Executive Programme Alumni Reunion

Overview

The annual Alumni Reunion where all former participants to the EBU Academy Executive Programme meet to discuss common challenges and work together to identify solutions.

This is part of EBU Academy’s PSM Compass Bootcamp, a portfolio of courses and learning activities supporting those working in advocacy and communications. This is in support of the EBU’s PSM Compass, an online toolkit helping Members take on existential threats. Take 3 or more events in the Bootcamp series and you will be awarded a special diploma from EBU Academy.

Executive Network

The Executive Programme Alumni group is a media Executive Network at the top level.

Alumni activities include:

An annual alumni reunion to learn, discuss leading-edge business thinking and build business relationships.
A closed Facebook page where participants share news, relevant articles and ideas.
Active WhatsApp groups where alumni share their news.

Schedule

Wednesday, April 9 2025

16:00 – 18:00: Visit of Deutsche Welle

18:30 – 20:30: Dinner at Restaurant Lichtburg (Behmstraße 9, 13357 Berlin, Germany)

Thursday, April 10, 2024, from 08:00 to 22:00 (including dinner)

9.00 – 10.00 Meeting with Stefan Braun at Table Media

10.45 – 11.45 Meeting with Yannick Franke, AI lead at Deutsche Presse-Agentur

12.00 – 13.00: Meeting with Jakob Wais, Chief Content Officer of the Premium Group, which includes WELT, Business Insider Germany, and POLITICO Germany

13.30 – 14.30: Lunch At Publix

14.30 – 15.40: Visit of Publix and meeting with Lea Bayer

15.45 – 16.30: Meeting with the Public Service Incubator of ARD and partners with Alina Fichter.

16.30 – 17.30: Meeting with Frida Thurm and Gabriela Keller from Correctiv

18.45 – 19.45: Visit of the Futurium (TBC) The house of Future (TBC)

20.00 – 22.00: Dinner at the Café Am Neue See

Our Partner

Deutsche Welle ( DW ) is the international broadcaster of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The German locations are in Bonn and Berlin, with Bonn serving as the headquarters. Programs are offered in 30 languages. Deutsche Welle operates over 3 media: television, radio and Internet (dw.com and social media).

WELT:
WELT stands for a broad journalistic offering in print, digital, and TV. WELT includes all journalistic formats – from news and opinions to documentaries. Every story – whether in text, video, photo, or live coverage – follows the goal of providing reliable and user-oriented information while inspiring our audience with passionate journalism, innovative products, and a spirit of experimentation.

PREMIUM GROUP:
Axel Springer formed the PREMIUM-GRUPPE with the WELT Group, POLITICO Germany, and Business Insider Germany. In this alliance, with more than 40 million users per month, the three brands will each produce specific content: The WELT Group will become a Competence Center for broadcast, video content and debate, while POLITICO Germany and Business Insider Germany will be editorially expanded and developed into Competence Centers for investigative and exclusive political and economic reporting.

CORRECTIV: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest
CORRECTIV is a media house oriented towards the public good. They strengthen democracy through journalism, media education, and technology. As an award-winning non-profit newsroom, they shine a spotlight on power and injustices, expose disinformation, and provide arguments and methods for all those who want to participate in shaping their environment. CORRECTIV.Europe is a network of over 350 European media outlets and journalists. They support local journalists by offering access to investigative tools and capacity-building opportunities. They also deliver them with impactful data-driven investigations to foster an informed, active citizenry and strengthen local democracy.

Publix
Publix is a building in Berlin Neukölln that hosts more than 30 editorial teams and NGOs focused on civil society-oriented journalism and and media literacy education. It offers co-working spaces, audio and video studios, and curates a public program, fellowships, and collaborations between media outlets in Germany and across Europe. Publix aims to contribute to a diverse and independent media landscape, foster journalistic innovation, strengthen democratic discourse, and counteract disinformation.

The Public Service Incubator of ARD:

The Public Service Incubator of ARD and partners is a project that focuses on how to develop strong relationships with the users as a Public Service Broadcaster and how to create constructive dialogues on its platforms - something that is becoming more and more relevant as media consumption habits of users are changing more and more towards AI Apps, where media brands don´t even appear, and as social media often doesn´t allow constructive dialogues.