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- Marketing Panel 9 December 4:25 - 4:55PM
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As attention becomes fleeting and digital reach commoditized, the most forward-looking media companies are finding growth in what can’t be replicated on a screen, experience. By turning audiences into participants, events and real-world activations extend brand life, build trust, and diversify revenue beyond ads or clicks. This session explores why the future of media belongs to those who can transform storytelling into connection and influence into community.
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- Creator Economy Panel 8 December 3:40 - 4:10PM
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Stories live beyond the screen, they take shape in the environments where they are made, encountered, and felt. From intimate, character-driven sketches to raw, on-the-ground journeys and cross-regional media, the spaces around storytelling influence how people find meaning and belonging. This conversation explores how creative contexts, from digital platforms to real-world settings, create resonance, and how craft and distribution can turn storytelling into a shared space where people feel seen and connected across cultures.
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- Media Panel 9 December 3:55 - 4:25PM
Longform’s Next Act
In a media environment dominated by sensationalism and short-form content, longform journalism has struggled to keep its grip. According to the 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 62 percent of online news consumers now prefer bite-sized updates. Yet platforms like YouTube and Substack show renewed demand for depth, with Substack alone reporting a fivefold rise in paid subscriptions since 2020. The question is no longer whether audiences have the attention for longform, but whether the industry is delivering it in ways that resonate. Publishers and creators are now reimagining longform for a global, digital-first audience, using new distribution models and partnerships to balance reach with resonance, and to define the next era of credible, enduring media.
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- Picture Fireside 8 December 4:25 - 4:40PM
How To Build a Friendly City for Filmmakers
What does it take for a city to become a true hub for world-class filmmaking? Drawing on decades of experience producing global blockbusters, Tommy Harper offers a producer’s view of how cities can attract major productions and the talent behind them. This session explores the essentials: reliable infrastructure, streamlined logistics, supportive policy, strong creative pipelines, and environments where filmmakers feel empowered to create. How can cities move from being locations to becoming partners in storytelling, and engines of global cultural influence?
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- Media Panel 10 December 12:05 - 12:25PM
Blueprints for Governing Digital Speech
During COVID-19, platforms struggled to balance curbing misinformation with protecting free expression, often failing at both and eroding public trust. A 2021 Pew Research study found that 60% of U.S. adults saw social media as a major source of false information, with 43% reporting encounters with significant misinformation. These failures reveal gaps in transparency and accountability. How can policy, technology, and platform leadership work together to protect truth and rights while ensuring transparency, inclusivity, and resilience?
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- Media Panel 9 December 11:45AM - 12:00PM
Building an Integral Information Order
As the world confronts accelerating disruptions in how information is created, distributed, and consumed, BRIDGE convenes a council of leaders to define the principles and priorities needed for a coherent, trusted, and integral information order. Bringing together voices from the North, South, East, and West, this closed-door session examines the forces reshaping public trust, geopolitical stability, and cultural cohesion. The council will articulate shared frameworks for integrity, authenticity, and resilience, outlining how nations and institutions can collectively steward a healthier global information ecosystem for the decade ahead.
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