On November 18th, Medien.Bayern and the AI for Media Network invite you to join our sixth meetup. We’ll showcase examples of how AI is being utilized in regional journalism and introduce a new format called the “Problem Pitch.”
When
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where
Event Space at Medien.Bayern, Balanstraße 73 / Building 11, 81541 Munich
Agenda
- 1:00 PM – Welcome by Jim Sengl, Head of KI.M – AI Competence Center for Media, and Bernd Oswald, Project Manager AI for Media Network
- 1:10 PM – Keynote: “Reinventing Publishing: The Role of Humans in the Age of AI,” Jan Ippen, CEO of Ippen Digital
- 1:25 PM – “LocalAIze”: How AI is Transforming (Hyper)local Reporting at Ippen.Media, Patrick Kuolt, Head of Local AI, Niklas Kobelev, Senior AI Engineer, Gianmarco Luongo, Local AI Specialist, Ippen.Media/Ippen Digital
- 1:50 PM – Why Every Village Deserves a Voice – AI Podcasts as a Game-Changer for Local Newspapers, Wolf Weimer, Founder of Articly, with Christian Papay, Head of Innovations at Mediengruppe Main-Post
- 2:10 PM – The Gastro-Bot of Rheinische Post Mediengruppe – A Regional Chatbot with Practical Value, Johanna Heinz, Project Manager for Digital Products & Content, General-Anzeiger Bonn
- 2:30 PM – Coffee Break
- 3:00 PM – “WhatsApp Channels for the Region – How SZ Is Using AI to Reach New Readers”, Isabel Bernstein, Head of the Munich, Regional, and Bavaria Desk at Süddeutsche Zeitung and René Bosch, CEO of BeatSquares
- 3:20 PM Problem Pitch 1: Local News in English – But How? Challenges in Translating a TV News Broadcast, Nicolas Bieri, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Telebasel
- 3:30 PM – Problem Pitch 2: The RatsRadar is Designed to Assist in Reporting on Local Politics – But There’s Still an Issue, Dr. Jan Georg Plavec, Senior Editor of Data Journalism, Stuttgarter Zeitung, and Felix Gayer, Head of AI and Automation Hub, MHS Digital
- 3:40 PM – AI Flashlight
- From 4:00 PM – Networking
- 6:00 PM – End
Please note that the presentations will be conducted in German.
Moderator: Bernd Oswald, Project Manager AI for Media Network