How to turn ecosystem chaos into media opportunity

Offering news media an aspirational framework for innovation, leadership, impact, and financial sustainability amidst the tumult of political change
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A big moment for news media, so how do we respond?

The 95th Annual INMA World Congress of News Media returns to New York York  for a dynamic exploration of the rapidly evolving media landscape – punctuated by the trials and tribulations of the Trump presidency on the information ecosystem.

In a year defined by transformation and redefined by the new American administration, the INMA conference theme “How to Turn Ecosystem Chaos Into Media Opportunity” will drive discussions in New York.

INMA will fuse two threads into one playbook:

  • How to confront the evolving power structures, information ecosystems, competitive landscapes, alliances, processes, and products that are reshaping the media industry.
  • How to navigate and capitalise on the chaotic business, moral, legal, and ecosystem effects of the fast-moving geopolitical moves emanating from the United States.

What does this mean to your company? What does this mean to the news industry? What might it mean to you?

Over five impactful days, INMA’s one-of-a-kind World Congress will feature dynamic sessions, keynotes, and panel discussions at The TimesCenter, the New York Times’ Midtown event gem, offering a unique opportunity to inspire and recalibrate your media strategies in light of today’s fast-moving environment.

The week will be punctuated with exclusive study tours of the most iconic New York media brands, a sky-high welcome reception at the new Peak at Hudson Yards, and a celebration at the Global Media Awards dinner at the iconic Edison Ballroom. Hands-on seminars will complete our week together, taking us to the iconic Lincoln Center for the first time.

Additionally, corporate members will have the unique chance to engage in private, insightful conversations with INMA subject-matter leaders during our “Ask Me Anything” sessions, fostering valuable connections.

Reach for the best with the INMA World Congress, an experience like no other in the news industry.

Where there is change, there is always opportunity. Join INMA in New York for the smartest dissection and prioritisation of these issues.

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Speakers

Chief Technology Officer, Wordpress VIP, United States

Brian Alvey

Head of Innovation, DPG Media, Netherlands

Lars Anderson

Vice President, Revenue Products, Condé Nast, United States

Ross Arbes

Global Head of Product & Design, Condé Nast, United States

Katharine Bailey

Senior Vice President, Marketing, New York Times Advertising, United States

Tusar Barik

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, The News Movement, United States

Ramin Beheshti

Chief Operating Officer, Axel Springer, United States

Gabriel Brotman

News Editor, USA and Canada, Reuters, United States

Sally Buzbee

Chief of Staff, Blue Engine Collaborative, United States

Idalmy Carrera-Colucci

Head of Publisher Partnerships, Perplexity, United States

Jessica Chan

Senior Vice President, Media Product, Gannett/USA Today, United States

Kara Chiles

Vice President of Partnerships, Human Native AI, United Kingdom

Madhav Chinnappa

Editor in Chief, Newsweek, United States

Jennifer Cunningham

Senior Vice President, Consumer Products, Dow Jones, United States

Ryan Daly

Chief Executive Officer, Axel Springer, Germany

Mathias Döpfner

Associate Director, Digital Subscription, The Post and Courier, United States

Ben Draper

Executive Officer, Digital Strategy and Planning, Nikkei Inc., Japan

Ryoichi Emura

Chief Executive Officer, Zeit, Germany

Dr. Rainer Esser

Vice President of Revenue and Partnerships, Yahoo News, United States

Breton Fischetti

Vice President, Financial Times US, Managing Director FT Specialist at Financial Times, United States

Matthew Fottrell

Chief Growth Officer, The Atlantic, United States

Megha Garibaldi

Manager, Subscriber Acquisition, The Washington Post, United States

Mitchell Gaylord

Senior Vice President, Design, Dow Jones, United States

Tom Gebauer

Senior Vice President, B2B Products, Dow Jones, United States

Brian Gelinas

Executive Director, Commerce, Condé Nast, United States

Patrick Gray

Head of Digital Products, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Switzerland

