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Jakarta, Indonesia
CTRL+J APAC marked the second in a series of regional and international conversations to foster shared learning, innovation and collective agendas to sustain quality journalism in the era of AI and emerging technologies.
Indonesia’s booming technology industry and recent regulatory efforts to support publisher rights on digital platforms provides a timely backdrop to launch this regional dialogue. The event gathered publishers, regulators, technologists, and civil society actors to examine pathways for strengthening journalism in the AI era and build fairer partnerships between media and technology players.
CTRL+J APAC marked the second in a series of regional and international conversations to foster shared learning, innovation and collective agendas to sustain quality journalism in the era of AI and emerging technologies.
Indonesia’s booming technology industry and recent regulatory efforts to support publisher rights on digital platforms provides a timely backdrop to launch this regional dialogue. The event gathered publishers, regulators, technologists, and civil society actors to examine pathways for strengthening journalism in the AI era and build fairer partnerships between media and technology players.
This Event
Conference Program
At a Glance
Day 1 July 22
- Registration and networking starts at 08:30
- Welcome to CTRL+J APAC & Opening Remarks
- Keynote Speech: Nezar Patria, Deputy Minister of Digital and Communication, Republic of Indonesia
- Panel 1: Shaping the Global Debate: From Johannesburg, São Paulo, to Jakarta
- Brief Presentation of Feasibility Study on Indonesian Journalism Fund and ceremonial handover to the Press Council
- Panel 2: Envisioning the Future of News Content and Storytelling in the Era of AI
- Panel 3: Envisioning the Future of Media and Tech in the Era of AI in Asia Pacific
- Panel 4: Envisioning the Future of Media in the Era of AI and Tech: An Overview
Day 2 July 23
- Arrival and networking starts at 08:30
- Panel 5: Preparing the Future: The State of Play in APAC
- Panel 6: Preparing the Future: Compensation Strategies
- Panel 7: Preparing the Future: Amplifying Diverse Voices and Addressing the Language Barrier in AI
- Fireside chat: Building Homegrown Tech and Reshaping the Relationship between Publishers and Tech
- Lightning Talks: How Media & Tech in APAC are Adapting to the Era of AI
- Panel 8: Preparing for the Future: Publishers’ Preparedness and Engagement Strategy in the Era of AI
Day 3 July 24
- Arrival and networking starts at 08:30
- Panel 9: What the Future Looks Like from Tech Companies and Platforms’ Perspectives
- Regional Workshops
- Closing Ceremony
Day 1 July 22
Panel 1: Shaping the Global Debate: From Johannesburg, São Paulo, to Jakarta
Reflections on the evolving global debate on journalism and tech since the first conference in South Africa in 2023 and CTRL+J Latam in March 2025. What are the challenges and opportunities to shape the conversation and drive solutions within APAC?
Irene Jay Liu
Director, AI, Emerging Tech and Regulation at the International Fund for Public Interest Media
Michael Markovitz
Head of GIBS Media Leadership Think Tank in South Africa
Maia Fortes
Executive Director at Associação de Jornalismo Digital, Ajor in Brazil
Wahyu Dhyatmika
Chairperson of Asosiasi Media Siber Indonesia, AMSI
Day 1 July 22
Panel 2: Envisioning the Future of News Content and Storytelling in the Era of AI
What are the roles of media and journalists or news creators when GenAI completely changes the way information and content is produced and distributed?
Jaemark Tordecilla
Independent Media Advisor
Peerapon Anutarasoat
Director of Thai News Agency’s Sure And Share Centre
Nenden Arum
Executive Director of SAFEnet
Kuek Ser Kuang Keng
Data Editor at Pulitzer Center
Day 1 July 22
Presentation of the Feasibility Study on the Indonesian Journalism Fund and handover to the Press Council
Presentation of the Feasibility Study on the Indonesian Journalism Fund and handover to the Press Council
Masduki
Head of PR2Media
Dahlan Dahi
Member of the Indonesian Press Council (Dewan Pers)
Day 1 July 22
Panel 3: Envisioning the Future of Media and Tech in the Era of AI in Asia Pacific
How will the media use tech and AI in Asia Pacific? What are the specific trends of the audience, media and tech in this region?
