Meinolf Ellers

Lead Strategic Business Development at dpa

Meinolf Ellers

Lead Strategic Business Development at dpa

Meinolf Ellers joined the German Press Agency dpa in 1985. After working as a reporter, desk chief and foreign correspondent he changed to the management side in 1996 and was in charge of developing the digital product portfolio and lead the transformation of Germanys leading news agency. He founded the sub division dpa-infocom and initiated the global agency network MINDS Int., the news literacy alliance #UseTheNews and DRIVE, the Digital Revenue Initiative, dedicated to accelerate digital growth in the newspaper business.

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Journalism & MediaTech | SEP 24Who Owns the Feed? Journalism, Regulation and the Hidden Architecture of News12:00 - 12:45 Horizon Stage

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In a world where infrastructure is invisible and influence is opaque, what does digital sovereignty really mean for journalism? Platforms set the rules, messengers bypass the newsroom, and AI rewrites everything. Journalism is reinventing itself — but can it keep up with the pace of disruption? This panel brings together Udbhav Tiwari (Signal Foundation), Alexandra Borchardt (Reuters Institute), and Meinolf Ellers (dpa) for a critical cross-sector conversation on trust, infrastructure, and regulation. Who owns the digital public square — and who keeps it open?

Speakers

S25: Who Owns the Feed? Journalism, Regulation and the Hidden Architecture of News

Alexandra Borchardt

Senior Journalist & Media Advisor

Senior journalist, researcher and professor focused on digital transformation, AI in newsrooms, and leadership. Former SZ editor and Reuters Institute associate.

Meinolf Ellers

Lead Strategic Business Development at dpa

Digital news pioneer; founder of dpa-infocom, MINDS Int., #UseTheNews, and DRIVE, driving innovation and digital growth across the news publishing industry.

Udbhav Tiwari

VP for Strategy and Global Affairs at Signal

Tech policy expert with global and regional experience; former Mozilla policy lead; previous roles at Google; quoted by CNN, BBC, and The Guardian.

Svea Eckert

Investigative journalist and Moderator

Award-winning tech journalist uncovering AI risks, privacy issues and digital threats. Known from ARD’s Tagesschau, Tagesthemen and Morgenmagazin; also a speaker, moderator and podcast host.

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