Eva Günther

Senior Director of Digital Consumer Marketing, Condé Nast, United States

Sheena Hakimian

Senior Vice President, Growth, The Guardian, United States

Emilie Harkin

Chief Executive Officer, Advance Local, United States

Caroline Harrison

Chief Technology Officer, Business Insider, United States

Harry Hope

Product & Tech Initiative Lead, INMA, United States

Jodie Hopperton

Senior Vice President, Growth and CRM, Condé Nast, United States

Ainul Huda

Chief Executive Officer, McClatchy, United States

Tony Hunter

Executive Managing Editor, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

Zuraidah Ibrahim

Manager, FT Strategies, United States

Aliya Itzkowitz

Audience Development Lead, Berlingske Media, Denmark

Lars K. Jensen

Senior Vice President, Tech, PMC, United States

Gabriel Koen

Vice President, AI, Microsoft, United States

Nikhil Kolar

Head of Business Development, FUNKE Regionalmedien, Germany

Anna-Katharina Kölbl

Chief Product Officer, Newsweek, United States

Bharat Krish

Chief Product and Technology Officer at Financial Times, United Kingdom

John Kundert

Publisher, The Wall Street Journal and Chief Executive Officer, Dow Jones, United States

Almar Latour

Deputy Publisher, The Athletic and Wirecutter, United States

Cliff Levy

Senior Director, MarTech, Condé Nast, United States

Adam Lifshitz

Chief Executive Officer, Pulse Africa, Ghana

Katharina Link

Director, FT Strategies, United States

Lisa MacLeod

Chief Executive Officer, NPR, United States

Katherine Maher

Head of B2C and Product, Stampen, Sweden

Hanna Månsson

Editorial Directorm New York Times Games, United States

Everdeen Mason

Chief Executive Officer, Malayala Manorama, India

Mariam Matthew

Chief Revenue Officer, Business Insider, United Statess

Maggie Milnamow

Head of Marketing, Scientific American, United States

Chris Monello-Johnson

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Yahoo News, United States

Kat Downs Mulder

Global Head of Consumer Brand Marketing, Bloomberg, United States

Colm Murphy

Newsroom Transformation Initiative Lead, INMA, United States

Amalie Nash

Chief Executive Officer, Der Spiegel, Germany

Stefan Ottlitz

AI Business Partner, Mediahuis, Belgium

Sarah Owsik

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, TollBit, United States

Toshit Panigrahi

Chief Executive Officer, Tamedia, Switzerland

Jessica Peppel-Schulz

Readers First Initiative Lead, INMA, United Kingdom

Greg Piechota

Senior Vice President, Digital Consumer Revenue, Advance Local, United States

Ann Poe

Chief Data Officer, Head of Audience, Assistant Managing Editor, New York Times, United States

Hannah Poferl

Vice President, Data Products, Condé Nast, United States

Charl Porter

Group Editorial Director, India Today, India

Kalli Purie

Publisher, Media 24, South Africa

Jerusha Raath

Chief Product Officer, The Atlantic, United States

Jefferson Rabb

Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Ringier Media, Switzerlandd

Patrick Rademacher

Chief Executive Officer, Gannett, United States

Michael E. Reed

TV Host and Author, My Brand Compass

Terri-Karelle Reid

Editor in Chief, Der Standard, Austria

Gerold Riedmann

Senior Vice President, Subscriptions, Condé Nast, United States

Mike Ribero

Chief Innovation Officer, Dotdash Meredith, United States

Dr. Jon Roberts

Lead Data Insight Analyst, Financial Times, United Kingdom

Maria Sakki

Director, Revenue Engineering, Condé Nast, United States

Tess Shapiro

Vice President, Finance, Advance Local, United States

Ben Shepard

Head of Media Partnerships, OpenAI, United States

Varun Shetty

Chief Executive Officer, Ringier Media International, Switzerland

Dmitry Shishkin

Co-President, Advance Local, United States

Pam Siddall

Vice President of Content, Yahoo News, United States

Brooke Siegel

Executive Vice President, Media Strategy, Piano, United States

Michael Silberman

Chief Executive Officer and Editor-In-Chief, Verdens Gang (Schibsted), Norway

Gard Steiro

Executive Editor, The News & Observer and Herald-Sun, United States

Nicole Stockdale

Vice President, Business Development, Tollbit, United States

Josh Stone

Programming and Events Director, INMA, Germany

Ioana Sträter

Principal Product Manager, Nikkei, Japan

Yosuke Suzuki

Founder, Storyteller, At Your Service Media, United States

Noor Tagouri

Chief Executive Officer, Swerve TV, United States

Christy Tanner

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CNN Worldwide, United States

