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WORLD NEWS MEDIA CONGRESSWORLD EDITORS FORUM

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA7 TO 9 JUNE 2017

DURBAN 2017

WORLD NEWS MEDIA CONGRESS

WORLD EDITORS FORUM7 TO 9 JUNE · SOUTH AFRICA

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MARCELO RECHEditorial Vice-President,

RBS Group, Brazil

FERIAL HAFFAJEEEditor-at-large,

The Huffi ngton Post, South Africa

PAULA FRAYFounder & Managing

Director, FrayIntermedia,

South Africa

JANE ELIZABETHSenior Manager, Accountability

Journalism Program, American Press Institute, USA

ROSENTHAL ALVESFounder and Director,

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas,

Professor of Journalism, Knight Chair, University of

Texas, USA

ESPEN EGIL HANSEN

Editor in Chief, Aftenposten, Norway

TONY HAILECEO, Scroll, USA

RAJU NARISETTICEO, Gizmodo Media

Group, USA

VINCENT PEYRÈGNE

CEO, WAN-IFRA, France

JEAN-LUC BREYSSEDeputy CEO

Group Figaro – CCM Benchmark, France

ON STAGE: THE BEST IN NEWS MEDIA

JOE MUGANDAGroup CEO, The Nation

Media Group, Kenya

FATEMAH FARAG

Founder and Director, Welad Elbalad Media Services LTD, Egypt

ROBIN LINGGCEO, Ringier Africa &

Asia, Switzerland

LISA MACLEODHead of Digital,

Times Media Group, South Africa

LIZ MCDONNELLManaging Director, Strategy & Insights,

The New York Times, USA

JUAN SEÑORPartner, Innovation International Media Consulting Group,

UK

HELJE SOLBERGCEO/Editor, VGTV,

Norway

RICHARD GINGRAS

Vice President, News, Google, USA

ANDREW PERKISProfessor, Norwegian University of Science

and Technology, Norway

ALIX ETOURNAUD

Founder & Deputy Chairman, Al Huffi ngton Post Maghreb, France

SAM SOLEManaging Partner,

amaBhungane, South Africa

STEPHANE PEREChief Data Offi cer

(Global), The Economist, France

NICOLAS HENCHOZ

Director, EPFL+ECAL Lab, Switzerland

MAHLATSE GALLENS

Chairperson, South African National

Editors’ Forum (Sanef), South Africa

JUSTIN ARENSTEIN

Founder, Code4Africa, impactAfrica Fund,

Tanzania

VERASHNI PILLAY

Editor-in-Chief, Huffi ngton Post,

South Africa

MARIA A. RESSACEO and Executive

Editor, Rappler, Philippines

TORRY PEDERSEN

Head of Publishing, Schibsted, Norway

GUY BERGERDirector for Freedom of Expression and Media

Development, UNESCO, France

LOTTA TJULIN THÖRNQVIST

Commercial Manager, Schibsted Content

Studio, Sweden

KJERSTI LØKEN STAVRUM

CEO, Tinius Trust, Norway

CLAIRE WARDLEResearch Director,

First Draft News, USA

AIDAN WHITEDirector, Ethical

Journalism Network, UK

KALLE JUNGKVIST

Principal Consultant, WAN-IFRA & Senior Advisor, Schibsted,

Sweden

LUÍS NAZARÉExecutive director,

Plataforma de Media Privados, Portugal

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PRE-CONGRESS PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 7 JUNE 2017

8:00 ONWARDS: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION DESK OPEN

9:00 WOMEN IN NEWS SUMMIT: “BREAKING THROUGH” + LUNCHThe WIN Summit profiles and celebrates stories from women media and business leaders who are breaking through glass ceilings, challenging traditional business models or innovating in news. Take part in a morning of keynotes and interactive panel discussions for inspiration, mentoring and networking. Join Summit speakers for lunch and continue discussion in a more personal setting.

More than 200 women from all spectrums of the media industry will take part, including senior female editors and journalists who are part of the regional and global Women in News community. This morning event and luncheon will equip and inspire.

