FUTURE MEDIASERIES

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.

  1. 13:00tour

    AFP Newsroom Tour

    Agence France-Presse (AFP)
    Agence France-Presse (AFP)Confirmed

    host

  2. 13:30registration

    Registration, coffee and networking

  3. 14:00welcome

    Welcome and how today works

    Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana
    Lexie Kirkconnell-KawanaConfirmed

    speaker · CEO

    Impress

  4. 14:05presentation

    The scene setter: Where we are in the fight for a fair share

    Ricky Sutton
    Ricky SuttonConfirmed

    speaker · Founder & Host

    Future Media

  5. 14:15keynote

    On the frontlines in Europe: Lessons from France’s Big Tech battles

    Fabrice Fries
    Fabrice FriesConfirmed

    speaker · Chairman & CEO

    Agence France-Presse (AFP)

  6. 14:35fireside

    Ask us anything

    Ricky Sutton
    Ricky SuttonConfirmed

    interviewer · Founder & Host

    Future Media

    Fabrice Fries
    Fabrice FriesConfirmed

    speaker · Chairman & CEO

    Agence France-Presse (AFP)

  7. 14:40fireside

    The tools publishers have to seek damages against Big Tech

    Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana
    Lexie Kirkconnell-KawanaConfirmed

    interviewer · CEO

    Impress

    Damien Geradin
    Damien GeradinConfirmed

    speaker · Founding Partner

    Geradin Partners

  8. 15:00fireside

    Putting a defensible value on your content

    Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana
    Lexie Kirkconnell-KawanaConfirmed

    interviewer · CEO

    Impress

    Mikaël Hervé
    Mikaël HervéConfirmed

    speaker · Vice President, CRA, European Competition Practice

    Charles River Associates (CRA)

  9. 15:20fireside

    Ask us anything

    Ricky Sutton
    Ricky SuttonConfirmed

    interviewer · Founder & Host

    Future Media

    Damien Geradin
    Damien GeradinConfirmed

    speaker · Founding Partner

    Geradin Partners

    Mikaël Hervé
    Mikaël HervéConfirmed

    speaker · Vice President, CRA, European Competition Practice

    Charles River Associates (CRA)

  10. 15:30networking

    Networking coffee

  11. 16:00panel

    Two models: What worked and what will work for AI

    Ricky Sutton
    Ricky SuttonConfirmed

    moderator · Founder & Host

    Future Media

    The Hon. Paul Fletcher
    The Hon. Paul FletcherConfirmed

    speaker · Former Australian Federal Communications Minister

    Paul Fletcher & Associates

    His Excellency Stephen Jones
    His Excellency Stephen JonesConfirmed

    speaker · Australia's Ambassador to the OECD

    Australian Government

  12. 16:30fireside

    Ask us anything

    Ricky Sutton
    Ricky SuttonConfirmed

    interviewer · Founder & Host

    Future Media

    The Hon. Paul Fletcher
    The Hon. Paul FletcherConfirmed

    speaker · Former Australian Federal Communications Minister

    Paul Fletcher & Associates

    His Excellency Stephen Jones
    His Excellency Stephen JonesConfirmed

    speaker · Australia's Ambassador to the OECD

    Australian Government

  13. 16:40fireside

    From Australia to the world: Why publishers must unite

    Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana
    Lexie Kirkconnell-KawanaConfirmed

    interviewer · CEO

    Impress

    Elena Perotti
    Elena PerottiConfirmed

    speaker · Executive Director, Media Policy and Public Affairs

    WAN-IFRA, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers

    Pierre Petillault
    Pierre PetillaultConfirmed

    speaker · Directeur général

    Alliance de la Presse d’Information Générale

  14. 17:10close

    Final questions, thoughts and wrap-up

    Ricky Sutton
    Ricky SuttonConfirmed

    host · Founder & Host

    Future Media

    Elena Perotti
    Elena PerottiConfirmed

    speaker · Executive Director, Media Policy and Public Affairs

    WAN-IFRA, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers

    Pierre Petillault
    Pierre PetillaultConfirmed

    speaker · Directeur général

    Alliance de la Presse d’Information Générale

  15. 17:45networking

    AFP-hosted Soiree

    Agence France-Presse (AFP)
    Agence France-Presse (AFP)Confirmed

    host