburger Morgenpost" as an assistant to the city desk in 1989. Since...
  • Christian Buggisch, Head of Corporate Publishing, DATEV eG, Germany
    Head of Corporate Publishing, DATEV eG, Germany
    Christian Buggisch is Head of Corporate Publishing at DATEV, one of Germany's largest software houses and IT service providers, and Chairman of the the Apps & Mobile Services Working Group at...
  • Founder and CEO, etventure, Germany
    Dr. Christian Lüdtke is a specialist when it comes to corporate businesses and intrapreneurship. He gained over 10 years of experience at Bertelsmann where he developed an in-house startup...
  • Christoph Eich, Head of Software Development, Urban Media GmbH, Germany
    Head of Software Development, Urban Media GmbH, Germany
    Christoph Eich has majored in economic engineering in Berlin and has been with Urban Media GmbH as the Head of Software Development since 2004. Urban Media is the new media division of Verlag Der...
  • Christophe Julia, IT Manager, Groupe La Dépêche du Midi, France
    IT Manager, Groupe La Dépêche du Midi, France
    Christophe JULIA has more than 20 years of experience working in the media industry, most of them at French regional newspapers. Since years, he is in charge of Production at La Dépêche du Midi IT...
  • Constantine Kamaras
    Vice Chairman, 24 Media, Greece
    Constantine Kamaras is Vice Chairman of 24 Media, Greece’s leading Digital Media Group both in terms of total users and advertising revenues. Konstantinos was previously Publisher & CEO of Sport....
  • Daniel Hoepfner, CEO, PressMatrix GmbH, Germany
    CEO, PressMatrix GmbH, Germany
    Daniel Hoepfner has extensive expertise in the mobile industry. He has been a senior executive at VC-backed companies such as Funambol (California) and public-listed Synchronica (UK), supporting...
  • David Keenan, Associated Consultant, WAN-IFRA CH
    Associated Consultant, WAN-IFRA CH
    A high energy, bottom-line focused, senior executive with over 30 years experience in the printing and paper industry. Demonstrated ability as a strategic and innovative thinker with broad general...
  • Managing Driector & CEO, ABP Pvt Ltd, India
    D. D. Purkayastha is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ABP Pvt Ltd., overseeing the strategy and operations of the entire ABP portfolio. He is also the Chairman of INFOCOM. He is a...
  • Emre Iskeceli, Tablet and Mobile Coordinator, Hürriyet, Türkei
    Tablet and Mobile Coordinator, Hürriyet, Turkey
  • Espen Egil Hansen, Executive Editor in VG Norway
    Executive Editor, Verdens Gang, Norway
    Espen Egil Hansen is an Executive Editor in VG Norway. VGs products reach 53% of the Norwegian population every day, and it is among the media houses in the world with the strongest digital position...
  • Frank Stapelfeldt, Managing Director, Arvato Systems, Germany
    Managing Director, Arvato Systems, Germany
    Frank Stapelfeldt joined arvato Systems in 2008. Based in Hamburg, he is responsible for managing the company's media consulting and project business. Since 1997 he has conducted projects at...
  • Fredrik Nars, Director Digital Media, KSF Media, Finland
    Director Digital Media, KSF Media, Finland
  • George Donaldson, Group Continuous Improvement Manager, Newsprint, United Kin
    Group Continuous Improvement Manager, Newsprinters, United Kingdom
  • Gregor Haake
    Senior Product Manager Digital, BURDA NEWS GROUP/FOCUS MAGAZINE, Germany
    Gregor Haake, Senior Product Manager Digital, BURDA NEWS GROUP/FOCUS MAGAZINEGregor Haake, 36, is respossible for the Digital-Business of the FOCUS Magazin Group, including FOCUS Newsmagazine,...
  • Grit Neumann, Head of Sales & Marketing, Axel Springer AG, Germany
    Head of Sales & Marketing, Axel Springer AG - Druckhaus Spandau, Germany
    Grit Neumann has been working in different areas of the printing industry for more than 15 years. In 2008 she started to work at the Axel Springer printing plant in Berlin. She is currently the head...
  • Haymi Behar, Head of Online Marketing Solutions, Hürriyet, Turkey
    Head of Online Marketing Solutions, Hürriyet, Turkey
    Haymi Behar graduated from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Social Sciences and Communications and earned his master degree in European Studies at the University of Leiden, Netherlands.In...
