Speakers (List) | PBI 2024

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Speakers and panellists

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Catherine Tait

Catherine Tait

President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada

David Anderson

David Anderson

ABC Managing Director

France Beaudoin

France Beaudoin

Host and Producer

Marie-Philippe Bouchard

Marie-Philippe Bouchard

President and CEO, TV5 Québec Canada

Moe Clark

Moe Clark

Multidisciplinary artist

Valerie Creighton
C.M., S.O.M.

Valerie Creighton
C.M., S.O.M.

President and CEO, Canada Media Fund (CMF)

Jennifer Dysart

Jennifer Dysart

Filmmaker and Archival Researcher

Rebecca Finlay

Rebecca Finlay

CEO, Partnership on AI

Claude Galipeau

Claude Galipeau

Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development, CBC/Radio-Canada

Tomas Hedenius

Tomas Hedenius

Communications Director, Sveriges Radio

Falen Johnson

Falen Johnson

Host, CBC

Johan Ailo Kalstad

Johan Ailo Kalstad

Director of NRK Sámi

Harry Lock

Harry Lock

Editorial Manager, Public Media Alliance

Don Mann

Don Mann

Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Media Network

Dr. Rhonda McEwen

Dr. Rhonda McEwen

President and Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto

Bertrand Mossiat

Bertrand Mossiat

Outreach and Development Manager, Journalism Trust Initiative

Mike Omelus

Mike Omelus

Executive Director Content and Strategy, APTN

Susanne Pfab

Susanne Pfab

Secretary General, ARD

Kristian Porter

Kristian Porter

CEO, Public Media Alliance (PMA)

Michelle Roverelli

Michelle Roverelli

Director of Member Relations and Communications, European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

David Shoemaker

David Shoemaker

Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General, Canadian Olympic Committee (COC)

Chloé Sondervorst

Chloé Sondervorst

Producer, Radio-Canada

The Honourable Pascale St-Onge

The Honourable Pascale St-Onge

Minister of Canadian Heritage

Tanya Talaga

Tanya Talaga

Journalist and Author

Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson

CEO, Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Chair, Public Media Alliance (PMA)

Kelly Williams

Kelly Williams

Head of Indigenous, Diversity and Inclusion, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Tim Davie

Tim Davie

Director-General, BBC
Keynote Speaker

Guido Baumhauer

Guido Baumhauer

Managing Director, Distribution, Marketing and Technology, Deutsche Welle

Yoshua Bengio

Yoshua Bengio

Founder and Scientific Director of Mila – Quebec AI Institute

Florin Cătălin Bruşten

Florin Cătălin Bruşten

General Secretary, Radio Romania

Marie Clements

Marie Clements

Writer, Director, Producer

James Cridland

James Cridland

Editor of Podnews, the daily podcast newsletter

Kay Ellmers

Kay Ellmers

Executive Director Ngā Aho Whakaari – Māori in Screen

Laurent Frisch

Laurent Frisch

CDO and Head of Innovation Strategy, Radio France

Julie Grenier

Julie Grenier

Director General, Taqramiut Nipingat Inc.

Dr. Ronald E. Ignace

Dr. Ronald E. Ignace

Indigenous Languages Commissioner

Naomi Johnson

Naomi Johnson

Executive Director, imagineNATIVE

Kenji Kohno

Kenji Kohno

Editor at Large, Anchor for NHK Special, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

Stacey Aglok MacDonald

Stacey Aglok MacDonald

Filmmaker, Red Marrow Media

Dr. Jim Mather

Dr. Jim Mather

Chair of the Board of Governors, Radio New Zealand

Nic Meloney

Nic Meloney

Production Executive, CBC Unscripted

Natan Obed

Natan Obed

President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)

Karen O'Neill

Karen O'Neill

Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Paralympic Committee

Jean-Paul Philippot

Jean-Paul Philippot

CEO, Radio Télévision Belge de la Communauté Française / RTBF

Linnea Rasmus

Linnea Rasmus

News Producer, Yle

Scott Russell

Scott Russell

Broadcaster and Author

Cindy Shyu

Cindy Shyu

President, Taiwan Public Television Service

Jan Souček

Jan Souček

Director General, Česká televize (Czech Television)

Kerry Swanson

Kerry Swanson

Chief Executive Officer of the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)

Mark Tapley

Mark Tapley

Director of Strategy, ABC

Sonali Verma

Sonali Verma

Generative AI Initiative Lead, International News Media Association (INMA)

Chris Wilson

Chris Wilson

Executive Director of CBC Sports and General Manager of CBC/Radio-Canada Olympics and Paralympics

Noel Curran

Noel Curran

Director General, European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Keynote Speaker

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Filmmaker, Red Marrow Media

Sonia Bonspille Boileau

Sonia Bonspille Boileau

Filmmaker

Dan Bourchier

Dan Bourchier

News Anchor and Journalist, ABC

Claudette Commanda

Claudette Commanda

Chancellor, University of Ottawa

Heaton Dyer

Heaton Dyer

Barbara Filion

Barbara Filion

Programme Officer for Culture, Canadian Commission for UNESCO

Raymond Frogner

Raymond Frogner

Head of Archives, NCTR

Ian Hanomansing

Ian Hanomansing

Host, CBC

Nantali Indongo

Nantali Indongo

Host, The Bridge on CBC

David Jordan

David Jordan

Secretary General, PBI
Director, Editorial Policy and Standards, BBC

Magda Konieczna

Magda Konieczna

Associate Professor — Department of Journalism, Concordia University

Katherine Maher

Katherine Maher

President and Chief Executive Officer, NPR

Duncan McCue

Duncan McCue

Host, CBC

Dany Meloul

Dany Meloul

Executive Vice-President, Radio-Canada

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Director

Eli Pariser

Eli Pariser

Co-Director, New_ Public

Éric Poivre

Éric Poivre

Secretary General, Médias Francophones Publics

Dylan Robinson

Dylan Robinson

Associate Professor, University of British Columbia

Thomas Sarri

Thomas Sarri

Head of and Editor in Chief, Sveriges Radio Sameradion

Dagmar Skopalik

Dagmar Skopalik

Journalist, Consultant

Hanna Stjärne

Hanna Stjärne

Director General/CEO, SVT

Jamie Tahana

Jamie Tahana

Journalist, Editor and Producer

Juanita Taylor

Juanita Taylor

Senior Reporter, CBC North

Connie Walker

Connie Walker

Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-Winning Indigenous Journalist

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