13:00 GAMI ROUNDTABLE: MEDIA, INNOVATION AND SPORTS: A MAJOR SHIFT IN SIGHTorganised by the Global Alliance for Media Innovation (GAMI)

Sports news is a major driver for media innovation, both in content and contribution and provides a solid platform for exploring new digital media and opportunities in immersive digital storytelling. The competitiveness attracts major spon-sors and advertising and reaches large audience creating a need to open new channels. The major sports federations are seeking new alliances in order to find new business models, win negotiations of rights and access information. The panel will discuss the new framework and value chain facing the rules imposed by the digital platforms relating this to the Sports news initiative.

Nicolas Henchoz, Director, EPFL+ECAL Lab, Switzerland

Andrew Perkis, Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

13:00 SMALL AND MIDSIZED BUSINESS: A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO DATAThe basic idea behind the words “Big Data” is that everything we do is increasingly leaving a digital trace, which we can track, use and analyse. “We have access to a vast variety of Data but what really matters is our ability to make use of it,” says Ben Shaw, who also highlights that it’s not only about business intelligence but also “finding questions you did not know you could ask.” So, what resources should a media com-pany invest in a data strategy? Where do you start and how do you measure return on investment? The annual Small and Midsized Business meeting will address these issues.

Brought to you by WAN-IFRA Media Management Accelerator

Moderator: Peter Lamb, President, Lamb Consulting, USA

Speakers include: Ben Shaw, Director, Global Advisory, WAN-IFRA, Germany and more tbc.

14:00 PRESS FREEDOM ROUNDTABLE10 Years on from the Declaration of Table Mountain – The State of Media Freedom in Africa

At its 2007 Congress in Cape Town, WAN-IFRA launched the Declaration of Table Mountain, a continent-wide campaign for governments to repeal criminal defamation and ‘insult’ laws. In the 10 years since the Declaration was issued, we use the opportunity of returning to South Africa to assess how the freedom of expression landscape has changed. The driving principle in 2007 was the conviction that Africa urgently need-ed a strong, free and independent press to act as a watchdog over public institutions. The annual press freedom roundtable invites media from across the continent to determine wheth-er we are any closer to achieving this goal, and if not, what needs to be done to get us there.

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16:00

OPENING CEREMONY & GOLDEN PEN AWARDJoin us as we welcome participants to Durban and celebrate the award of the Golden Pen of Freedom, WAN-IFRA’s annual recognition of an outstanding action, in writing or deed, of an individual, a group or an institution to the cause of press freedom. Behind the names of the laureates lie stories of extraordinary personal courage and self-sacrifice, stories of jail, beatings, bombings, censorship, exile and murder. This is a moment for the world’s media to come together in solidarity and offer support to our laureate, and to insist that more be done to protect the essential freedoms that lie at the very core of our profession.

OFFICIAL WELCOMEThe President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, and Michael Golden, the incoming President of WAN-IFRA, will welcome participants and open the 69th World News Media Congress and 24th World Editors Forum.

18:00

WELCOME RECEPTION DURBAN CITY HALL

You are invited to celebrate with us after the Opening Ceremony! The mayor of Durban will welcome you at the historic Durban City Hall where we will enjoy drinks and appetisers. Don´t miss this opportunity to network with your peers.

The Durban City Hall, also known as the eThekwini City Hall, was built in the early 1900s in classic neo-Baroque-style. It has an impressive central dome, rising to 48m, surrounded by four smaller domes – each with a statue, representing art, literature, music and commerce. This landmark building also houses Durban’s Natural Science Museum, a public library, auditorium, and the Durban Art Gallery.

This event is hosted by

OPENING PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 7 JUNE 2017

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CONGRESS & EDITORS FORUM PROGRAMME THURSDAY, 8 JUNE 2017

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08:00 BREAKFAST SESSIONHosted by

Gender representation in the age of social media: how can and should the media address gender bias in news reporting?

09:00 ONE YEAR IN JOURNALISM Sponsored by

09:05 WORLD MEDIA TRENDS 2017: EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATIONWAN-IFRA collects data from more than 70 countries in cooperation with national newspapers, media associations, and data partners such as Zenith Optimedia, IPSOS, Chartbeat, ComScore and RAM. World Press Trends is unique: discover at the Congress how the global newspaper industry is faring this year.

