Many consider the free flow of news online as responsible for the current crisis. Thus the paid-for model appears to be a potential solution. But very little news has so far been successfully monetized in this way. Will digital consumers pay for news? Should they accept paywalls? Where are the hidden golden nuggets of the information flow? How will be shaped the new news ecosystem framework? (panelists to be confirmed).

With:
Martin Moore, Director, Media Standards Trust, UK
Matt Kelly, Associate Editor, Daily Mirror and mirror.co.uk, UK
Santiago de la Mora, Head of Print Content Partnerships for Europe, Google News, UK
Moderator:
Miloš Čermák, Analyst, Centre for online media, Czech Republic

It is difficult for a journalist not to ‘tweet’ and difficult for a news addict not to use the latest social network. In fact “mobile news” will improve the journalistic workflow – even if the immediacy itself is a risk - and will help with cost savings. Do ‘mojos’ – mobile journalists – represent the future of the profession ? Traditional media can also connect with new audiences and, in some cases, will have the possibility to monetize content more effectively.

With:
Martha Stone, Shaping the Future of Newspapers, WAN-IFRA, USA
Pawel Stremski, Chief editor of the integrated online newsroom, Gazeta.pl & radio TOK FM – Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Artur Karda, Deputy Director of News Websites & Tomasz Krawczyk, New Media Deputy Director, Media Regionalne, Poland
Moderator:
Tarek Atia, Media Trainer, Media Development Program, Egypt

Newspaper design and infographics are more and more important in an increasingly visual world. Participants will learn from the best examples of 2009’s print and online redesigns and get an in-depth look at the best in the future of non-narrative news. Speakers will explain how infographics and visual journalism can indeed be cost-effective (speakers to be confirmed).

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. Mario Garcia, CEO and Founder, Garcia Media, USA

With:
Joerdis Guzman Bulla, Art Director, Welt am Sonntag, Germany
Robb Montgomery, Editor-in-Chief and Founder, visualeditors.com, USA

Roman Gallo, Director for media strategies, PPF, Czech Republic

Will video become essential in news websites? Tips for getting quality production without spending a fortune, from newspapers that have already launched their own Web TV products. In some competitive markets, Web TV services are a solution. What does it take to set one up? (speakers to be confirmed)

With:
Anders Refnov, Web TV manager, Ekstrabladet, Denmark
Natalia Loseva, First Deputy Head of Integrated News room, RIA-Novosti, Russia
Moderator:
Aura Iordan, President, Media Institute, Romania

The time for theorizing is behind us: until 2006, hyperlocal information was a theme for conferences and academic studies. Now, new players have understood that a mix of print and online news financed by local advertisers is in fact a profitable business. The problem is that traditional media companies have not yet caught up!

With:
Roman Gallo, Director for media strategies, PPF, Czech Republic
Werner Eggert, Editor in Chief, Tide, Germany
Mirek Kowalski, Director, MKiMedia, Poland
Moderator:
Jean-Pierre Tailleur, Consultant, World Editors Forum, France

Forget mass media products. Think niches and personalization to keep your readers tuned in. Some new technological developments allow readers to receive only the news they want. But is personalized news the future of information? Is it only big media groups who can develop these services? (speakers to be confirmed)

With:
Stefan Lechere, VP, Business Development EMEA, Netvibes, France
Reynald Lemaire, Partner, Anaïs-IT, Belgium
Jérôme Laredo, Director for Europe, Atex, UK

Bertrand Pecquerie, Director, World Editors Forum, France

By Ezio Mauro, Editor-in-Chief, La Repubblica, Italy

Integrated, non-integrated or disintegrated? The debate about print and online integration is still raging. But it’s time to go beyond this debate. Maybe the 2015 newsroom itself will be almost empty because its journalists will work in the field where events and news happen. It would be another sort of “collective intelligence,” more so if user-generated- content finds its role in the news process…

With:
Ezio Mauro, Editor-in-Chief, La Repubblica, Italy
Espen Egil Hansen, Editor-in-Chief, VG Multimedia, Norway
Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, Editor-in-Chief, Der Standard, Austria
George Brock, Head of Journalism, City University of London, UK (and former managing editor of The Times)

Moderator:
Xavier Vidal-Folch, Deputy Director, El Pais, Spain