When
Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 1 PM to 6 PM
Where
SPIEGEL-Haus, Ericusspitze 1, 20457 Hamburg
Agenda
as of January 21nd, 2026
1:00 PM Welcome by Thorsten Dörting, Managing Editor, DER SPIEGEL, and Uli Köppen, Chief AI Officer, Bavarian Broadcasting (Bayerischer Rundfunk).
1:10 PM Keynote “The Question of Trust”, Ole Reißmann, Head of AI, SPIEGEL Group
1:20 PM Fact-checking: How AI Supports Manuscript Verification, Gerret von Nordheim, Deputy Head of Documentation, DER SPIEGEL
1:35 PM Large-Scale Data Investigations: How AI Assists Instead of Hallucinating, Susmita Arp, Deputy Head of AI Projects, SPIEGEL Documentation
1:50 PM How iTromsø Uses AI for Investigation and Verification, Rune Ytreberg, Data Journalist, iTromsø (invited)
2:15 PM The Forger’s Toolkit – Which AI Systems Can Produce Which Images and Audio
Jan Eggers, Data Journalist, WDR Data
2:30 PM Break
3:00 PM Presentation of the Survey Project “AI in Journalism: What Do We Need, How Do We Work Together?, Dr. Michael Graßl, Professor of Journalism and Digital Innovation, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Dr. Jonas Schützeneder, Professor of Digital Journalism, Bundeswehr University Munich
Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri, Research Associate, Computational Journalism, Department of Communication Studies, LMU Munich
3:15 PM What Can AI Tools Deliver in Verification – and Where Are Journalists Still Essential? Panel discussion with Jakob Tesch, GretchenAI, Anika Gruner, Neuramancer, Jana Heigl, Team Lead “Faktenfuchs”, Bavarian Broadcasting, Stefan Voß, Head of Verification, dpa
4:00 PM Problem Pitch
4:20 PM AI Flashlight Talks
4:30 PM Networking
6:00 PM End of event
Moderation: Bernd Oswald, Project Manager, AI for Media Network
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