Publishing Tech Talk

8-9 & 15-16 October 2025

Over two weeks Publishing Tech Talk will present four TechTalk sessions, host round table discussions, and in each week a downloadable special report will provide a summary of the key discussions as well as additional content to inform and inspire.

Wednesday: Artificial Intelligence: 8 Oct

Thursday: Artificial Intelligence: 9th Oct

Wednesday: Audience: 15th Oct

Thursday: Audience: 16th Oct

08 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence: 8 Oct

Innovative uses of tech to drive product improvements

How are publishers developing AI products, tools and technology to enhance and improve processes, systems and capabilities? This session will focus on the 'internal' application of AI and how that is driving improved outcomes and performance around editorial, product development, data management and analysis, and customer management.

Paul Hood

Registration and breakfast refreshments

AI Content - Guten

Karyn Fleeting
Delivery Director
Reach

Dan Taffler
Group Director of Data and Analytics
Reach

Smarter workflows, stronger teams: embedding AI across the organisation

Sean Betts
Chief AI & Innovation Officer
Omnicom Media Group UK

Karen Eccles
Chief Commercial Officer
The Telegraph

Newsquest AI Reporter

Jody Doherty-Cove
Head of AI
Newsquest

09 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence: 9th Oct

Leveraging AI technology and tools to deliver revenue growth

This day will focus on how publishers are growing audiences and revenues through application and development of technology and tools powered by AI - from licensing content, to developing search strategies and improving ad performance, we will hear from a range of businesses that are already winning in this space.

Alastair Lewis
Founder
Quested Consulting

Registration and breakfast refreshments

Independent - AI for Revenue Growth

Sophie Hanbury
Director of Strategic Content Partnerships
Independent Digital News & Media

Strategic applications of AI driving audience and revenue outcomes

Domenico Palmieri
Associate Director, Global Ad Analytics
Condé Nast

Kiessé Lamour
Global Head of Media, Commerce
VML

Invitation-only Round Table Lunch

15 October 2025

Audience: 15th Oct

Future proofing your audience and data strategies in a changing regulatory environment

How are publishers adapting to the latest changes in regulations and policy as well as providing reporting consistency of their engaged audiences across multiple platforms? Hear from experts in the fields of privacy and policy and learn from leading publishers how they are investing in the tech and tools needed to drive best practice and demonstrate the power of their reach with on- and off-platform audiences in new ways.

Registration and breakfast refreshments

Building Trust: Privacy and Consent Across Brands and Models

Sorcha Dempsey
Head of Consent
News UK

Mastering evolving privacy and policy requirements for effective audience and data strategies

Ross Webster
Independent Privacy Consultant to Data Technology Businesses

Alex Cone
Privacy Sandbox Product Manager
Google

Alasdair Macdonald
Group Manager
ICO

Innovative use of audience data

Ella Basra
Digital Director
Goodstuff

16 October 2025

Audience: 16th Oct

Monetising your investment in audiences

How are publishers developing services, technology and products to build trust and demonstrate value to commercial partners? Join this session to hear from publishers who are leveraging new tools and technology to deliver innovative, diversified and effective revenue and first party data strategies.

Registration and breakfast refreshments

Reaching hard to reach audiences in fragmented media