  • Helene Claesson, Editor in Chief Direktpress Stockholm, Sweden
    Editor in Chief, Direktpress Stockholm, Sweden
    Helene Claesson is Editor in Chief at Direktpress Stockholm.Direktpress Stockholm have 6 hyper-local weekly newspapers in the inner- and outer city of Stockholm with a total reach of 250.000 readers...
  • Helene Juhola
    Director R&D, Federation of the Finnish Media Industry, Finland
    Ms. Helene Juhola is the Director R&D at the Federation of the Finnish Media Industry in Helsinki, Finland and the agent of Media Industry Research Foundation in Finland.. Finnmedia is an...
  • Jan Andersson, CEO, MittMedia Print AB, Sweden
    CEO, MittMedia Print AB, Sweden
    Jan Andersson is since 2006 working as CEO at MittMedia Print, a subsidiary of the MittMedia Media Group in Sweden. MittMedia Print has seven printing plants in the middle and northern part of Sweden...
  • Janne Kaijärvi, Chief Media Officer, Leia Media, Finland
    Chief Media Officer, Leia Media, Finland
    Janne Kaijärvi has previously worked in Sanoma Group as Editor-in-Chief for Metro Finland. He has also worked as Editor-in-Chief for many local city papers.  His passion is to figure out, how...
  • Jennifer Holster, Project Management Digital Asset Management, Bauer Media Group
    Project Management Digital Asset Management, Bauer Media Group, Germany
    Jennifer Holster is a project manager for digital asset management at Bauer Systems, which is the central IT department from the Bauer Media Group in Germany, one of Europe's leading media companies...
  • Jens Wegmann, Sales Manager, Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung GmbH & Co. KG
    Sales Manager, Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, Germany
  • Jess Erickson, Founder of Berlin Geekettes, Germany
    Founder of Berlin Geekettes, Germany
    Jess Erickson is based in Berlin and you can find me nerding out to all things tech. As Founder of Berlin Geekettes, she is busy uniting women of tech and have the amazing opportunity of interacting...
  • Joachim Braun, Chief Editor, Nordbayerischer Kurier, Germany
    Chief Editor, Nordbayerischer Kurier, Germany
    Joachim Braun has been Chief Editor of the daily newspaper  Nordbayerischer Kurier in Bayreuth since 1st March 2011 . In January 2013 , he was awarded  the title "Chief Editor (regional) of...
  • Johan Nel, CEO, Umuntu Media (Mimiboard), South Africa
    CEO, Umuntu Media (Mimiboard), South Africa
    Umuntu media founder and CEO, online publishing and media expert, tech entrepreneur and passionate African. Johan conceived Umuntu Media when he was researching a family holiday to Namibia and he...
  • Johnny Ryan, Chief Innovation Officer at The Irish Times
    Chief Innovation Officer, The Irish Times, Ireland
    Dr Johnny Ryan is Chief Innovation Officer of The Irish Times. He is also an associate on the emerging digital environment at the Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge. His...
  • Jussi Pekkarinen, Quality Manager, Alma Manu Oy, Finland
    Quality Manager, Alma Manu Oy, Finland
    He works for Alma Manu Ltd which  is the printing and distribution company of Alma Media Plc. Alma Manu employs about 1 200 people, about 900 of them are newspaper deliverers. His career spans...
  • Kai-Uwe Heinrich, Photo Manager, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
    Photo Manager, Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
    Kai-Uwe Heinrich is Chief Photo Editor at "Der Tagesspiegel", a position he has held since 1994. In addition, he lectures at the private Photoacademy Urbschat and at the KLARA Journalists' School.
  • Kaisa Aalto, Business Manager, Helsingin Sanomat, Sanoma News, Finland
    Business Manager, Helsingin Sanomat, Sanoma News, Finland
    Kaisa Aalto has been working for Sanoma News and SanomaWSOY in various positions since 2007. As the development manager, she is now responsible for the development of Helsingin Sanomat eReading, i.e...
  • Kaj Ritala, Product Manager, KSF Media, Finland
    Product Manager, KSF Media, Finland
    Kaj Ritala has been digital product manager at Finnish KSF Media since 2010. Prior to that, he was product coordinator at Arena Interactive. He holds a Master's Degree in Marketing Management from...
