Rich Caccappolo joined MailOnline as Chief Operating Officer in 2013 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of its parent group, dmg media, in November 2021. He has spent his career building and improving businesses by designing and implementing technology applications whilst optimising operations. His expertise has spanned content publishing, e-commerce, interactive and community features and digital monetisation. 

Rich has been a driving force behind the commercial success of MailOnline, the world’s largest English-language news site. Prior to joining the dmg media family, Rich was Director of Technology and New Media for the American Democratic Party politician, Bob Kerrey, Chief Technology Officer for eMusic, President of Creative Commerce at LLC, and Chief Technology Officer of iVillage. 

David Dinsmore became Chief Operating Officer in September 2015, and was named EVP, Chief Operating Officer in 2022. 

David is responsible for Group Operations and Platform relationships, developing News UK's partnerships with tech platforms including Google, Apple and Facebook, as well as furthering strategic client relationships with the UK's biggest advertisers. 

He also oversees our Data operations, including News UK's award-winning first-party personalisation tool, Nucleus: providing a decluttered, high quality experience for our digital consumers, encouraging them to view more articles and driving more advertising revenues. 

David is also responsible for the efficient running of our retail, print and supply chain operations, overseeing Newsprinters, our industry-leading publishing services providers for The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times as well as, amongst others, The Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Daily Mail, Metro and Evening Standard. 

He is also responsible for developing our licensing business, and growing the potential of our live events business, News Live. 

David has a long history with News UK, starting as a reporter at the age of 22 on The Scottish Sun in 1990, before rising through the ranks to become Editor of The Sun in June 2013. He has held a number of senior roles at Britain’s best-selling paper including Managing Editor, in which role he helped to oversee the launch of the Sunday edition. 

David began his national newspaper career on The Scottish Sun where he became Editor in 2006, taking circulation to a market-leading 400,000-plus. In 2010, David was made General Manager of News UK in Scotland and subsequently became Director of Operations for News UK. 

David is President of NewstrAid, the charity which aims to provide welfare for people who are, or have been, employed in the selling and distribution of newspapers and magazines in the UK and who find themselves in hardship. He is also Vice Chairman of the News Media Association (NMA) and a board member of the International News Media Association. 

Karen Eccles is responsible for the commercial team at The Telegraph overseeing advertising, editorially integrated partnerships (EIPs), content syndication and e-commerce.  
 
Karen has over 20 years of commercial experience. She joined The Telegraph in 2017 and has previously held positions as the Managing Director Digital, Partnerships & Innovation and Digital Sales and Innovation Director. Prior to joining The Telegraph Karen worked at DC Thomson companies, Shortlist Media & Beano Studios. 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-eccles/ 

Payal Sood is a forward-thinking technology leader with over 25 years of experience in software development across the tourism and digital media sectors. Currently serving as the Technology Director at Haymarket Media Group, Payal drives the development and delivery of a diverse project portfolio for Haymarket Business Media (HBM) and Wonderly. She is widely recognised as the key architect behind HBM's successful digital transformation, emphasising innovation and aligning technology initiatives with overarching business objectives.

As a pivotal member of both the Technology Senior Leadership Team and the Senior Business Leadership Team, Payal chairs Haymarket's Global Technology AI group and actively contributes to initiatives like the Quality Education Steering Group and Environment Network Group. Her dedication extends beyond her roles, demonstrating a commitment to driving impactful change and advancing strategic goals.

Recently appointed to the HBM Board, Payal continues to shape the future trajectory of technology and business at Haymarket with her strategic vision. She leverages advanced technologies such as data analytics, AI, and innovative content strategies to foster innovation, stimulate growth, enhance engagement, maximise value, and maintain a competitive edge in the dynamic digital marketplace.

Morgan is the Digital Transformation Director for Newsquest Media Group, one of the largest regional news publishers in the UK. He leads audience monetisation strategy and performance across Newsquest by offering best-in-class digital marketing solutions and developing the best local digital sales team in the UK. 

Morgan has over 20 years of experience in digital media, is a transformational business leader in digital publisher models and is an expert in the SMB segment with extensive experience implementing scalable sales strategy and solutions across large (500+) sales teams. 

Nina Wright is a highly regarded business leader in the media industry, with a career spanning over 25 years, Nina's expertise encompasses national newspapers, consumer and B2B magazines, live events, and digital innovation.

Nina's reputation for turning businesses around and driving transformational growth is well-earned. She has a proven track record in strategic creation, business acquisition, integration, and the development of new digital products.

