Andrés Rodríguez Founder and CEO Spainmedia

Andrés Rodríguez is a Journalist from the Complutense University of Madrid. After his time as editor and director of the most historic newspapers in Spain, in 2007 he decided to found the publishing group SpainMedia. Since then, he has consolidated a prestigious and profitable position in the lifestyle publications market, both in print and digital format. 

In 15 years, Spain Media has edited Esquire, Forbes, Harper’s Bazaar, Robb Report, L’Officiel, Tapas and T Magazine. In addition, Andrés is a board member of the newspaper El Español, a member of the board of directors of the Press Association of Madrid, founder of Club Matador, member of the board of protectors of the Teatro Real, 2016 Spanish National Gastronomy Award for Tapas magazine and in 2018 received the First Amendment Award by the Eisenhower Fellowship Association. He is also president of the Spanish Media Association (ARI).

Anita Zielina CEO & Founder Better Leaders Lab

Anita Zielina is an experienced digital media executive, strategic advisor and board member with a focus on digital transformation, modern leadership and management, and product and business strategy. She is the founder and CEO of Better Leaders Lab, a Do and Think Tank for good leadership and strategic management that also acts as a boutique consultancy firm. Anita is an Executive in Residence at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in NYC and serves as a non-executive board member at the Austrian Public Broadcaster (ORF), as well as the inaugural board chair of the News Product Alliance (NPA). She holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD and a Master in Law from Vienna University.

Agustino Fontevecchia Digital Director Editorial Perfil

Agustino Fontevecchia is the digital director for Editorial Perfil, one of Latin American’s largest publishers with a big presence in Argentina and Brazil. He oversees digital strategy including newsroom, technology, sales and subscriptions in Argentina while working in tandem with Perfil’s teams in Brazil. Previously he was a markets and wealth reporter for Forbes in New York. Agustino has degreees from NYU and Columbia University.

Styli Charalambous Co-founder and CEO Daily Maverick

Styli Charalambous co-founded the Daily Maverick, in 2009, with editor-in-chief, Branko Brkic. Over the last decade he has helped launch new products and the organisation’s membership plan while navigating industry disruption and the country’s politics. 

His official role at Daily Maverick is that of publisher and CEO which translates into “he who constantly fights fires – sometimes successfully but always only after morning coffee.” 

Daily Maverick has grown to from a 5 person start-up to 100 full-time staff, reaching 9m monthly unique visitors, sending out 20m newsletters per month and generates a 1/3rd of revenue from its 20k members. 

In 2020, Styli also helped launch Daily Maverick’s weekly newspaper with innovative distribution model. 

He is passionate about solving the disruption of media industry and focuses most efforts on new revenue models, product, technology and membership. 

Lucy Kueng Strategic Advisor, Board Member, Author and Speaker, Switzerland

Professor Lucy Kueng is an expert on strategy, innovation and leadership and focuses on successful responses to the challenges of digitalization. She is Senior Visiting Research Associate at the Reuters Institute, Oxford University and Non-Executive Board Member of the NZZ Media Group and formerly of Swiss PSM broadcaster SRG and VIZRT, the media tech provider. Lucy advises leading companies worldwide industry on digital transformation strategy and implementation. She keynotes frequently at international conferences and is the author of numerous books including Hearts and Minds: Harnessing Leadership, Culture and Talent to Really Go Digital, Going Digital, Innovators in Digital News, Strategic Management in the Media, and Inside the BBC and CNN. She holds a PhD and Habilitation from the University of St Gallen and an MBA from City Business School/Ashridge.