Speakers
Leaders, Disruptors, Creators - On stage
The FIPP World Media Congress 2025 brings together the people redefining what media means today – and what it can become tomorrow. From global CEOs and product innovators to editorial leaders and bold entrepreneurs, this year’s speaker lineup spans every corner of the industry.
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Adam White
Founder & CEO, Front Office Sports (FOS)
Ahu Serter
Founder, international leader, investor
Àlex Poderoso
Digital Director
Amanda Wigginton
Strategy & Insight Consultant, Amanda Wigginton Consulting Limited
Amer Safir
Chief Editor & Manager at The Review of Religions
Andrés Rodríguez Sanchez
President & Owner, SpainMedia
Andrew Clurman
Executive Chairman, The Equine Network LLC and Active Interest media
Anne Marie O’Keefe
COO, Mansueto Ventures
Annelies Jansen
Senior Strategy Advisor, ProRata.ai
Charlotte Cijffers
Chief Digital Officer, ITP Media Group
Charlotte Rica
Psychologist and high-performance coach
Christian Toksvig
Co-founder and CEO, Cocoa Media
Christian Van Thillo
Executive Chairman
Clara Soteras
SEO for News Publishers & Audience Growth Consultant
Colin Morrison
Founder, Flashes & Flames
Cyndi Stivers
Director of Curation, TED
Daisy Donald
Head of Strategy, The Economist Group
Dmitry Shishkin
Independent Media Advisor & World Editors Forum, WAN-Ifra, UK
Dr Jon Roberts
Chief Innovation Officer, People Inc
Dr Rainer Esser
Member of the Supervisory Board, DIE ZEIT
Enric Pastor
Founder & Editor, MANERA Ediciones
Erika Heilman
Group Publisher and Senior Vice President, Harvard Business Review
Florencia Schiavon
CEO, Sifted
Franka Keiter
Head of Social Media and Corporate Communications, Motor Presse Stuttgart
Gary Rathbone
Founder and Director, Sportscape Media
Georgie Holt
CEO and Co-Founder, FlightStory
Guy Tasaka
Founder, Managing Partner at Tasaka Digital
Hami Tran
Publisher of Marie Claire Vietnam
Irene Smit
Creative Director Flow Magazine, Psychology Magazine and Happinez
Işık Şimşek
Co-Founder & CEO, Heepimiz
Ivan Šarić
CEO of Adria Analytics, NewsLabs AI
Jacqueline Loch
General Manager, BetaKit, Canada
James Hewes
COO, Atlas
Jean-Paul Reparon
Managing Director, AgriMedia
Jeremy Clifford
Founder, Chrysalis Leadership
Jessica Sibley
CEO, TIME
Jim Elliott
President, James G. Elliott Co., Inc
Käthe Lemon
President and Co-owner, Redpoint Media Group
Kerin O’Connor
CEO & Founder, Atlas
Kevin Anderson
Director of the Digital Revenue Network, WAN-IFRA London
Kylie McCoy
Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Newsweek
Laura Williamson
Editor in Chief, The Athletic
Linda Thomas Brooks
Consultant - Advisor, LTB
Louise Ioannou
Publisher, Nat Geo Kids & Nat Geo Little Kids Magazine UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand
Lucio Mesquita
Senior Consultant, Innovation
Mads Holmen
Head of Product - Platform, MonetizationOS
Mariam Mammen Mathew
CEO, Manorama Online
Mark Howard
COO, TIME
Martin de Heus
Chief Commercial Officer, WoodWing
Matt Aspinall
Commercial Services Director, NLA media access
Matthew Snyder
Co-Founder and CEO, ResponsiveAds
Michael Brunt
Co-founder, HBM Advisory, UK
Michael Smith
Chief Product & Innovation Officer, Darwin CX
Michelle Myers
Global Chief Revenue Officer, Wright's Media
Minette Ferreira
Chief Executive Officer: Media, Media24 (Pty) Ltd
Natasha Christie-Miller
Media Advisor, NED and Chair, HOST FIPP Congress 2026
Nicia Rodwell
International Brand Director, Marie Claire International
Nick Shelton
Founder and Publisher, Broadsheet, UK & Australia
Paul Fletcher
Former Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities & the Arts
Paul Hood
Head of Publishing, House of Commons, UK
Pooja Bagga
Group Chief Information Officer, The Guardian, UK
Reeva Misra
Founder & CEO, Walking on Earth (WONE)
Roy K. Lee
Chief of Staff, Newsweek
Selma Stern
Independent Advisor, Germany
Sharon Carter
Director, Global Ad Solutions, Condé Nast
Sophie Furnival
Senior Content Marketing Strategist, WordPress VIP
Stefanie Maier
Head of Events & Partnerships, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Stig Ørskov
CEO, WAN-IFRA, Germany
Suprio Guha Thakurta
Independent Media Advisor, Former Chief Strategy Officer, The Economist, India
Umer Ehsan
VP of Technology, News UK
Veebha Mehta
Chief Operating Officer, Crain Communications
Yana Zhuryk
Senior membership growth manager, Kyiv Independent
Yenan Wang
Founder of Next Wave and former Head of TikTok LIVE UK
Yolanda Ausín Castañeda
Managing Director, ARI, Spain
