Tristan Filges

Executive Editor AI & Distribution, Axel Springer Premium Group

Tristan Filges

Executive Editor AI & Distribution, Axel Springer Premium Group

Tristan Filges is Executive Editor AI and Distribution at Axel Springer’s Premium Group and a member of the editorial leadership of WELT, POLITICO and Business Insider. He focuses on how artificial intelligence, data and new forms of distribution are transforming journalism and the media business. He previously served as Managing Editor at Business Insider Germany, where he helped drive the newsroom’s news operation as well as data-driven audience and subscription growth. He studied economics at the University of Bonn and began his career at Deutsche Welle and phoenix.

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Side Event by Macromedia UniversityAnticipating Media Futures17:15 - 18:30 Expert StageWhat will the media landscape of tomorrow look like, and how can we shape it today? For its 20th anniversary, Macromedia University brings together leading voices from media and academia to explore how AI, technology, creativity and changing audiences are transforming the industry, and what this means for the way we prepare for a future we cannot yet predict.

Session Details

How is AI transforming the media industry? Which business models have a future? And what skills will media professionals need tomorrow? For its 20th anniversary, Macromedia University brings together leading voices from media and academia to explore how AI, technology, creativity and changing audiences are transforming the industry, and what this means for the way we prepare for a future we cannot yet predict.

The session opens with inspiring keynotes by Prof. Dr. Dr. Castulus Kolo, President of Macromedia University and Prof. Dr. Eli Noam followed by a high-level discussing how AI is reshaping the sector. Jörg Bachmaier, CEO of Studio Babelsberg; Tristan Filges, Executive Editor AI & Distribution at Axel Springer Premium Group; Prof. Dr. Leona Achtenhagen, President of the European Media Management Association and Director of the Media, Management and Transformation Centre at Jönköping International Business School; and Prof. Dr. Eli Noam of Columbia University will share their perspectives on the opportunities, challenges, and future of AI in media and education. The panel will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Evelyn Kästner.