Public discourse is shifting everywhere. Are we still part of the relevant conversations?

The opening speech from our 2024 CE Media Trends conference and 22 active calls.

We just wrapped up our second CE Media Trends conference yesterday, and while I currently have the intellectual capacity of a very small language model, I didn’t want to skip this week’s edition—especially with several new calls announced.

I might be a bit biased, but I think we had three fantastic days in Warsaw. A big thanks to Zinc Network (we are co-organizing the conference with them), as well as our supporters—including USAID, MDIF, PCSC, ABF, and many others—who made it all possible.

The event grew slightly this year, bringing together around 180 participants from 11 countries. These included representatives from 60 digital news publishers across Central and Eastern Europe, along with dozens of experts, facilitators, and developers. I’ll share the key takeaways next week, but for now, here’s a lightly edited version of my Monday morning opening speech, followed by details on the latest calls.