Confirmed speakers and chairs (we’re adding to the list on a daily basis)

Nick Davies (investigative journalist)

Gary Smith, BBC editor UK News

Camilla Long (columnist, The Sunday Times),

Peter Beaumont (foreign affairs editor, The Observer)

Amelia Gentleman (social affairs special projects, The Guardian)

Andrew Testa (photojournalist)

Tom Bradby (political editor – ITN)

Tim Ingham, editor, (Music Week)

Richard Sambrook, (formerly BBC editor of global news; director of the Cardiff School of Journalism, Culture and Media studies) – KEYNOTE

Helen Lewis (associate editor, New Statesman)

Simon Hattenstone (features writer, The Guardian)

Paul Francis (Group Political Editor, Kent Messenger Group)

Belinda Goldsmith (Global Head of Editorial Learning, Reuters)

Jon Snow (presenter, Channel 4 News)

Ritula Shah (presenter, The World Tonight and Saturday PM, BBC Radio 4) – KEYNOTE

Keme Nzerem (sports correspondent, Channel 4 news)

Nick Wood (director Political Tours, former BBC and NYT Balkans correspondent)

Anna Adams (special investigations reporter, Newsnight)

Kelly Rose Bradford (freelance journalist and broadcaster)

Jill Foster ( freelance writer and editor. Formerly Associate Editor at Femail)

James Ball (data journalist, The Guardian)

Cara Swift, senior Middle East producer, BBC News

Sean Coughlan (BBC News education correspondent)

Jenny Kleeman, journalist and documentary maker (Unreported World, Dispatches)

James Fair (environment editor, BBC Wildlife magazine)

Marina Gask (interim editor, Top Sante)

Liz McMahon (Lloyds List senior reporter)

Jo Payton (freelance journalist and broadcaster)

Pat Reid (Immediate Media Company)

Nick Ryan (investigative journalist and author)

Saba Salman (freelance social affairs journalist)

Dave Lee (technology reporter, BBC News)

Bibi Lynch (journalist and broadcaster)

Amber Elliott (political editor, Total Politics)

Toby Young (Sun on Sunday columnist)

Rhian Jones (apprentice journalist)

Dominic Ponsford (editor, Press Gazette)

Portia Walker (freelance foreign correspondent)

Lucy Jolin (freelance journalist)

Marc Ashworth (reporter, BBC London)

Tom Giles (editor, BBC Panorama)

John Domokos, (video producer, The Guardian)

Nick Cohen (columnist, The Observer)

Claire Wardle (director of development and integration, Storyful)

Paul Bradshaw (course leader, MA online journalism, Birmingham City university)

James Eder, (founder/director Studentbeans.com)

Iain Aitch (freelance journalist and author)

Roy Greenslade (professor of journalism, City university)

Chris Wheal (freelance editor and trainer)

Steve McGrath (group editor, business, Seven Plus)

Lucy Jolin (freelance journalist and author)

Liisa Rohumaa (lecturer in multimedia journalism, Bournemouth university)

Charlene White (presenter, ITV News)

Janet Murray (freelance journalist)

Louise Tickle (freelance journalist)

 

*Please note that – due to the unpredictable nature of the job they all do – there is a possibility of slight changes to the programme/speakers on the day