Gracia C. Martore, the President and CEO of one of the United States' largest media and marketing solutions companies, Gannett, publisher of USA TODAY, has joined the programme for the World Newspaper Congress, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 2 to 5 June.
Ms. Martore joins a programme of leading news media executives at the annual summit meetings of the world's publishers, chief editors and other senior news media executives. The 65th World Newspaper Congress, 20th World Editors Forum and 23rd World Advertising Forum will run concurrently in Bangkok, with more than 1,200 participants expected.
Ms. Martore, who has been Gannet's chief executive since October 2011, has overseen the implementation of a new all-access content subscription model for the company's U.S. Community Publishing sites, the redesign of USA TODAY to celebrate its 30th anniversary, and launched a new digital strategy to fully leverage Gannett's relationships with consumers and advertisers in its 100-plus local markets. The company's network of local media organizations includes 81 daily publications and 23 television stations.
Other confirmed speakers at the Congress, Editors Forum and Advertising Forum, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), include: Robin Hu, Chief Executive Officer of the South China Morning Post; David Rowan, Editor of Wired magazine; Caspar de Bono, Managing Director, B2B, of the Financial Times; Anjali Kapoor, Director of Digital News Strategy for Canada's Globe & Mail; Kevin J. Beatty, Chief Executive, A&N Media, United Kingdom; Tobias Trevisan, CEO, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany, Javier Moreno, Editor in chief, El País, Supakorn Vejjajiva, President and COO of Post Publishing in Thailand, and many other industry leaders.
The events will address these crucial issues:
- Pay Walls;
- Content Charging Models;
- Data Walls;
- Protecting Your Data to Increase Revenue;
- New Business Models for News;
- Diversifying Revenue Streams;
- Dealing with disintermediation and value creation in publishing;
- Resilience of Print;
- Two Speed Journalism;
- Innovation and Startups in Newsrooms;
- 360 degree Sales Strategies;
- Trends in Classifieds;
- Making Money from Digital;
- and Global Press Freedom Concerns.
Alongside the Congress, Editors Forum and Advertising Forum, Info Services Expo 2013 will present innovative solutions from the international suppliers' community. The exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to meet the leading suppliers to the newspaper industry and discover cutting-edge products, services and technologies.
As always, the events are accompanied by an array of social events, gala dinners and lunches and are considered to be the premier opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world.
