WAN-IFRA Events

Digital Media LATAM 2020

The first-ever online version of Digital Media LATAM!

Thank you to all our participants!

The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically altered and disrupted our lives. As a society, and as the newspaper industry, in particular, we are experiencing radical, high-speed transformation. A new model and change of paradigm, still-unnamed, are emerging.

In a short time, we have had to face the challenges of remote working, a dramatic downfall in ad spending, layoffs, a timid return of trust in legacy media, and the needs-driven evolution of reader revenue models.

This is not the first crisis our industry has faced nor will be the last. The birth of the Internet, growth in computing power, and the exponential inclusion of digital in our daily lives has sometimes outpaced our ability to reframe our ethical and legal approach to digital decision making. These issues have revealed an extraordinary resilience of the media and confirmed its ability to continue fulfilling its essential role in open societies.

Scientists warned that the pandemic is a marathon, not a sprint and that there may be future crises ahead. So, 2021 may yield further surprises. Prepare your company for possible uncertainty, and also related opportunities and growth, by joining the first-ever virtual edition of Digital Media LATAM.

Confirmed speakers

Pål Nedregotten

Executive Vice President, Amedia AS, Norway
Javier Moreno

Editor-in-chief, El País, Spain
Kat Downs Mulder

Managing Editor Digital, The Washington Post, USA
Emily Ramshaw

Co-founder and CEO, The 19th, Texas, USA
Vivian Schiller

Executive Director of Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute, USA
Alan Rusbridger

Principal, Lady Margaret Hall, UK
Sophie Gourmelen

Managing Director & Publishing Director, Le Parisien - Aujourd’hui en France (Today in France)
Andiara Petterle

Executive Vice-President of Product & Operations (TV, Print, Digital, Radio), RBS Group, Brazil
José Del Rio

Editor-in-Chief, LA NACION, Argentina
Siv Juvik Tveitnes

EVP, Schibsted Media Division, Norway
Maylis Chevalier

Director of Innovation and Digital Product, Vocento, Spain
Emily Bell

Founder and Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, USA
Selymar Colón

Director, Digital Strategy, GFR Media, Puerto Rico
Ricardo Gandour

Journalist and consultant, Former Director, Estado Group, Brazil
Luciana Cardoso

Product Manager, Quartz, US

All Confirmed speakers

Topics

1

Pivoting to product
2

Cultural change in media companies
3

Reader revenue
4

Quality journalism in the post-truth Era
5

Innovative storytelling
6

Content distribution and platforms

Quotes

"If you want to stay connected to the latest media trends, you have to go to the DML conference. I don't mean empty buzz words, but surprising and unexpected insights. That's where the real conversations of how to navigate our industry happen."

Alba Mora Roca, executive producer at AJ+ Español
“This is such a fantastic event. It is inspiring to see people from all around the world come together, all united towards one common mission that we all have which is informing the world. Being in the world of media and journalism, I believe it is important to elevate the good work that is happening out there. So being surrounded by the people who are doing that good work is so energizing and it’s so exciting to be part of that.”

Dheerja Kaur, chief product officer at TheSkimm
“The experience was truly unmissable. Being with such prestigious colleagues from all over the world gives you the opportunity to pump the breaks, think about your strategy and think of what we you're doing well and what needs to be improved. I have many enriching experiences and, above all, ideas to implement and continue growing. ”

José Del Rio editor-in-chief at LA NACIÓN
"DML is the best event to discuss the content, technology and talents that the digital media ecosystem and industry demands."

Andrea Miranda, editor-in-chief at El Debate