Astrid Maier is passionately dedicated to making journalism accessible to as many people as possible. As Deputy Editor-in-Chief of dpa, Germany's largest independent news agency, she develops strategies to ensure that news remains relevant to the realities of users' lives through both technological and content-driven innovation. Before joining dpa, the business and tech journalist was Editor-in-Chief of the professional network XING. Astrid Maier honed her journalistic skills at the Financial Times Deutschland. She later worked at manager magazin and Wirtschaftswoche, where she led the Corporate & Markets and Innovation & Digital departments. She is an alumna of the John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University and a co-founder of Dverse Media, an association committed to promoting diversity and innovation in journalism.
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Münsterplatz
// Lila Zelt
Mit Moritz Döbler, Astrid Maier, Peter Lindner, Dr. Stefan Barth and Hannah Suppa
In diesem Panel diskutieren Mitglieder aus deutschen Chefredaktionen und ein Experte für Transfomation und künstliche Intelligenz über die Zukunft der Zeitung.
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Sion im Carré
Festival ticket required
Mit Julia Blust, Jule Lumma, Susanne Amann, Swantje Dake, Astrid Maier, Lea Thies, Maria Exner, Miriam Scharlibbe, Asumpta Lattus and Elena Kountidou
This session will be held in both German and English // Wir beantworten im Eins-zu-Eins-Deeptalk deine Fragen. Wege in den Journalismus, schwierige Situationen im Alltag, entscheidende Weichen, scheinbar unüberwindbare Hürden? Sprich mit uns! // We answer your questions in a one-on-one deep talk. Whether it's finding your way into journalism, dealing with difficult everyday situations, making pivotal decisions, or overcoming seemingly insurmountable hurdles—talk to us!
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Sion im Carré
Festival ticket required
Mit Julia Blust, Jule Lumma, Astrid Maier, Susanne Amann, Lea Thies, Swantje Dake, Maria Exner, Miriam Scharlibbe, Asumpta Lattus and Elena Kountidou
This session will be held in both German and English // Wir beantworten im Eins-zu-Eins-Deeptalk deine Fragen. Wege in den Journalismus, schwierige Situationen im Alltag, entscheidende Weichen, scheinbar unüberwindbare Hürden? Sprich mit uns! // We answer your questions in a one-on-one deep talk. Whether it's finding your way into journalism, dealing with difficult everyday situations, making pivotal decisions, or overcoming seemingly insurmountable hurdles—talk to us!
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// Saal 1
Mit Markus Beckedahl, Moritz Döbler, Astrid Maier and Simon Hof
Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) ist kein vorübergehender Hype, sondern eröffnet den Medien faszinierende Möglichkeiten. Dieses Panel diskutiert: Welche Chancen und welche Risiken birgt der Einsatz künstlicher Intelligenz für den Journalismus?
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LVR LandesMuseum
// Auditorium
Festival ticket required
With Charlie Beckett, Astrid Maier, Christina Elmer and Peter Damgaard-Kristensen
Generative Artificial Intelligence has taken center stage this year, sparking responses from media companies worldwide. Get ready to dive deep into the AI-human collaboration at the b° future festival!