19:00 - 22:00

Study Tour: Executive briefing and dinner

07:45 - 08:00

Study Tour: Meet in lobby of the Antwerp Hilton

08:00 - 09:00

Study Tour: Transfer to Mediafin

09:00 - 10:30

Study Tour: Visit Mediafin

10:30 - 11:00

Study Tour: Transfer to Groupe Rossel

11:00 - 12:30

Study Tour: Visit Groupe Rossel

12:30 - 13:30

Study Tour: Lunch at Brasserie de la Presse

13:30 - 14:00

Study Tour: Transfer to IPM Groupe

14:00 - 15:30

Study Tour: Visit IPM Groupe

15:30 - 16:00

Study Tour: Transfer to Roularta Media Group

16:00 - 17:30

Study Tour: Visit Roularta Media Group

17:30 - 18:00

Study Tour: Transfer back to Antwerp Hilton

18:00

Study Tour: Arrive back in Antwerp Hilton

08:15 - 08:30

Study Tour: Meet in lobby of the Antwerp Hilton

08:30 – 09:00

Study Tour: Transfer to Mediahuis

09:00 - 12:15

Study Tour: Visit Mediahuis Global HQ

12:15 - 13:15

Study Tour: Lunch at Mediahuis

13:15 - 14:00

Study Tour: Transfer to DPG Media

14:00 - 16:15

Study Tour: Visit DPG Media Global HQ

16:15 - 16:45

Study Tour: Transfer to Thomas More College

16:45 - 17:45

Study Tour: Visit Thomas More College

17:45 - 18:15

Study Tour: Debrief of the Belgian Media Gems Study Tour

18:15 - 18:30

Study Tour: Transfer to Antwerp Hilton

18:30

Study Tour: End of the Belgian Media Gems Study Tour

11:00 – 13:00

13:00 – 13:15

Conference: Welcome and introductions

13:15 – 13:45

Conference: How news media priorities are changing in the Age Of Generative AI

13:45 – 14:15

Conference: What young leaders say about the future of news media

14:15 – 14:45

Conference: Networking break

14:45 – 15:25

Conference: Let’s have a chat about Gen Z

15:25 – 15:45

Conference: Getting Gen Z to love our (legacy) news brands

15:45 – 16:45

Conference: Storytelling formats and the impact of video and podcast

16:45 – 17:00

Conference: Takeaways of the day

18:30 – 22:00

Conference: Diamond welcome reception at The Royal Museum of Fine Arts

08:00 - 09:00

Networking welcome and registration desk

09:00 - 09:15

Conference Welcome back and introductions

09:15 - 09:45

Conference: Shocking the system to create the all-digital news brand

09:45 - 10:45

Conference: How news organisations successfully develop (non-content driven) lines of business and the value that commercial bridge brings to that process

10:45 - 11:00

Conference: Growth strategy in regional news media: Learning about the new business setup at Funke

11:00 - 11:30

Conference: Networking break

11:30 – 12:00

Conference: Project “Future North Sea”: How German newsrooms collaborate to activate and engage local communities

12:00 - 13:00

Conference: Innovative reader revenue case studies

13:00 – 14:15

Conference: Lunch

14:15 – 15:30

Conference: Parallel breakout session: Practical AI case studies and applications

14:15 – 15:30

Conference: Parallel breakout session: Engagement and subscription growth

14:15 – 15:30

Conference: Parallel breakout session: Personalisation

15:30 – 16:00

Conference: Networking break

16:00 – 16:45

Conference: Breakout session reports

16:45 – 17:00

Conference: Takeaways of the day

18:00 – 18:15

Conference: Buses depart from Antwerp Hilton to conference dinner

18:15 - 21:00

Conference: BBQ night at the Antwerp Brewing Company

08:00 - 09:00

Welcome coffee and pastries

09:00 - 09:15

Conference Welcome back and introductions

09:15 – 09:45

Conference: What can news media do with AI, and what does AI do to news media?

09:45 - 10:45

Conference: The practical impact of generative AI on the newsroom

10:45 – 11:45

Conference: News avoidance: the topic we can no longer avoid. How Constructive journalism can help solve the issue.

11:45 – 12:00

Conference: Takeaways of the day and conference wrap-up