The 88th Annual INMA World Congress of News Media took us to the most talked-about city on Earth. Where the fake flirts with the fearless. Where the social has been anti-social of late. And where quantity has tried (and failed) to thwart quality. News media is renewing with re-discovered relevance worldwide … yet nowhere more so than Washington, D.C.
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An intense two-day focus on strategy and trends from the world's top news media companies is the centerpiece of World Congress: the best keynotes, panels, interviews, with a twist of what makes D.C. unique.
View EventThe unveiling of the 2018 Global Media Awards will take place in a ceremony at the Mead Center. Learn the world's best in growing audience, revenue, and brand. Celebrate and bear witness to the best. Be a part of this global announcement.
View EventBest practices in the dynamic new phase for print and the new energy and scientific rigor behind it is the focus of this workshop. Learn more about pricing strategies, algorithms in print ordering and distribution, and print’s centrality to a multi-media company.
View EventThe global trend toward reader revenue fuels this one-day deep dive into global digital subscription best practices. Discuss the nuances of metered and freemium models with peers and take home ideas you can use immediately.
The soupy mix of fake news, the decline of trust, and a public assault on the values behind journalism provides both opportunities and threats to news media companies. In this retreat, learn how companies are fighting back to regain public trust.
View EventImagine 15+ quick, rapid-fire, to-the-point case studies from leading media companies on how to grow audience, revenue, and brand. Take away practical, usable ideas across the a global spectrum of media companies in an interactive setting.
View EventIn this optional two-day study tour, learn from the likes of the Washington Post, Gannett/USA Today, Politico, The Atlantic, and the D.C. political media scene. Hear briefings in the unique and differentiating environment where innovation thrives.
View EventJoin INMA on a VIP-guided tour of Washington, D.C.
United States
Vice President of Integrated Marketing, Reuters
Jessica April
United States
Author, The Membership Economy
Robbie Kellman Baxter
Brazil
Chief Commercial Officer, Folha de S.Paulo
Marcelo Benez
United States
VP Audience and Circulation, Las Vegas Review-Journal (invited)
Chris Blaser
Sweden
TV 3 Host and Vice President/Head of Digital, Bonnier Magazines
Frida Boisen
New Zealand
Chief Executive, Stuff New Zealand
Sinead Boucher
United States
CEO, Spirited Media
Jim Brady
United States
Vice President Digital Subscriptions, tronc Inc.
Gerard Brancato
United States
Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Elisabeth Bumiller
Austria
Managing Director, Russmedia Digital
Georg Burtscher
United States
Art Director, The Washington Post
Amy Cavenaile
Colombia
Director, El Espectador
Fidel Cano Correa
United States
Chief Consumer Revenue Officer, Boston Globe Media
Peter Doucette
United States
President, International, The New York Times
Stephen Dunbar-Johnson
United States
Media Reporter, Washington Post
Paul Farhi
United States
VP Customer Care and Logistics, Washington Post
Gregg Fernandes
Colombia
President, INMA, and General Manager, El Espectador
Eduardo Garces
Germany
Chief Editor, Sports, Funke Medien
Pit Gottschalk
Sweden
Chief Digital Officer, MittMedia
Robin Govik
Australia
CEO, The Australian
Nicholas Gray
United States
Founding Director, Google News Lab
Steve Grove
Norway
CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Aftenposten
Espen Egil Hansen
United States
Deputy Washington Bureau Chief, Associated Press
Kathleen Hennessey
United Kingdom
Marketing Director Subscriptions, Telegraph Media Group
Peter Hickman
United States
Vice President Consumer Sales and Marketing, Gannett
Jerry Hill
United States
Vice President, Alabama Media Group
Michelle Holmes
Australia
CEO, Fairfax Media
Greg Hywood
South Africa
