PUBLISHING NEWSPAPERS
Leadership
– Kayla Alexander , head of audience development , Media24 / network24 . com , South Africa
– Peder Engesæth , director / consumer and lifestyle , Aller Media , Norway
– Betina Hughes Sheen , senior producer , The Canberra Times ( Australia Community Media ), Australia
– Katherine Landeck , co-director of planning , Gannett New England , United States
– Agnes Stenbom , responsible AI specialist , Schibsted , Sweden
– Daniela Werbeniec , senior project manager and communications lead , Agora , Poland
Product
– Cloudy Carnegie , senior data scientist , Financial Times , United Kingdom
– Cassidy Grom , news app developer , The Star-Ledger ( Advance Local ), United States
– Hiroya Kato , web developer and voice actor , Nikkei , Japan
– Hemant Sahni , lead analyst / data & analytics , HT Media , India – Sarah Weishäupl , head of product management , Die Presse , Austria
– Bettina Widmer , head of vertical hub and new audiences , Blick Group ( Ringier ), Switzerland
Beyond recognition , “ 30 Under 30 ” awards recipients will receive access to INMA master classes , INMA membership benefits , and more . All 133 applicants have been provided access to an INMA Young Professionals Initiative Slack channel for ideas-sharing and networking .
INMA consecutively honouring the rising star
“ It ' s the second year we are awarding and lifting up 30 global talents in the media industry under 30 years , and I am both impressed and personally inspired by this year ' s group of aspiring stars ,” said Mari-Marthe Aamold , chair of the committee overseeing the INMA Young Professionals Initiative as well as general manager and chief financial officer of Bergens Tidende and Stavanger Aftenblad in Norway .
“ We are so proud of the 2021 class of INMA 30 Under 30 Awards , which reflects broad geographical , gender , and racial diversity ,” said Earl J . Wilkinson , executive director and chief executive officer of INMA . “ You can see with the 30 award winners the diverse incubation grounds for future media leaders : data , product , audience development , planning , social media , and marketing . INMA looks forward to a fuller embrace of this year ’ s 30 Under 30 Awards class over the next year .” n
Hybrid event brings us closer to the new normal
WanIfra Indian Printers Summit 2021 – 17 – 18 November
Wan-Ifra is hosting India ’ s Printers Summit 2021 on 17 and 18 November 2021 in Chennai . The event is cosponsored by The Indian Newspaper Society . The annual event in India for the print community takes a new format this year and will be held as an ‘ invitation-only ’ occasion to learn from experts and to meet with suppliers to review their upcoming products and services .
The event will begin with the welcome dinner and proceed with the “ Best in Print Asia Awards ” on 17 November where invitees meet and greet over cocktails and dinner and recognize Asia ’ s best newspaper printers . The award showcases the publications ’ ability to print at the highest quality according to international ISO standards ( ISO 12647 & ISO 2846 ) and Wan-Ifra standards .
The next day is reserved for networking and in-person meetings with product and solution providers to discuss business and the latest developments in the industry . Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn and exchange ideas over two panels on cost and CAPEX optimization and innovation in product and process .
Thus the hybrid event will have a live face to component consisting of the dinner on the first evening and the best printed Asian newspaper awards followed by two panel sessions on the next day with plant of time to visit the sponsors stalls . This is expected to be a partial return to normalcy where the networking aspect takes place as well some technology understanding and marketing . About 110 attendees are likely to come to Chennai to take part .
( From left ) Krishna Prasad , Nikhil Kanekal , Manfred Werfel , Samir Patil and Rani Reddy at the WanIfra India 2018 Conference in Hyderabad . Photo WanIfra
Only limited seats are available for Wan-Ifra Indian Printers Summit . Click here to claim your invitation today . n
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Indian Printer & Publisher | 1 November 2021