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
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
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
Propositions Lead - Economist Pro, The Economist Group
Dmitry Shishkin
Independent Media Advisor
Dr Jon Roberts
Chief Innovation Officer, People Inc
Dr Rainer Esser
Former CEO of DIE ZEIT, now Board member of DIE ZEIT and Executive Advisor at Holtzbrinck
Enric Pastor
Founder & Editor, MANERA Ediciones
Erika Heilman
Group Publisher and Senior Vice President, Harvard Business Review
Florencia Schiavon
CEO, Sifted
Gary Rathbone
Founder and Director, Sportscape Media
Georgie Holt
CEO and Co-Founder, FlightStory
Hami Tran
Publisher of Marie Claire Vietnam
Irene Smit
Creative Director Flow Magazine, Psychology Magazine and Happinez
Işık Şimşek
Co-Founder & CEO, Heepimiz
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
Kevin Anderson
Director of the Digital Revenue Network, WAN-IFRA London
Kylie McCoy
Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Newsweek
Laura Múgica
CEO & Board member, Unidad Editorial
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
Mariam Mammen Mathew
CEO, Manorama Online
Michael Brunt
Co-founder, HBM Advisory, UK
Mark Howard
COO, TIME
Matthew Snyder
Co-Founder and CEO, ResponsiveAds
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
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)
Selma Stern
Independent Advisor, Germany
Stefanie Maier
Head of Events & Partnerships, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
Co-Founder & CEO, Her Campus Media
Suprio Guha Thakurta
Independent Media Advisor, Former Chief Strategy Officer, The Economist, India
Veebha Mehta
Chief Operating Officer, Crain Communications
Yolanda Ausín Castañeda
Managing Director, ARI, Spain
