JUDGES
JUDGES
Robert Marr
Chief executive of Metropolis Group
Alan Hunter
Co founder of HBM Advisory
Alan Hunter is the co-founder of HBM Advisory, which partners with publishers to help them maximise the value of their digital content. He advises publishers and other subscription businesses on aligning their content and product strategies for growth, paywall modelling, customer journeys, data insights and revenue development. HBM Advisory's clients have included the Wall Street Journal, The Scotsman, Future plc, Harvard Business Review, the Royal Opera House, Monocle and MIT Technology Review. Prior to setting up HBM Advisory, Alan served as Head of Digital at The Times and The Sunday Times for seven years from 2013. He was responsible for the titles’ journalistic output in digital, both on and off platform, and also led their digital transformation, both in terms of strategy and newsroom organisation, as they moved to a subscription-first model. Digital subscriptions more than doubled – to 366,000 – during his time as Head of Digital. In 2016, he combined the titles’ websites and launched the innovative edition-based publishing model. He also launched Red Box, the politics-based email that became an established part of the Westminster landscape and spawned first a podcast and now a radio show. He also led the development of a bespoke data analysis tool. Prior to assuming his role in digital, Alan was Executive Managing Editor of the titles, primarily responsible for the Sunday Times budget and personnel issues. Before that he had served in senior journalistic roles on the Sunday title, ranging from News Review Editor to Deputy Sports Editor. A graduate of Oxford University, Alan has undertaken professional education at Cambridge University (digital strategy), Stanford University (design thinking), Warwick University (behavioural insights) and Ashridge Business School (strategy and finance).
Glyn Mottershead
Senior Lecturer in data journalism at City University
Ian Carter
Chief Operation Officer at Iliffe Media
James Morris
Pathway Director of the MA, Interactive Journalism at City, University of London.
Luba Kassova
Co-founder and director of the international audience strategy consultancy AKAS
Madhav Chinnappa
Senior Executive Consultant
a senior executive consultant who has worked at the intersection of news, technology, AI and sustainability globally for more than two decades in both the commercial and public service sectors
Paul Hood
Digital Development Director at The Sun
Sandy Warr
Head of Podcasting and Senior Lecturer, City, The University of London
Sandy Warr is an award-winning Broadcaster who has been teaching audio and podcasting skills at City, University of London for 25 years. Sandy was awarded the IRN Gold award in 2018 for services to commercial radio news and the Fellowship of the Radio Academy, the highest honour the industry awards, for her work in Commercial and BBC Radio. She has won national and international awards for documentaries, sports commentary and Political programming. She currently freelances LBC News and works as a consultant and presentation trainer for organisations including the BBC, Sky, Al Jazeera and in the business world. She has been leading the launch of the new MA Podcasting at City which takes its first students in 2023 Sandy is also a qualified tour guide and leads journalism themed guided walks in the City of London and Westminster.
Sarah Marshall
Vice President Audience Strategy for Conde Nast
Adam Tinworth
Consultant and Trainer in Audience Engagement
A business journalist by background, Adam Tinworth has been working on the digital transformation of media businesses for 18 years. In particular, he specialises in the discipline we now know as “audience engagement” — use of digital tools to deepen relationships between publishers and audiences. He’s been lecturing at City, University of London for the past decade, and has been writing media commentary at One Man & His Blog for nearly two decades.
Martin Ashplant
Managing Director, B2B TechPro, PA Media
Martin Ashplant is a digital media and product expert with 20 years of experience, encompassing content, commercial, product, engineering, data & analytics, marketing and audience development. Currently Managing Director, B2B TechPro, at Future plc, Martin has also previously held senior digital leadership roles at Metro, City AM, DC Thomson and New Statesman Media Group, as well as acting as a consultant for the likes of FT Strategies, the i newspaper, ITV News and Dazed Media.
Leon Hawthorn
Director of the Master's Programme in AI & Digital Media Production at Cardiff University.
Leon Hawthorn is a former World News Anchor for CNN International and CNBC Europe. He was Founder CEO of satellite TV channels, the Baby Channel and Simply TV. Leon has launched a number of single genre web TV channels, including Beauty Zone, Health Zone, Book Zone and Theatreland TV. Presently, he works as consultant on digital content strategy, while researching for a PhD in an area of Artificial Intelligence and Journalism.