Vincent Peyrègne, CEO, WAN-IFRA, France

09:30 ROADMAPS FOR RENEWALCEOs from different regions of the world share strategies to ensure the sustainability of their news organisations.

The oldest national daily in France has kept its head during the digital revolution. Founded in 1826, the Le Figaro Group now sees digital represent 35% of revenue and 60% of profit. Perhaps more startling is the fact that it is challenging giants Google and Facebook in France in terms of unique visitors. How has it managed this? Deputy CEO Jean-Luc Breysse will explain the group’s goals and road map.

Jean-Luc Breysse, Deputy CEO Group Figaro – CCM Benchmark, France

10:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:15 THE NEXT BIG THING, PART ILong term plans to change news publishers’ business mod-els are under the microscope: including The New York Times 2020 project; Schibsted’s Next Gen of publishing products and Tony Haile’s search for industry answers via the new startup: Scroll. In part one of the session we will look at Haile’s project as Scroll is dedicated to “solving the problem of how to have sustainable, quality journalism on a free and open web.” The second speaker of this session, Torry Pedersen, will give an update on the status of Schibsted’s plan for the future.

Tony Haile, CEO, Scroll, USA

Torry Pedersen, Head of Publishing, Schibsted, Norway

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12:00 FIRESIDE CHATRaju Narisetti manages to combine “journalistic integrity, en-trepreneurial spirit and ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced digital environment” – that’s according to Univision executive Isaac Lee. Lee appointed Narisetti as CEO of the newly created Gizmodo Media Group, where he is counting on all of those abilities as he explores the uncharted territories of millennial audiences in a business model with no subscriptions or news-stand sales to fall back on.

Moderator: Lisa MacLeod, Head of Digital, Times Media Group, South Africa

Speaker: Raju Narisetti, CEO, Gizmodo Media Group, USA

13:00 NETWORKING LUNCH

14:30 THE NEXT BIG THING, PART II: “TOWARD THE FUTURE OF NEWS”Richard Gingras, Vice President, News, Google, USA

15:00 MEDIA: BROKEN, OR JUST MISFIRING?The anti-establishment mood that is turning the world upside down has the news media in full self-examination mode, questioning its role and what’s broken in the understanding of society and readers’ needs. How do we fi x this once and for all?

Rosental Alves, Founder & Director of the Knight Center for Journalism, University of Texas, USA

Marcelo Rech, outgoing President, World Editors Forum & Editorial Vice-President, RBS Group, Brazil

16:00 COFFEE BREAK

16:30 INNOVATIONS IN NEWSPAPERS 2017Following an established tradition, Innovation Media Con-sulting will release, for the 19th time, the annual report it compiles for WAN-IFRA. The day starts with WAN-IFRA world trends and data, and it ends with an invitation to the consult-ing fi rm to give its own analysis of the key industry trends.

Juan Señor, Partner, Innovation International Media Consult-ing Group, UK

19:00

GALA DINNERHosted by

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to meet new colleagues from around the world and to catch up with old acquaintanc-es. Enjoy a multi-course dinner and let yourself be entertained by South Africa’s premier interactive drumming company, the Drum Café, along with a performance by musicians on the Marimba, one of Africa’s oldest instruments. Thereafter a DJ will guarantee to get the party started.

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08:00 BREAKFAST SESSION

09:00 KEYNOTE: A NEWS CHANNEL FOR THE NETFLIX AGEIsaac Showman, Managing Director, Reuters TV

09:30 PURE PLAYERS’ VIEW ON OUR FUTUREAl Huffington Post Maghreb launched in 2013 with separate editions in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, but unlike other regional editions, did so without local publishers.

Ringier entered Africa in 2011 to capitalise on the market’s massive digital potential. Five years on and it has a foothold in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda with e-commerce, online classifieds and digital news platforms.

Alix Etournaud, Founder & Deputy Chairman, Al Huffington Post Maghreb, France

Robin Lingg, CEO Ringier Africa & Asia, Switzerland

10:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:15 DRIVING DIGITAL REVENUEA review of the changing mix of revenue, including advances in digital paid content models and the rising role of program-matic advertising and creative ad units. Includes a look at how The Economist Group is deploying its data strategy.