  • Karel Verhoeven,De Standaard, Belgium
    Editor-in-Chief, De Standaard, Belgium
    Karel Verhoeven is the Editor-in-Chief of De Standaard. De Standaard is the leading Flemish quality newspaper, with a daily reach of 379.600 and a print circulation of 107.603. Through a combination...
  • Karl Malik, Publisher, PreMedia Newsletter, Germany
    Publisher, PreMedia Newsletter, Germany
  • Principal, MD, Advanced Interactive Media Group LLC
    Katja Riefler, AIM Group principal and Managing Director has a broad background working with newspapers, trade associations and online services to shape media companies for the future. She is based...
  • Ken Harding, Senior Managing Director, FTI, USA
    Senior Managing Director, FTI, USA
    Ken Harding is a managing director in FTI’s Corporate Finance practice and is based in Denver. Mr. Harding has over 27 years of professional experience in the media industry, with a strong focus on...
  • Lars Larsson, CEO, Varnish Software, Norway
    CEO, Varnish Software, Norway
    Lars Larsson is the CEO of Varnish Software, the company behind the open source web accelerator Varnish Cache. Lars will be presenting the Varnish Paywall, the paid content solution, that is...
  • Chief Digital Officer at Haaretz, Israel
    Lior Kodner is a specialist in digital media. As the Chief Digital Officer at Haaretz, Israel’s most prestigious newspaper, Lior leads all of the Haaretz's new media endeavors, from its business,...
  • Founder, Owner, KircherBurkhardt, Germany
    Lukas Kircher is one of the most celebrated newspaper designers in Europe. He founded a boutique media services company in the late 1990s, and became Germany’s go-to guy for launching or reformatting...
  • Marco Olavarria, Managing Partner, Kirchner + Robrecht management consultants
    Managing Partner, Kirchner + Robrecht management consultants, Germany
    Dr. Marco Olavarria is managing partner of Kirchner + Robrecht management consultants, a german based consulting company specialized on publishing companies and corporate communications. His...
  • Marcus von Harlessem, Head of Consulting, InterRed GmbH, Germany
    Head of Consulting, InterRed GmbH, Germany
    Dr. Marcus von Harlessem is Head of Consulting at InterRed,  a leading provider of web-based publishing solutions for publishing houses, media and industry. The company specialises in developing...
  • Mariana Correa Esteves, Product Development Manager, Globo.com, Brazil
    Product Development Manager, Globo.com, Brazil
    Responsible for product strategy and development for Brazil's number one hard news website - G1.com.br - and the country's leader portal in celebrity gossip - Ego.com.br.
  • Marica Verjaal, Head of Media Services, Kurierverlags GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
    Head of Media Services, Kurierverlags GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
    Since April 2013 Marica has headed the Media Services Department at Kurierverlags GmbH & Co. KG, which consists of the production desk (production planning), ad desk (coordinating ad production)...
  • Mark Poss, CEO, Red Wing Publishing, USA
    CEO, Red Wing Publishing, USA
  • Managing Director / CEO, WAZ NewMedia
    Mark-Oliver Multhaup is specialized in Online2Print and Print2Online, local markets, lean organizing, efficient financial structures, efficient and profitable visual media affiliates including Photo...
  • Markus Brehm, Managing Director, Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag GmbH, Germany
    Managing Director, Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag GmbH, Germany
    Markus Brehm has held the position of Chief Executive at the Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag GmbH since 1993. Since this time, the publishing house in southern Bavaria has undergone a transformation...
  • Martijn Groot, CEO, Co-founder, Peecho, The Netherlands
    CEO, Co-founder, Peecho, The Netherlands
    Martijn Groot brings a history of successful online and offline experience in commercial sales and startups to his role as CEO of Peecho, a free service that allows anyone to sell their digital...
  • Martin Novotny, Director and Owner, GRAFIE CZ, Prague, Czech Republic
    Director and Owner, GRAFIE CZ, Prague, Czech Republic
    GRAFIE CZ is a consultancy company and provides professional services in the GraphicArt and Printing market.  Outside of the consultancy GRAFIE CZ publishes a periodic publication...
  • Martin Rauber, Technical Manager, TypoServ GmbH, Germany
    Technical Manager, TypoServ GmbH, Germany
    Martin Rauber is Technical Manager of TypoServ GmbH with responsibility for technology and personnel, a position he has held since 2002. After training as a compositor, he worked for several years in...
