Annual Meeting 26: Our public flagship conference
Keep the date in your calendars! We are underway in planning the Annual Meeting for 2026! Please see the preliminary schedule below, final program will be confirmed closer to the date.
Thursday, 5 November – Venue: Media City
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Time |
Program |
Details |
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13:00–13:15 |
Welcome & framing |
Christopher Senf (MediaFutures) with Media Cluster Norway. Aims for the afternoon. |
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13:15–14:00 |
Session A — Liquid content & journalism-as-a-service |
Paired industry + research talks (e.g. Schibsted / TV 2 with an Audience Understanding & Personalisation talk). |
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14:00–14:30 |
Table discussion & project ideation |
Facilitated groups; capture concrete collaboration ideas. |
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14:30–14:50 |
Coffee break |
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14:50–15:35 |
Session B — Young audiences, trust & AI transparency |
Paired talks (e.g. Amedia / Bergens Tidende with a Curated Information Frameworks talk). |
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15:35–16:00 |
Table discussion |
Priorities and open questions per group. |
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16:00–16:15 |
Coffee break |
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16:15–16:55 |
Session C — Verification, fact-checking & content moderation |
Paired talks (e.g. Faktisk.no / Factiverse with a moderation-research talk). |
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16:55–17:30 |
Wrap-up: shared priorities & next steps |
Synthesis of table outputs; commitments and follow-ups. |
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19:30 |
Conference Dinner |
ROAST, Scandic Ørnen (separate registration) |
Friday, 6 November – Venue: Scandic Ørnen
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08:15–09:00 |
Registration & morning coffee |
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09:00–09:15 |
Welcome & opening |
Christoph Trattner — Director, SFI MediaFutures |
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09:15–09:55 |
Keynote 1 + Q&A |
Prof. Claes de Vreese (University of Amsterdam) — AI, public trust and the future of democracy confirmed |
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09:55–10:35 |
Keynote 2 + Q&A |
Ezra Eeman (Director of Strategy & Innovation, NPO) — AI and the transformation of media business models confirmed |
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10:35–11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00–12:00 |
Session 1 — AI & the Newsroom |
• JC Lopez (Schibsted News Media) — AI & liquid news confirmed |
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12:00–13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00–14:00 |
Session 2 — AI, Verification & Trust |
• Prof. Andreas Vlachos (Cambridge) — ML & automated fact-checking confirmed |
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14:00–14:20 |
Coffee break |
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14:20–15:20 |
Session 3 — AI Safety & Democratic Impact |
• Stuart Jennings (AI Security Institute; prev. BBC) confirmed |
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15:20–15:40 |
Coffee break |
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15:40–16:40 |
Panel — Nordic News Media AI |
15:40 — Company pitches (MediaFutures industry partners) partners TBD |
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16:40–16:55 |
Refreshment break |
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16:55–17:40 |
Demo & Poster Session |
16:55 — Live demos · 17:15 — Poster pitches (lightning) |
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17:40–18:15 |
Networking reception |
Drinks; posters and demos remain open. |
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18:15–18:30 |
Poster Awards & closing |
Christoph Trattner |
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18:30 |
End of conference program |
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