Nina is the Chair of Harmsworth Media overseeing prominent brands such as The i Paper, New Scientist and start up social first fashion & beauty brand Eliza.

In March 2022, Nina was appointed Chair of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA), reflecting her influence and leadership in the industry, she is actively engaged with the impact AI will have on the future of media, is a passionate advocate for quality journalism, and the role and influence of media in society.

Nina is also the Chair of FIDO Tech, a VC backed start up tackling global water scarcity using actionable AI.

Beyond her board roles, Nina is a dedicated mentor, particularly passionate about supporting aspirational women leaders. Nina is also one Menopause Mandates advocates.

With over two decades of experience, Michele Alessandrini is a technologist specializing in digital innovation and transformation across industries such as luxury, media, and publishing. As the Group Chief Technology Officer at Atex, Michele leads technology governance and innovation. including public cloud, artificial intelligence, and security initiatives. 

Madhav Chinnappa is a senior executive consultant who has worked at the intersection of news, technology, AI and sustainability globally for more than two decades in both the commercial and public service sectors.  He has extensive experience with journalism funding and sustainability having launched the DNI Fund, the GNI Innovation Challenge programme and the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund while at Google.  He has worked in the news industry since 1994 - first in the launch team of Associated Press Television (APTV), a year in M&A at United News & Media and spent over 9 years at BBC News, latterly as Head of Development & Rights.  He is currently the fractional VP of Partnerships for Human Native AI as well as leading a thought leadership event series around AI and news for the Thomson Foundation.

Kyle Vinansky is the SVP of Global Sales at Forbes, responsible for overseeing the media brand’s diversified portfolio encompassing digital media, branded content, research, live and virtual events, social, video and print. 

Kyle joined Forbes in 2011, and has risen the ranks of the sales organization during his 13+ year tenure.  In 2015, Kyle was recognized as a “Rising Star,” and in 2016 was awarded Forbes’ “Malcolm S. Forbes Award” as the top global advertising sales team member.

A graduate of Penn State University, Kyle resides outside Charlotte, NC with his wife, Abbey and their three children.

Eirik Næsje is the CEO of Norkon, the company behind the stock market game Fantasy Funds and stock screening technology Pulse. Throughout his career at Meltware and Cxense, Eirik has gained extensive experience in the media tech industry and more specifically in online media monitoring and data management delivery for the media, focusing on optimising conversion funnels. Eirik managed offices and divisions in the Nordics, the UK, and the US. In his free time, Eirik is a runner and is highly interested in all kinds of sports.

Graham leads the Q5 TMT sector combining his experience in organisational design and effectiveness with spells in media leadership roles. 

While in industry Graham has specialised in leading change within media organisations as the operating environment environment has dramatically changed including at the Guardian, as the Transformation Director, where he helped overhaul the operating and commercial model reorientating the business towards reader subscriptions. While at the Economist Graham was SVP Global Operations leading a customer experience transformation over two years.  

Since joining Q5 he has led the Media practice and worked with clients across the UK, US and Australia including BBC, Telegraph, Reach plc, Sky, News Corp and ABC 

André Parreira has been a creative serial entrepreneur since 1997, leading the drive to Web 3.0 with the world’s fastest real-time pub/sub-cloud messaging system.  

Parreira launched the global Realtime technology in 2010 realising the game-changing possibilities of patented, persistent bi-directional connection technology for personalised content delivery, advertising, marketing, live collaboration, and e-commerce.  

In Digital Advertisement, he found his passion, a Pioneer of the Time and Attention movement, he created the Guaranteed Seen Impression and helped pave the way for the Viewable Impression adoption globally.  

In 2019, he started a new Mar-InsurTech venture and a new product category, the World's 1st Insurance for Digital Advertisement, this product is part of an InsurAds Time and Attention Management Monetization Platform currently partnering with World's best Publishers connecting over 1.9 Billion Users globally, insuring more than 4 Billion daily Impressions and managing over 120 Billion minutes of Attention.  

He is married with two daughters and one son, loves to travel and discover solutions that continue to expand and realize his vision for the Live Web, Time and Attention on Digital Advertising and now Insurances for Digital Marketing Campaigns. 

