18:00-20:00 Welcome Reception at Scandic Park Hotel,
Room "View 3", 9th floor
Room "View 1", 9th floor
08:30 Registration and coffee
09:00 Welcome and opening
STT, Kimmo Laaksonen, CEO
MINDS, Malcolm Kirk, President and MINDS, Wolfgang Nedomansky, Managing Director
09:10 Keynote: Transformation of Sanoma into a digital success story
Sanoma Media Finland, Pia Kalsta, CEO
9:35 Unexpected crisis: the great newsroom accelerator
AFP, Sophie Huet, Global Editor-in-Chief and Eric Baradat, Deputy News Director
09:55 Adapting the APA Newsroom for the digital era
APA, Maria Scholl, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
10:15 News Agency Live Blogging - Breaking news and storytelling
Ifragasätt, Gustav Hjärn, CEO and Founder
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Technology, Consulting, Development - Insight and Outlook on Close Cooperation
Keystone-SDA, Andreas Gran, Chief Digital Officer
APA, Martin Schevaracz, Director International Sales
11:25 CTK and Profimedia: Clear collaboration strategy based on technology and shared content
CTK/Profimedia, Petr Kozl, Project Manager
11:45 Data journalism & Visuals: a scalable opportunity for all press agencies
ANP, Jelle Kamsma, Product Owner Data Journalism and Visuals
ANP, Martijn Bennis, CEO
12:05 Providing tech and content into the clients workflow
NTB, Tor Richardsen, Product Manager Mediabank
12:25 Reinventing the wheel yet again - can news agencies remove obstacles of collaboration?
STT, Pihla Lehmusjoki, Director of STT Media Services
12:45 Creating news from a sea of data
Namia, Niko Myllynen, CEO
13:00 Lunch Break
14:00 Negotiating neighbouring rights with platforms
AFP, Fabrice Fries, CEO
14:25 Role of news agencies in age of misinformation
Reuters, Erika Young, Senior Manager Business Development & Strategy
14:45 Train the checker: How dpa supports fact checking units all over Germany (and beyond)
dpa, Teresa Dapp, Managing Editor Fact-Checking
15:05 Looking good in platform shoes – Putting your best foot forward with the digital giants
CP, Malcolm Kirk, President
15:25 Coffee Break
15:55 Value of News: A Facebook view on news and news agencies
Facebook, Jesper Doub, Director of News Partnerships
interview by dpa, Meinolf Ellers, CDO
16:35 Short Break for preparing General Meeting
16:45 The Future of Bulgarian News Agency BTA
BTA, Kiril Valchev, CEO
17:00 MINDS General Meeting 2022
MINDS, Malcolm Kirk, President
MINDS, Wolfgang Nedomansky, Managing Director
Do you like floating things as much as we do? Hope so, because our restaurant choice for Thursday’s dinner is a floating one. Delicious Finnish delicacies and great company!
19:20 Meeting point at the lobby of Scandic Park Hotel, bus transfer to Meripaviljonki.
20:00 Group picture and Dinner
Room "View 1", 9th floor
8:30 Coffee
9:00 Keynote: What is Diversity in Journalism and how can we measure it?
University of Tampere, Matleena Ylikoski, Researcher
9:25 Measuring diversity in news agency newsroom analytics
STT, Pihla Lehmusjoki, Director of STT Media Services
STT, Minna Holopainen, Editor-in-Chief
09:50 Keynote: EqualVoice - the use of data to create impact
Ringier, Katia Murmann, Chief Product Officer Blick Group and Co-Founder EqualVoice
10:10 Inclusive Storytelling: Broadening the AP Report
AP, Amanda Barret, Vice President & Head of News Audience
10:35 Tracking Sources, Finding New Voices
CP, Andrea Baillie, Editor-in-Chief
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Launching a joint European Newsroom in Brussels
dpa, Peter Kropsch, CEO
11:50 7 in 7 - 7 agencies 7 minutes each
Opportunities for collaboration with the gaming industry
Kyodo, Yoichi Kosukegawa, Deputy Managing Director International Department
High-quality meta data helping to succeed online - Study results
STT, Maija Paikkala, Business Developer and Key Account Manager
ANA Entering the Digital Era
ANA, Aimilios Perdikaris, CEO
How do Poles consume news - Research project results
PAP, Lukasz Swierzewski
Ritzau Australia – how to establish a business down under
Ritzau, Line Jacobsen, Managing Editor
Philanthropic funding for journalism initiatives
AP, Lisa Gibbs, Director of News Partnerships
Distributing expert quotes is serious business for ANP. Why not for you?
ANP, Martijn Bennis, CEO
12:50 Taking strategic collaboration on a higher level
CP, Malcolm Kirk, President
dpa, Meinolf Ellers, CDO
13:20 Wrap-up Helsinki Conference & Preview Brussels Conference
MINDS, Malcolm Kirk, President
MINDS, Wolfgang Nedomansky, Managing Director
13:30 End of Conference, lunch boxes for take away
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