International | CTRL+J Events

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

November 19, 2025

Location

Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur

CONTACT

Building on regional events in São Paulo, Jakarta and Johannesburg, CTRL+J International examined emerging solutions, shifting from individual to collective action. The event convened 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.

Location

Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur

This Event

Welcome to CTRL+J International

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

CTRL+J International: Keynote Address, Dr. Andry Indrady

‍Dr. Andry Indrady, Director General, Legal Policy Strategy Agency, Ministry of Law of Indonesia

Panel 1: The Shifting Economic Value of News

‍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
‍Churchill Otieno, Executive Director, Eastern Africa Editors Society
Moderator: Premesh Chandran, Co-founder Malaysiakini, Co-founder of Awatar

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?

Panel 2: Shifting Winds: Where Geopolitics and Local Policy Collide

‍Anya Schiffrin, Senior Lecturer at Columbia University, United States
‍Burcu Kilic, Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
‍Michael Markovitz, Director, Media Leadership Think Tank, Gordon Institute of Business Science, South Africa
Moderator: Paula Miraglia, Founder and CEO of Momentum – Journalism & Tech Task Force, Brazil

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?

Panel 3: Preparing for the Future, From Protecting Content to Building New Models

‍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
Moderator: Irene Jay Liu, Director, AI, Emerging Tech & Regulation (IFPIM)

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?

Panel 4: Conversation ''Between Two Durians'' Winning the AI Ownership Battle

‍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

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

Panel 5: Preparing for the Future, Reclaiming Market Power

‍Karen Rønde, CEO, Danish Press Publications Collective Management Organisation, Denmark (Recorded)
‍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
Moderator: Wahyu Dhyatmika, Chairperson of the Indonesian Cyber Media Association (AMSI)

What strategies are bearing fruit?

Panel 6: Bridging the Gaps: Navigating Platforms, from Reaching Users to Monetizing Content

‍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
Moderator: Ain Husniza, Gen Z activist and founder of Pocket of Pink, Malaysia

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

Panel 7: Preparing for the Future - Building Homegrown Tech

‍Sebastián Cifuentes, Tech Lead at the National Center of Artificial Intelligence (Cenia), Chile
‍William Tjhi, Head of Applied Research, AI Singapore
‍Nasubo Ongoma, Director of Technology Economy at Qhala, Kenya
Moderator: Elina Noor, Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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?

Ctrl+J International: Announcements & Wrap up

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

Conference Program

At a Glance

November 19

Registration and networking
Welcome to CTRL+J International
Keynote Speech 1: Fahmi Fadzil, Minister of Communications of Malaysia
Keynote Speech 2: Dr. Andry Indrady, Director General, Legal Policy Strategy Agency, Ministry of Law of Indonesia
Panel: The Shifting Economic Value of News ‍
Coffee Break ‍
Panel: Shifting Winds: Where Geopolitics and Local Policy Collide
Panel: Preparing for the Future: Protecting Content ‍
Lunch ‍
Conversation “Between Two Durians”: Winning the AI Ownership Battle
Panel: Preparing for the Future: Reclaiming Market Power ‍
Coffee Break
‍Panel: Bridging the Gaps: Navigating Platforms, from Reaching Users to Monetizing Content
Panel: Preparing for the Future: Building Homegrown Tech
Announcements & Wrap Up
Group Dinner