AI, tech & the future of news

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Dr. Daniel Hulme, Closing Keynote

Chief AI officer, WPP

Dr. Daniel Hulme is recognized as one of the world’s top 10 Chief AI Officers, with over 25 years of experience with AI. He’s the Founder & CEO of Satalia, an award-winning AI company acquired by WPP in 2021, where he now serves as Chief AI Officer.

He will challenge the myths around AI’s current capabilities and explore what truly sets human intelligence apart in his forward-looking keynote session.

Felix Graf

CEO at NZZ

Juan Carlos Lopez Calvet

Director of Data & AI at Schibsted

Nic Newman

Senior Research Associate at RISJ

Markus Franz

CTO at Ippen Media

Marina Sorg

Deputy CPO at FAZ

Gregor Zoller

Director of IT at MHS Digital

Daniel Kempf

CEO at PD Digital

Sam Ramachandra

Chief Technology Officer at Le Parisien

Dylan Jacques

Chief Product and Technology Officer at The Telegraph

Carmen Heger

Director of Data & AI at Süddeutsche Zeitung

Benoît Georges

Journalist & AI Project Manager at Les Echos

Danny Lein

Founder & CEO at Twipe

Anne Tostain

Chief B2C Subscriptions Officer at Le Monde

Alan Hunter

Co-Founder of HBM Advisory

Nikita Roy

Founder and Host of Newsroom Robots

Agenda

8:30–9:00	Registration & Coffee
9:00–9:10	Welcome Address
9:10–9:40	CEO Panel with Felix Graf (CEO, NZZ), Daniel Kempf (Managing Director, PD Digital), and Danny Lein (CEO, Twipe)
9:40–10:00	Industry-Wide Study Results on Attitudes on AI – Nic Newman (Senior Researcher, Reuters Institute)
10:00–10:20	How AI is Changing UX in News – Nikita Roy (Founder & Host, Newsroom Robots)
10:20–10:30	Deep-dive pitches
10:30–11:00	Break with refreshments
11:00–12:00	Deep-Dive Sessions & Live Podcast – Interactive “unconference-style” sessions led by Anne Tostain (Chief B2C Subscriptions Officer, Le Monde) and Alan Hunter (Co-Founder, HMB Advisory). Parallel live podcast taping of Newsroom Robots by Nikita Roy (Founder & Host, Newsroom Robots)
12:00–13:00	Lunch Break
13:00–13:15	Panel with Deep-Dive Leaders
13:15–13:20	Twipe Newsbuddy AI – Danny Lein (Founder & CEO, Twipe)
13:20–13:40	How FAZ Uses AI in their News Products: Results & Challenges – Marina Sorg (Deputy CPO, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
13:40–14:00	How to build an AI-first news organization culture – Gregor Zoller (Director of IT, MHS Digital)
14:00–14:30	AI Panel with Carmen Heger (Director of Data & AI, Süddeutsche Zeitung), Sam Ramachandra (CTO, Le Parisien), and Dylan Jacques (CPO/CTO, The Telegraph). Moderated by Benoît Georges (Journalist & AI Project Manager, Les Echos)
14:30–15:00	Break with a special surprise
15:00–15:20	Agentic AI: What it means and what’s coming next? – Markus Franz (CTO, Ippen Media)
15:20–15:40	How Schibsted Builds AI News Products – Juan Carlos Lopez Calvet (Director of Data & AI, Schibsted)
15:40–16:30	Keynote Session on The Power of Consciousness – Daniel Hulme (Chief AI Officer, WPP) Why consciousness matters in AI strategy Real-world applications at WPP Audience Q&A
17:00–19:00	Closing and Reception

Digital Growth Summit 2025 – AI, tech & the future of news

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