  • Michael Höflich, Managing Director, Forum Corporate Publishing e.V., Germany
    Managing Director, Forum Corporate Publishing e.V., Germany
    After his studies in the subjects of German, English, and history, Michael Höflich worked for 10 years as a radio and TV journalist at various private radio and TV stations. In 1999 he moved to the...
  • Michael Mendoza, CEO, Lineup Systems, United Kingdom
    CEO, Lineup Systems, United Kingdom
  • Michael Rettig, Managing Director, Druckzentrum Rhein Main, Germany
    Managing Director, Druckzentrum Rhein Main, Germany
    After studying mechanical engineering at Darmstadt Technical University, where he specialised in printing processes, Michael Rettig worked at the printing house of the Frankfurter Rundschau as well...
  • Mikko Piiroinen, Project Manager, Talentum Media
    Project Manager, Talentum Media, Finland
  • Head of Media Development, WAN-IFRA
    Mira leads WAN-IFRA’s global media development programmes, that include support for piloting new business models and experimentation with mobile news platforms in emerging markets, as well as...
  • Morgan Stevenson, Head of Display & Operations, Johnston Press, UK
    Head of Display & Operations, Johnston Press, UK
    Morgan Stevenson is Head of Display and Ad Operations for Johnston Press, one of the top community media organisations in the United Kingdom and Ireland- both print and online.  Johnston Press...
  • Muharrem YAŞAR, Quality and Coord. Manager, Zaman Newspaper, Turkey
    Quality and Coord. Manager, Zaman Newspaper, Turkey
    Muharrem Yaşar has been working at the Zaman dailywhich is a broadsheet newspaper, has a daily circulation of more than 1,000,000. Although he is of engineering background, he has mostly concentrated...
  • Niklas Jonason, Citygate
    CEO, Citygate, Sweden
    Niklas Jonason has over 20 years’ experience in different forms of Internet advertising such as display, video, search, classifieds, directories and mobile. He is currently CEO of Citygate, an ad...
  • Ole Mølgaard
    Program Director, CBS Executive, Denmark
    Ole Mølgaard is Program Director at the Media Executive program, which is done in cooperation in between WAN IFRA and CBS Executive. He is an internationally renowned mediaexpert and advicer on...
  • Oliver von Wersch, Managing Director, G+J Digital GmbH, Germany
    Managing Director, G+J Digital GmbH, Germany
    Oliver von Wersch joined G+J Electronic Media Sales (G+J EMS) in 2008. Since January 2012 he is Chief Executive with responsibility for both online marketing and mobile marketing. Prior to this,...
  • Paolo Ramazzotti, Gerente de Mercadeo de Nuevos Negocios, El Universal
    Gerente de Mercadeo de Nuevos Negocios, El Universal, Venezuela
    Paolo Ramazzotti is in charge of developing new digital products in El Universal of Venezuela, in order to reach a greater audience in multiple platforms like mobile and tablet. In the last few years...
  • Patrick Rembe, Project Manager, KircherBurkhardt GmbH, Germany
    Project Manager, KircherBurkhardt GmbH, Germany
  • Pedro Madrid, Corporate Pre-sales Director, Protecmedia, Germany
    Corporate Pre-Sales Director, Protecmedia, Germany
    Qualified in IT Computer Science at Universidad Politécnica of Madrid. He started to work in Protecmedia in 1988 in the Software Development Department, where he has carried out several functions (...
  • Penny Jones, Head of International Business Development, Guardian News & Media
    Head of International Business Development, Guardian News & Media, Australia
    Penny is Head of International Business Development for Guardian News & Media and has recently returned from Sydney where she coordinated the launch of Guardian Australia.Prior to this role,...
  • Philip Maurer, Head of Client Services, Lineup Systems, UK
    Head of Client Services, Lineup Systems, UK
  • Philip Crawley, Publisher and CEO, The Globe and Mail, Canada
    Publisher and CEO, The Globe and Mail, Canada
    Phillip Crawley is the Publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper. He worked in Europe, Asia and New Zealand before he joined The Globe and Mail in October 1998 as President...
  • Ralph Berti, Senior Executive, Nussbaum Medien Uhingen GmbH & Co. KG , Germany
    Senior Executive, Nussbaum Medien Uhingen GmbH & Co. KG , Germany
    Ralf Berti has worked as Senior Executive at Nussbaum Medien Uhingen GmbH & Co. KG since 2009 and Senior Executive of the group of companies since 2012. In addition to his duties carried out...
