Many editorial teams are integrating AI agents into their workflows. At the 3rd AI for Media Meetup, Ippen Digital and Bayerischer Rundfunk will provide insights into how they use AI agents. Additionally, a study on when and how editorial teams should disclose the use of AI will be presented.
When
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where
Ippen Digital, Event Hall Alte Rotation, Paul-Heyse-Str. 2 – 4, 80336 Munich
Agenda
12:00 PM Doors Open
1:00 PM Greetings
Jan Ippen, Managing Director, Ippen Digital
Uli Köppen, Chief AI Officer, Bayerischer Rundfunk
1:10 PM AI Agents in the Newsroom: From Vision to Practice – Smart Workflows as a Future Model for Digital Publishers
– Basics of Agent Systems
– Deep Dive: AI Agentic Studio & Voice-Assistant
– Practical Examples, Lessons Learned & Challenges
Markus Franz, CTO, Ippen Digital, Head of ID.LAB
1:45 PM Q&A
Moderated by René Heuser, Head of AI, Ippen Digital
2:00 PM How BR Implements Editorial Routines with Agents
Sebastian Bayerl, Developer, AI + Automation Lab, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Philipp Gawlik, Computational Linguist, AI + Automation Lab, Bayerischer Rundfunk
2:25 PM Q&A
Moderated by Bernd Oswald, Project Manager, AI for Media Network
2:40 PM Coffee Break
3:00 PM License to shill. Thank you, but our solution is in another castle. Where AI Agents Fail and Could Fail
Sebastian Mondial, Independent AI Specialist for LLMs
3:10 PM Q+A
Moderated by René Heuser
3:20 PM AI Transparency in Journalism: A simple Label won’t do
Katharina Schell, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Austria Press Agency
3:40 PM Q&A
Moderated by Bernd Oswald
3:50 PM AI Lightning Talks: Three Participants Present Their AI Projects in Three Minutes Each
Moderated by René Heuser
4:00 PM AI Agents in News: Hype, Reality, and What Publishers Should Do Next (Remote)
Sam Gould, AI Lead, FT Strategies
04.15 PM Q+A
Moderated by René Heuser
ca. 04:30 PM subsequently Networking with drinks and pizza
8:00 PM Doors close
