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.
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.
Tina Mari Flem
Editor-in-Chief & CEO @ NTB
She has been central in NTB’s transformation from a traditional news agency into a news and media technology organisation. Previously, she held several leadership roles in Posten and Bring, working across communication, strategy, and organisational development. Tina holds a degree in journalism from the University of Queensland and has completed executive education at INSEAD.
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.
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.
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.
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.