Sir Mark Thompson

Chief Executive Officer, The Atlantic, United States

Nicholas Thompson

Global Head of Consumer Marketing and Growth, Bloomberg Media, United States

Angela Tribelli

Editor in Chief, The Wall Street Journal, United States

Emma Tucker

Generative AI Initiative Lead, INMA, Canada

Sonali Verma

Membership Director, The Guardian, United States

Georgia Warren

Chief Marketing Officer, Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, United States

Sherry Weiss

Digital Platform Initiative Lead, INMA, Australia

Robert Whitehead

Vice President, Ad Tech & Programmatic Review, Advance Local, United States

Grant Whitmore

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, INMA, United States

Earl J. Wilkinson

Author, Investigative Journalist, and Associate Editor, The Washington Post, United States

Bob Woodward

President, INMA, and CEO, Mediahuis, Belgium

Gert Ysebaert

Newsroom Chief of Staff, Business Insider, United States

Julie Zeveloff

About the INMA World Congress

The World Congress of the International News Media Association (INMA) is the indispensable conference for leaders, strategists, catalysts, audience-builders, editors, and revenue executives from the world’s leading news media companies. Attend this conference and leave with news ideas, knowledge, and inspiration.

Exclusive access to New York’s top venues

Times Center New York

The TimesCenter

The INMA World Congress’ home in Manhattan remains The TimesCenter, designed by Renzo Piano and a part of The New York Times’ offices. Settle into this state-of-the-art venue for an intimate look at media’s cutting edge.

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Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center

Seminars will be held at the Lincoln Center, home to 11 resident arts organisations. Presenting music, theater, dance, film, opera, and more, our stages bring a tapestry of artists from across the globe to New York.

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Peak at Hudson Yards

Peak at Hudson Yards

Set above the clouds, the new Peak at Hudson Yards is a sky-high oasis offering impressive views of Manhattan from the 101st floor. You’ll also have access to The Edge, the highest outdoor sky deck in the western hemisphere.

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The Edison Ballroom

Edison Ballroom

The presentation of the 90th Annual Global Media Awards couldn't be in a grander setting than the Edison Ballroom, a classic new york venue featuring art deco style.

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Who attends INMA?

The INMA World Congress attracts senior management from the leading news media companies in 50+ countries: CEOs, publishers, general managers, digital leaders, advertising executives, audience executives, marketing executives, editors, product professionals, and researchers.

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Why New York?

  • Global news capital: The heart of international journalism, where the world’s most influential stories are born.
  • Marketing & advertising hub: The epicenter of creative campaigns that set global trends.
  • Corporate hub: Home to leading media companies and suppliers, fostering key industry connections.
  • Unmatched connectivity: The most direct flights globally, making New York easily accessible from anywhere.
  • Seamless transportation: Effortless to navigate by air, rail, or road.
  • Diverse accommodations: A wide range of hotels to suit every budget and need.
  • Cultural & culinary tichness: 41 Broadway theaters, more than 100 museums, and around 75 Michelin-starred restaurants.
  • Innovation center: Leading the transition to digital and AI-powered journalism.
  • Global relevance: The city driving the future of news media in a changing world.
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Why INMA is different?

  • Unparalleled ability to leverage global best practices and make them relevant
  • Our familiarity with the trends, technologies, and stars that drive the media business
  • An agenda derived from the international INMA community (hand-picked by peers)
  • Book one-on-one private Ask Me Anything sessions with INMA subject matter experts
  • Connections with the right people at the right media companies (your peer class)
  • Front-row study tour access to the top New York media companies
  • Our attendees are practical change agents hungry for knowledge



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