Previous speakers
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:
We're proud to present the following shortlist of fine people:
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
What our speakers say about us
— What an absolutely brilliant time I had at the Nordic Media Days. It was truly a game changer, both personally and professionally.
— I am so grateful to all of you for the incredible conference you organized and how welcome you made me feel.
— We were so impressed by the breadth and depth of the programme and thoroughly enjoyed the talks we saw ... It was such a treat to be staying in a wonderful hotel and to see Bergen and the stunning surroundings.
— Thank you for your great invitation and kind hospitality in Bergen. We had so much fun and met so many good, interesting and informed people. It was truly a pleasure to take part in the media conference and if I can ever be of assistance in any way in the future, just let me know.
— Just wanted to say a massive thanks for looking after me so well and inviting me to the festival. It was a brilliant experience, perfectly run event, great session with great host and lovely to meet you all.
— It was a great experience. One of the best conferences I've been to, in part because of the great planning and the mix of journalists, film and TV folks, tech experts.
— Thank you all so much for making my 1st trip to Norway absolutely fantastic! It is such an impressive event you put together and I am truly honored to have been included.
