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The Hague, April 19-20, 2018

MINDS International Conference

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Dear colleagues and friends of MINDS,On behalf of the Dutch press agency

ANP, I welcome you to the World Trade Center Den Haag. As a founding partner, we are honoured to host the 25th MINDS Conference. It will be the second time a MINDS Conference will be held in the Netherlands, although the first time was in 2006, one year before the official foundation of MINDS. ANP was asked to host MINDS earlier, but due to the perfect storm around us we were not sure if we would be in a position to host such an event.

In 2017, we found enough confidence again to look at the future and move our headquarters to the World Trade Center in the city where it all started. It also gave us the confidence to host a MINDS Conference after so many years of decline.

Very recently we received additional exciting news. Talpa, a large Dutch media company, has become our new shareholder. Talpa is committed to investing in ANP. It goes without saying that ANP will remain an independent press agency serving the full media community.

Den Haag (internationally better known as The Hague or La Haye) is not the official capital of the Netherlands but it fulfills all the functions of a true capital; the government, the residence of the royal family and virtually all countries of the world are represented in Den Haag through their embassies. International institutions such as the International Court of Justice and the

International Criminal Court provide Den Haag the name of City of Peace and Justice.

In terms of peace, I am fully confident MINDS will again be a peaceful exchange of thoughts and ideas. As a newcomer to MINDS, I was impressed by the conference in Rome last October. Press agencies share the same goals, responsibilities and challenges, but we are often not competing against each other. This makes a generous and frank exchange possible and mutually attractive. As a direct result of Rome, for example, we initiated several conversations with other agencies about co-operation in business, editorial and technical areas.

In the field of justice, press agencies have more challenges. We are experiencing increasing pressure to justify our existence among our main customers – the media companies. This is a direct consequence of the changing media business model in which advertising budgets are to a very large extent absorbed by giants such as Google and Facebook. And these platforms publish news – our news or derivatives – without

financial compensation. How are we going to collect our intellectual property rights in a climate where consumers experience news as a free good, and even the hardest facts are presented by some as nothing more than an opinion? It is our common challenge to make it clear to the world that fact-checked news is of great importance for every society.

United in MINDS we can also contribute to this through technology. At ANP, we develop usage reports in which the use of text, image and video is monitored and analyzed. We use technology to trace and settle for unpaid use. We develop technology to better prove our added value to our customers. And we develop new services for both media and business markets.

In this spring week in April, with so many MINDS colleagues attending, let’s make The Hague the international city of media justice and media technology. Let’s enjoy, share and succeed.

Het Binnenhof – House of Parliament in The Hague

Welcome

Lars VesterlokkeChairman MINDS

Martijn BennisCEO ANP

Wolfgang NedomanskyManaging Director MINDS

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Het Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) was founded 11 December 1934 by the Dutch national newspapers. They saw the necessity of a joint press agency to supply newspapers, radio and television with news. Our shareholders have changed since then, but the stakeholders didn’t. Speed, Independence

and Reliability are still our key standards. ANP has adapted its production and processes to the latest technological developments. ANP has also built a worldwide network and collaborates with various international leading press agencies, software and content partners.

About ANP

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PDCPDC is partner of ANP. Its primary focus is to collect, archive and make available via advanced database techniques data on legislative processes in the Netherlands and the European Union. Online services such as the Parliamentary Monitor and the EU Monitor enable clients to keep track of upcoming legislation in an easy, timely and structured way.

In addition, PDC maintains data on various parliamentary activities from the composition of parliamentary committees to elections and the Dutch process of cabinet formation. The data also includes a unique collection of political biographies from 1796 to the present day. pdc.nl

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Fredric Karén is editor-in-chief of Svenska Dagbladet (SvD), the first Schibsted-owned news organization that fully automated editing of the front page. He has a long background in Swedish media companies, including his time as head of news at the Swedish MINDS member agency TT.

Frederic joined Svenska Dagbladet in 2002 as news director, later becoming director of the newspaper’s digital edition before becoming editor-in-chief in 2013. At SvD, he introduced a digital- first mentality to the newsroom. Furthermore Frederic introduced an algorithm that runs the news at SvD.

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Fredric KarenEditor-in-Chief of Svenska Dagbladet

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Agenda

BACK TO THE FUTURE! HOW WILL BIG DATA AND ROBOTS CHANGE NEWS AGENCIES?

