Program

The Future Week Host & Development Editor at Sunnmørsposten. With a background in design and a track record of award-winning investigative and data journalism, she currently leads the newspaper's work on artificial intelligence, collaborating with developers, journalists and technologists across Polaris Media. Passionate about exploring new tools and formats in journalism, Liv-Jorunn also loves being on stage — usually as a singer, but this time as a host at Future Week.

A futurist who explores how AI, automation and digital shifts are reshaping communication, content and decision-making. She co-leads the CIFS H3 AI Lab and researches liquid AI-generated content, advises organisations, and sits on the advisory boards of Future Media Hubs, AION Lab and SFI MediaFutures. Previously, Sofie served on the Danish Media Board.

Juan Carlos López Calvet is Director of Data & AI at Schibsted, where he drives the responsible use of AI and data to strengthen journalism. Combining product leadership and platform engineering, he focuses on newsroom automation, verification and generative AI, with editorial integrity, transparency and privacy at the core.

Sam Maxwell Tani is a New York-based journalist covering media for Semafor. He previously was a member of the White House team at POLITICO, where he co-authored the daily West Wing Playbook newsletter. He has also written about media and politics for the Daily Beast and Business Insider.

She has driven NTB's transformation from traditional wire service to technology-driven media company with international ambitions. The first woman and first internal candidate to hold the role, she built NTB Partner from the ground up and holds executive and board leadership qualifications from INSEAD.

Kjersti Løken Stavrum leads the jury for the Anne Jacobsen Memorial Prize. A journalist and editor by background, she is CEO of Tinius Trust, the controlling owner of Schibsted ASA. She has chaired Norwegian PEN, led Norway's Freedom of Expression Commission, and served as secretary general of the Norwegian Press Association.

He is a partner at Skavl and a board member of Ease Live and Everviz. He co-founded Subrite, which helps creators and media monetise content through membership and related business models; clients include United.no, Svarttrost and Trines Matblogg.

Based in London, he oversees global distribution partnerships, archive commercialisation, and the adoption of new technologies to support sustainable growth and innovation within broadcast and digital production houses and newsrooms.

Senior executive consultant who has worked at the intersection of news, technology, AI and sustainability for more than two decades. Previously Director of News Ecosystem Development at Google, where he launched the DNI Fund and the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund. Began his career at Associated Press Television and spent over nine years at BBC News.

He joined TV 2 in 2017, after serving as CEO of RiksTV. Previously, he worked for many years at the consultancy Accenture as a technology advisor and industry specialist in telecom, media and entertainment. He is also chair of "SFI MediaFutures," and advocates for product organisation, agile methods and digital transformation.

Kaj Backman is Head of Preparedness for the news and sports unit at the Finnish public broadcasting company Yle. He has worked at Yle for nearly 25 years, and has been responsible for preparedness for more than 15 years.

Kaj Backman is Head of Preparedness for the news and sports unit at the Finnish public broadcasting company Yle. He has worked at Yle for nearly 25 years, and has been responsible for preparedness for more than 15 years.

Inga Bejer Engh is the Assistant Director of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), a position she has held since spring 2024. From 2018 to 2024, she served as Ombudsperson for Children in Norway. A trained lawyer, she also gained prominence as a prosecutor in the July 22 trial of Anders Behring Breivik.

Jan Emil Gran is Head of Security at NRK, overseeing digital security, physical security and preparedness. Appointed in 2026, he previously served as Deputy Director General at the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, building on extensive experience in security, resilience and crisis management from the Norwegian Red Cross and the Norwegian Armed Forces.

The Future Week Host & Development Editor at Sunnmørsposten. With a background in design and a track record of award-winning investigative and data journalism, she currently leads the newspaper's work on artificial intelligence.

She has held senior editorial roles at Mint and The Wire, and worked as Markets Editor at CNBC TV18 and Prime Time Anchor at TV Today and Doordarshan. Mitali has also been a Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, co-founded two start-ups, and is a Chevening Fellow and TEDx speaker.

Luukas Ilves is co-founder of the Agentic State initiative, AI advisor to the governments of Ukraine and Estonia, and non-resident fellow at the International Centre for Defence Studies. From 2022–24, he was Estonia's Government CIO and Undersecretary for Digital Transformation.

Wilf Dinnick spent decades inside real information wars as a journalist with CNN, ABC News, and Al Jazeera, working mostly in conflict zones where trusted information collapsed. He then worked in mis- and disinformation for international governments and is now launching AskLaura.ai. Its mission is to make fact-checking as simple as spell-checking.

Author of the industry-leading DPP Media CTO and Tech CEO Surveys, exploring strategies, challenges and investment priorities across media, broadcast and entertainment. Previously Technology Editor at New Statesman Media Group and Editor of CIO UK.

Lena Edström has spent the past twelve years at Netlight Consulting as a consultant, partner, advisor and board member. She comes from the role of Senior Vice President Engineering at Trustly and has previously held similar roles at Klarna, Betsson, iZettle and Spotify.

With 30 years of expertise at the intersection of journalism and technology, he previously served as EVP Data and Technology at Amedia, Norway's largest publisher. He has also been chair of the Norwegian Media Business Association.

She has over 17 years of experience in software development, digital products, strategy and leadership. Before joining RÚV, she held senior roles at Digital Iceland, Tempo Software and Meniga.

Sanna Tornivaara is Head of News Production and Technology Services at Yle, Finland's national public service broadcaster. With a background in industrial engineering and management, she specialises in performance management, strategic planning and turning organisational goals into concrete actions and results. Her experience also spans PMO leadership, financial performance and technology-driven development.

Rowan de Pomerai is CEO of the DPP, with experience across broadcast, production, streaming and software, giving him a rounded understanding of the media and technology industries. He joined the DPP in 2018 as CTO and became CEO in 2024. He now leads the association, providing insights and connections to over 500 member companies worldwide through events, collaboration, research and analysis.

Gard Steiro is a Norwegian journalist, editor and media executive. Since 2017 he has served as Editor-in-Chief and CEO of VG, Norway's largest news website. He previously held the position of News Editor at VG and Editor-in-Chief of Bergens Tidende.

Jakob Rosinski is a Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, solving complex media challenges across EMEA. Over nearly 20 years, he has shaped media archiving and workflow automation, including as VP of Product Management at Vizrt.

Lotta Folcker is the CEO, editor-in-chief and publisher at Aftonbladet. With a strong background in news, sports and digital development, her career began as a reporter at Folkbladet in Norrköping. Known for her innovative leadership, she inspires teams to embrace change and drive progress.

Michal is the Founding Researcher at Isara Labs, a tenured researcher at Inria, and a lecturer at ENS Paris-Saclay. He co-founded Google DeepMind Paris in 2018, and became Principal Llama Scientist at Meta in 2024.

Tyson Kubota builds digital tools that tackle ambiguous problems, reimagine complex workflows, and extend human capabilities and judgment. As a technologist and design lead at The Times' Publishing platform group, he has led multiple newsroom products and shaped broader CMS strategy, including a major initiative to build a modern, flexible content management system for all NYT brands and newsrooms.

Hossein Sharif is founder & CEO of As If Pictures, a change management and workflow design firm trusted by BBC, Sky News, Wall Street Journal, TV Globo and other leading media organisations. Its WAAS and “full vertical slice” methodology spans architecture, metadata, automation, training and on-air execution. As If Pictures also builds RollOut, The Crossing, CoJourno and Kvasir for rollout, transition, AI automation and training.