CTRL+J

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

November 19, 2025

Location

Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur

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Building on regional events in São Paulo, Jakarta and Johannesburg, CTRL+J International seeks to identify and inform emerging solutions, shifting from individual to collective action. The event will convene journalists, technologists, researchers, civil society leaders and policymakers to share insights across regions and develop a collective agenda for cross-border collaboration, advocacy and product development.

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Location

Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur

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Registration for this event is now closed. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us.

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Conference Program

At a Glance

November 19

Registration and networking starts at 08:00
Welcome to CTRL+J International (9:00-9:10)
Keynote Speeches (9:10-9:30)
Panel: The Shifting Economic Value of News (9:30-10:20)
Coffee Break (10:20-10:50)
Panel: Shifting Winds: Where Geopolitics and Local Policy Collide (10:50-11:40)
Panel: Preparing for the Future: Protecting Content (11:40-12:30)
Lunch (12:30-13:45)
Conversation “Between Two Durians”: Winning the AI Ownership Battle (13:45-14-15)
Panel: Preparing for the Future: Reclaiming Market Power (14:15-15:05)
Coffee Break (15:05-15:30)
Panel: Bridging the Gaps: Navigating Platforms, from Reaching Users to Monetizing Content (15:30-16:20)
Panel: Preparing for the Future: Building Homegrown Tech (16:20-17:10)
Announcements & Wrap Up (17:10-17:30)
Group Dinner in Chinatown (starting at 19:30)

9:00-9:10

Welcome to CTRL+J International

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Paula Miraglia

Founder and CEO of Momentum – Journalism & Tech Task Force, Brazil

Wahyu Dhyatmika

Chairperson, Asosiasi Media Siber Indonesia, AMSI

Michael Markovitz

Director, Media Leadership Think Tank, Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa

Irene Jay Liu

Director, AI, Emerging Tech and Regulation at the International Fund for Public Interest Media

9:10-9:30

Keynote Speech

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Fahmi Fadzil‍

Minister of Communications of Malaysia

9:10-9:30

Keynote Speech

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Dr. Andry Indrady‍

Director General, Legal Policy Strategy Agency, Ministry of Law of Indonesia

9:30-10:20

The Shifting Economic Value of News

What is the value of journalism for tech companies, large and small? How is that value changing in the age of AI, what are the opportunities? How does one assess the value that journalism brings to products/future business vs society at large? And who gets to decide?

MODERATED BY

Premesh Chandran

Co-founder Malaysiakini, Co-founder of Awatar

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Dr. Andry Indrady‍

Director General, Legal Policy Strategy Agency, Ministry of Law of Indonesia

Gina Chua

Executive Director of Tow-Knight Center, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

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Churchill Otieno

Executive Director, Eastern Africa Editors Society

10:50-11:40

Shifting Winds: Where Geopolitics and Local Policy Collide

When it comes to supporting local policy solutions, what pressures are governments and advocates now facing? Is this an opportunity for new forms of multilateralism to emerge?

MODERATED BY

Paula Miraglia

Founder and CEO of Momentum – Journalism & Tech Task Force, Brazil

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Michael Markovitz

Director, Media Leadership Think Tank, Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa

Anya Schiffrin‍

Senior Lecturer at Columbia University, United States

Burcu Kilic

Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation

11:40-12:30

Preparing for the Future: From Protecting Content to Building New Models

Who are the (new) intermediaries in the age of AI? What are the challenges and opportunities for protecting journalistic content in this fast evolving landscape? And what will create lasting value?

MODERATED BY

Irene Jay Liu

Director, AI, Emerging Tech & Regulation (IFPIM)

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Natalia Viana‍

Co-founder and Executive Director, Agência Pública, Brazil

Claire Lim‍

Specialist Solutions Engineer, Cloudflare, Singapore

E.M. Lewis-Jong

Founder & VP, Mozilla Data Collective, United Kingdom

13:45-14:15

Conversation “between two durians”: Winning the AI Ownership Battle

In this race for AI dominance, what are the opportunities for contestation? How does one go about reclaiming ownership?

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Karen Hao‍

Journalist and author of Empire of AI

Shuwei Fang‍

Joan Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy

14:15-15:05

Preparing for the Future: Reclaiming Market Power

What strategies are bearing fruit?

MODERATED BY

Wahyu Dhyatmika

Chairperson of the Indonesian Cyber Media Association (AMSI)

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Karen Rønde‍

CEO, Danish Press Publications Collective Management Organisation, Denmark

Paula Fray

Panel member on the South African Competition Commission's Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry, South Africa

Courtney Radsch

Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute, United States

Martha Dark

Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Foxglove, United Kingdom

15:30-16:20

Bridging the Gaps: Navigating Platforms, from Reaching Users to Monetizing Content

How do content creators view their relationship with the platforms? Where is the money coming from?

MODERATED BY

Ain Husniza

Gen Z activist and founder of Pocket of Pink, Malaysia

MODERATED BY

SPEAKERS

Jacque Manabat‍

Co-Founder, Amber Studios MNL, The Philippines

Luciano Banchero

Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Posta, Argentina

Maurice Otieno

Executive Director of Baraza Media Lab, Kenya

16:20-17:10

Preparing for the Future: Building Homegrown Tech

What does it take to build homegrown tech that is tailored to local context & prioritizes high quality information? What arguments are resonating with governments to invest in this space?

MODERATED BY