  • Reinhard Küchler, Head of Technical Coordination, VRM, Germany
    Head of Technical Coordination VRM (Verlagsgruppe Rhein-Main), Germany
    VRM one of the most important German regional groups has integrated into the same workflow the whole of its 30 publications. It has been consequence of an accurate process of anaylisis, involvement...
  • Operational Director at Stimuleringsfonds voor de Pers, The Netherlands
    Rick van Dijk has a degree in economics and is managing director at the Netherlands Press Fund, a government funded organization aimed at financing projects from news organizations and new journalism...
  • Rob Paterson, CEO at erento GmbH, Germany
    CEO, erento GmbH, Germany
    Rob Paterson recently joined Erento, a marketplace for anything you can rent. Erento was launched in 2003 and quickly grew to be the world’s leading online rentals business. Rob has close to 30 years...
  • Roland Aumüller,  Head of Printing, Bremer Tageszeitungen AG, Germany
    Head of Printing, Bremer Tageszeitungen AG, Germany
    Roland Aumüller came to Bremer Tageszeitungen via a Swiss group in 1996 and stayed on to work as an electronic systems engineer. He took up the position of Head of Printing in 2009 and managed the...
  • Samuli Leivonniemi, News Editor, Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
    News Editor, Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
    Samuli Leivonniemi, 32, is a journalist working at the Finland's largest newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. In addition to his daily work as a news editor Leivonniemi has been involved in a numerous...
  • Stefaan Vanysacker, Project Manager, Halewijn, Belgium
    Project Manager, Halewijn, Belgium
    With about 20 years of experience in management roles within the graphics sector, coupled with a background in civil engineering, Stefaan develops new business models for both the graphics sector and...
  • Steffen Konrath, Managing Director, Editor in Chief, Liquid Newsroom, Germany
    Managing Director, Editor in Chief, Liquid Newsroom, Germany
    Steffen Konrath has a background in computer science and marketing and more than 16 years experience in the digital and mobile industry, holding various management positions throughout the years....
  • Steffen Setzer, VP, LASERLINE Digitales Druckzentrum Bucec & Co. Berlin KG
    VP, LASERLINE Digitales Druckzentrum Bucec & Co. Berlin KG, Germany
  • Steve Chapman, Director of Publishing, PressReader, Canada
    Director of Publishing, PressReader, Canada
    Steve Chapman joined PressReader as Director of Publishing in 2012 with more than five years experience in the smartphone and tablet industry. He has worked with major publishing houses around the...
  • Sven Scheffler, Head of N24-Digital, Germany
    Head of N24-Digital, Germany
    Sven Scheffler is Head of N24-Digital, one of Germany’s leading news providers. He sets vision and strategy for all digital platforms of N24. Recently, he led the relaunch of the company’s online...
  • CEO, Riksmedia Sverige AB, Sweden
    Theo is the CEO at Riksmedia Sverige AB, a national sales organisation with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Jönköping selling to 85 different newspaper titles and mediahouses across Sweden and...
  • Thomas Deicke, PublishingDirector, Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag und Druckerei GmbH
    Publishing Director, Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag und Druckerei GmbH, Germany
    Thomas Deicke has been Publishing Director of Saarbrücker Zeitung Verlag und Druckerei GmbH since 2009, with responsibility for advertising, sales, online, marketing. In addition, he is General...
  • Thomas Kaulfuß, Journalist, Sächsische Zeitung Dresden
    Journalist, Sächsische Zeitung Dresden, Germany
    After completing his studies of journalism in Leipzig, Thomas Kaulfuß joined the Sächsische Zeitung Dresden as a local editor. Since 1989 he has worked as a political editor for the general editorial...
  • Till Issller, Project Manager Mobile Applications, MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG
    Head of Mobile, Project Manager Mobile Applications, MAIRDUMONT GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
    Till Issler is head of mobile at MAIRDUMONT and is responsible for strategy and product management of the entire brand portfolio. This includes i.a. the smartphone and tablet apps of MARCO POLO and...
  • Tim Gutke, Editor-in-Chief, Nissan N_Magazin, Germany
    Editor-in-Chief, Nissan N_Magazin, Germany
    Tim Gutke zog es nach drei Jahren Werbeagenturarbeit (Text & Kreation) imJahr 2002 zum Playboy nach München. In sieben Jahre schrieb er dort mehr als 50Reportagen und führte etwa 20 Interviews....
