The 2016 INMA World Congress moves to London for the first time in its 86-year history.

Venue for the global news media event is the Pullman St. Pancras Hotel from May 22-24.

The organisation says a record 500 delegates are expected for a programme of "aspirational case studies and directional keynotes that tie together trends and outliers in the media business".

Presentation of the INMA Global Media Awards will be at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and a private reception is to be held at the Tower of London - inclusive of a private viewing of the Crown Jewels.

Pre-congress study tours take in London digital media companies and start-ups as well as legacy media companies reinventing themselves for the digital age: "INMA aims to bring the most innovative stories of reinvention to our global stage, while simultaneously leveraging the best of what London - as a media hub and destination - has to offer," president Mark Challinor- who is chairman of the association's board of directors - says.

"Having the World Congress in the UK is a historic first for INMA, and we look forward to bringing what makes INMA unique to the London stage."