CHAIRMAN & SPEAKERS
CHAIRMAN
United Kingdom
Murdoch MACLENNAN
Managing Director
ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS
President, IFRA
Vice President, WAN
Murdoch MacLennan has been Managing Director of Associated Newspapers since 1994. Prior to joining Associated Newspapers he worked with many of the UK’s national and regional newspaper groups including directorships with the Scottish Daily Record, Mirror Group and Express Newspapers.
FACILITATOR
Jim CHISHOLM
Strategy Advisor
WAN
SPEAKERS
Italy
Lodovico DE BRIGANTI
Director, Media & Entertainment
ACCENTURE SpA
Marco VERNOCCHI
Partner
ACCENTURE SpA
United Kingdom
Allan MARSHALL
Group Technology Director
Associated Newspapers
Allan Marshall is the Group Technology Director for Associated Newspapers Limited and Managing Director of Associated Mediabase. He has been instrumental in the development of Associated Newspapers’ IT division and the deployment of leading edge technical solutions for Editorial, Advertising, Commercial operations, Publishing, Content Management and Digital Media.
United States
Richard R. (Rick) EDMONDS
Researcher and Writer
POYNTER INSTITUTE
Rick Edmonds has been doing research and writing on journalism and business topics for the last five years for the Poynter Institute, a non-profit school for working journalists in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr Edmonds worked for the St. Petersburg Times organization (which Poynter owns) for 11 years in a variety of editor and publisher roles.
Philip MEYER
Knight Chair in Journalism
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL
Philip Meyer has had a lengthy career in academia and journalism. Following a 23-year career with Knight Ridder as reporter, Washington correspondent and director of news and circulation research, he became Kenan professor in 1981 at the University of North Carolina, where he now holds its Knight Chair in Journalism. His publications include Precision Journalism, Ethical Journalism and The Newspaper Survival Book.
Michael P. SMITH
Managing Director
MEDIA MANAGEMENT CENTER
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Mike Smith is managing director of the Media Management Center at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois, USA). The centre is an executive education and research institute affiliated with the Kellogg School of Management and the Medill School of Journalism. Smith oversees all of the centre’s seminars and teaches journalism and leadership in its programs. He was a journalist and editor for 25 years before joining the centre in 1990.
PARTICIPANTS
Canada
Sandy MUIR
Senior Vice President
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Sandy Muir is the Senior Vice-President of Marketing and Advertising Sales for The Globe and Mail, responsible for marketing and worldwide advertising sales for the newspaper, magazines, and web sites. He also helps lead the multi-platform advertising sales effort for Bell GlobeMedia, the Globe’s parent company.
Prior to joining The Globe and Mail, Mr. Muir was Vice-President of Advertising Sales at Southam/Hollinger Inc. and has held sales and marketing roles at a number of newspapers in Canada and the United States.
Dominican Republic
Luis A. CANELA
Deputy Publisher
EDITORA EL CARIBE
New York-based Luis Canela is Deputy Publisher of Editora El Caribe and President and CEO of BPD Bank, both affiliates of Grupo Popular in the Dominican Republic. Editora El Caribe forms part of Grupo Popular’s multimedia holdings. Mr Canela has had a long career with the parent company.
France
Christian LE RENARD
Administrateur Général
OUEST FRANCE
Christian Le Renard joined France’s largest circulation general interest daily Ouest France as Administrateur Général in 2000 following a lengthy career in senior management positions with several Brittany-based companies with international activities.
Greece
Yannis P. PERLEPES
General Manager
NAFTEMPORIKI. SA
As General Manager of Naftemporiki since 2000, Mr Perlepes is responsible for the design, planning and implementation of the company’s strategy and action plan, and he co-ordinates editing, sales & marketing, accounting and logistics. He previously held senior financial executive positions with a number of companies.
Honduras
Jorge S. CANAHUATI LARACH
President and CEO
LA PRENSA
Jorge S. Canahuati Larach has been involved in the newspaper business for 24 years and has been President and CEO of La Prensa since 1986.
India
Bikash BANERJEE
Chief Operating Office
News Media Group
MID-DAY MULTIMEDIA
As COO of the News Media Group as Mumbai’s premier media organisation, Mr Banerjee runs the news based businesses of the group, including the English language tabloid Mid Day, the Gujarati afternoon paper Gujarati Mid Day, the Urdu daily Inquilab, the free newspaper Metro, and the web, mobile, and fixed-line telephone based information services.
