FUTURE MEDIA MINDS

The Future Media Minds are the backbone of the think tank initiative Future Media Lab.. This network is an informal group of some of the smartest media minds across Europe who actively contribute to the work of the Future Media Lab.: where media innovation meets public policy.

Creative Funding for Creative Media – 6+7 November 2012 // Future of Content – 21 January 2014

Brigitte Alfter

Director and co-founder
Journalismfund.eu

Understanding Disruption – 23 April 2013 // Future of Content – 21 January 2014 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015

Martijn Bal

Director
Film Fest Gent

The EU and Media Freedom: A Force for Good or Bad? – 7 October 2014 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015

Xavier Bouckaert

CEO
Roularta Media

Victoriano Colodron

Senior Director, International Relations
Copyright Clearance Center

Understanding Disruption – 23 April 2013 // Future of Content – 21 January 2014 //

Rik De Nolf

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Roularta Media Group

Digital Platforms: helping or hurting media pluralism – 29 September 2015

Sebastian Doedens

Head of Public Affairs
Hubert Burda Media

Shaping the Future of Media – 29 February 2012

Marco Eikelenboom

Director Marketing & Sales
Sappi Fine Paper Europe

Future of Content – 21 January 2014

David Hanger

Former President
EMMA

Future of Content – 21 January 2014

Pierre Haski

CEO & Founder
Rue89

Understanding Disruption – 23 April 2013

William Higham

Founder, CEO
Next Big Thing

Shaping the Future of Media – 29 February 2012

Arendo Joustra

Editor-in-chief
Elsevier Magazine

Future of Content – 21 January 2014 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015

Christophe Leclercq

Founder
EurActiv.com

Future of Content – 21 January 2014

Christian Röpke

Managing Director
ZEIT ONLINE (Die Zeit)

Creative Funding for Creative Media – 6+7 November 2012

Patrice Schneider

Chief Strategy Officer
‎Media Development Loan Fund

Shaping the Future of Media – 29 February 2012

Juan Senor

Partner
Innovation-Media Consulting

Creative Funding for Creative Media – 6+7 November 2012 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015

Stefano Valentino

Founder
Mobile Reporter

Shaping the Future of Media – 29 February 2012 // Future of Content – 21 January 2014 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015 //

Christoph Keese

Executive Vice President of Axel Springer AG
Axel Springer SE

Creative Funding for Creative Media – 6+7 November 2012 // Future of Content – 21 January 2014 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015

Mario Tedeschini-Lalli

Deputy Director Innovation & Development
Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso SpA

Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015 // Data and the Future of Media – 16 June 2015

Jens Henneberg

Executive Vice-President and Editorial Director
Bonnier Publications

The EU and Media Freedom: A Force for Good or Bad? – 7 October 2014

Nick Newman

Author of the Reuter’s Institute’s Digital News Report 2014
Reuters Institute

Understanding Disruption – 23 April 2013

Michiel Buitelaar

Independent
Former Board Member of Sanoma Media NL

The EU and Media Freedom: A Force for Good or Bad? – 7 October 2014 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015 // Data and the Future of Media – 16 June 2015

Christoph Fiedler

Managing Director for European Affairs and Media Policy
VDZ

Workshop on Social Media Innovations at DIS – 25 March 2014 // Data and the Future of Media – 16 June 2015

Joelle Frijters

CEO and Founder
Improve Digital

Workshop on Social Media Innovations at DIS – 25 March 2014 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015 // Workshop on Big Data at DIS – 24 March 2015 // Data an

Daniel Knapp

Director Advertising Research
IHS Technology

Future of Content – 21 January 2014 // Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015 // Workshop on Big Data at DIS – 24 March 2015

Paul Lee

Founder
Ecuiti

Creative Funding for Creative Media – 6+7 November 2012

Danae Ringelmann

Co-founder and COO
Indiegogo.com

Future of Content – 21 January 2014

Lorena Boix Alonso

Head of Unit
European Commission, DG CONNECT

The EU and Media Freedom: A Force for Good or Bad? – 7 October 2014 // Digital Platforms: helping or hurting media pluralism – 29 September 2015

Andrew Lewer MBE MEP

MEP (ECR, UK)
European Parliament

Future of Content – 21 January 2014 // The EU and Media Freedom: A Force for Good or Bad? – 7 October 2014

Robert Madelin

Senior Advisor For Innovation
European Political Strategy Center

Understanding Disruption – 23 April 2013

Viviane Reding

MEP (EP, Luxembourg)
European Parliament

Media Diversity in the Digital Age – 20 January 2015

Ramon Tremosa

MEP (ALDE, Spain)
European Parliament

Creative Funding for Creative Media – 6+7 November 2012

Oliver Gajda

Co-founder, Chairman & Executive Director
European Crowdfunding Network

Creative Funding for Creative Media – 6+7 November 2012

Peter Littger

Chairman
King Edward VII British-German Foundation

Tarkan Ahmet

Foucder
Zequs

Michael Alberg-Seberich

Managing Partner
Active Philanthrophy

Wouter Bax

Deputy Chief
NOS 24

Valérie Anne Bleyen

Senior Researcher
Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Xavier Damman

Founder
Storify

Maria del Mar Cabra Valero

Data Journalism Manager
Fundación Ciudadana Civio

Konny Gellenbeck

Director
taz

Nadja Hirsch

MEP
European Parliament

Lindsey Hoshaw

Online Content Producer
KQED

Bobbie Johnson

Senior Editor
Medium

Kerstin Jorna

Director (DG Growth)
European Commission

Ronald Kleverlaan

Vice-Chairman
European Crowdfunding Network

Neelie Kroes

Vice President
European Commission

Paul Lewis

Correspondent
The Guardian

Femke Mussels

FilmAngel.TV

Rachel Oldroyd

Deputy Editor
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Didier Ongena

General Manager Western Europe
Microsoft

Romanus Otte

General Manager
DIE WELT

Nick Piggott

Head of Creative Technology
Global Radio

Xavier Prats Monné

Director General (DG EAC)
European Commission

Victoria Rixer

Coordinator, Fundraising and Events
Fria Tigningar

Holger Wormer

Professor Media Studies
Technical University of Durtmond