Twice a year MINDS is organizing Conferences for its members. Participants are senior managers from all relevant areas of the news agency business – board, editorial, strategy, technology, products, and sales. MINDS Conferences provide a great opportunity for networking with news agencies’ decision-makers. They are aimed for an exchange of thoughts and experiences, for getting impulses for new business as well as the chance for exploring collaboration in many ways. Even if these events are exclusive for MINDS members, third parties can join as supporters.
41th MINDS Conference Stockholm
08 – 09 October 2026
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40th MINDS Conference Viena
23 – 24 April 2026
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39th MINDS Conference Rome
TRUST IN THE FUTURE OF NEWS – INDEPENDENCE. INNOVATION. GROWTH.
09 – 10 October 2025
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Main Topics: Artificial Intelligence, News in a Post-Truth World, Opportunities for new revenues
Guest Speakers:Alfredo Garibaldi /Senior Partner and Leader of Artificial Intelligence & Data at Deloitte/, Paolo Ruffini /Prefect for the Dicastery for Communication/
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38th MINDS Conference Athens
RESILIENCE AND TRUST – SUSTAINABLE NEWS AGENCIES IN THE AI ERA
24 – 25 April 2025
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Main Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Newsrooms under cost pressure, Security, Alternative funding
Guest Speakers:Yannis Mastrogeorgiou /Foresight and AI advisor to the Greek Prime Minister/, Michael Bletsas /Director at MIT MediaLab and Head of the Greek Cybersecurity Authority/, Nikos Panagiotou /Professor at School of Journalism and Mass Media Communications at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki/, Lisa Gibbs /President and CEO, Pulitzer Center/
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37th MINDS Conference Berlin
NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF NEWS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
10 – 11 October 2024
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Main Topics: Distribution business, Young audiences, Security
Main Topics:Newsroom related topics (newsroom innovation, optimization of editorial workflows, editorial communication with clients) / AI related topics (products and revenues based on AI, best practice of how AI can increase efficiency and save costs, specific challenges and solutions related to the picture business)
Main Topics: The impact of AI on news agencies, How to become a data-driven news agency, Ideas for generating new revenues, Best practice collaboration at MINDS
Main Topics: Media innovation in the EU, News agencies’ new strategies, Successful collaboration with media startups and scaleups, Partnerships with tech platforms, How editorial systems and newsrooms can support business
Guest Speakers:Margrethe Vestager /EU Executive Vice-President and EU Commissioner for Competition/, Richard Gingras /Vice President News at Google/, Peter De Paepe /Head of VRT Sandbox & Project Lead/
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32nd MINDS Conference Helsinki
Stronger Together – Collaboration and sharing for success
Title: Stronger together – collaboration and sharing for success
Main Topics: Successful partnerships within MINDS and beyond, Collaboration with major platforms, Newsroom evolution, The power of diversity and inclusion
Title: Covid-19 as am accelerator of transformation: Strategies, Innovations, lessons learnt
Main Topics: New digital strategies,, The new work environment after the Covid pandemic, New opportunities in the sports business, New business opportunities at MINDS
Title: Building better news agencies: Part 1 – Promoting growth through diversity, Main Topics: Strategy, Growth and Diversity, Social Media, Trust in Media, Matchmaking session with start-and-scale ups
Guest Speakers:Jesper Doub /Director of News Partnerships EMEA at Facebook/, Kristoffer Egeberg /Editor in Chief Faktisk.no/, Christophe Deloire /Secretary-General Reporters Without Borders/, Ulrik Haagerup /Founder and CEO Constructive Institute/
Title: Get growth! Exploring new business in the media and beyond
Main Topics: Exploring News Business in the Media & Beyond, Information and Intelligence to Decision Makers, Content & Services to Non-Media Publishers, New Services beyond News Content to Media
Guest Speakers:Christian Pfister / Swiss Re (Head of Group Communications and Strategic Marketing), Jenni Sargent / First Draft (Managing Director), Brian Scanlon / Thomson Reuters (Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer), Peter Wälty / 20 Minutes/Tamedia (Digital Development)
Title: Get Social! New media engagement and editorial transformation
Major Topics: Social Media & the role of News Agencies (with special focus on Editorial Quality, Monitoring & Collaboration), Editorial Transformation, New Media Engagement
