Media partnerships, Meta

Thailand

Sorradithep Champ Supachanya is Meta's Strategic Partner Manager for Media Partnerships in Thailand. He works with TV broadcasters, production companies, and digital publishers to help them succeed on Facebook and Instagram through community building and monetisation.

Faculty, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society

United States of America

Ross Settles is a faculty associate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and before that, taught media innovation and economics at the University of Hong Kong. He’s trying to keep up with innovators in storytelling and media, and is always curious about what’s working and what’s next.

News partnerships, Meta

Thailand

Pacharapun ‘Petch’ Tinnabal develops and drives strategies to news organisations across Thailand. After more than a decade working at the US Embassy, Bangkok as a media specialist, she uses her experience and deep insight into the media landscape to help news partners cultivate and adopt sustainable plans to grow their businesses.

Podcast Librarian, Podchaser

Malaysia

Norman Chella, aka. Norm, is the world’s current podcast librarian and an advocate for healthy, thriving, Asian podcasting.

Media investing, Media Development Investment Fund

India

Koreel is the Investment Director for Asia at MDIF. He has more than 15 years’ experience in media investing, strategy and editorial, and has served in senior investment, strategy, and operational roles in various large Indian media organisations.

Founder + editor, Media Commoner

Philippines

JP Campos is the founder and editor of Media Commoner, a media start-up based in Makati, Philippines. He is interested in digital media literacy, media innovations, and disinformation research.

Data, Code for Africa

Italy

Jacopo Ottaviani is a computer scientist and senior strategist who works as Code for Africa’s Chief Data Officer.

CEO + podcaster, PumaPodcast

Philippines

Carl Javier is the CEO of PumaPodcast and picked up the guitar as a way to cope with the pandemic, during which he launched the podcast Chino and Carl’s Guitar Picks.

Freelancer journalist + researcher

Philippines

Beatrice Go is a freelance journalist and researcher, and used to work with Rappler in the Philippines.

Tortoise

Jon Hill was Design Editor, The Times. Then, Creative Director, The Telegraph. Now Creative Director & Partner at Tortoise Media. Editorial design for print and digital.

Wall Street Journal

Jane Mahoney is an expert in newsroom subscription growth. They are also Director of Acquisition at the Wall Street Journal, where they manage a team responsible for subscription growth goals, acquisition strategy, and subscription marketing efforts .