Wednesday, 18th April

18:00 - 20:00Welcome Reception MINDS welcome reception at NH The Hague Hotel, Verne TerrasNetworking with colleagues from other agencies, drinks and snacks

Thursday, 19th AprilNH The Hague Hotel, Rooms Amsterdam 1-4

08:30 - 09:00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

09:00 - 09:10Welcome and opening ANP, Martijn Bennis, MINDS, Lars Vesterlokke and Wolfgang Nedomansky

SESSION 1 FUTURE EDITORIAL WORKFLOWS09:10 - 09:40Moving the newsroom: a fresh perspectiveANP, Jurjen van de Pol

09:40 - 10:10The Newsroom and beyonddpa, Roland Freund

10:10 - 10:40Review & resets: Making more with what we haveAAP, Mike Osborne

10:40 - 11:10Panel Discussion – Future Editorial Workflows: Miracles and MistakesModerator: APA, Michael LangPanelists: ANP, Jurjen van de Pol and dpa, Roland Freund and AAP, Mike Osborne

11:10 - 11:40 COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 2ROBOT JOURNALISM 11:40 - 12:15Innovation through Automation: Lessons from the RobotAP, Lisa Gibbs

12:15 - 12:30Automation without a budget – how Ronja and her friends came to life TT, Daniel Kjellberg and Vicktor Olsson

12:30 - 12:45Automated news: a view on Portuguese local elections Lusa, Monica Garcia

12:45 - 13:00EGON – Automatization beyond the newsfeed APA, Katja Schell and Clemens Prerovsky

13:00 - 13:15Copyright protection: Achieve higher returns with less efforts Permission Machine, Gunter Luyckx

13:15 - 13:30EU Monitor: Making legislative data fit for action PDC, Daan Smolders

13:30 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK

SESSION 3GOOGLE DNI14:30 - 14:45SportsEdit – international sportsdata excellence NTB, Tina Mari Flem

14:45 - 15:00Earning more than just money…but at some expenseAFP, Sophie Huet

15:00 - 15:15Live Blog Ecosystem and News (Agency) as a Service: An update from the dpa-newslab projectsdpa, Gerd Kamp

15:15 - 15:25Little Bird: Alerts for news dataSTT, Maija Lappalainen

15:25 - 15:35RADAR – Robots and Data and Reporters PA, Steve Robinson

15:35 - 15:45Austria-MediaKey – Technical Infrastructure for Payment, LogIn, Consent and Ad-MarketplaceAPA, Clemens Pig

15:45 - 15:55Digital Transformation & New Services at LusaLusa, Monica Garcia

15:55 - 16:25Panel Discussion – Giants like Google: Friends or enemies? Moderator: ANP, Jurjen van de PolPanelists: Lusa, Monica Garcia and AFP, Sophie Huet and STT, Maija Lappalainen and APA, Clemens Pig and NTB, Geir Terje Ruud

16:25 - 16:45 COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 4GENERAL MEETING16:45 - 17:15General Meeting 2018MINDS, Lars Vesterlokke and Wolfgang Nedomansky

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EVENING18:00 Meeting point 18:00 at the lobby of NH The Hague Hotel18:00 - 19:00Visit new ANP premises at the World Trade Center (incl. Newsroom)19:00Meeting point 19:00 at the lobby of NH The Hague Hotel19:15 - 19:30Bus Transfer to Scheveningen19:30 - 20:30Aperitif at Museum Beelden aan Zee 20:30 - 23:00Dinner at Pavilion de Witte23:00 - 23:15Bus Transfer back to NH The Hague Hotel

Friday, 20th April NH The Hague Hotel, Rooms Amsterdam 1-4

08:15 - 08:45 COFFEE

SESSION 5DATA DRIVEN PUBLISHING AND PITCHES FROM MINDS 08:45 - 09:30How data supports editorial decisions Svenska Dagbladet, Fredric Karen

09:30 - 09:50How News Agencies can measure the news wire value to media customers and their end users STT, Pihla Lehmusjoki

09:50 - 10:10How to measure the use and value of a wire product ANP, Mark Westerhoff

10:10 - 10:20Data Journalism: All speak about it, but few are ready to finance it dpa, Rainer Finke

10:20 - 10:30Debunking fake news and verifying videos and images with InVID AFP, Denis Teyssou

10:30 - 10:40Top Easy – News in a simple language APA, Marcus Hebein

10:40 - 10:50Ritzau source service – a customer win-win Ritzau, Kristoffer Gravgaard

10:50 - 11:20 COFFEE BREAK

SESSION 6MATCHMAKING WITH MEDIA STARTUPS11:20 - 11:25Introduction to the Matchmaking Event Media Matters, Bert Kok

11:25 - 11:55Short pitches from 8 media startups from Dutch Media Matters and German next media accelerator■ 23 degrees (Austria)■ Contentflow (Germany)

■ DeepBI (Poland)■ EzyInsights (Finland)■ Frameright (Finland)■ Utopia Analytics (Finland)■ Videodock (Netherlands)■ Vixy (Netherlands)

11:55 - 13:10One-on-one talks of MINDS members and startups with 7 rounds 10 minutes each: ■ Evaluation of joint opportunities and

ways of collaborationFacilitated by Media Matters, Bert Kok

13:10 - 13:30Wrap-up ConferenceMINDS, Lars Vesterlokke and Wolfgang Nedomansky

13:30End of ConferenceLUNCH BOXES FOR TAKE AWAY

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL INFORMATION GIVEN DURING THE CONFERENCE IS CONFIDENTIAL AND MUST NOT LEAVE THE MINDS NETWORK!

