Programme
Provocations, not presentations
Every session is built to drive an informed debate. First-person case studies, sharp conversations and roundtables — the room does the work.
Every session runs under the Chatham House Rule. Candour, not press releases. The Paris format runs as a curated afternoon — from regulation to recovery to renaissance.
- 13:00tour
AFP Newsroom Tour
Agence France-Presse (AFP)Confirmedhost
- 13:30registration
Registration, coffee and networking
- 14:00welcome
Welcome and how today works
Lexie Kirkconnell-KawanaConfirmedspeaker · CEO
Impress
- 14:05presentation
The scene setter: Where we are in the fight for a fair share
Ricky SuttonConfirmedspeaker · Founder & Host
Future Media
- 14:15keynote
On the frontlines in Europe: Lessons from France’s Big Tech battles
Fabrice FriesConfirmedspeaker · Chairman & CEO
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
- 14:35fireside
Ask us anything
Ricky SuttonConfirmedinterviewer · Founder & Host
Future Media
Fabrice FriesConfirmedspeaker · Chairman & CEO
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
- 14:40fireside
The tools publishers have to seek damages against Big Tech
Lexie Kirkconnell-KawanaConfirmedinterviewer · CEO
Impress
Damien GeradinConfirmedspeaker · Founding Partner
Geradin Partners
- 15:00fireside
Putting a defensible value on your content
Lexie Kirkconnell-KawanaConfirmedinterviewer · CEO
Impress
Mikaël HervéConfirmedspeaker · Vice President, CRA, European Competition Practice
Charles River Associates (CRA)
- 15:20fireside
Ask us anything
Ricky SuttonConfirmedinterviewer · Founder & Host
Future Media
Damien GeradinConfirmedspeaker · Founding Partner
Geradin Partners
Mikaël HervéConfirmedspeaker · Vice President, CRA, European Competition Practice
Charles River Associates (CRA)
- 15:30networking
Networking coffee
- 16:00panel
Two models: What worked and what will work for AI
Ricky SuttonConfirmedmoderator · Founder & Host
Future Media
The Hon. Paul FletcherConfirmedspeaker · Former Australian Federal Communications Minister
Paul Fletcher & Associates
His Excellency Stephen JonesConfirmedspeaker · Australia's Ambassador to the OECD
Australian Government
- 16:30fireside
Ask us anything
Ricky SuttonConfirmedinterviewer · Founder & Host
Future Media
The Hon. Paul FletcherConfirmedspeaker · Former Australian Federal Communications Minister
Paul Fletcher & Associates
His Excellency Stephen JonesConfirmedspeaker · Australia's Ambassador to the OECD
Australian Government
- 16:40fireside
From Australia to the world: Why publishers must unite
Lexie Kirkconnell-KawanaConfirmedinterviewer · CEO
Impress
Elena PerottiConfirmedspeaker · Executive Director, Media Policy and Public Affairs
WAN-IFRA, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Pierre PetillaultConfirmedspeaker · Directeur général
Alliance de la Presse d’Information Générale
- 17:10close
Final questions, thoughts and wrap-up
Ricky SuttonConfirmedhost · Founder & Host
Future Media
Elena PerottiConfirmedspeaker · Executive Director, Media Policy and Public Affairs
WAN-IFRA, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Pierre PetillaultConfirmedspeaker · Directeur général
Alliance de la Presse d’Information Générale
- 17:45networking
AFP-hosted Soiree
Agence France-Presse (AFP)Confirmedhost