Here is everything I know to date (Courtesy of the WAN press release!)

Full details of the Forum, which runs concurrently with the World Newspaper
Congress and Info Services Expo 2009, the annual global meetings of the
world’s press, can be found at http://www.wanindia2009.com

The events, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and hosted by
the Indian Newspaper Society, are expected to draw 2,000 newspaper
publishers, chief editors, managing directors, CEOs, and other senior
newspaper executives at a time when the global financial crisis is putting
additional pressure on newsrooms

The Forum sessions include:

- Tailoring your digital offerings to reader behaviour, which will focus on
how news is consumed and read online and how editors can use knowledge about
reader behaviour to adapt their online newsrooms. The presentation will be
made by Iñaki Palacios and Francisco Amaral, Directors of Spain’s Cases I
Associats, one of the main consultancy firms for redesigning newspapers and
reorganising newsrooms.

- Future of Journalism versus Future of the Newspaper, which is dedicated to
the challenges of producing quality journalism in the digital age. A panel
of editors will consider such questions as: Is quality journalism possible
without a print edition? Is there a future for newspapers without breaking
news? Are shrinking newsrooms the main threat to quality journalism? The
panel includes Jaideep Bose, Editor-in-chief of the Times of India, James
Orr, Online News Editor of The Christian Science Monitor (USA), Alan
Rusbridger, Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian (UK), and Mahfuz Aman,
Editor-in-chief of The Daily Star in Bangladesh.

- Integrated Newsrooms: New workflow, new storytelling, new positions, which
will examine how newspapers worldwide have adapted to the 24-hour newsroom.
The session will examine the new strategic jobs and positions that
editors-in-chief must fill, the best practices for digital storytelling, and
more. Speakers include Neil Benson, Editorial Director for the Regionals
Division of Trinity Mirror (UK), Kate Marymont, Vice President/Information
Center Content for Gannett (USA), and Marco Pratellesi, Editor-in-chief of
Corriere della Sera online in Italy.

- Is Investigative Journalism Giving Up on Newspapers?, which will examine
the impact of shrinking newsrooms on investigative journalism and its impact
on the traditional newspaper role as watchdog of democracy. The session will
feature Nick Davies, Senior Reporter for The Guardian (UK), Paul Steiger,
Editor-in-chief and Founder of Propublica.org (USA), and Harinder Baweja,
Co-Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka (India).

- Entrepreneurial Journalism: The Growing Influence of Online-Only News,
which will examine new online ventures launched by former editors-in-chief
who want to exploit online news delivery opportunities they believe are
being overlooked by their former employers. Speakers include Rafat Ali, CEO
and founder of paidcontent.org (USA), Frédéric Filloux, Editor, Schibsted
International (France), and other speakers to be announced.

- Bridging the Digital Media Divide: The experience of emerging countries
and why it will impact mature markets, which is dedicated to lessons from
the world’s fastest growing newspaper markets — India, south Asia, China
and Brazil – and what newspapers in mature markets can learn from their
experiences. Speakers include Rajesh Keira, Editor-in-chief of Times
Internet (India), Walter de Mattos, Editor-in-chief of Lance (Brazil), and
other speakers to be announced.

- More Women Editors-in-Chief Equals More Readers?, which will examine the
role of women in the newsroom and the impact of female leadership on
readership. Speakers include Ferial Haffajee, Editor-in-chief of South
Africa’s Mail & Guardian, Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, Editor-in-chief of Der
Standard in Austria, and other speakers to be announced.

- Shrinking Newsrooms: Is editorial outsourcing the solution?, which will
examine the benefits and drawbacks of editorial outsourcing, as well as its
limits. Speakers include Stella Dawson, Editor, Treasury News, Reuters (UK),
Arun Jethmalani, CEO of ValueNotes (India), and Tony Joseph, CEO and Founder
of Mindworks Global Media Services (India).

- Personalized News: What is possible today, and tomorrow, which will focus
on niche and personalized news delivery to provide readers with just the
news they want. Speakers include Freddy Mini, CEO of Netvibes (Frances and
USA) and Jan Bierhoff, Director of ECDC University in The Netherlands.

- Visual Journalism: The rise of infographics and non-narrative news, which
will examine the increasing importance of visual reporting. Speakers include
Joerdis Guzman Bulla, Art Director of Welt am Sonntag (Germany) and Robb
Montgomery, Editor-in-chief and Founder of visualeditors.com (USA).

- How to Set Up a Web TV Team Within Your Newsroom, a do-it-yourself session
featuring Matt Kelly, Associate Editor of Daily Mirror and mirror.co.uk
(UK), Anders Refnov, Web TV Manager for Ekstrabladet (Denmark), Espen Egil
Hansen, Editor-in-chief of VG (Norway, and Jessica Mayberry, Project
Manager, Video Volunteers (India & USA).

- Ethics: Is digital news changing journalistic standards and values, which
will examine some of the primary concerns facing editors in the digital
environment: who checks news submitted by readers? Should comments be
moderated before or after they’re posted? Is online advertising blurring the
line with content? Can digital media maintain the traditional principles and
values of quality journalism? Speakers include Howard Finberg, Director of
Interactive Learning and News University at the Poynter Institute (USA),
Gerfried Sperl, Media Consultant and Columnist (Austria), Stephen Pritchard,
Readers’ Editor, The Observer, and President of the Organisation of News
Ombudsmen (UK), and Philippe Karsenty, CEO and Founder, Media-Ratings
(France).

For full details, including registration information, a list of
participants, social events and more, consult http://www.wanindia2009.com

The Paris-based World Editors Forum (http://www.worldeditorsforum.org ) is
the organisation of the World Association of Newspapers that represents
editors-in-chief and other senior news executives. WAN, the global
organisation for the newspaper industry, represents 18,000 newspapers; its
membership includes 77 national newspaper associations, newspapers and
newspaper executives in 102 countries, 12 news agencies and 11 regional and
world-wide press groups.

Inquiries to: Larry Kilman, Director of Communications, WAN, 7 rue Geoffroy
St Hilaire, 75005 Paris France. Tel: +33 1 47 42 85 00. Fax: +33 1 47 42 49
48. Mobile: +33 6 10 28 97 36. E-mail: lkilman@wan.asso.fr

I am Dominic, Working for a PR company called Hanmer MS&L. Would like to ask if you can share the contact details of the organiser’s as we would like one of our client to participate in it.

Regards,

Dominic.