Walter Fernandez

WALTER FERNANDEZ Walter Fernandez has been a journalist and editor for 32 years. He started out at The Straits Times and is now the Editor-in-Chief of CNA (Channel NewsAsia). He has held senior leadership roles in television, radio, print and digital newsrooms. In...

Gary Stevens

GARY STEVENS Gary Stevens was a member of the full-time and then casual staff of the BBC for more than 20 years. Based chiefly at BBC World Service (radio), he first worked in the newsrooms as a studio manager and, later, on all aspects of radio production and...

Havoc Franklin

Havoc Franklin – Director, Content Development and Production, Programming  Regional – Office of Gen Mgr, English Services – CBC Canada My key work for the past 15 years has been developing new and existing programs and units on all platforms (radio,...

Nicky Ness

Nicky Ness Nicky Ness – Director of Broadcasting & Entertainment, BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) www.bfbs.com BFBS’s Nicky Ness was a consumer of the UK armed forces specialist broadcaster’s services for several years before she joined the...

Faisal J Abbas

Faisal J. Abbas – Editor in Chief – Arab News Faisal J. Abbas is the Editor-in-Chief of the leading Middle East English language daily, Arab News. Based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – where he is originally from – Abbas joined Arab News in September 2016 with a...

Gardenia Trezzini

Gardenia Trezzini – Editor-in-Chief News – Euronews Gardenia Trezzini has been Editor-in-Chief at Euronews since 2006. In November she will take up the post of Head of Euronews Brussels Bureau. Her new role will include building on her experience of...

Kieran Smith – Creative Director – Love Productions

Kieran Smith – Creative Director – Love Productions Kieran joined Love Productions in 2007 and has executive produced many of Love’s most innovative and controversial critically acclaimed factual series and formats. He oversaw the Bafta nominated...

Phil Rees

Phil Rees – Acting Director Investigative Journalism – Al Jazeera Media Network Phil Rees is the Acting Director of Investigative Journalism at al Jazeera. He moved to Doha in 2013 and has been instrumental in building up the company’s Investigative...

Nathalie Lenfant

Nathalie Lenfant – Marketing Director – France Médias Monde Nathalie Lenfant has spent the past 12  years working in a international broadcasting environment, acting as France 24 Communications Director from 2006 to 2012,  then becoming Marketing Director...

Carlson Huang

CARLSON HUANG CHIA-SHAN Carlson Huang Chia-shan has almost 30 years’ experience as a reporter, program producer and an English radio personality.He has been involved in administration and management work as well starting as section chief of foreign languages, vice...