Sharing expertise and learning from best practice
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.
34th MINDS Conference Madrid
27 – 28 April 2023
Hosted by:
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
Guest Speakers: Caro Kriel /CEO Thomson Foundation/, Grzegorz Piechota /Researcher-in-Residence INMA/, Rosalia Lloret /CEO elDiario.es/, KP Frahm /Co-Founder and CEO Field/
Supporters:
33rd MINDS Conference Brussels
6 – 7 October 2022
Hosted by:
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/
Supporters:
32nd MINDS Conference Helsinki
28 – 29 April 2022
Hosted by:
Conference Website: www.minds.stt.fi
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
Guest Speakers: Jesper Doub /Director of News Partnerships at Meta/, Matleena Ylikoski /Researcher University of Tampere/, Dr. Annabella Bassler /CFO Ringier/
Supporters:
31st MINDS Conference Oslo
14 – 15 October 2021
Hosted by: NTB
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
Guest Speakers: Kristin Skogen Lund /CEO of Schibsted/, Marcus Hebein /Author of the study “Newsroom in the home office”/, Andrew Moger /Executive Director – News Media Coalition/, Jesper Doub /Director of News Partnerships at Facebook/ Oyvind Brenne /Development Editor at VG/, Egil Sundvor /Sports Editor at NRK/
30th MINDS Conference (virtual)
19 – 23 April 2021
Hosted by: MINDS
Title: Emerging stronger from the crisis – new opportunities for news agencies
Main Topics: Content for paywalls, Fact-checking, Public value of trusted news, Automation and AI, New business opportunities at MINDS
29th MINDS Conference (virtual)
08 October 2020
Hosted by: MINDS
Title: Virtual MINDS 2020 – Stay safe, automate, innovate!
Main Topics: Automation and AI, MINDS Startup Challenge, Corona Impact on Media and Consequences for News Agencies
Guest Speakers: Atte Jääskeläinen /Director General at the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, former CEO STT/, Earl Wilkinson /CEO INMA/
28th MINDS Conference Sydney
13 – 15 November 2019, Sydney
Hosted by: AAP
Title: Building better news agencies: Part 2 – Reimagining what we do and how we do it.
Main Topics: Media Outlook, Long-term Strategies, Copyright Protection, Business and Pricing Models, Democracy Reporting.
Guest Speakers: Michael McQueen /renowned futurist, strategist and multi-best selling author/, Justin Papps /Head of CMO Advisory PwC/, Dan Rosen /Chief Executive Officer ARIA/, Rick Neville /Editorial Director Newspaper Publishers’ Association/, Campbell Reid /Director of Corporate Affairs NewsCorp/, James Chessell /Group Executive Editor Nine/
Supporters: EzyInsights, Pixray, Sony
27th MINDS Conference Lisbon
11 – 12 April 2019, Lisbon
Hosted by: Lusa
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 upsGuest 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/
Supporters: EzyInsights, Media Distillery, Pixray
26th MINDS Conference Prague
11 – 12 October 2018, Prague
Hosted by: CTK
Title: Get beyond! Data, AI and automation – the future of smart technologies
Main Topics: Data, AI, Automation Future Editorial Systems, Robot Journalism, Performant Tagging
Guest Speakers: Pavel Zima / Vice-Chairman of the Board & Executive Director Seznam.cz/, Claude de Loupy / Co-Founder & CEO Syllabs /
Supporters: Pixray, EzyinsighMINDS Conference Prague Program
25th MINDS Conference The Hague
19 – 20 April 2018, The Hague
Hosted by: ANP
Title: Back to the future! How will big data and robots change news agencies?
