Hosted by Media Makers Meet (Mx3) on behalf of industry body FIPP - Connecting Global Media, Congress has served decision-makers, pioneers and dealmakers for going on a century. Join us in the picturesque coastal village of Cascais, Portugal in June 2024 as the industry comes together to explore tomorrow, today.
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InsureAds
https://www.insurads.comInsurAds is at the forefront of the attention economy revolutionizing digital advertising. Outperforming the market by going above and beyond predictive metrics and quality scores, InsurAds focuses on performance, pure real-time unique-user attention optimization, and scale reaching over 1 billion users monthly.
PressReader
http://www.pressreader.comPressReader is a group of companies (including PressReader and Branded Editions brands) building technology solutions for content delivery and consumption, publisher empowerment, content intelligence and brand engagement. It works with over 14,000 newspapers, magazines, and educational publications.
Pugpig
https://www.pugpig.com/Pugpig is the publishing platform that powers the world’s leading media brands. We work with publishers to conceive, design, build and run deeply engaging mobile apps, lightning-fast websites, and beautifully rich digital editions and archives. Our platforms power hundreds of apps and sites for the biggest media brands in the world, from The Economist, Condé Nast and Reach PLC, to News Corporation, Hearst, The Spectator, NewsQuest and many more.
Wright's Media
https://www.wrightsmedia.com/Wright’s Media provides commerce content licensing and marketing solutions to media companies such as Conde Nast, Hearst, NBC Universal, Dow Jones and Wirecutter (a New York Times Company), to drive revenue and steer brands to the forefront of licensing. Whether seeking to outsource reprints, monetize current content or build new licensing programs, Wright's is one of the publishing industry's most respected multimedia and content management solutions providers.
Norkon
https://www.norkon.net/Norkon provides real-time and engaging reader experiences that support subscription revenue strategies and monetization strategies. We work with hundreds of publishers globally and focus on up-to-the-second data, technology and audience engagement.
Bridged Media
https://bridged.media/We equip you with the tools to create hyper-personalized experiences for visitors. Whether you're aiming for increased engagement metrics, signups, lead generation, subscriptions, and much more, Bridged Media optimizes your content to drive maximum conversions.
Labrador
https://www.labradorcms.com/Labrador CMS helps publishers grow faster by cleaning up their tech stack. In 2023 Labrador CMS launched more than one new online newspaper on their platform every single week. Natively integrated AI speeds up the writing process, automated front pages and A/B testing increase traffic, obsession about fast page loading and SEO gives you traffic from search. It's the benchmark of a SaaS CMS for Media.
UPM
https://www.upm.com/We deliver renewable and responsible solutions and innovate for a future beyond fossils across six business areas: UPM Fibres, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood. As the industry leader in responsibility, we are committed to the UN science-based targets to mitigate climate change. We employ 17,200 people worldwide and our annual sales are approx EUR 11.7 billion. Our shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. UPM Biofore – Beyond fossils.
NLA Media Access
https://www.nlamediaaccess.com/NLA Media Access, a UK government-recognized collective management organisation, represents over 14,000 news brands globally, managing copyright royalties to ensure fair compensation for rights holders. At the core of its mission, encapsulated by the strapline 'Supporting Journalism', NLA offers services beyond licensing, such as a news archive for journalists and an IP protection tool for global news brands combating unauthorized content use.
Stibo DX
https://www.stibodx.com/Stibo DX works with media enterprises all over the world, from the world's biggest media groups to national broadcasters. Stibo DX’s media enterprise platform, CUE, maximizes profitability and scalability by streamlining content creation, asset management, multi-channel distribution, and product innovation.
Stibo DX has +200 employees and is part of the Stibo Group, a foundation-owned corporate entity founded in 1794 in Aarhus, Denmark. Being part of a stable enterprise group ensures a long-term view of business and customer relationships.
FT Strategies
https://www.ftstrategies.com/en-gb/FT Strategies is the media advisory and consulting business of the Financial Times. Staffed by the experts who successfully transformed the FT’s business model in the face of disruption, FT Strategies works with media organisations worldwide, helping them to increase recurring revenue, monetise audiences, grow subscriptions, build engagement, transform digitally, and thrive in the digital economy.
Visapress
https://visapress.pt/VISAPRESS is a Portuguese non-profit entity, governed by private law, who carry out the collective management of copyright and application in Portugal of the provisions of the European Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market. This applies to any works or journalistic content published in newspapers and magazines, regardless of the medium or of the support used.
Kamera One
https://www.kameraone.com/With a reach of over 1 billion consumers in 25+ countries, KameraOne deliver curated, trending video stories, covering the latest global events, heartwarming moments, incredible performances, and much more. We empower digital publishers to engage their audiences across multiple platforms, increasing traffic, user retention, and driving revenue growth.
InPublishing
https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/RegisterInPublishing serves the UK news, consumer and B2B media sectors with news, comment, in-depth features and analysis, through its bi-monthly magazine and weekly e-newsletter (both sent free to registered readers in the UK and rest of the world), annual Publishing Partners Guide, website and webinars.