Krish Subramanian, CEO & Co-founder at Chargebee, leverages two decades of technology experience to grow Chargebee into a global leader in revenue growth management. A problem-solver at heart, he excels in customer operations, pricing, and the start-up space. His forward-thinking, coupled with a phenomenal co-founding team, fuel Chargebee's high year-on-year growth. A ’trained extrovert,’ Krish is passionate about possibilities, thrives in chaos, and enjoys mentoring. Linkedin

Liz Wynn is Chief Supporter Officer of The Guardian, responsible for global marketing & reader revenues, leveraging the Guardian’s unique Supporter funded model. Open to All, Funded by many. Beholden to no-one.

Prior to joining The Guardian, Liz has over 20 years' experience in strategy & general management - driving business transformation and subscription revenue growth, and leading a broad range of marketing, product and commercial functions at Sky, EE & Orange.

Liz lives in London and is mother to two young children. She has a love of the mountains, running & cycling. She’s Vice Chair of the Royal Society for Public Health.

The role includes modernising the newsroom - from publishing systems to revamping news meetings - and refreshing the experience of the journalism on digital platforms including web, apps, newsletters, social media and Apple News+.

Prior to joining the Times in 2021, Edward spent eight years at The Wall Street Journal in New York, where he was Chief Innovation Officer, overseeing relations with Apple, Google and Facebook as well as developing new media products. Edward also spent seven years at The Telegraph, where he was head of digital, and 11 years at Bloomberg, where he was global managing editor overseeing financial coverage.

Barry Adams is an independent specialised SEO consultant for news publishers, focusing on technical and editorial SEO. Barry counts some of the world’s biggest media brands among his clients including The New York Times, The Guardian, FOX, Condé Nast, The Globe and Mail, Reach, Euronews, and The Independent. He is a regular speaker at conferences and events around the world, delivers annual guest lectures for local universities, and writes an irregular newsletter on SEOforGoogleNews.com.

Liz Lohn is a Product Director at the Financial Times. 12 years leading product teams and 3 years building her own startups crystallised Liz's passion for creating change through technology. Her work has spanned applying AI to financial, property, health, and education products. Currently, Liz is leading a product team tasked to bring focus to and accelerate the development of AI products at the FT.

Sam is the AI Lead at FT Strategies with a background in both strategy and technology consulting and well-versed in driving digital transformation and developing digital strategies that align with business goals. Furthermore, Sam is experienced in the North Star Framework and has helped multiple clients identify their key objectives and chart a path towards achieving them. 

Tom is a consultant who thrives on taking customer insight and transforming it into commercial success. He has worked with organisations across media, Information Services, the Public Sector and Healthcare t0 transform the way they do business to be more customer-centric using rapid transformative methods.

At Stripe Sam helps companies both create and retain recurring revenue, allowing businesses to focus their resources on their core product/services. Stripe Revenue and Financial Automation suite is the fastest way for your business to scale financial architecture that will super charge your growth and not hold you back. Helping you capture more revenue, support new product launches or business models, and accept recurring payments globally. 

Fiona Spooner is managing director of consumer revenue at the Financial Times. With an experienced background in the media industry, particularly in digital transformation and subscriptions, she currently leads the global Consumer Revenue Group and is responsible for consumer marketing, customer care and business development growth in order to support, fund and champion quality journalism.

Prior to this, Spooner was global marketing director. In this role, she was instrumental in developing the FT’s reader revenue model, and developing FT Strategies, a boutique consultancy that helps clients build sustainable digital business models.

She is a Fellow of The Marketing Academy and is committed to giving back and using her skills for good; she helped to launch the FT’s News School initiative, is part of The School of Marketing mentoring programme and also sits on the corporate board of trustees for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity marketing & advertising advisory panel.

Paul Rowland is editorial director at Reach plc, overseeing the business’s regional and Irish titles, which include the Manchester Evening News, Liverpool Echo and the Irish Mirror. He has nearly 20 years’ experience in journalism, having started his career as a trainee reporter on the Western Mail in Cardiff in 2005. He became editor of WalesOnline in March 2016 and later became editor-in-chief for Trinity Mirror’s Welsh titles, before assuming responsibility for Reach’s regional portfolio in 2021.

Carly's SEO career started at the Daily Mail over 15 years ago, working with editors to integrate SEO best practices into newsrooms workflows. She spent 3 years in Canada, working across the Postmedia brands before dipping her toes into the agency world at digital marketing company Reshift Media in Toronto.

On returning to the UK Carly lead audience development at City AM before moving to The Sun to join the team in London and oversee the expansion of the-sun.com SEO department in NY. Carly is co-chair of the AOP Audience Development steering group and after 6.5 years at News UK she has returned to where it all started as Global Head of SEO at MailOnline.