The document summarizes information about the upcoming GEN Summit conference to be held June 13-15, 2019 in Athens, Greece. Over 700 editors, executives, and innovators from over 70 countries will discuss challenges in voice, visual journalism, and verification. Speakers include top editors from the Guardian, Bloomberg, and others. The summit will feature sessions on emerging technologies, business trends, and the future of news. It is supported by partners like Google, the Knight Foundation, and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

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GEN Summit Press Release
We look forward to welcoming you to the GEN Summit at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
on 13-15 June 2019! GEN is grateful to its Greek partners, including iMeDd, SNFCC, the University of
Athens and the Union of Journalists as well as the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, which is supporting
the Summit through a grant.

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Thanks to the Renzo Piano Building
Workshop and the SNF, the GEN
Summit had the opportunity to use
one of the architect’s first sketches
designed for the Stavros Niarchos
Foundation Cultural Center.
Thecoverpageisagift toconference
participants!
The printed programme is a 80-
page document, which provides a
detailed agenda and information
about all the masterclasses and
workshops.
COVER PAGE OF THE
PRINTED PROGRAMME

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WHAT IS GEN & WHAT IS THE GEN SUMMIT
The GEN Summit is the leading news conference gathering over
700 editors-in-chiefs, academics, news executives, and media
innovators from over 70 countries, to address the current trends,
issues, and actionable insights regarding journalism of today
and tomorrow.
90 speakers will take the stage this year to discuss the theme
‘Towards a VVV challenge: V for Voice, V for Visual Journalism
and V for Verification’.
The Global Editors Network is the worldwide association of
editors-in-chief and senior news executives. It is committed
to media innovation and sustainable journalism, empowering
newsrooms through programmes dedicated to data journalism,
media literacy, blockchain and artificial intelligence. GEN seeks
to define a viable vision for the future of news.
www.globaleditorsnetwork.org
www.gensummit.org

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BARCELONA 2014 & 2015
400 PARTICPANTS
PARIS 2012 & 2013
300 PARTICPANTS
HONG KONG 2011
120 PARTICPANTS
VIENNA 2016 & 2017
600 PARTICPANTS
LISBON 2018
700 PARTICPANTS
ATHENS 2019
THE LEADING EDITORIAL CONFERENCE WORLDWIDE

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This year, our profession needs to overcome a VVV challenge:
Voice and Voice AI are obvious topics for 2019. All the editors who
we met in the last six months have become captivated with smart
speakers.
Visual journalism – and video – will be our second challenge. We are
re-entering ‘the golden age of video journalism’, even if the ‘pivot to
video’ strategy failed for some media organisations.
Verification - rather than just producing news, journalists today
must verify and control what happens on social media. The
accumulation of fake information is undermining our democracies.
TOWARDS THE VVV CHALLENGE:
VOICE, VISUAL JOURNALISM AND VERIFICATION

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K. Viner
Editor-in-Chief
The Guardian
K. Bharat
Founder
Google News
W. Lu
Media Manager
China Media Group
A. Webb
Founder
Future Today Institute
P. Chetwynd
Global News Director
Agence France-Presse
D. Nora
Editor-in-Chief
L’Observateur
J. Micklethwait
Editor-in-Chief
Bloomberg
M. Ressa
CEO & Executive
Director Rappler
J. Doub
Director of News
Partnerships EMEA
Facebook
A. Dracopoulos
Co-President
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
L. Indvik
Chief Editor
Vogue Business
J. Saroff
CEO
Chartbeat
C. Guerrero
CEO
Radio Ambulante
B. Rudolph
Director
Modern Journalism Microsoft
V. Schiller
CEO
Civil Media Foundation
AMONG THE 90 GEN SUMMIT SPEAKERS

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EXCLUSIVE FOR THE ATHENS GEN SUMMIT
Blockchain wallet
offered by Civil
Foundation to all
participants
Final presentation of
the Journalism Trust
Initiative by Reporters
without Borders
Prototypes of the Media
Literacy Toolkit revealed
(European Commission
Programme)
First-time presentation of
The Reuters Institute
Digital News Report 2019

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Over 600 projects were submitted in 2019 to the jury of the Data Journalism Awards,
the only worldwide competition for this new form of journalism launched by GEN
with the support of Google, the Knight Foundation, and Microsoft.
12 winners in 12 categories (data-visualisation, data-investigation…) will be awarded
on 14 June at the Zappeion.
More info: www.datajournalismawards.org
DJA CEREMONY AND GALA DINNER (14 JUNE)

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Introduction by Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President of
the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
The voice challenge: how smart speakers will change news consumption
The visual journalism / 5G challenge: towards new storytelling standards
Can Facebook become news friendly?
Latest tech and business trends by Amy Webb
13 JUNE - MAIN SESSIONS OF THE FIRST DAY

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With Support from
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019
Content Management Systems: new issues, new solutions
The state of the paywall: where do we go from here?
Do websites still matter?
Keynote by Katharine Viner, Editor-in-Chief, Guardian News & Media
14 JUNE - MAIN SESSIONS OF THE SECOND DAY

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The Impact of AI on Journalism and Democracy by Krishna Bharat,
Founder of Google News
From #metoo to 50/50: how newsrooms deal with gender imbalance
AR, the future of immersive storytelling? Maybe yes.
Is the pivot to podcast sustainable?
The new information disorder: from inventory to solutions
15 JUNE - MAIN SESSIONS OF THE THIRD DAY

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AMONG OUR 2019 PARTNERS:

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Media and technology journalists are invited to request a press pass
to cover the GEN Summit, exchange with participants and interview
the speakers on 13-15 June 2019.
The number of available press passes is limited.
We invite all interested journalists to contact the GEN Director of
Communications, Ana Lomtadze by email:
alomtadze@globaleditorsnetwork.org
HOW MEDIA AND TECH JOURNALISTS CAN JOIN US

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For journalists: Ana Lomtadze
GEN Director of Communications
alomtadze@globaleditorsnetwork.org
For senior news executives: Sanjay Godabanahal
GEN Director of Marketing
sgodabanahal@globaleditorsnetwork.org
For partners and sponsors: Kaye Oshilaja
GEN Business Development Director
koshilaja@globaleditorsnetwork.org
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU!
@GENinnovate#GENSummit