Zinio
https://www.zinio.com/Zinio brings innovation and inspiration to the world of magazine publishers and consumers by delivering the ultimate digital reading experience on any device. As a pioneer Zinio operates online web newsstands and award-winning iOS and Android apps, providing access to digital magazines & articles in more than 30 languages, which can be read online and offline on any platform.
Zinio Pro converts print magazines to digital content through a Software as a service (SaaS) platform that transforms PDF to other formats such as XML, ePub or ANF and distributes it to different platforms such as Amazon Kindle, Apple News or Zinio Pro’s white label publisher web and mobile apps.
The company has delivered 500M digital magazine editions across more than 6k titles from 1.3k publishers in 200 countries to over 10M customers.
ZINIO is a Naviga Global company.
Le Figaro
https://www.lefigaro.fr/Le Figaro, embodying the culture of freedom since 1826, stands as France's premier daily newspaper and most visited news website. It attracts over 9 million unique visitors monthly, according to Médiamétrie/NetRatings. The site is renowned for the quality and depth of its content, which benefits from a synergy between its print journalism and digital editorial teams. Additionally, it embraces modern Internet 2.0 practices with a strong emphasis on video content, now a core component of its offerings. Lefigaro.fr also enhances its growth through strategic synergies with other Figaro Group sites like Figaro Classifieds, Meteoconsult, Le Particulier, Ticketac, Vodeo, Cplussur, etc., collectively reaching over 14 million unique visitors—equating to one in three internet users in France. Visit us at www.lefigaro.fr.
Conversation Starter
https://www.conversationstarter.net/Meeting the right people' is becoming increasingly important for event attendees' satisfaction and likeliness of returning for a next event edition. Conversation Starter, Belgium-born, facilitates effective networking for events: In-person, online and hybrid. It supports various initiatives: business communities, conferences, investor matchmaking, and even recruiting events. AI helps in finding relevant participants and planning your conversations. Personal support in setting up the platform, ensures successful event networking. With over 250,000 meetings planned at events in 60+ countries, their clients include TEDx, Techstars, the European Commission and many more.
TimeOut
https://www.timeout.com/about/time-out-groupTime Out Group is a leading media and hospitality business that spans 333 cities in 59 countries, inspiring and enabling people to discover and experience the best of the city wherever they are in the world. We are a unique and trusted brand with a vibrant history and a deep association with culture and travel, operating with a multi-platform model that includes digital channels, live events and our world-renowned, award-winning food and culture markets. Our mission is brilliantly simple: we show people how to go out better and have an amazing time in the cities we love as much as they do.
TimeOut Market Lisbon
https://www.timeoutmarket.com/lisboa/en/Time Out Market is the world’s first editorially curated food and culture market, bringing the best of the city together under one roof. This is the Time Out brand brought to life, showcasing a city’s best food, drink, live music and things to do, as well as offering innovative real-world opportunities for advertising and commercial clients.
Miso.AI
https://miso.ai/Miso’s simple APIs empower product teams to realize unlimited personalization opportunities. And unlike traditional solutions, Miso can personalize 100% anonymously — no tracking users or mining data. We power over 1 billion searches and recommendations on the web, and this is only the beginning.
Dotdash Meredith
https://www.dotdashmeredith.com/Dotdash Meredith is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content, the fastest sites, and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month, including 95% of US women, make decisions, take action, and find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith brands include PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, Southern Living and more. Dotdash Meredith is based in New York City and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IAC).
10up
https://10up.com/10up make finely crafted websites and tools for content creators, helping companies like TechCrunch, A+E, POLITICO, The Spectator, and Disney create a better web. Big enough to conquer any challenge, and small enough to care, 10up has over 280 experts in digital strategy and management, software engineering, user experience and interactive design, cloud infrastructure, and audience & revenue optimization. With a body of work honored with a dozen Webby nods and two Emmy Award nominations, we’re big enough to conquer any challenge, and still small enough to care.
Evessio
https://evessio.com/live/en/page/homeEvessio is a multi-award-winning company providing event management software for awards and conferences, delivering real ROI. Trusted by top brands, it offers an end-to-end solution for managing awards and conferences in one place. Features include a branded event website, content management, seamless awards management, and conference capabilities. Evessio's onboarding, training, and support, combined with innovative technology, make it the top choice for revolutionizing awards and conferences. Contact Evessio for a personalized demo and power your success.
Responsive Ads
https://responsiveads.com/ResponsiveAds is the self-serve creative technology suite for streamlining workflow of advanced responsive edge-to-edge fluid ad formats driving 10x revenue for publishers and 10x speed of workflow for agency & brands, thus improving creativity & innovation. Deployed either programmatically or direct, these single omnichannel universal ads work seamlessly everywhere across Display, CTV, DOOH thus enabling proven efficiencies for unmatched global scale. Partners include AffinityX, Autoscout24, Dentsu, Condé Nast, NBCUniversal and other marquee global brands.
