Timetable
The European Publishing Congress will take place from 23rd to 24th June 2025 at the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna. Europe's best media makers will present their strategies and talk about the future of the industry.
23rd June 2025
Get-together: 6 PM to 10 PM
24th June 2025
Entrance 8:30 AM
Congress: 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Winners Night: 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Keynote: Living in the age of digital excess: why media must reinvent themselves | Gabor Steingart, The Pioneer
| Landtagssaal | Prälatensaal (EN) | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 |
– Opening – Keynote: Europe 2025. What diversity costs and what it delivers |
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| 9:45 | ||
| 10:00 |
– Independent media and critical readers as pillars of democracy |
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| 10:15 |
– The new morning paper – how US publishers successfully monetize newsletters |
– The best role models: how to avoid routines through design and concept |
| 10:30 |
– Time well spent – how Mediahuis creates meaningful experiences for subscribers while bringing journalists along |
– Why we pursue top-level storytelling |
| 10:45 | ||
| 11:00 |
– Is the plus subscription strategy a dead end for regional newspapers? |
– The future of visual journalism and multimedia storytelling |
| 11:15 |
– The day after – local newspapers without print |
– How stern transferred opulence and visual strength into the digital realm |
| 11:30 |
– The ultimate weekend feeling for a discerning audience |
|
| 11:45 | ||
| 12:00 |
– Lunch |
– Lunch |
| 12:15 | ||
| 12:30 | ||
| 12:45 | ||
| 13:00 |
– From community to newspaper: user-generated content and AI as growth strategies for publishers – Colleague Kiki and grandma – how Rheinische Post uses automated page production |
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| 13:15 |
– Overnight to the cloud – and onward with AI in digital asset management (DAM) |
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| 13:30 |
– 14 websites in 12 months: migrating to a multi-brand, multi-channel platform in record time – Lean and smart: how Mediengruppe Österreich continues its print edition in a digital-first era |
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| 13:45 |
– What “Jedermann” has to do with Textshine: AI-powered spellcheck in practice at Salzburger Nachrichten |
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| 14:00 |
– How AI is powering local journalism in the US |
– What matters in digital transformation – beyond technology |
| 14:15 |
– The 1,000-article experiment – and what followed |
– Data journalism and web infographics |
| 14:30 |
– Real-time AI: from text to audio |
– How more than 20 newspapers run a large, decentralized newsroom |
| 14:45 | ||
| 15:00 |
– The Sunday edition’s key role in FAZ’s online strategy |
– Radical strategic shift leading to double-digit growth |
| 15:15 |
– How ZEIT plans to grow its readership |
– The bundle of the future – creating a media offering that appeals to younger audiences |
| 15:30 |
– Breaking the glass ceiling – how US media convert occasional readers to paying subscribers with AI and reduce churn |
– Digital journalism without clickbait – for members only |
| 15:45 | ||
| 16:00 |
– Why journalists must also take responsibility for sales |
– What does a creative actually do in a media company? And how do you talk to squirrels? |
| 16:15 |
– End of conference |
– End of conference |
| Landtagssaal | Prälatensaal (EN) | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 |
– Opening – Keynote: Europe 2025. What diversity costs and what it delivers |
|
| 9:45 | ||
| 10:00 |
– Independent media and critical readers as pillars of democracy |
|
| 10:15 |
– The new morning paper – how US publishers successfully monetize newsletters |
|
| 10:30 |
– Time well spent – how Mediahuis creates meaningful experiences for subscribers while bringing journalists along |
|
| 10:45 | ||
| 11:00 |
– Is the plus subscription strategy a dead end for regional newspapers? |
|
| 11:15 |
– The day after – local newspapers without print |
|
| 11:30 | ||
| 11:45 | ||
| 14:00 |
– How AI is powering local journalism in the US |
|
| 14:15 |
– The 1,000-article experiment – and what followed |
|
| 14:30 |
– Real-time AI: from text to audio |
|
| 14:45 | ||
| 15:00 |
– The Sunday edition’s key role in FAZ’s online strategy |
|
| 15:15 |
– How ZEIT plans to grow its readership |
|
| 15:30 |
– Breaking the glass ceiling – how US media convert occasional readers to paying subscribers with AI and reduce churn |
|
| 15:45 | ||
| 16:00 |
– Why journalists must also take responsibility for sales |
|
| 16:15 |
| Landtagssaal | Prälatensaal (EN) | |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |
– Lunch |
– Lunch |
| 12:15 | ||
| 12:30 | ||
| 12:45 | ||
| 16:15 |
– End of conference |
– End of conference |
| Landtagssaal | Prälatensaal (EN) | |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 |
– From community to newspaper: user-generated content and AI as growth strategies for publishers – Colleague Kiki and grandma – how Rheinische Post uses automated page production |
|
| 13:15 |
– Overnight to the cloud – and onward with AI in digital asset management (DAM) |
|
| 13:30 |
– 14 websites in 12 months: migrating to a multi-brand, multi-channel platform in record time – Lean and smart: how Mediengruppe Österreich continues its print edition in a digital-first era |
|
| 13:45 |
– What “Jedermann” has to do with Textshine: AI-powered spellcheck in practice at Salzburger Nachrichten |
| Landtagssaal | Prälatensaal (EN) | |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15 |
– The best role models: how to avoid routines through design and concept |
|
| 10:30 |
– Why we pursue top-level storytelling |
|
| 10:45 | ||
| 11:00 |
– The future of visual journalism and multimedia storytelling |
|
| 11:15 |
