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)
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
Christian Toksvig
Co-founder and CEO, Cocoa Media
Colin Morrison
Founder, Flashes & Flames
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
Executive Advisor Holtzbrinck, Member of the Supervisory Board DIE ZEIT, Managing Director DvH Medien GmbH
Enric Pastor
Founder & Editor, MANERA Ediciones
Erika Heilman
Group Publisher and Senior Vice President at Harvard Business Review
Florencia Schiavon
CEO, Sifted
Gary Rathbone
Founder and Director, Sportscape Media
Goli Sheikholeslami
Chief Executive Officer, POLITICO
Irene Smit
Creative Director Mindstyle, Roularta Media Group
Jean-Paul Reparon
Managing Director, AgriMedia
Jeremy Clifford
Founder, Chrysalis Leadership
Käthe Lemon
President and Co-owner, Redpoint Media Group
Kylie McCoy
Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Newsweek
Linda Thomas Brooks
Consultant - Advisor, LTB
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
Principal, Paul Fletcher & Associates
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
Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
Co-Founder & CEO, Her Campus Media
Suprio Guha Thakurta
Independent Media Advisor, Former Chief Strategy Officer, The Economist, India
Yolanda Ausín Castañeda
Managing Director, ARI, Spain