Main Topics: Editorial Workflows, Robot Journalism / Artificial Intelligence, Google DNI, Data Driven Publishing, Matchmaking with Media Startups
Guest Speaker: Fredric Karen / Editor-in-Chief of Svenska Dagbladet /
Supporters: PDC, Permission Machine
24th MINDS Conference Rome
19 – 20 October 2017, Rome
Hosted by: ANSA
Title: 10 years of great MINDS! Lessons learnt and how to prepare for the next decade
Main Topics: The 10th anniversary of MINDS by taking a look at the past and in the future
Supporter: Reporter
Startups: Contentflow, Minty, Picter, Simply Aloud
Workshops: Three workshops linked to efficiency around MINDS’ core topics
23rd MINDS Conference Zurich
27 – 28 April 2017, Zurich
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)
Supporters: Mainstream Data, Reporter
Study Tour: Google European Headquarters
22nd MINDS Conference Copenhagen
20 – 21 October 2016, Copenhagen
Hosted by: Ritzaus Bureau
Title: Get it right! Content in context for the new audience
Major Topics: Content in Context, Data Journalism, Analytics & Audience Engagement, Future of Agencies’ News Wire
Guest Speakers: Nicolas Kayser-Bril / Journalism ++ (CEO), Marco Maas / Open Data City (CEO), Chris Moran / The Guardian (Head of Audience Engagement), Dietmar Schantin / Institute for Media Strategies (Founder and CEO)
Supporters: Cognitives, Storyful
Study Tour: DR – Danish Broadcasting Corporation
21st MINDS Conference New York City
13 – 15 April 2016, New York City
Hosted by: AP – The Associated Press
Title: Get Smart! How to accelerate media innovation
Major Topics: Innovation & Acceleration, Social Media
Guest Speakers: Raju Narisetti / News Corp. (Senior Vice President, Growth & Strategy), Niketa Patel / Twitter (Partnership Manager, News), Daniel Sieberg (Global Head of Media Outreach, Google News Lab)
Supporters: NewsWhip, Sourcefabric
Study Tours: NYC Media Lab, The New York Times, IBM Watson, General Assembly
1st MINDS Innovation Challenge: Columbia University students pitch ideas on how news agencies can find new uses for their content
20th MINDS Conference Paris
8 – 9 October 2015, Paris
Hosted by: AFP – Agence France-Presse
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)
Supporters: SAM, Sourcefabric
Study Tour & Collaborative Workshops: NUMA Paris
19th MINDS Conference Vienna
19 – 20 March 2015, Vienna
Hosted by: APA – Austria Presse Agentur
Title: Get Mobile! The smartphone revolution … and technology solutions
Major Topics: The Smartphone Revolution…and Technology Solutions, The Future of Mobile Content, How Technology can support News Agencies’ Business
Guest Speakers: James McQuivey, PhD / Forrester Research (Vice-President & Principal Analyst), George Nimeh, Kurier (Chief Digital Officer)
Supporters: imgZine, Intel-Mashery
Study Tour: Der Standard
18th MINDS Conference Stockholm
9 – 10 October 2014, Stockholm
Hosted by: TT Nyhetsbyrån
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)
Supporters: Newzulu, 23 Visual
Study Tours: Aftonbladet, Omni
17th MINDS Conference Madrid
10 – 11 April 2014, Madrid
Hosted by: Agencia EFE
Major Topics: New Customer Demand and Related Editorial & Commercial Challenges, Content Marketing, Live Reporting, Video Solutions for News Agencies, Tablets & Apps
Supporters: RTreporter, Zapaday
Study Tours: Telefónica (incl. Tuenti, Wayra), new EFE Headquarters
Media coverage: 75aniversario.efe.com (in Spanish)
16th MINDS Conference Berlin
10 – 11 October 2013, Berlin
Hosted by: dpa digital services
Major Topics: Partnerships (with Technology Companies and Brands), Content Marketing, Editorial Workflows & Planning Tools, Social Media & User Generated Content
Supporter: NewsAsset
Study Tours: Axel Springer (incl. Plug & Play Accelerator), MeteoGroup
15th MINDS Conference Tokyo
9 – 12 April 2013, Tokyo
Hosted by: Kyodo News Agency
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)
Supporter: Mainstream Data
Study Tours: NTT DoCoMo, Nikkei
Media Coverage: tt-gruppen.com (in Swedish), Newsroom.de (in German)
14th MINDS Conference Brussels