The Friday session will introduce another new format at MINDS. It has been prepared in cooperation with two MINDS partners, the Dutch Incubator Media Matters and the next media accelerator from Germany.

Eight startups from five countries will

present short pitches about their service, followed by one-on-one talks between startups and MINDS member agencies. With a total of 56 slots, each agency will have the opportunity to talk to 2-3 startups for 10 minutes before moving on to the next one.

After gaining more insight into the service and technology of the participating startups, the objective of the meeting is to establish if there is a basis for cooperation. This can range from a pilot with the technology or services of the startup to a reseller agreement.

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Places and activities

1. Pavilion de WittePellenaerstraat 4, 2586 EK Den Haagpaviljoendewitte.nl/#topThe Pavilion de Witte was built in 1827 by King William I as a birthday present for his wife. Because of her health she had to stay a lot by the sea and drew and painted there. The pavilion was built after a neo-classicist design in the form of a cross with two river gods at the entrance. Throughout the centuries the ownership has changed many times and since 1918 it has belonged to the De Witte Society whose members use it in the summer months. These days it is also used as a party and event center. On Thursday, 19 April 2018, ANP will invite the MINDS group for dinner at Pavilion de Witte.

Museums

1. Beelden aan ZeeHarteveltstraat 1, 2586 EL Den Haagbeeldenaanzee.nl/enJust around the corner from Pavilion de Witte is the museum Beelden aan Zee (Sculptures by the sea), which was founded by the collectors Theo and Lida Scholten. Since its foundation in 1994, it is the only Dutch museum which specializes in exhibiting sculptures. A special feature is that the museum cannot be seen from the nearby beach and promenade by order of the municipality of The Hague and is therefore built entirely underground. As a result, the roof of the museum offers a view over the sea, but not the beach or the promenade. On Thursday, 19 April 2018, the MINDS group will have an aperitif at Museum Beelden aan Zee.

2. MauritshuisPlein 29, 2511 CS Den Haag+31 70 302 3456mauritshuis.nl/enThe Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, located at a unique 17th-century palace in The Hague, has the highest number of masterpieces per square meter in the Netherlands. The museum houses a world-famous collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. This exceptional collection offers an amazing overview of Dutch and Flemish

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paintings from 1400 to 1800, with works by painters such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, Rubens, Jan Steen, Frans Hals, Van Dyck and Adriaen Coorte.

3. GemeentemuseumStadhouderslaan 41, 2517 HV Den Haaggemeentemuseum.nl/en The Hague Gemeentemuseum, designed by Dutch architect Hendrik Berlage is a milestone in contemporary architecture. The museum is especially known for Mondriaan’s work. This collection includes his early, realistic pieces as well as the piece de resistance, Victory Boogie Woogie. Outstanding features in the collection are the great number of the Hague School paintings and a marvellous series of works by Mondriaan, Picasso, Monet, Cezanne and Kandinsky.

4. Louwman MuseumLeidsestraatweg 57, 2594 BB Den Haag+31 70 304 7373louwmanmuseum.nlThe Louwman Museum contains the world’s oldest private collection of automobiles. The collection contains over 230 antique and classic cars. Connoisseurs consider the collection to be one of the finest in the world.

Restaurants

1. Catch by SimonisDr. Lelykade 43, 2583 CL Den Haag+31 70 338 7609catch-bysimonis.nl/enCatch by Simonis is located right beside

the water in the Second Inner Harbour and boasts a fantastic view of the yacht harbour and sea. Pull up a chair and enjoy a variety of fresh fish. The oysters and lobster are particularly irresistible here. Simonis is a Hague born-and-bred, close-knit family business with a passion for fish. That passion spans generations of the Simonis family, the fourth so far; it’s in their blood.

2. Hop & StorkPassage 82 2511 AE Den Haag+31(0)70-345 5455hopenstork.comThis coffee bar in The Hague’s historic Passage (Arcade) is the ultimate place to unwind and savour the range of sweet and savoury tasting sessions with a cup of coffee or tea. It’s with very good reason that the Hop & Stork was hailed among the top three coffee shops in the Netherlands by the Algemeen Dagblad in 2015.