Henning Johannesson
Chief Product Officer, United Robots
Henning Johannesson Longtime reporter and news editor turned robot trainer. I build products that empower news desks, by creating factual and relevant hyper-local content.
Dominic Ponsford
Editor in Chief, Press Gazette
Charlotte Tobitt
UK Editor,Press Gazette
Charlotte Tobitt joined Press Gazette in February 2018 and rose through the ranks from chief reporter to UK editor to lead the site's news coverage. She started out at the Surrey Advertiser and won awards including the Trainee Journalist of the Year Award at the NCTJ Awards of Excellence 2016.
Laura Ellis
Laura Ellis is a technologist and journalist with a focus on disinformation, data, AI and emerging technology. She has led a number of multimedia news teams, delivered a range of innovation, and guided newsrooms through significant technology change. In her current role she takes a particular interest in ethics, personalised and automated journalism, generative AI and media provenance.
Glenda Cooper
UK director of the European Journalism
Richard Headland
Founder and Editorial Director
Caroline Fenner
CRO Jungle Creations
Rupert Murray
Head of Editorial, Commercial, The Telegraph
Rob Picheta
Reporter, CNN
Chris Stone
Executive Producer, The New Statesman
Dominic Young
CEO Axate
David Buttle
Founder, DJB Strategies
Dmitry Shishkin
Independent Media Advisor
Independent Media Advisor
Sam Hall
Ascend Media, MD
Sam Barcroft
CEO, SWNS Media Group
Martin Belam
Live blogger at the Guardian
Rob Kutchinsky
Assistant editor for premium content , Sky News
Madeleine White
Jeremy Clifford
Kamal Ahmed
Kamal Ahmed is head of content and community for Fortune Media Group in Europe. He was formerly Director of Audio at The Telegraph and co-founder of The News Movement, a new media business focused on social media channels, new audiences and digital consumption. After starting his career in Scotland, he rose to hold senior roles at The Guardian, The Observer and The Telegraph, where he was business editor. In 2014 he joined BBC News, serving as Business Editor, Economics Editor and Editorial Director.
James Rosewell
Co founder of Movement for an Open Web and 51 Degrees
Robert Marr
Chief executive of Metropolis Group
Alan Hunter
Co founder of HBM Advisory
Alan Hunter is the co-founder of HBM Advisory, which partners with publishers to help them maximise the value of their digital content. He advises publishers and other subscription businesses on aligning their content and product strategies for growth, paywall modelling, customer journeys, data insights and revenue development. HBM Advisory's clients have included the Wall Street Journal, The Scotsman, Future plc, Harvard Business Review, the Royal Opera House, Monocle and MIT Technology Review. Prior to setting up HBM Advisory, Alan served as Head of Digital at The Times and The Sunday Times for seven years from 2013. He was responsible for the titles’ journalistic output in digital, both on and off platform, and also led their digital transformation, both in terms of strategy and newsroom organisation, as they moved to a subscription-first model. Digital subscriptions more than doubled – to 366,000 – during his time as Head of Digital. In 2016, he combined the titles’ websites and launched the innovative edition-based publishing model. He also launched Red Box, the politics-based email that became an established part of the Westminster landscape and spawned first a podcast and now a radio show. He also led the development of a bespoke data analysis tool. Prior to assuming his role in digital, Alan was Executive Managing Editor of the titles, primarily responsible for the Sunday Times budget and personnel issues. Before that he had served in senior journalistic roles on the Sunday title, ranging from News Review Editor to Deputy Sports Editor. A graduate of Oxford University, Alan has undertaken professional education at Cambridge University (digital strategy), Stanford University (design thinking), Warwick University (behavioural insights) and Ashridge Business School (strategy and finance).
Glyn Mottershead
Senior Lecturer in data journalism at City University
Ian Carter
Chief Operation Officer at Iliffe Media
James Morris
Pathway Director of the MA, Interactive Journalism at City, University of London.
