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World Publishing Expo 2013 (IFRA Expo & Conference)

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World Publishing Expo 2013 (IFRA Expo & Conference)

Introduction to Speakers

200 speakers from around the world will share their experiences and publishing strategies with you.

All Speakers

  • Nancy Lane, President, Local Media Association
    President, Local Media Association, USA
    Nancy Lane is the dynamic leader of the Local Media Association, an organization that represents nearly 3,000 newspapers and hundreds of broadcast companies, directory publishers, pure plays and...
  • Adam Thomas, Director of Business Development, Storyful, Ireland
    Director of Business Development, Storyful, Ireland
  • Creative Director, The Globe and Mail, Canada
    International award winning creative director whose background is in newspaper and magazine design, working for The Sunday Times, The Times, The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and Times...
  • journalist, broadcaster and author
    Alan Pearce is a journalist, broadcaster and author specializing in cyber-security and counter-surveillance and is the author of “Deep Web for Journalists: Comms, Counter-Surveillance, Search”. With...
  • 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...
  • Berlin Bureau Chief, The New York Times
    Alison Smale came to Berlin in Aug. 2013 as chief correspondent for The New York Times for Germany and central and eastern Europe. She previously served almost 10 years as managing editor and then...
  • 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 De Rosa
    Editor-in-Chief of Circa
    Anthony is the Editor-in-Chief of Circa. Anthony was previously the Reuters Social Media Editor, integrating the “ambient wire” that exists on social networks, where news now breaks before...
  • 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...
  • Çağrı Türkkorur, Digital Media Director at Dogan Gazetecilik
    Digital Media Director at Doğan Gazetecilik
    Born in 1972, BS in Industrial Engineering Middle East Technical University, MBA in Boğaziçi University. Worked for various IT projects in banking and retail sectors. Joined the Doğan Group in 2006,...
  • 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...
  • Group Content Director of The Independent and Evening Standard
    Chris Blackhurst is Group Content Director of The Independent and Evening Standard.  He rejoined The Independent as Editor in July 2011 and remained Editor until June 2013. Previously, Chris...
  • 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...
  • General Manager, CSQ - Centro Stampa Quotidiani, Italy
    Dario De Cian is 50 years old, graduated in 1990 in Electronic Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. From 1991 to 1996 he worked as Project Manager in a company belonging to the Mannesmann group,...
  • 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...
  • Art Director, El Correo, Spain
    Diego Zúñiga García-Falces is the Art Director of  El Correo in Bilbao. He has a degree in journalism from the University of Navarra and studied art direction at the Poynter Institute of Florida...
  • 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...
  • Business Manager Consumer Relations, De Persgroep, Belgium
    Dirk Milbou is Business Manager Consumer Relations for De Persgroep, publisher of news media and magazines in Belgium and the Netherlands.  Dirk joined De Persgroep in 2012, where he became...
  • CEO of the Spanish Premium Audience Network (PAN Spain)
    Dominique Loumaye is one of the most experienced figures in the digital marketing landscape in Spain. Over the past 15 years, he has been responsible for the setup, launch and development of a number...
  • Ebele Wybenga
    Amsterdam-based journalist Ebele Wybenga (1987) writes about contemporary culture, brands, and advertising. He contributes to the weekend edition of newspaper NRC Handelsblad and is a columnist for...
  • 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...
  • Espen Olsen Langfeldt, Managing editor VG Mobil
    Managing editor VG Mobil
    Since 2010, Espen Olsen Langfeldt has been the managing editor of VG Mobile - VGs company for all initiatives on mobile and tablets. VG is the number 1 in terms of readers on mobile, tablet, web...
  • 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
  • Chair of the Board of Founders, Foundation for Investigative Journalism – Foundation 19/29, Russia and Chair of the Executive Board, International Press Institute (IPI).
    Graduate of the Journalism School, University of International Relations (Moscow) at different stages of her career she was a staff writer, analyst, diplomatic correspondent, member of the editorial...
  • Professor and Head of Journalism, City University, UK
    Professor Brock became Professor and Head of Journalism at City University in September 2009. He began his reporting career at the Yorkshire Evening Press and The Observer, joining The Times in 1981...
  • 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...
  • Guy Crevier, President, La Presse, Canada
    President, La Presse, Canada
    Guy Crevier is President of Gesca, a Canadian publisher of newspapers and news websites, as well as President and Publisher of the daily newspaper La Presse, Canada’s French-language news medium of...
  • 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...
  • INIGraph Project Manager UNIC (Union Nationale de l'Imprimerie & de la Communication), France
    Born January 2, 1968 in La Guadeloupe (FWI)Estienne Graphic Art Industry SchoolDauphine's MBAInvolved in the printing industry since 1991.RotOcéan's CEOReunionmedia's CEOPrivate Helicopter pilot, a...
  • Managing Director, HJ Consulting, UK
