Speakers

Over 50 top speakers from the editorial, marketing and business teams of some of the most influential media companies across Europe and the USA will participate in DNA2009, among others:

Scott Anger - LA Times / Director of Video (US)
Nigel Baker - The Associated Press / Vice President Business Operations
Guido Baumhauer - Deutsche Welle / Director of Strategy, Marketing and Distribution (D)
Anthony Belpaire - touchatag TM / General Manager
Matteo Berlucchi – Livestation / founder and CEO (UK)
Stefan Bielau - Dailyme.tv / Managing Director (D)
Jan Bierhoff - Zuyd University / Associate Professor (NL)
Wolfgang Blau - Zeit Online / Chief Editor (D)
Katharina Borchert – WAZ Group / Chief Editor, Der Westen & MD WAZ New media (D)
Margaret Boribon - Copiepresse / Secretary General (B)
Bart Brouwers - Sp!ts / Editor in Chief (NL)
Simon Bucks – Sky News / Associate editor, online (UK)
Scott Button - Unrulymedia / CEO and founder
Stephen Clark - European Parliament / official
Toon Coppens - Netlog / CTO
Matt Cowan - Reuters / Technology Correspondent (UK)
William Echikson - Google / Senior Manager for Communications
Richard Gizbert – Al Jazeera / presenter The Listening Post (USA)
Gerhard Guenther - Digitalsunray Media / CEO and co-founder (D)
Pieter Haasnoot - De Telegraaf Media Groep / Director of Video (NL)
Robin Hamman - Headshift / Senior Social Media Consultant (UK)
Ben Hammersley – Wired Magazine (Conde Nast) / Deputy editor (UK)
Pierre Haski - RUE 89 / editor website (F)
Jeff Jarvis – Buzzmachine.com / owner (USA)
Tone Kunst – NRK / editor in chief (N)
Hans Laroes – NOS / Head of news / Editor in chief of NOS Nieuws (NL)
Pat Loughrey –  BBC / Head of BBC Nations & Regions (UK)
Steven Luys - Barco / Market Director, Broadcast and Telecom (B)
Jonathan MacDonald - OgilvyOne worldwide / Senior Consultant (UK)
Kevin Marsh - Editor / BBC College of Journalism (UK)
Neil McIntosh - Wall Street Journal - WSJ.com / European editor
Turi Munthe - CEO / Demotix (UK) 
Laura Oliver - Senior Reporter / Journalism.co.uk (UK)
Vicent Partal - Vilaweb.cat (E)
Kris Peeters - Minister-President / Flemish Government (B)
Chris Press - Director of Business Development / CNN International
Ben Rayner - Al Jazeera English / Executive Producer (UK)
Michael Rosenblum – Rosenblum TV (USA)
Rob Spence - aka Eye-borg / journalist and film maker
Ruth Spencer - European Journalism Centre / Associate Editor (NL)
Joris Van Lierop - Nu.nl / publisher (NL)
Peter Vandermeersch - De Standaard / Chief Editor (B)
Jeroen Verkroost - MSN / Executive Producer (B)
Vanessa Wade - Brightcove / VP Sales, EMEA
Darren Waters - BBC / Technology Editor News website
Jodi Williams - Press Lead / Obama for America (USA)
Jim Willse – Star Ledger (Conde Nast) / editor (USA)

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