Experience the Nordic region’s leading media conference!

Nordic Media Days is the leading media conference in the Nordic region and takes place in the beautiful city of Bergen, Norway. Each year, it brings together around 1,400 participants from across the media industry and features more than 120 internationally renowned speakers.

Nordic Media Days has established itself as a leading arena for industry leaders, innovators, thought-provoking speakers, and policymakers to explore the latest trends and challenges in the ever-evolving media landscape.

The conference at-a-glance: The main conference runs two and a half days with four parallel tracks. The sessions are a mix of keynote talks, interviews, panel discussions and workshops. Sessions are held in all Nordic languages as well as English.

Next year's Nordic Media Days will take place at The Grieg Hall, Bergen, from May 6–8, 2026. Registration opens on January 15 2026.

What do you get as a participant?

As a participant, you will gain access to a program full of professional insight, inspiration, and unique networking opportunities. You will:

• Discover the latest trends in the media industry – from innovation and technology to journalism, audio, and production.
  

• Learn from international and national experts – top executives, journalists, politicians, and creative professionals share their experiences and perspectives.
  

• Build valuable networks – meet industry colleagues, decision-makers, and opinion leaders from across the Nordic region.

Over the years, The Nordic Media Festival has had the pleasure of introducing a number of great speakers within the field of media, politics, tech and entertainment, such as:

Alex Gibney, Documentary director and producer | Miles Taylor, Author and former chief of staff, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security | Evgeniy Maloletka and Mstyslav Chernov, photojournalists, AP and Oscar-winners for 20 Days in Mariupol | Esther Solomon, editor-in-chief Haaretz English | Jonas Gahr Støre, prime minister Norway | Marty Baron, Executive Editor, The Washington Post | Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2021 and co-founder and CEO, Rappler.com | David Frum, Staff writer, The Atlantic | Andy Mills and Matthew Boll, Co-creator and producer, The Daily, Rabbit Hole, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling | Megan Phelps-Roper, Journalist and Podcast-host, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling |Pippa Crerar, Political Editor, The Daily Mirror | Carl Hulse, Chief Washington correspondent, The New York Times | Brian Stelter, special correspondent, Vanity Fair |Mati Staniszewski, Co-founder and CEO, ElevenLabs | Nicole Logan, Executive editor, development, Goalhanger Podcasts | PJ Vogt, host of Search Engine | Cameron Barr, Managing Editor, The Washington Post |Clare Malone, Senior Political Writer, FiveThirtyEight.com | Steven Bannon, political strategist | Dana Brown, Deputy Editor, Vanity Fair | Edward Snowden (by link) | Lord Michael Dobbs, Exec. Producer and Author, House of Cards I Graham Stuart, Executive Producer, The Graham Norton Show | Martin Krasnik, Editor-in-chief, Weekendavisen | Ann Telnaes, Political cartoonist | Carl Cannon, Washington Bureau Chief of RealClearPolitics | Alex Horne, creator, Taskmaster UK| Tony Gilroy, Writer and creator, Andor for Disney+ | Stephen Lambert, CEO of Lambert Studios | Guy Lagache, Director and Writer, A President, Europe and war | Jacob Mchangama, CEO, Justitia | Toma Istomina, Deputy Chief Editor, Kyiv Independent | Jonathan Knight, SVP and head of Games for the New York Times| Stig Møller Christensen, CCO, TV 2 Danmark | Vibeke Fürst Haugen, Director general, The Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. (NRK) | Olav T. Sandnes, Executive Vice President, Egmont and CEO and Chief Editor of TV 2, Norway | Anne Lagercrantz , Director General, Swedish Television (SVT) | Mathias Berg, CEO, TV4 Sweden | Siv Juvik Tveitnes, CEO, Schibsted Media | Steffen Kragh, President and CEO, Egmont | Anders Opdahl, CEO Amedia | Anders Eriksson, CEO, Bonnier News | Stig Ørskov, CEO JP/Politikens Hus | Per Axel Koch, CEO Polaris Media | Sam Dubberley, Managing Director, Human Rights Watch’s digital investigations | Malachy Browne, Senior Producer, Visual Investigations, The New York Times | Gabriel Sands, Senior Partnerships Manager, Reddit | Ed Malyon, founder of The Athletic UK | Aaron Pilhofer, Chief Digital Officer, The Guardian News and Media | Rebecca Corbett, Assistant Managing Editor, The New York Times | Dima Khatib, Managing Director, AJ+ | Cait O’Riordan, Chief Product and Information Officer, The Financial Times | Gabriel Chaim, Photographer | Nick Johnston, Editor in Chief, Axios | Nick Cohen, Global Head of Video Products, Reuters | Alp Toker, Founder, Turkey Blocks | Edward Snowden (by link) | Jeffrey Cole, Director, Center for the Digital Future, Annenberg | Hans Rosling, Professor, Karolinska Hospital Stockholm | Tim Pool, Director of Media Innovation, Fusion | Dana Chivvis, Producer, Serial | Timothy Good, Editor, The Last of Us | Kerry Ehrin, Creator and Showrunner, The Morning Show | Bridget Everett, Lead actor, writer and executive producer, Somebody Somewhere | Adam Price, Creator, Borgen | Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Co-Chair of Facebook’s Oversight Board | Armando Iannucci, Creator VEEP, In the Loop, The Thick of | Ben Thompson, Founder of Stratechery.com | Erna Solberg, Prime Minister, Norway | Nick Johnston, Editor in Chief, Axios | Dima Khatib, Managing Director, AJ+ | Cait O’Riordan, Chief Product and Information Officer, The Financial Times | Malachy Browne, Senior Producer, Visual Investigation Team, The New York Times | Danny Zuker, Writer and Producer, Modern Family | Greg Spence, Producer, Game of Thrones | Suzanne Mackie, Producer, The Crown | Chad Mumm, Creative Director VOX Entertainment | Tyler Brûlé, Founder of Wallpaper and Monocle | Johan Seidefors, Head of Content Nordics, Spotify | Matt Brittin, President EMEA Business and Operations, Google

… to name but a few