Amit MATHEW
Resident Editor and General Manager
MALAYALA MANORAMA
Amit Mathew is Resident Editor and General Manager of the 1.3 million ciruclation Malayala Manorama, one of India’s biggest dailies. A member of the Malayala Manorama Management, he is based in Kochi in the south Indian state of Kerala.
Riyad MATHEW
Assistant Editor & General Manager
MALAYALA MANORAMA
Riyad Mathew became Assistant Editor and General Manager of the Malayala Manorama in January 2003. A member of the Management, he worked for The Week, a group publication and one of India’s leading newsmagazines, before joining The Washington Times. He also worked for Capital News Service in Washington before joining Associated Press as its Correspondent in Washington.
Ireland
Vincent C. CROWLEY
Chief Executive
INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA - IRELAND
Vincent Crowley was appointed Chief Executive of Independent News & Media- Ireland in August 2002. A chartered accountant, he joined the Group in 1990 and became a Director in 1997. Previously he was Finance Director, and later Chief Executive, of APN News & Media Limited based in Sydney. APN encompasses Independent News & Media operations in Australasia and Asia.
Brendan McCABE
Deputy Managing Director
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS (IRELAND) LTD
Brendan McCabe is Deputy Managing Director, Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Limited, the publishers of Irish Independent, Evening Herald and Sunday Independent. He had been Advertisement Director of the company for 20 years.
Kenya
Dennis ALUANGA
Group Finance Director
NATION MEDIA GROUP LTD.
Dennis Aluanga joined the Nation Media Group in 1991 as the Projects Accountant and has served as the Group Audit Manager, Group Research and Development Manager and Group Finance and Strategy Manager before his current appointment as Group Finance Director in December 2002. He also has international work experience in both print and broadcast media in the UK and Australia.
Joseph ODINDO
Managing Editor
NATION MEDIA GROUP LTD
Lebanon
Raja RASSI
General Manager, Beirut Central Office
AL-HAYAT GROUP
Raja Rassi is General Manager of the Beirut Central Office of the Al-Hayat Group, which includes the international daily pan-Arab newspaper Al-Hayat, the weekly political magazine Al-Wasat and the weekly women’s magazine Laha. He is a member of the Group’s Board of Directors.
Mexico
José AVILA CUC
Executive Editor
PUBLICACIONES PASO DEL NORTE
José Avila Cuc was appointed Executive Editor of El Diario this year and was previously Special Editor and National Enquiry Editor.
Noe RODRIGUEZ AVILA
General Manager
PUBLICACIONES PASO DEL NORTE
Noe Rodriguez Avila is General Manager of Publicaciones Paso del Norte in Juarez, Mexico. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration.
Nigeria
Azubuike ISHIEKWENE
Editor
THE PUNCH
Azubuike Ishiekwene joined the Nigerian daily The Punch after receiving his communications degree in 1988 and has held many senior editorial and management positions at the newspaper.
Norway
Ivar RUSDAL
Chief Editor & Managing Director
JÆRBLADET
Managing Director
Jæren Avis AS
Ivar Rusdal is Chief Editor and Managing Director of the 12,428-circulation Jærbladet in Bryne, Norway, and Managing Director of Jæren Avis AS, the holding company of a group of five local newspapers in the Stavanger area.
He is a member of the Executive Board of the Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association.
Portugal
João Maria Pinheiro de Moraes
Administration Consultant
Brandia
Mr Pinheiro de Moraes, the former President of the Portuguese Press Association and current Consultant with the Brandia advertising agency, has had a long and varied career in media management. He has worked in both print and broadcast, in government and private sector enterprises, and has taught at the university level.
Thailand
Prasert LEKAVANICHKAJORN
Chief Operating Officer
NATION MULTIMEDIA GROUP
Prasert Lekavanichkajorn is Chief Operating Officer of The Nation, Thailand’s independent English-language newspaper. He is a graduate of Portland State University in the United States and holds a masters degree in teaching business.
Thanachai THEERAPATVONG
Chairman and CEO
NATION MULTIMEDIA GROUP
Thanachai Theerapatvong is the Chairman and CEO of Nation Multimedia Group, with over 32 years of experience in the publishing field. The company, also known as Nation Group, publishes both Thai and English dailies, business newspapers, magazines and books and has an active involvement in radio, television and the internet.
In addition to being Vice President-Publishing for the Dogan Media Group,
Mr Özkök is Editor in Chief and Political Writer for the Hürriyet newspaper. He has five books published on communication and political science.