– How stern transferred opulence and visual strength into the digital realm |
|
| 11:30 |
– The ultimate weekend feeling for a discerning audience |
|
| 11:45 | ||
| 14:00 |
– What matters in digital transformation – beyond technology |
|
| 14:15 |
– Data journalism and web infographics |
|
| 14:30 |
– How more than 20 newspapers run a large, decentralized newsroom |
|
| 14:45 | ||
| 15:00 |
– Radical strategic shift leading to double-digit growth |
|
| 15:15 |
– The bundle of the future – creating a media offering that appeals to younger audiences |
|
| 15:30 |
– Digital journalism without clickbait – for members only |
|
| 15:45 | ||
| 16:00 |
– What does a creative actually do in a media company? And how do you talk to squirrels? |
|
| 16:15 |
Landtagssaal
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Opening
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Keynote: Europe 2025. What diversity costs and what it delivers
Jakov Milatović, President of Montenegro -
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Independent media and critical readers as pillars of democracy
Julia Becker, Funke Mediengruppe -
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The new morning paper – how US publishers successfully monetize newsletters
Ulrike Langer, Trendscout USA -
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Time well spent – how Mediahuis creates meaningful experiences for subscribers while bringing journalists along
GerBen van ‘t Hek, Mediahuis -
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Is the plus subscription strategy a dead end for regional newspapers?
Lutz Schumacher, Schwäbischer Verlag -
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The day after – local newspapers without print
Cordula Schmitz, Hamburger Abendblatt & Meinolf Ellers, dpa -
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Lunch
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From community to newspaper: user-generated content and AI as growth strategies for publishers
Jens Seidel, HUP & Kai Gohlke, Oberpfalz Medien -
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Colleague Kiki and grandma – how Rheinische Post uses automated page production
Martina Stöcker, Rheinische Post & Manuel Terpelle InterRed GmbH -
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Overnight to the cloud – and onward with AI in digital asset management (DAM)
Nicolas Krizsak, DuMont/Media24 & Peter Resele, Comyan -
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14 websites in 12 months: migrating to a multi-brand, multi-channel platform in record time
Benjamin Kolb, Purple & Azir Razzak, Our Media -
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Lean and smart: how Mediengruppe Österreich continues its print edition in a digital-first era
Georg Elsberg Mediengruppe Österreich/oe24 & Marcus von Harlessem, Markstein -
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What “Jedermann” has to do with Textshine: AI-powered spellcheck in practice at Salzburger Nachrichten
Matthias Ainz-Feldner, Salzburger Nachrichten & Alexander Seifert, Textshine -
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How AI is powering local journalism in the US
Ulrike Langer, Trendscout USA -
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The 1,000-article experiment – and what followed
Markus Knall, IPPEN.MEDIA -
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Real-time AI: from text to audio
Chris Guse, BosePark Productions GmbH -
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The Sunday edition’s key role in FAZ’s online strategy
Holger Windfuhr, FAS -
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How ZEIT plans to grow its readership
Christian Röpke, Die ZEIT -
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Breaking the glass ceiling – how US media convert occasional readers to paying subscribers with AI and reduce churn
Ulrike Langer, Trendscout USA -
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Why journalists must also take responsibility for sales
Julia Tran, Aachener Zeitung -
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End of conference
Prälatensaal (EN)
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The best role models: how to avoid routines through design and concept
Norbert Küpper -
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Why we pursue top-level storytelling
Wendelmoet Boersema, Danusia Schenke & Anita Huisman, Trouw -
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The future of visual journalism and multimedia storytelling
Marianne Bahl, Bahl Visual Strategy -
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How stern transferred opulence and visual strength into the digital realm
Steffi Dobmeier & Kristin Dorothée Kobel, stern -
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The ultimate weekend feeling for a discerning audience
An Bogaerts, Sabato -
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Lunch
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What matters in digital transformation – beyond technology
Miguel Silva, JM Madeira -
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Data journalism and web infographics
Björn Heselius, Sveriges Radio -
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How more than 20 newspapers run a large, decentralized newsroom
Joel Mercè Arjona, El Periódico -
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Radical strategic shift leading to double-digit growth
Simon Kanter, Campaign -
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The bundle of the future – creating a media offering that appeals to younger audiences
GerBen van ‘t Hek, Mediahuse -
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Digital journalism without clickbait – for members only
Tav Klitgaard, Zetland -
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What does a creative actually do in a media company? And how do you talk to squirrels?
Davide Zicca, IPPEN.MEDIA -
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End of conference