Luba Kassova
Co-founder and director of the international audience strategy consultancy AKAS
Madhav Chinnappa
Senior Executive Consultant
a senior executive consultant who has worked at the intersection of news, technology, AI and sustainability globally for more than two decades in both the commercial and public service sectors
Paul Hood
Digital Development Director at The Sun
Sandy Warr
Head of Podcasting and Senior Lecturer, City, The University of London
Sandy Warr is an award-winning Broadcaster who has been teaching audio and podcasting skills at City, University of London for 25 years. Sandy was awarded the IRN Gold award in 2018 for services to commercial radio news and the Fellowship of the Radio Academy, the highest honour the industry awards, for her work in Commercial and BBC Radio. She has won national and international awards for documentaries, sports commentary and Political programming. She currently freelances LBC News and works as a consultant and presentation trainer for organisations including the BBC, Sky, Al Jazeera and in the business world. She has been leading the launch of the new MA Podcasting at City which takes its first students in 2023 Sandy is also a qualified tour guide and leads journalism themed guided walks in the City of London and Westminster.
Sarah Marshall
Vice President Audience Strategy for Conde Nast
Adam Tinworth
Consultant and Trainer in Audience Engagement
A business journalist by background, Adam Tinworth has been working on the digital transformation of media businesses for 18 years. In particular, he specialises in the discipline we now know as “audience engagement” — use of digital tools to deepen relationships between publishers and audiences. He’s been lecturing at City, University of London for the past decade, and has been writing media commentary at One Man & His Blog for nearly two decades.
Martin Ashplant
Managing Director, B2B TechPro, PA Media
Martin Ashplant is a digital media and product expert with 20 years of experience, encompassing content, commercial, product, engineering, data & analytics, marketing and audience development. Currently Managing Director, B2B TechPro, at Future plc, Martin has also previously held senior digital leadership roles at Metro, City AM, DC Thomson and New Statesman Media Group, as well as acting as a consultant for the likes of FT Strategies, the i newspaper, ITV News and Dazed Media.
Leon Hawthorn
Director of the Master's Programme in AI & Digital Media Production at Cardiff University.
Leon Hawthorn is a former World News Anchor for CNN International and CNBC Europe. He was Founder CEO of satellite TV channels, the Baby Channel and Simply TV. Leon has launched a number of single genre web TV channels, including Beauty Zone, Health Zone, Book Zone and Theatreland TV. Presently, he works as consultant on digital content strategy, while researching for a PhD in an area of Artificial Intelligence and Journalism.
Henning Johannesson
Chief Product Officer, United Robots
Henning Johannesson Longtime reporter and news editor turned robot trainer. I build products that empower news desks, by creating factual and relevant hyper-local content.
Dominic Ponsford
Editor in Chief, Press Gazette
Charlotte Tobitt
UK Editor,Press Gazette
Charlotte Tobitt joined Press Gazette in February 2018 and rose through the ranks from chief reporter to UK editor to lead the site's news coverage. She started out at the Surrey Advertiser and won awards including the Trainee Journalist of the Year Award at the NCTJ Awards of Excellence 2016.
Laura Ellis
Laura Ellis is a technologist and journalist with a focus on disinformation, data, AI and emerging technology. She has led a number of multimedia news teams, delivered a range of innovation, and guided newsrooms through significant technology change. In her current role she takes a particular interest in ethics, personalised and automated journalism, generative AI and media provenance.
Glenda Cooper
UK director of the European Journalism
Richard Headland
Founder and Editorial Director
Caroline Fenner
CRO Jungle Creations
Rupert Murray
Head of Editorial, Commercial, The Telegraph
Rob Picheta
Reporter, CNN
Chris Stone
Executive Producer, The New Statesman
Dominic Young
CEO Axate
David Buttle
Founder, DJB Strategies
Dmitry Shishkin
Independent Media Advisor
Independent Media Advisor
Sam Hall
Ascend Media, MD
Sam Barcroft
CEO, SWNS Media Group
Martin Belam
Live blogger at the Guardian
Rob Kutchinsky
Assistant editor for premium content , Sky News
Madeleine White
Jeremy Clifford
Kamal Ahmed
Kamal Ahmed is head of content and community for Fortune Media Group in Europe. He was formerly Director of Audio at The Telegraph and co-founder of The News Movement, a new media business focused on social media channels, new audiences and digital consumption. After starting his career in Scotland, he rose to hold senior roles at The Guardian, The Observer and The Telegraph, where he was business editor. In 2014 he joined BBC News, serving as Business Editor, Economics Editor and Editorial Director.