United Arab Emirates
Duleep GEORGE
Marketing Manager
GULF NEWS
Francis MATTHEW
Editor
GULF NEWS
Annolé STEYN
Human Resources Manager
GULF NEWS
United Kingdom
Ian ASHCROFT
Chief Executive
GMG REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS
Mr Ashcroft was appointed Managing Director of the Manchester Evening News in 1995 and then became Chief Executive of Guardian Media Group Regional Newspapers. He began his newspaper career as Financial Analyst as the Manchester Evening News, then moved to the Guardian in London where he was at different times Company Secretary, Deputy Advertisement Director, Finance Director, Circulation Director, IT Director and Printing Director and Deputy Managing Editor.
Nick CARTER
Editor in Chief and Director
LEICESTER MERCURY
Nick Carter has been Editor in Chief and Director of the Leicester Mercury Group since June 1993. He was previously editor of the South Wales Evening Post, and he has also worked on evening newspapers in Cardiff, Reading and Slough.
Ian DAVIES
Director, Business Development
ARCHANT GROUP
Ian Davies is Director of Business Development for Archant Limited and is responsible for the development of corporate activity and mergers and acquisitions. He has worked for various parts of the Archant operation since 1990 and has previously held responsibilities in market research, in marketing and as Managing Director of the Archant commercial radio investment subsidiary.
Prior to joining Archant, Ian worked as a journalist, radio presenter/producer and television newsreader.
John FRY
Chief Executive
ARCHANT GROUP
John Fry joined Archant, a community media group, as Chief Executive in May 2002. He was previously Chief Executive of Misys Banking Systems, a supplier of software systems to the banking industry. He has also worked with Proctor & Gamble, Bain & Co. and Dun & Bradstreet.
SFN PARTNERS
Finland
Paul MAKSIMOW
Senior Vice President Newsprint Division -
Newspaper Publishers, Sales & Marketing
UPM-KYMMENE
Paul Maksimow has had a long career in the paper industry, primarily in sales and marketing, and is current Senior Vice President Newsprint Division - Newspaper Publishers, Sales & Marketing for UPM-Kymmene.
France
Carlo D’ASARO BIONDO
Vice President & General Manager
Global Media Industries, Europe, Middle East and Africa,
UNISYS
Carlo D’Asaro Biondo joined Unisys in January 2002 as Vice-President & General Manager of Global Communication Services for Europe, Middle East and Africa and took responsibility for Media Services in the same region at the end of 2002. He is based in France.
Mr Biondo was previous CEO of KPMG Consulting France.
Germany
Nico BISKUP
Market Segment Manager, Publications Printing
MAN ROLAND
Nico Biskup is Market Segment Manager for Publications Printing, MAN Roland Corporate Marketing, since October 1999.
Norway
Erik NORD
Executive Vice President
TELENOR PLUS HOLDING
Anette OTTAR
Project Director
TELENOR PLUS HOLDING
Hanne SJURSEN
Director, Mobile Commerce
Portugal
Pedro DA CUNHA
Marketing Manager
UNISYS MEDIA INDUSTRY PRACTICE
Pedro da Cunha is responsible for all aspects of Unisys Media Practice marketing efforts, helping to define the overall program and solution strategy. He has extensive international experience both in consulting and marketing, having been responsible for the Unisys Media Content Management solutions in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia.
Switzerland
Otto MEIER
CEO
PUBLIPRESSE DIVISION OF PUBLIGROUPE
Otto Meier has been CEO of the PubliPresse Division and a member of the PubliGroupe Management Committee since October 2002. He is a Board member of several publishing companies in Switzerland, and a member of the committee of the International Advertising Association.
Moritz WUTTKE
Head of Business Development
PUBLIGROUPE
Mortiz Wuttke has been head of Business Development at PubliGroupe since October 2001 and was the Head of e-Business Development at PubliOnline, the new media division of PubliGroupe from October 1999 to October 2001. He previously held senior management positions in several new media companies. He was a founder and managing director of OnlinePark Gmbh, a Bertelsmann Joint Venture that was the first internet access and consumer portal in Germany.
STAFF
IFRA
Reiner MITTELBACH
CEO
IFRA
Reiner Mittelback joined Ifra in November 2001 as CEO. He previously was a Senior Vice President for Marketing of Heidelberg Finishing Gmbh, a division of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen.
WAN
Timothy BALDING
Director General
Julia HEWKIN
Events Coordinator
Eamonn BYRNE
Deputy Director General
Larry KILMAN
Director of Communications
Jim CHISHOLM
Strategy Advisor
Donna PENTIER
Director Training & Events |
