Mitali Mukherjee
Director @ Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford
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, with multiple fellowships and award nominations, including the Red Ink Awards in India.
Lotta Folcker
CEO @ Aftonbladet
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. Before returning to Aftonbladet, she was VP at Viaplay Sports Sweden and held key roles at TV4 and Aftonbladet, including head of Aftonbladet TV. Known for her innovative leadership, she inspires teams to embrace change and drive progress.
Tony Pastor
Co-founder @ Goalhanger
Tony Pastor is the co-founder of Goalhanger, known for podcasts such as The Rest is Politics, The Rest is History and The Rest is Football. He has a background from both the BBC and ITV, before founding Goalhanger with Gary Lineker in 2013.
Tim Forrest
Head of Content Distribution & Commercial Innovation @ ITN
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.
Lene Edström
CTO @ TV4
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 particular experience in leading large product and technology organizations through technical transformations and new ways of working.
Tina Mari Flem
Editor-in-Chief & CEO @ NTB
She has driven NTBs 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. Tina Mari was recently elected the first female President of Minds International, that brings together the commercially focused news agencies of the world.
Maxwell Tani
Media Editor @ Semafor
Max 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.
Edward Qualtrough
Editorial Director @ DPP
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 Special Projects Editor for its tech title Tech Monitor, and Editor of CIO UK. He regularly meets with CTOs and digital leaders to discuss technology strategy, industry trends and disruptive threats.
Pål Nedregotten
Head of Technology and Product Development @ NRK
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’s also been chair at the Norwegian Media Business Association.
Sofie Hvitved
Director of Media Futures & Innovation @ Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
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.
Sturle Rasmussen
Partner @ Subrite & Skavl
He is a partner at Skavl and a board member of Ease Live and Everviz. He co-founded Subrite, which helps creators and media monetize content through membership and related business models; clients include United.no, Svarttrost and Trines Matblogg. He previously worked at Schibsted and in independent news media and media technology.
Kjersti Løken Stavrum
CEO @ Tinius Trust
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. She holds a political science degree and a master's in management.
Christian Birkeland
Chief Digital Officer @ TV 2
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. Birkeland holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from NTNU. He is also the chair of "SFI MediaFutures," serves on several boards, and advocates for product organization, agile methods, and digital transformation.
Kaj Backman
Yle
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, mainly in news, but also as Head of Radio and as an administrative manager for the news operation. He has been responsible for preparedness for more than 15 years and is now working to strengthen preparedness in Yle’s largest unit, which has 850 employees across 27 locations.
Liv-Jorunn Håker
The Future Week Host & Development Editor @ 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.
Gard Steiro
Editor-in-chief & CEO @ VG
Gard Steiro (b. 1976) 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. Steiro is part of Schibsted Media’s executive management team and holds several media industry positions, including Chair of E24 and Board Member of Faktisk.no.
Ben Colmand