  • Tim Sternefeld, Managing Director, Grasundsterne, Germany
    Managing Director, Grasundsterne, Germany
  • Tobias Khun, General Manager BILD Ost / Saarland, Axel Springer AG
    General Manager, BILD Ost / Saarland, Axel Springer AG, Germany
    Tobias Kuhn has worked for Axel Springer AG since 1995. He currently holds positions as General Manager of BILD Ost and Central Projects. His responsibilities include the management of all business...
  • Tony Nouwen, Expert in production, workflow and print process, Concentra Media
    Expert in production, workflow and print process, Concentra Media, Belgium
    Tony works for Concentra, publisher of regional newspapers Het Belang van Limburg, Gazet van Antwerpen and Metro. He has extensive experience of all aspects of production, from creative layout to...
  • CTO of Axel Springer’s Electronic Media Division, Germany
    Ulrich Schmitz is CTO of Axel Springer’s Electronic Media Division, which manages a broad portfolio of shareholdings in the digital business. As managing director of Axel Springer Digital Ventures...
  • Uwe Muchow, Founder and Publisher of  „Der Reporter“, Germany
    Founder and Publisher of „Der Reporter“, Germany
    Uwe Muchow has been publisher of the weekly family newspaper "der reporter" since 1983. During this time, he was also instrumental in developing 6 additional weekly family newspapers, all of which...
  • Valeri Shilkov, CEO and Founder, SPN Publishing, Russia
    CEO and Founder, SPN Publishing, Russia
    Valeri Shilkov is CEO and Founder at SPN Publishing company since 1998 - the leading travel media publishing company in Russia: www.spn.ru
  • Walter Lorz, COO & Head of Expertise, Parzeller Group, Germany
    COO & Head of Expertise, Parzeller Group, Germany
    For more than 15 years, Walter Lorz has lived the conviction that regional markets offer the greatest opportunities for digital media. For him, the emphasis is always on one parameter that is...
  • Ken Doctor, News Industry Analyst and Author, USA
    News Industry Analyst and Author, USA
    Ken Doctor is an analyst with a ringside seat at the greatest story ever told about the global news media industry. Fully employing more than 35 years of experience across a wide range of media, he's...
  • General Manager, Warum Verlag GmbH, Germany
    Iwan is publishing the award winning +3 Magazin as a supplement to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Süddeutsche Zeitung. The readers of +3 Magazin can contribute their opinions on three...
  • Rod Kenning, Group General Manager, Polaris Media, Australia
    Group General Manager, Polaris Media, Australia
    Rod Kenning  began his media career in radio, working for Australia's government broadcaster The ABC. Making the switch to print in the early ’90s, Rod started at The Australian Jewish News in...
  • Peter Lamb
    President, Lamb Consulting, USA
    Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Lamb is a Strategy Consultant, now living in Miami, Florida, and specialising in media companies. “The goal of my consulting practice is to utilise the sophisticated...
  • Andrew Miller, CEO, Guardian Media Group, UK
    CEO, Guardian Media Group, UK
    Andrew was appointed chief executive officer of Guardian Media Group (GMG) in July 2010, having joined the Group in August 2009 as chief financial officer. Owned by the Scott Trust, which exists to...
  • John Paton, CEO, Digital First Media, USA
    CEO, Digital First Media, USA
    John Paton is the CEO of Digital First Media – which operates Digital First Ventures, MediaNews Group – and 21st Century Media. The combined companies, with approximately $1.4 billion in revenues and...
  • Sven Paysen, CEO, Rotapress Saarburg GmbH, Germany
    CEO, Rotapress Saarburg GmbH, Germany
    Sven Paysen is a certified media specialist since 2003. After his professional education as a sheetfed offset printer, he joined the university in BiberachRiß, Germany, to become a media specialist....
  • Editor-in-Chief, 4c, Vienna, Austria
    Schwarz is the editor in chief of 4c, a trade magazine for print, design & digital media. 4c is being published in an edition for Austria and since 2013 also in an edition for Germany. The...
  • WAN-IFRA Deputy CEO, Germany
    Manfred Werfel is WAN-IFRA Deputy CEO and Executive Director, Global Events, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He is responsible for the World News Media Congress and the World Publishing...

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