Brought to you by WAN-IFRA Media Management Accelerator

Moderator: Peter Lamb, President, Lamb Consulting, USA

Speakers: Kalle Junkvist, Principal Consultant, WAN-IFRA & Senior Advisor, Schibsted, Sweden

Ben Shaw, Director, Global Advisory, WAN-IFRA, Germany

Stephane Pere, Chief Data Officer (Global), The Economist, UK

13:00 NETWORKING LUNCH

14:30 INNOVATION FROM THE LAB

BLOCKCHAIN RIPPLES MEDIA WATERSMats Nylund’s research team identified five areas where emerging blockchain technology and the interests of media companies intersect: intellectual property; micropayments; interaction based on smart contracts; individual marketing and customer integrity; content distribution platforms.

Dr. Mats Nylund, Programme Director, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland

SPORTS NEWS INNOVATION Sport is a key driver for media innovation: Immersive and interactive experiences, big data, real time streaming, new forms of storytelling all influence and reach large audiences. It opens new opportunities and challenges for the industry. Results from the dedicated GAMI roundtable on Wednesday will summarise these perspectives, including new forms of relations between media and sports federations.

Nicolas Henchoz, Director, EPFL+ECAL Lab, Switzerland

A session from WAN-IFRA Global Alliance for Media

Innovation (GAMI)

14:30 BREAKOUT SESSION: THE AD FORUM — CAN WE MAKE BETTER ADS?Moderator: Nick Tjaardstra, Deputy Director, Global Advisory, WAN-IFRA

Speakers: Lotta Tjulin Thörnqvist, Commercial Manager, Schibsted Content Studio, Sweden

Liz McDonnell, Managing Director, Strategy & Insights, The New York Times, USA

Andreij Horn, CEO, 24.com; Group CIO, Media24, South Africa

16:00 COFFEE BREAK

16:30 JOINT SESSION CONGRESS/EDITORS FORUM: THE BATTLES WE MUST WIN

REDEFINING WHAT A MEDIA COMPANY CAN BEWhen Joe Muganda was appointed CEO in July 2015 he kick-started a big reorganisation of all media brands and sought ways to balance The Nation Media Group’s financial depend-ence on legacy media with his vision of a digital future.

Joe Muganda, Group CEO, The Nation Media Group, Kenya

PROJECT NONIO: PORTUGAL’S TOP SIX MEDIA GROUPS JOIN TO FIGHT TECH GIANTS“Imagine a world where egos have been replaced by econom-ic pragmatism, where media owners properly collaborated to provide a real viable alternative to a suffocating duopoly. Well, this world does exist. It’s in Portugal” (quote from Campaign-live.co.uk)

Luís Nazaré, Executive director, Plataforma de Media Privados, Portugal

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08:00 BREAKFAST SESSION

09:00 THE FUTURE OF TRUSTWhichever way you look, professional journalism is under fire. Threats to journalism are threats to freedom of expression and democratic discourse. While fake news and deliberate misin-formation can be blamed for many of our woes over the past year, self-reflection is needed.

Chairman: Guy Berger, Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, UNESCO, Paris, France

JOURNALISM’S UPHILL BATTLEKjersti Løken Stavrum, CEO, Tinius Trust, Norway

PROPAGANDA WARS: WEAPONISING THE INTERNETMaria A. Ressa, CEO & Executive Editor, Rappler, Philippines

THE FACEBOOK FACTOREspen Egil Hansen, Editor in Chief, Aftenposten, Norway

PANEL DISCUSSION

10:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:15 FIGHTING BACKWhat tools do we have in our arsenal to respond to threats to our credibility? What should newsrooms do to ensure their content is above reproach?