    Jack Knadjian is an independent consultant who has specialized in the field of newspaper digital printing for the past 10 years. Having worked for both Kodak and Agfa, he has been instrumental in the...
  • 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...
  • Jeff Moriarty, General Manager, Boston.com / Vice President, Digital Products
    General Manager, Boston.com / Vice President, Digital Products, The Boston Globe and Boston.com
    Jeff Moriarty is responsible for strategy, design and development of digital products at The Boston Globe, including Boston.com and BostonGlobe.com. In October 2012, he also assumed the role of...
  • 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...
  • Editor-in-Chief of ZEIT ONLINE
    Jochen Wegner is Editor-in-Chief of ZEIT ONLINE, Germany’s highest quality online news site. The ZEIT ONLINE newsroom with its 60 editors is based in Berlin. Prior to his position with ZEIT ONLINE,...
  • 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...
  • Turner Multimedia Professor, Western Kentucky University, USA, and Chief Editorial Officer, The Newsplexer Projects
    Kerry J. Northrup is a career journalist and international media executive who specializes in prototyping the future of journalism. Northrup created the original US$2.5 million Newsplex...
  • 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...
  • Head of Market Intelligence and Analytics at Globo.com, Brazil
    Responsible for providing analysis and information reports to support different levels of performance monitoring and strategic decisions for Globo's internet group.
  • 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...
  • Manager Web TV, Bild.de, Germany
    Marc Jungnickel studied history and English before training as a journalist at the Cologne Journalism School. He did an internship at the German TV News Agency (DFA), after which he joined the n-tv...
  • 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...
  • Project Manager Digital, rtv media group, Germany
    Emanated from an academic background as research assistant and lecturer in communication science at Mainz and Trier University since September 2012 he is project manager digital at rtv media group |...
  • 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...
  • Martin van der Meij, Head of Revenue Development, TMG, The Netherlands
    Head of Revenue Development, TMG, The Netherlands
    Martin founded Publisher Market after having years of experience in the development and implementation of automated trading within TMG. His work is described as ground breaking and the force behind...
  • Mathias Döpfner, CEO, Axel Springer
    CEO, Axel Springer, Germany
    Mathias Döpfner is Chief Executive Officer of German media group Axel Springer AG. He will be the opening speaker of the World Publishing Expo. He is optimistic about the future of the publishing...
  • 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...
  • International Editor, Assisting Chief Editor, Politiken
    Michael Jarlner is International Editor and Assisting Chief Editor at Politiken. Jarlner has a Msc in Economics, and is author to several books on international affairs. He is also a frequent...
  • 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...
  • Senior Consultant, Kirchner + Robrecht management consultants GmbH
    Moritz holds a Diploma degree in Print Plant Management from Munich University of applied sciences and a Master of Science degree in Graphic Arts Systems from Rochester Institute of Technology (NY,...
  • 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
  • Paul Field, Editor of Mail Plus, also Associate Editor, and The Mail on Sunday
    Editor and Associate Editor of Mail Plus, and The Mail on Sunday
    Paul Field is Editor of Mail Plus, a new, paid-for digital brand for the Daily Mail, where he is also Associate Editor, and The Mail on Sunday. Mail Plus is a design-rich and highly-interactive daily...
  • Paul Hood
    Digital Director, Archant, UK
    Paul Hood is Director of Digital for Archant, responsible for developing digital products, audiences and revenues for their London Division.Archant is the UK’s biggest independently-owned regional...
  • 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...
  • Professor, Director Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Data Analytics Lab, University of Notre Dame, USA
    Nitesh Chawla, PhD is the Frank Freimann Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and the Director of Interdisciplinary Center for Network Science and Applications (iCeNSA), and...
  • Director, On Demand Consulting Service Europe, United Kingdom
    As Director of the On Demand Printing & Publishing Consulting Service, Ralf Schlözer is responsible for all service related publications, research and forecasts in Europe and on a global basis....
  • 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
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    Head of Printing, Bremer Tageszeitungen AG, Germany
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    News Editor, Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
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    Managing Director, Editor in Chief, Liquid Newsroom, Germany
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    Director of Publishing, PressReader, Canada
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    Head of N24-Digital, Germany
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    Journalist, Sächsische Zeitung Dresden, Germany
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  • Tomas Brunegård, President, WAN-IFRA, Sweden
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  • CEO and Founder, García Media, USA
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  • John Paton, CEO, Digital First Media, USA
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  • WAN-IFRA Deputy CEO, Germany
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