World Newspaper Week Team
World Newspaper Week Team
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Christoph Riess
Chief Executive Officer | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733790
E-Mail: christoph.riess@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
As CEO, he is responsible for guiding WAN-IFRA's strategic activities worldwide, working closely with our members, industry partners, the WAN-IFRA Steering Committee, Executive Committee and Board.
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Michael Heipel
Executive Director, Marketing and Event Management | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733781
E-Mail: michael.heipel@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Sponsoring / Exhibitions / System Workshops // Michael Heipel now has compiled almost 20 years of expertise in the international events and exhibitions industry. Creative solutions are his strength.
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Dietmar Schantin
Founder and CEO | Institute for Media Strategies - Transforming the media business | Graz , Austria
Phone: ++43 676 66026 99
E-Mail: d.schantin@instituteformediastrategies.com
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Emma Goodman
Senior Editor | WAN-IFRA | Paris, France
Phone: ++33-1-47428541
E-Mail: emma.goodman@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Emma edits WEF’s daily publication, the Editors Weblog, and the annual report, Trends in Newsrooms.
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Larry Kilman
Deputy CEO, Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs | WAN-IFRA | Paris, France
Phone: ++33-147428507
E-Mail: larry.kilman@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
As Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Larry is responsible for all internal and external communications at WAN-IFRA, is spokesman and media contact, and is responsible for WAN-IFRA’s public policy initiatives.
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Aralynn McMane
Executive Director, Young Readership Development | WAN-IFRA | Paris, France
Phone: ++33-147428518
E-Mail: aralynn.mcmane@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Aralynn Abare McMane is executive director for young readership development (Paris). She joined the organisation in 1995 and, until 2006, also directed WAN-IFRA development work in emerging democracies. She has been a newspaper reporter and editor in the U.S. and France and a journalism educator and researcher in the U.S., France and Bulgaria.
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Alison Meston
Director, Press Freedom | WAN-IFRA | Paris, France
Phone: +33 1 47 42 85 06
E-Mail: alison.meston@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
As Director of the Press Freedom department, Alison is responsible for coordinating WAN-IFRA's global press freedom and freedom of expression initiatives. She also coordinates WAN-IFRA's pan-African press freedom campaign, the Declaration of Table Mountain, which encourages all Africans, particularly those in power, to repeal criminal defamation and insult laws and set a free press higher on the agenda.
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Manfred Werfel
Deputy CEO, Executive Director Competence Centre Newspaper Production | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733763
E-Mail: manfred.werfel@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Manfred Werfel heads the Competence Centre Newspaper Production, which organises conferences, study tours and training. It also runs standardisation projects, organises print quality projects and offers consulting.
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Stig Nordqvist
Executive Director, Emerging Digital Platforms and Business Development | WAN-IFRA CH | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++46-8-
E-Mail: stig.nordqvist@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Heading WAN-IFRA’s new media and innovation topics, providing a platform for the industry to identify business relevant developments. This includes managing digital media research and heading the Executive Programmes.
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Ioana Sträter
Executive Director Exhibitions & Tech Accelerators | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733769
E-Mail: ioana.straeter@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
She is responsible for the WAN-IFRA sales and marketing activities.
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Mandy Hay
Exhibition Manager Supplier Services | WAN-IFRA GmbH & Co. KG | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733924
E-Mail: mandy.hay@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
She is responsible for exhibition organisation and exhibitor services.
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Achim Eckhard
Project Manager WPT | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733914
E-Mail: achim.eckhard@wan-ifra.org
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Birthe Kretschmer
Newsplex Associate Consultant Publishing, Editorial and General Management | WAN-IFRA GmbH & Co. KG | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49-6151-7336
E-Mail: birthe.kretschmer@wan-ifra.org
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Kerstin Oestreicher
Programme Manager Study Tours | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49-6151-733759
E-Mail: kerstin.oestreicher@wan-ifra.org
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Federica Cherubini
Assistant World Editors Forum | WAN-IFRA | Paris, France
Phone: ++33-147428500
E-Mail: federica.cherubini@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Federica is the key contact for World Editors Forum speakers. She is also a journalist for WEF’s daily publication, the Editors Weblog
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Michael Spinner-Just
Media Relations Manager Supplier Services | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49.6151.733792
E-Mail: michael.spinnerjust@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
He works closely with the supplier community, particularly with WAN-IFRA's Media Partners, as well as processing developing the Industry Updates section of the website and WAN-IFRA Magazine, and writing press releases.
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Heide Orlich
Director Event Management | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49-6151-733730
E-Mail: heide.orlich@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Heide Orlich is head of Europe events and in charge of the worldwide coordination of WAN-IFRA events.
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Ilona Gümperlein
Events Manager | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733733
E-Mail: ilona.guemperlein@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Ilona Gümperlein is your contact for organisational and logistical questions as well as registration to WAN-IFRA Events. She always finds an answer to any query.
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Virginia Melero
Project Manager | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49-6151-733732
E-Mail: virginia.melero@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Virginia Melero is your contact for organisational and logistical questions to WAN-IFRA Events.
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Yvonne Zimmermann
Assistant to the CEO | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733722
E-Mail: yvonne.zimmermann@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Yvonne Zimmermann has long lasting experience in the area of events management for WAN-IFRA.
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Bettina Falk
Advertising Manager | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733783
E-Mail: bettina.falk@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
Print/online advertising in the: World News Publishing Focus, ENS, Website and World Publishing Expo related products
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Sabine Lafon
Sales Executive | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49-6151-733784
E-Mail: sabine.lafon@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
IFRA Expo and WAN-IFRA Workshops, advertising and promotion, sponsoring of WAN-IFRA Events
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Nicole Leiß
Marketing Manager | WAN-IFRA | Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: ++49-6151-733785
E-Mail: nicole.leiss@wan-ifra.org
Short Bio
She is in charge of the News Publishing Directory and the WAN-IFRA Guides.