TRUTH’S SECRET WEAPON: THE NEWSROOM SOCIAL MEDIA TEAMJane Elizabeth, Senior Manager, Accountability Journalism Program, American Press Institute

SIFTING THROUGH THE LIESClaire Wardle, Research Director, First Draft News, USA

INVESTIGATIONS WITH IMPACTSam Sole, Managing Partner, amaBhungane, South Africa

GETTING ORGANISED: SANEF’S 5 POINT PLAN AGAINST FAKE NEWSMahlatse Gallens, Chair, South African National Editors Forum (SANEF); Political Editor, News 24, South Africa

Sam Mkokeli, Media Freedom Sub Committee Chairperson, SANEF; journalist Bloomberg News, South Africa

13:00 EDITOR’S LUNCH: ETHICAL DILEMMAS OF THE POST-TRUTH ERAWith Ethical Journalism Network

Aidan White, Director, Ethical Journalism Network, UK

14:30 DIGITAL STORYTELLING MOVES UP A GEARTech trends are signalling that our world is going to be more visual and that audio will also play a greater role in the news ecosystem. What does this mean for newsrooms?

VIDEO TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2017Helje Solberg, CEO/Editor, VGTV, Norway

DRIVING INNOVATION ACROSS AFRICAJustin Arenstein, Founder Code4Africa, impactAfrica Fund, Tanzania

16:00 COFFEE BREAK

16:30 JOINT SESSION CONGRESS/EDITORS FORUM: THE BATTLES WE MUST WIN

REDEFINING WHAT A MEDIA COMPANY CAN BEWhen Joe Muganda was appointed CEO in July 2015 he kick-started a big reorganisation of all media brands and sought ways to balance The Nation Media Group’s financial depend-ence on legacy media with his vision of a digital future.

Joe Muganda, Group CEO, The Nation Media Group, Kenya

PROJECT NONIO: PORTUGAL’S TOP SIX MEDIA GROUPS JOIN TO FIGHT TECH GIANTS“Imagine a world where egos have been replaced by econom-ic pragmatism, where media owners properly collaborated to provide a real viable alternative to a suffocating duopoly. Well, this world does exist. It’s in Portugal” (quote from Campaign-live.co.uk)

Luís Nazaré, Executive director, Plataforma de Media Privados, Portugal

WORLD EDITORS FORUM PROGRAMME FRIDAY, 9 JUNE 2017

VENUEWorld News Media Congress & World Editors Forum:

DURBAN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER (ICC) 45 Bram Fischer Rd, Durban, 4001, South Africa

Tel. +27 31 360 1000 · Website: icc.co.za

ACCOMMODATION

HILTON DURBAN12-14 Walnut Road, Durban, 4001, South Africa Tel. +27-31-336-8100

Please follow the link to our exclusive hotel booking plat-form, where you can book at a special rate:

wan-ifra.org/durban_hotel

Durban offers a variety of different hotels: from 4-5 star international hotels, beach hotels and beautiful colonial style hotels. Most are within walking distance of the International Convention Center. See the map on our website of hotels within the vicinity of the ICC.

HOW TO REGISTERWAN-IFRA/WEF Member: EUR 1,290 + VAT

Non-Member: EUR 1,990 + VAT

Welcome Reception & Gala Dinner for accompanying person: EUR 100 + VAT

We do offer varied early bird prices. Make sure to register early and take advantage of these great discounts.

Register here: wan-ifra.org/durban_registration

GROUP DISCOUNTSAvailable on request. We are offering group discounts and special introductory package for companies who are interested in attend-ing our 69th World News Media Congress and also becoming WAN-IFRA members. Please contact:

Christin Herger Senior Project Manager Global Events [email protected] Tel. +49.69.240063-286

FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE AND WELCOME DESKWe want to make your stay as comfortable as possible. That’s why our staff will greet you at Durban’s airport at a special Welcome Desk. We will help you to find your way to the shuttle service and give you any information needed.

The shuttle service is free for our delegates and will connect you with the ICC / Hilton Durban, which is the main confer-ence hotel. The exact dates and times will be announced in April.

WHAT ABOUT A VISA?Citizens of more than 80 countries do not need a visa and can visit South Africa without any restrictions.

Please go to wan-ifra.org/durban_visa to see if you require a visa. If you do, we will gladly provide an invitation letter, upon request, once you have registered.

TOURSDurban offers a wide range of city tours, safaris and other activities. Go to wan-ifra.org/durban_tours to find a selection of tours.

Please note that the list of tour providers is based on rec-ommendations from TripAdvisor and Durban’s Convention Bureau. They have not been contracted by WAN-IFRA and we cannot approve their quality.

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