Premesh Chandran
Co-founder and former CEO of Malaysiakini.com, Chair of The Malaysian Media Council
Kuek Ser Kuang Keng
Data Editor at Pulitzer Center
Shuwei Fang
Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
Shita Laksmi
Digital Governance Consultant
Day 1 July 22
Panel 4: Envisioning the Future of Media in the Era of AI and Tech: An Overview
What are the potential scenarios for the future of media in the era of AI? How will users find and consume news and how will news producers adapt?
Shuwei Fang
Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy
Arul Prakkash Sinnappan
Expert on Video and Technology for Human Rights
Day 2 July 23
Panel 5: Preparing the Future: The State of Play in APAC
What is the direction of travel for the relationship between tech and media in the region given the evolving geopolitical context and changing user behaviors? How are users in the region driving changes in how information is produced, distributed, and consumed? What are the challenges and opportunities for producers of content in the region? How are governments adapting to these changes and what policy frameworks are emerging related to journalism and digital platforms?
Day 2 July 23
Panel 6: Preparing the Future: Compensation Strategies
What can we learn from mechanisms to remunerate journalistic content on tech platforms? What are the current and emerging policy frameworks and principles for fair compensation of journalistic content by digital platforms and AI companies, especially considering the specific dynamics and power balances within the APAC digital ecosystem?
Paula Fray
Panel member on the South African Competition Commission's Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry
Nelson Yap
Public Interest Publishers Alliance Australia
Indri D. Saptaningrum
Indonesia Publishers Rights Committee
Day 2 July 23
Panel 7: Preparing the Future: Amplifying Diverse Voices and Addressing the Language Barrier in AI
What are the challenges and opportunities for building LLM s that are catered to “low resource” languages and ensuring linguistic diversity in AI models? What are people doing to prevent bias in these models? How do publishers have a say in how LLMs are developed and maintained?
Elina Noor
Senior fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Dr. Leslie Teo
Senior Director of AI Products at AI Singapore
Ayu Purwarianti
Researcher of the Artificial Intelligence Center at the Bandung Institute of Technology
Day 2 July 23
Fireside chat: Building Homegrown Tech and Reshaping the Relationship between Publishers and Tech
Henky Prihatna
Henky Prihatna, Head of Partnership GoTo Group
Interviewer:
Citra Dyah Prastuti
Editor in Chief, KBR Media
Day 2 July 23
Lightning Talks: How Media & Tech in APAC are Adapting to the Era of AI
Francis Ochoa
Sports Editor, The Philippine Inquirer
Arkka Dhiratara
CEO of HukumOnline, Indonesia
Sim Leoi Leoi
Deputy Executive Editor, Star Media Malaysia
Omar Abdillah
Leader of Product & Data division at Kompas Gramedia Group, Indonesia
Eshwaren Manoharen
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Awatar, Malaysia
Day 2 July 23
Panel 8: Preparing for the Future: Publishers’ Preparedness and Engagement Strategy in the Era of AI
What solutions are helping to prepare for the future digital ecosystem and ensure that quality information prevails?
Sergio Spagnuolo
Co-founder and Executive Director of Nucleo Jornalismo, Brazil
Matt Prewitt
President of RadicalxChange Foundation
Day 3 July 24
Panel 9: What the Future Looks Like from Platforms’ Perspectives
Providing several tech companies’ and platforms’ points of view about the relationship between publishers and platforms in the age of AI, highlighting the changes and opportunities to maintain a credible and accurate information ecosystem.
Wahyu Dhyatmika
Chairperson of Asosiasi Media Siber Indonesia, AMSI
Anggini Setiawan
Communications Director TikTok Indonesia
Farooq Sheikh
Global Head of Financial Services at Cloudflare
Ajar Edi
Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs at Indosat
Day 3 July 24
Regional Workshops
- What are the key principles for building a legal framework to engage AI platforms and sustain the future of quality journalism?
- From Vision to Action: What does an ideal information ecosystem look like in the era of AI? What are the actions that different stakeholders should take to achieve that goal?
- Global South Collaboration: what are the similarities from three information ecosystems in Latam, APAC and Africa? How can we engage and develop a more robust network across borders?
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