Guest Speakers:George Brock / City University London (Professor of Journalism), Andrew Moger / News Media Coalition (Executive Director)
Title: Get Closer! Understanding the needs of our customers and their audiences
Major Topics: Learning from Customers: the Swedish media market, Content Visualisation, new Customers in the Digital Era, Digital Analytics & Audience Engagement
Guest Speakers: Raoul Grünthal / Schibsted Sweden (CEO), Chris Duncan / News Corp UK (CMO), Elsa Falk / Expressen (Head of Expressen TV)
Major Topics: New Customer Demand and Related Editorial & Commercial Challenges, Content Marketing, Live Reporting, Video Solutions for News Agencies, Tablets & Apps
Major Topics: Partnerships (with Technology Companies and Brands), Content Marketing, Editorial Workflows & Planning Tools, Social Media & User Generated Content
Major Topics: Future of Mobile Content, Digital Conversion, Services for Olympic Games and Soccer World Cup 2014, Content for Non-Media Customers, Live Reporting, Copyrights Protection, Big Data Strategies, Multi-Device & Multi-Screen Solutions
Guest Speakers: Samsung (SVP Media), Ritsuya Oku / Dentsu Inc. (Deputy Director Media Business Innovation Department, Dentsu Innovation Institute), Shintaro Tabata / LINE Corp. (Executive Officer, Advertising Business Group General Manager)
Main Topics: Copyrights, Media Services for a Political Environment, Open Public Data, Editorial Planning Tools, Multi-National Content Packages from MINDS Agencies, Live Reporting, Paid Content Strategies
Guest Speakers: Gregor Waller / WAN-IFRA (Senior Consultant), Richard Withey / Newspaper Licensing Agency (Chairman), various leading European Commission representatives
Major Topics: Editorial Systems, Editorial Workflows Optimization, APIs, Social Media, Ready-Made Pages, Sports Databases, Financial News
Guest Speakers: Apple representative, Juan Antonio Giner / Innovation Media Consulting (President & Founder), Ludwik Sobolewski / President (Warsaw Stock Exchange)
Major Topics: Paid Content, Pricing and Tariffing, E-Publishing (iPad Solutions), Open Data, Local Content Strategies, Social Media, Editorial Systems, Planning Tools, Data Journalism, Weather Services
Guest Speakers: Florian Bauer / Vocatus (CEO), Ulrich Hegge / Media Consultant, Michael Steidl / IPTC (Managing Director)
Major Topics: Mobile Platforms, Editorial Systems, Advertising Markets, Services for Major International Events, Solution for Silverlight and Flash, Weather Applications, Mobilie Marketing
“The MINDS Conferences are more than just professional development events for us; they are a strategic investment in staying informed, connected, and collaborative across our expanding community. They offer a rare chance to engage with our clients and colleagues, not only in formal discussions but also in informal social settings that allow for deeper relationship-building”
— Geoff Cannon, CCO at PicRights
“It was a great opportunity to be able to present our new product at the MINDS conference. It’s a group of really nice people, from very important and relevant agencies and companies. A lot of positive and friendly energy!.”
— Mats Ekholm CTO at Recall@K
“Thanks again for inviting us as a supporter for the MINDS conference. We have 5 specific questions for demo’s potentially leading to projects similar to AP, which I consider an excellent result.”
— Maarten Verwaest, CEO and Founder of Limecraft
“Having the benefit of really being in the center of ideas, visions, and knowledge of press agencies is an excellent way to learn about their work, goals, and challenges. We had a great time, met many interesting people, and got several exciting leads ahead.”
— Fredrik Lundberg, Senior Marketing and Sales Developer at iMatrix
“Participating in the MINDS conference was not just an excellent opportunity to present our services but also a unique chance to gather a first-hand impression of the challenges and developments in today’s news agency business. I was impressed by the productive and transparent style of the participants.”
— Dennis Wetzig, CEO and Co-Founder at PIXRAY
“The MINDS Conference offered unparalleled access to some of the top executives in the Newswires across the world. The collaborative and open nature of the conference gave us the opportunity to have productive discussions with commercial and editorial leaders in the industry.”
— Tom Spencer, CoFounder, Cognitives
“The MINDS Conference in Paris gave us the opportunity not only to be in contact with the executives of one of our core target groups but also to learn about the topics they are most interested in or concerned about. We had high-quality leads and discussions, also from companies we didn’t expect it from. We are confident to build long-term relationships with several of your member organisations and would be very happy to be reinvited.”
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