4 – 5 October 2012, Brussels
Hosted by: Belga News Agency
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
Supporter: noodls
Study Tours: European Commission
13th MINDS Conference Moscow
15 – 16 March 2012, Moscow
Hosted by: RIA Novosti
Major Topics: Future Role of News Agencies, Workflow Integration, Advanced Content Tagging, Data Analytics, Live Reporting, Copyrights Management
Guest Speakers: Ken Doctor / Media Analyst, Srinandan Kasi / NewsRight (CEO)
Supporter: Scribble Live
Study Tours: Kommersant
Media Coverage: Newsonomics.com, WAN-IFRA, ria.ru, themoscownews.com, gipp.ru, balita.ph
12th MINDS Conference Warsaw
6 – 7 October 2011, Warsaw
Hosted by: PAP – Polska Agencja Prasowa
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)
Study Tours: Agora
11th MINDS Conference London
17 – 18 March 2011, London
Hosted by: PA – Press Association
Major Topics: E-Publishing Strategies, iPad Solutions, Services for Olympic Games 2012, Linked Data, Social Media Monitoring, Citizen Journalism
Guest Speakers: Facebook (Head of Business Development Int.), Ken Doctor / Media Analyst
Study Tours: BBC
10th MINDS Conference Hamburg
6 – 8 October 2010, Hamburg
Hosted by: dpa – Deutsche Presse-Agentur
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)
Study Tours: WAN-IFRA
9th MINDS Conference Oslo
18 – 19 March 2010, Oslo
Hosted by: NTB – Norsk Telegrambyrå
Major Topics: Social Media Strategies, Joint Facebook Fanpage, Ad-linked Busines Models, Sports Databases, iApps, E-Readers
Guest Speakers: Geir Engen / Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association
Study Tours: Schibsted
8th MINDS Conference Paris
8 – 9 October 2009, Paris
Hosted by: AFP – Agence France-Presse
Major Topics: Google, iPhone / Smartphone Applications, Shops, E-Reading, Geocoding, Copyright protection
Study Tours: Orange
7th MINDS Conference Lisbon
5 – 6 March 2009, Lisbon
Hosted by: LUSA – Agência de Notícias de Portugal
Major Topics: E-Revenues, Editorial Planning Tools, Mobile Portal Strategies, Advertising, Video Streaming, Live Coverage
Guest Speakers: Nicolas Frenay / Vodtec (Managing Partner)
Study Tours: Ydreams
6th MINDS Conference New York
2 – 3 October 2008, New York City
Hosted by: AP – Associated Press
Major Topics: Mobile Platforms, Editorial Systems, Advertising Markets, Services for Major International Events, Solution for Silverlight and Flash, Weather Applications, Mobilie Marketing
Study Tours: New York Times
5th MINDS Conference Prague
13 – 14 March 2008, Prague
Hosted by: CTK – Česká Tisková Kancelář
Major Topics: Video Collaboration, Advanced Search Technologies, Election Services, Digital Signages
Guest Speaker: Rainer Mittelbach / IFRA (CEO)
4th MINDS Conference Helsinki
13 – 14 September 2007, Helsinki
Hosted by: STT-Lehtikuva
Major Topics: Video (Platform, Collaboration), Media Archives and Search Enginges, Ready-Made Pages, Services for UEFA EURO 2008, Future of Mobiles
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Guest Speakers: Mark Selby / Nokia (Vice President Multimedia)
Study Tours: Nokia
3rd MINDS Conference Zurich
25 – 26 January, Zurich
Hosted by: sda – Schweizerische Depeschenagentur
Major Topics: Young Readers, Cross-Media Publishing, Geo Tagging, Services for UEFA EURO 2008, Digital Signage
Guests: Representatives of 6 future MINDS news agencies
Study Tours: Keystone
2nd MINDS Conference Amsterdam
15 – 16 September 2006, Amsterdam
Hosted by: ANP – Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau
Major Topics: Mobile Platforms, Infographics, Live Reporting, Video Platform
1st MINDS Conference Darmstadt
Spring 2006, Darmstadt
Hosted by: MINDS
Major Topics: Vision of MINDS
What our Supporters say:
“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, 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, iMatrics
“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, 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.”
— Sava Tatic, Managing Director, Sourcefabric
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