Meetup#3 AI Agents in the Newsroom

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 – 6:00 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 AI Transparency in Journalism: A simple Label won’t do

Katharina Schell, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Austria Press Agency

3:30 PM Q&A

Moderated by Bernd Oswald

3:40 PM AI Lightning Talks: Three Participants Present Their AI Projects in Three Minutes Each

3:50 PM Networking

6:00 PM End of Event

You can sign-up for the meetup here.

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