The 8th AI for Media Meetup on May 12 at Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) will focus entirely on vibe coding: we will look at examples from U.S. newsrooms, present concrete vibe-coding use cases from German media organizations, and provide a hands-on introduction to how to do targeted vibe coding.
When and where
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1–6 p.m., Event hall of Bayerischer Rundfunk, Arnulfstr. 42–44, 80335 Munich
Agenda
- 1:00 PM: Welcome by Uli Köppen, Chief AI Officer, Bavarian Broadcasting (BR)
- 1:05 PM: Welcome address by Thomas Hinrichs, Director of Information, Bavarian Broadcasting (BR)
- 1:15 PM: Keynote “Vibe Coding in the US Newsrooms: From Prototype to Strategy”, Ulrike Langer, Media Innovation Journalist
- 1:40 PM: “Editorial Guard: How Ippen Digital Built a Compliance Check Tool with Vibe Coding in a Single Weekend – and How It Can Now Be Integrated into the CMS,” Patrick Kuolt, Head of Local AI, Ippen Digital
- 2:00 PM: “Agentic Coding Without the Drama: Digital Product Prototypes – Insights and Tips on Using Agentic Coding,” Sebastian Mondial, Senior AI Specialist, Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
- 2:30 PM: Coffee break
- 3:00 PM: “Can’t AI Do That? An Introduction to Goal-Oriented Vibe Coding and What You Need for It,” Nils Erich, Product Manager, Bavarian Broadcasting (BR)
- 3:20 PM: Making Myself Redundant as a Product Manager! How I Outsourced Repetitive Tasks to AI and Made Them Accessible to My Colleagues Through Vibe Coding, Miriam Mogge, AI Strategist, ARD Online
- 3:40 PM: Presentation of key findings from the survey “What Do We Need, How Do We Collaborate?” on AI adoption in German media organizations and on future collaboration within the AI for Media network. Jonas Schützeneder (Bundeswehr University Munich) and Michael Grassl (Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences)
- 4:00 PM: Problem pitch: A network member can present an unsolved problem related to an editorial AI use case and gather feedback from the AI community in attendance.
- 4:15 PM: AI lightning talks: Up to three network members can each present one AI project in three minutes.
- 4:30–6:00 PM: Networking in the foyer
- In parallel, a vibe-coding workshop (with prior registration) will be held, offered at three different levels of complexity. Workshop leaders: Sebastian Bayerl, Developer AI + Automation Lab, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Nils Erich, Produktmanager AI + Automation Lab, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Noran Kamal Goma, Projektingenieurin Technologieentwicklung, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Dominik Sigmund, AI and Data Engineer, Bayerischer Rundfunk
- Moderation: Bernd Oswald, Project Manager, AI for Media Network
From 6 PM onwards, we will meet for an informal dinner and networking at a restaurant near BR (not an official program item, attendees pay their own expenses).
Registration
The meetup is fully booked. It will be held as an in-person event; online participation is not available. A recording will be made available afterward.