Programme

Regional Network Meetings

°  Sub-Saharan Africa

Welcome Reception

Venue: Hotel Savoyen Vienna

Regional Network Meetings

°  Middle East & North Africa
°  Americas & The Caribbean

Opening Ceremony & New Media Exhibition Opening

Venue: Hotel Savoyen Vienna

Speakers:
Janne Virkkunen, Editor-in-Chief, Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki, Finland; Chairman of IPI
Alison Bethel McKenzie, Interim Director of IPI
"Director’s Report: The State of Press Freedom Worldwide"

Keynote Speaker:
Michael Spindelegger, Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs

Presentation of the “IPI Free Media Pioneer 2010”

Lunch

“Lost News? Is the Media Still Providing the Public with the Information It Needs?”

As print and broadcast organisations cut costs and try to adapt to a changing media landscape – often reducing newsroom staff and closing foreign bureaus in the process – will they still be able to cover the news in depth? Will they be able to provide the public with the information it needs to understand complex issues and make informed decisions? What are the implications for press freedom?

Moderator:
Sarah Montague, Presenter, BBC, London, UK

Panellists:
Ferial Haffajee, Editor, City Press, Johannesburg, South Africa
Alex Jones, Director, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Charles M. Sennott, Executive Editor and Vice President, GlobalPost, Boston, USA
Elmar Thevessen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of News, ZDF - German Television, Mainz, Germany

Coffee Break

“Found News? The New Platforms for Delivering Information”

In this session, panellists will look at the explosion of information platforms and devices – the world of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, the Kindle, and the iPad – and discuss their impact on the news industry, as well as on freedom of the press.

Moderator:
Errol Barnett, Anchor, CNN, Atlanta, USA

Panellists:
Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO, Telekom Austria Group, Vienna, Austria
Madhav Chinnappa, Strategic Partner Development Manager, Google, UK
Jeff Howe, Contributing Editor, Wired Magazine, San Francisco, USA
Rajesh Kalra, Chief Editor, Times Internet Ltd, New Delhi, India

Coffee Break

“What’s Working Where? And Why?”

This session will provide examples of how both new and traditional media outlets are using creativity and innovation to succeed and prosper in the current difficult media climate.

Moderator:
Barkha Dutt, Group Editor, English News, NDTV, New Delhi, India
(Click here to read full interview transcript with Barkha Dutt)

Panellists:
Salim Amin, Chairman, A24 Media, Nairobi, Kenya
Phil Fearnley, General Manager, News and Knowledge, Future Media & Technology, BBC, London, UK
Bill Nichols, Managing Editor, Politico, Arlington, USA
Patricia Santa Marina, Corporate Affairs Director, Grupo Infobae, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Opening Dinner

Speaker:
Heinz Fischer, Federal President of the Republic of Austria
Brigitte Jank, President, Vienna Chamber of Commerce (WKO Wien), Vienna, Austria
Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board; OMV, Vienna, Austria

Regional Network Meeting

° Europe
° Asia & Australasia

Breaking News

Moderator:
Michael Fleischhacker, Editor-in-Chief, Die Presse, Vienna, Austria

Panellists:
Harold Evans, Editor-at-Large, The Week Magazine (UK); former Editor, The Sunday Times; Author, New York, USA
Thomas Hughes, Managing Director, Media Frontiers; Deputy Director, International Media Support (IMS); Copenhagen, Denmark
Susan Pointer, Director, Public Policy & Government Relations, Southern and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Google Inc., London, UK

Coffee Break

Special Presentation: “IPI Report: Brave News Worlds”

Moderator:
Michael Lang, Editor-in-Chief, APA – Austria Press Agency, Vienna, Austria

Speaker:
Bill Mitchell, Head, Entrepreneurial & International Programs, The Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, USA; Editor-in-Chief, “IPI Report: Brave News Worlds”

Panellists/Contributors:
Anthony Dara, Founder & Chief Executive, NN24, Lagos, Nigeria
Alex Jones, Director, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
Rajesh Kalra, Chief Editor, Times Internet Ltd, New Delhi, India
Jennifer Robinson, Solicitor, Finers Stephens Innocent LLP, London, UK
Lou Ureneck, Chair, Department of Journalism, College of Communication, Boston University, Boston, USA

Lunch

“Media Ethics in the New Media Landscape”

How is the rise of new media and online journalism affecting the traditional journalistic standards of objectivity, accuracy, and verification? How can the media show that it remains committed to a strong ethical code and to effective self regulation in a rapidly changing media environment?

Moderator:
Markus Spillmann, Editor-in-Chief, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, Switzerland

Keynote Speaker:
Damian Tambini, Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics (LSE), London, UK

Panellists:
Guy Black, Executive Director, Telegraph Media Group; former Director, Press Complaints Commission, London, UK
John Horgan, Press Ombudsman, Dublin, Ireland
Ghada Oueiss, News Presenter, Al Jazeera, Doha, Qatar
Bettina Roither, Head, Ö1 (Radio Österreich 1), ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna, Austria

Coffee Break

IPI General Assembly

(for IPI Members only)

Award Ceremony & Dinner at Vienna City Hall

Presentation of “60 World Press Freedom Heroes”

In 2000, IPI honoured 50 World Press Freedom Heroes from around the globe to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its founding. For its 60th anniversary, IPI will add to its honour roll and recognise 10 additional individuals who have shown exceptional dedication, resilience and bravery in the defence and/or promotion of press freedom.

Learn more about IPI's World Press Freedom Heroes.

Speakers:

Willibald Cernko, CEO, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Vienna, Austria
Dunja Mijatović, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Vienna, Austria
Harold Evans, Editor-at-Large, The Week Magazine (UK); former Editor, The Sunday Times; Author, New York, USA

Departure for Bratislava

Travel by bus or boat
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Opening Session

Venue: Kempinski Hotel River Park Bratislava

Speaker:
Iveta Radičová, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic

Questions from the floor

Coffee Break

“Reporting on Extremist Politicians – How New and Traditional Media Cover the Politics of the Extreme”

How does the coverage of extremist politicians by new and traditional media differ? Are practitioners of the new media better suited to break a story about extremist political parties, or is there truth to the idea that the information they publish is less accurate, or unverified? Do both new and traditional journalists risk becoming pawns in the public relations campaigns of extremist politicians?

Moderator:
Jim Clancy, Anchor, CNN International, Atlanta, USA

Keynote Speaker:
Miroslav Lajčák, Former High Representative and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina; former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic

Panellists:
Sergej Danilov, Investigative Reporter, Rádio Expres; Blogger, SME.sk, Bratislava, Slovakia
Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, Editor-in-Chief, Der Standard, Vienna, Austria
Gábor Miklósi, Investigative Reporter, Index.hu, Budapest, Hungary

Click here to read the interview with Sergej Danilov

Lunch

“Media Freedom in a Time of Change”

A town hall-style debate summing up what has changed, what questions have been answered during the congress, and what future steps need to be taken.

Moderator:
Dan Rather, Anchor and Managing Editor, “Dan Rather Reports,” HDNet, New York, USA

Click here to read the Dan Rather interview

Coffee Break

Closing Ceremony

Speaker:
Joseph Guyler Delva, Secretary-General, SOS Journalistes; Correspondent, Reuters and BBC, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

“After the Quake: Press Freedom and the State of the Media in Haiti”

Presentation of the 2011 IPI World Congress

Farewell Dinner at Bratislava Castle

Host:
Richard Sulík, Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic

Departure for Vienna by bus

SEEMO Dialogue Conference

"Media in South East and Central Europe and EU"

Venue: Airo Tower Hotel, Vienna

Organized by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) – an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI).