Partner Showcases at the World News Media Congress 2026

The Partner Showcase programme at the 2026 World News Media Congress 2026 will spotlight the technology companies, platforms and solution providers helping shape the future of journalism. Across three days in Marseille, sponsored sessions will combine product innovation with real newsroom case studies, as leading media-tech partners and their publishing customers take the stage together to share first-hand experiences, implementation strategies and measurable results across AI, audience engagement, personalisation, video, monetisation, workflow automation and content distribution.

One of the headline sessions for those interested in video and platform strategy is “Transforming Journalism on YouTube”, taking place on 3 June from 13:30–13:55. The session will feature Pedro Pina, VP YouTube EMEA, and Lou Grasser, Chief Digital Operations Officer at Le Monde, and will be moderated by Marion Ranchet, Founder of Streaming Made Easy.

Discover what’s happening in the Partner Showcase rooms* throughout the Congress. These sessions require pre-registration through the “WAN-IFRA” event app, so be sure to reserve your seat in advance.

**Session details are subject to change. Always refer to the event app for live updates. *

Monday, June 1

11:00–11:30 – Digital Solutions: Building Cafeyn’s white-label tech platform for Liquid Content

Presented by: Cafeyn
Speakers:

• Mathieu Molinero – Chief Business Officer, Cafeyn Group

11:00–11:30 – How conversational AI is boosting user retention for news publishers

Presented by: Taboola
Speakers:

• Alexandre Fannius – VP EMEA, Taboola
• Jason Iliou – Regional Publisher Director EMEA, Taboola
• Philippa Jenkins – Publishing Director, Independent Media

11:30–12:00 – Growing revenue with declining audience: Five tactics that work

Presented by: Piano
Speaker:

• Michael Silberman – EVP Media Strategy

11:30–12:00 – Schibsted Builds Almost Everything In-House. Except This.

Presented by: NTB
Speakers:

• Tina Flem – Editor-in-Chief & CEO, NTB
• Tor Richardsen – Head of Visual Technology, NTB
• Karl Ravn – Senior Product Manager, Schibsted Media

11:30–12:00 – Trustworthy AI for high-quality journalism and easier publishing

Presented by: Melody & Contentside
Speakers:

• Emmanuelle Bouron – Director of Strategic Growth & Diversification, Le Journal des Entreprises
• Bruno Génuit – Founder & General Manager, Melody
• Sergio Ribeiro – Managing Director, Melody
• Hélène Jacquenet – Executive and Sales Director, ContentSide

11:30–12:00 – Automating the local news pipeline: Intelligent sourcing and event mapping for modern newsrooms

Presented by: Atex
Speakers:

• Filippo Davanzo – Deputy Managing Director, Editoriale Bresciana
• Sara Forni – Product Manager, Atex

12:00–12:30 – Ask the News: Reclaiming truth, trust, and control in the age of AI

Presented by: Arc XP
Speaker:

• Joey Marburger – VP, Content Intelligence, Arc XP

12:00–12:30 – The augmented publisher: How AI is redrawing programmatic management

Presented by: Sparteo
Speakers:

• Sophie Cassam – Chief Digital Officer, Le Parisien
• Guillaume Josse – Founder & CEO, Futura
• Grégoire Gaffié – Leads Monetization & Audience, Reworld Media
• Pierre Orlac’h – Partner, Sparteo

12:00–12:30 – The new publisher economy: how Corriere della Sera is building a revenue-driven video strategy through audience and data ownership

Presented by: Dailymotion
Speakers:

• Antonio Ciarletta – Head of Video Offering and Digital Events, Corriere della Sera
• Rémi Leclancher – SVP, Global Supply & Enterprise Sales, Dailymotion

12:00–12:30 – Meet NotebookLM

Presented by: Google
Speaker:

• Luisa Fernau – Trainer, Google News Initiative

Tuesday, June 2

08:00–09:00 – Agentic newsroom bringing journalism back to its roots

Presented by: Ring Publishing
Speakers:

• Michał Rogalski – Data Journalism Analyst, Ringier Axel Springer
• Jerzy Gulczynski – General Manager, Ring Publishing

12:00–12:30 – The Agentic Internet and the Future of Publishing in the AI Economy

Presented by: Tollbit
Speakers:

• Sebastian Krause, Head of Digital, Kleine Zeitung
• Toshit Panigrahi, CEO, TollBit
• Birger Søiland, Head of Publisher Partnerships, TollBit

12:00–12:30 – Speed, efficiency, agility: How publishers respond to a fast-changing landscape

Presented by: WoodWing
Speakers:

• Joris De Meurichy – Territory Sales Manager
• Soumya Basu – Regional Sales Director UKIMEA

12:00–12:30 – Inside OEM’s 46 brands: the platform shift that turned silos into shared impact

Presented by: Stibo DX
Speaker:

• Roberto Iván Gómez Paz – National Editorial Coordinator, Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM)

14:00–14:30 – Personalised homepages – proven outcomes. How do you introduce personalisation on the homepage—from the very top?

Presented by: Kilkaya
Speakers:

• Karin Sarv – Head of Product Innovation and AI, Delfi
• Margrethe Schmidt Hegnar – Product Editor, Finansavisen
• Tarjei Gilbrant – CEO, Kilkaya
• Tarmo Paju – Managing Editor, Delfi

14:00–14:30 – AI engagement, monetisation and an economic model for the media industry

Presented by: ProRata.ai
Speaker:

• Annelies Jansen – Strategic Advisor, ProRata.ai

14:00–14:30 – Google Discover in 2026: From traffic source to competitive intelligence

Presented by: Marfeel
Speaker:

• Ludovic Allard – Responsable Analytics (Audience & Marketing), Le Figaro

Wednesday, June 3

08:00–09:00 – Creating more value with great stories, how TCE syndication network delivers results for creators and publishers

Presented by: TCE
Speakers:

• Joris van Lierop – CEO, The Content Exchange
• Robert van den Ham – Director Content and Creation for the Business Division, DPG Media

10:00–10:30 – Beyond the paywall: How AI personalisation is transforming reader revenue

Presented by: FT Strategies
Speaker:

• Lisa MacLeod – Director, FT Strategies

10:00–10:30 – Beyond deepfakes: Safeguarding editorial trust in the AI video era

Presented by: Storyful
Speaker:

• James Law – Editor-in-Chief, Storyful

10:00–10:30 – The Tollbooth and the Flywheel: How media wins when distribution breaks

Presented by: Chartbeat
Speaker:

• John Saroff – CEO, Chartbeat Inc.

13:30–13:55 – Transforming journalism on YouTube

Presented by: Youtube 

Moderator: 

• Marion Ranchet, Founder, Streaming Made Easy

Speakers: 

• Lou Grasser, Chief Digital Operations Officer, Le Monde
• Pedro Pina, VP YouTube, EMEA