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CloseDr. Seth Dobrin has distinguished himself as a visionary leader in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, with a career marked by transformative contributions across various sectors. His journey began at Monsanto, where he led a team integrating data science with sustainable agriculture, revolutionizing farming practices through data-driven decision-making and advancing precision agriculture. This work enhanced agricultural outputs and emphasized sustainability and environmental stewardship, setting new standards in agritech innovation.
Transitioning to IBM, Dr. Dobrin became the Global Chief AI Officer, a role in which he was pivotal in integrating AI development and governance across the company. He was instrumental in forming and managing the IBM Data Science Elite Team, which, under his leadership, made significant strides in ethical AI development and diversity, working on over 130 projects across multiple sectors. This period marked a significant shift in IBM's approach to data and AI, contributing to the company's digital transformation journey.
Continuing his impactful trajectory, Dr. Dobrin founded Qantm AI, a firm that fosters ethical AI in business. At Qantm AI, he emphasizes a human-centered approach, tailoring AI solutions to meet each client's unique challenges. His leadership at Qantm AI has been instrumental in guiding Fortune 500 companies and Private Equity firms towards responsible and effective AI strategies.
Throughout his career, Dr. Dobrin has strongly advocated for diversity in technology and against technological colonialism, supporting organizations like WLDA and Wonder Women Tech. His multidisciplinary approach, combining molecular and cellular biology expertise with experience in various industries, has fueled innovation and set a standard for future AI and data science leadership. As AI continues to evolve, Dr. Dobrin's insights, leadership, and commitment to ethical practices remain vital, shaping AI's future in a responsible, ethical, and inclusive direction.
Julia Petersen is a Vice President at Axel Springer hy's Pricing and Sales Business Unit. She has been developing profitable digital business models for media businesses for more than 10 years. Before joining hy, she worked as Director for Simon-Kucher & Partners, an international consultancy focused on pricing, and supported digital businesses as a freelance consultant. Over the course of her career, Julia has led numerous media companies, from startups to large corporations, to topline growth through pricing excellence.
Julia holds a master's degree in psychology, and is a certified systemic coach.
Claire Léost is a graduate of Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (1997) and HEC (1999).
She began her career at McKinsey, where she was a consultant from 2000 to 2003. In 2003, she joined the Lagardère Active group, where she held the positions of Editor and then Managing Director.
She was appointed Chairman of CMI France in February 2019. In 2021, she was appointed President of Prisma Media within the Vivendi group.
She is also a novelist.
Doni Aldine is a FOLIO "TOP Women in Media" Honoree and CEO of Culturs global multicultural lifestyle media. Culturs’ award-winning content reaches 9 million+ people annually via email, podcast, video and mobile, digital and print editions that have been featured featured internationally in major grocers, major booksellers and university and independent bookstores.
During her 30 years career in media, marketing and multiculturalism, Aldine taught at a major university, developed university curricula for global culture identity and, after heading an international gift manufacturing company selling to the world’s biggest stores in 28 countries, founded Culturs global multicultural lifestyle media. Culturs boasts a team of seasoned professionals in 17 countries on five continents who use media, products and experiences to activate 21st century cultural diversity with a goal of amplifying culturally fluid voices.
Having worked with some of the worlds biggest brands: Johnson and Johnson, PepsiCo, Warner Brothers, and more, Aldine presents around the globe as a keynote at conferences, universities and consistently is featured in media, including O, The Oprah Magazine, ABC’s The View, Lifetime Television and thousands of radio stations and podcasts. She was a columnist for the Denver Post for almost a decade, and has served as editor for business, lifestyle and culture magazines.
Mark Russell is the Executive Director of Business Operations for Condé Nast across Europe, driving strategic planning for the business. He was previously Global Operations Director of Vogue, overseeing the strategy and management of its editorial teams, and also served as Managing Editor of Vogue, Managing Editor of GQ and Chief Sub Editor of GQ. He started his career as a local newspaper journalist. Mark served as a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation’s (IPSO) Journalists Advisory Panel and is a regular moderator at the Web Summit and Collision tech conferences.
Joe Martin is Vice President, Media Licensing at Hearst Magazines, the world's largest lifestyle publisher with a portfolio of more than 25 brands in the U.S.,175 websites and more than 200 magazine editions worldwide. Joe is responsible for Hearst Magazines’ international expansion through licensees, of which Hearst has 46 across 48 countries.
Prior to joining Hearst Magazines, Martin served as Vice President and Head of Global Partnerships at Dow Jones, where he was responsible for defining and implementing the business development and partnerships strategy for The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and MarketWatch, among other brands.
Previously, Martin was based in Dow Jones’ Hong Kong office for six years, from 2015 through 2021, serving as Vice President of Commercial Partnerships. There, he oversaw the partnerships and licensing business across Dow Jones’ international locations.