General Manager, Die Burger, Media 24
Tasmia Ismail
United Kingdom
Principal, Innovation Media Consulting
Juan Señor
United Kingdom
Head of Audience Engagement, Financial Times
Renée Kaplan
Denmark
Head of Analytics, Ekstra Bladet
Kasper Worm-Petersen
United States
Executive Editor, NBC News Digital
Catherine Kim
United States
Program Manager, American Press Institute
Katie Kutsko
United States
Vice President and General Manager, The Atlantic Digital
Kimberly Lau
Brazil
Founding President, Tailor Media
Leonardo Lazzarotto
Hong Kong
Head of Global Marketing, South China Morning Post
Mi Li
United Kingdom
Author, Going Digital: A Roadmap for Organizational Transformation
Lucy Küng
Canada
Workshop Moderator
Sandy MacLeod
United States
President, ReachLocal, Gannett | USA Today Network
Paras Maniar
United States
Director of Product, The Washington Post
Joey Marburger
United States
Associate Director, Pew Research Center
Katerina Matsa
United States
Vice President, Business Development, Axios
Kate Meissner
Ireland
Media Solutions Director, The Irish Times
Eimear Moran
United States
CEO, The Dallas Morning News
Jim Moroney
India
Vice President, The Telegraph (ABP Pvt. Ltd)
Dhruba Mukherjee
United States
Principal, Tapit Partners
Alan Mutter
United States
Washington Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed
Kate Nocera
United States
VP, Video and New Ventures, McClatchy
Andrew Pergam
United States
Chief Product and Information Officer, The Washington Post
Shailesh Prakash
United States
Moderator
Nicki Purcell
India
Senior Vice President Brand and Strategy, Jagran Prakashan Ltd.
Basant Rathore
Columbia Business School, New York
Author, The Digital Transformation Playbook
David Rogers
United States
Executive Director, J-Lab, American University
Jan Schaffer
United States
Head of Product, Engineering, and Data, Chartbeat
Josh Schwartz
Canada
Executive Vice President, Sales, Metro English Canada
Steve Shrout
United States
SVP and GM, Audience Platform Group, Gannett
Josh Siegel
United States
Executive Producer, Stay Tuned, NBC News
Andrew Springer
United States
Vice President, Politico Pro
Danica Stanciu
United States
VP of New Platform Partnerships, NPR
Joel Sucherman
Australia
Founder/CEO, Oovvuu
Ricky Sutton
Singapore
Head, Sales Strategy and Operations, Singapore Press Holdings
Su Lin Tan
Germany
Chief Digital Officer, Funke Medien
Stephan Thurm
United States
Senior Vice President/Chief Creative Officer, CQ Roll Call
Kris Viesselman
United States
President, USA Today Network
Maribel Perez Wadsworth
United States
General Manager, Membership, Subscription Sales, and Marketing, Wall Street Journal
Karl Wells
Australia
Summit Moderator
Robert Whitehead
Canada
Director of Business Development, Concentrix
Jamie Whitty
United States
Executive Director and CEO, INMA
Earl J. Wilkinson
United States
Journalist/Author and Associate Editor, The Washington Post
Bob Woodward
The INMA World Congress attracts senior management from the leading news media companies in 40+ countries: CEOs, publishers, general managers, digital leaders, advertising executives, audience executives,marketing executives, editors, and researchers.
The world-class Mead Center for American Theater in Southwestern Washington, D.C., is a multi-purpose theatrical venue that will house World Congress’ plenary sessions, seminars, and Global Media Awards ceremony.
The INMA welcome reception hosted by the Facebook Journalism Project will be held at the Newseum, the world's foremost museum dedicated to journalism excellence and news media. Enjoy a full evening with total access to this dynamic, interactive experience exploring journalism’s past, present, and future.
One of the power centers of Washington, D.C., is the famous Hay-Adams Hotel. Conclude World Congress at a closing reception hosted by the Google News Initiative in one of “insider Washington's” most talked-about hotels. Afterward, visit the basement Off The Record bar populated with the capital's famous political cartoonists or venture next door to Layfayette Park (even the White House).