3. ’t Goude HooftDagelijkse Groenmarkt 13, 2513 AL Den Haagtgoudehooft.nlThe beautiful and historic building of ‘t Goude Hooft is The Hague’s oldest inn, dating back to 1423. Experience a historic inn with a modern facelift. The characteristic building in the city center radiates warmth, comfort, modern class and cosiness. Restaurant ‘t Goude Hooft stands for fresh products and professional hospitality where tradition and innovation are in perfect balance.

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Shopping

1. De BijenkorfWagenstraat 32, 2512 AX Den Haag, Netherlands+31 88 245 4488De Bijenkorf is an inspiring, trendsetting and dynamic department store that distinguishes itself by offering a wide range of products, innovative themes and special events. The range includes top international and in-house brands of fashion, cosmetics, accessories, living, media, sport, travel, food and lifestyle. The restaurant offers a diverse selection of food, from quiches, dishes of the day, tarts and rolls. De Bijenkorf is located at the Grote Markstraat.

2. HofkwartierMolenstraat 33-A, 2513 BJ Den HaagThe Hague is the perfect city for shopping in style. Beautiful streets with old bricks and gables capture the imagination and revive bygone times. Although this luxury shopping street is also home to the working palace of King William Alexander, inhabitants of The

Hague are familiar with chic Noordeinde shopping area primarily because of its characteristic fashion boutiques, galleries, antique and art stores. If you see a large car with an AA registration plate it means that Queen Maximá or her family are doing their ‘own’ shopping.

Nature & evironment

1. Scheveningen beach & boulevarddenhaag.com/en/scheveningenThe new Scheveningen boulevard south of the Kurhaus hotel was designed by Spanish architect and urban designer Manuel de Solà-Morales. The starting point for his design is the wide promenade between the resort, the

fishing village and the harbour. The differences in height, beautiful materials, colours, street furniture and the position of the beach pavilions in compact clusters have transformed the boulevard into an attractive promenade.

2. The Hague ForestHaagse Bos literally means The Hague’s forest. Haagse Bos is the green gateway to The Hague. The forest consists of an extensive and centuries-old green landscape and is inextricably linked with the rich history of The Hague. Haagse Bos makes an essential contribution to the green character of the city. The area is approximately 100 hectares in size and runs from Malieveld to the municipality of Wassenaar.

3. Meijendel: dune areaMeijendel is the largest interconnected dune area in South Holland. The beautiful nature reserve extends between Scheveningen, The Hague and Wassenaar, and consists primarily of open dune landscape, lakes, forests and kilometers of long sandy beaches. In the center of the nature reserve is a visitor center owned by drinking water company Dunea, Meyendel pancake house and Monkeybos playground. Various types of trees and over 250 species of birds can be found here.

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Startups for Matchmaking event

UTOPIA ANALYTICS, FINLANDAutomated text analyticsFounded 2014, Utopia Analytics is one of the world’s leading text analytics companies. Its flagship product AI Moderator automatically identifies, flags and removes any unwanted or dubious content from online discussions, social media postings and P2P commerce sites.utopiaanalytics.com

DEEPBI, POLANDSmart subscription managementDeep.BI provides AI-powered data platform for news publishers with its focus on the use of machine learning algorithms to increase subscription revenue. It offers Subscription Intelligence Audit based on top-notch machine learning algorithms. deep.bi

VIXY, THE NETHERLANDS The all-in-one video platformVIXY gives video content owners and publishers the tools to professionally manage, publish, and analyze video. The powerful and reliable VIXY video management system is the cornerstone of it all. VIXY delivers millions of streams per month to more than 150 countries. vixyvideo.com

FRAMERIGHT, FINLANDImage cropping for multiplatform environmentsFrameright makes sure images look exactly how they are supposed to on all channels and devices. The Frameright tools allows users to save differently cropped versions of an image and save this information as metadata, carrying information how the image should be displayed on all devices. frameright.io

CONTENTFLOW, GERMANYLive streaming platform The Contentflow software allows users to set up professional video livestreams, including parallel live streaming. Features include livestreaming editing, streaming in full HD, automatic keywords and extensive statistics. contentflow.org

VIDEODOCK, THE NETHERLANDSVideo experiences for a broad audienceVideodock creates an experience where the user can view good-quality content on any device in a user-friendly interface. Videodock offers these solutions as a generic service, for example, a complete video management system for managing online videos.videodock.com/nl

EZYINSIGHTS, FINLANDNews gathering tool for newsrooms and journalistsEzyInsights is the fastest way to see the news and content the world is engaging with in real-time. Publishers use EzyInsights to discover content, save time and benchmark their performance against competitors showing reliable metrics. ezyinsights.com

23DEGREES, AUSTRIAPlatform for data visualization23° is a Vienna based Startup, founded in 2017, developing a platform that provides visualized data. On one platform 23° aggregates numerous data sets from renown data providers, keeps them up to date and provides them, automatically visualized, to its users.23degree.org