INMA has set the date and location for its 2026 Media Innovation Week, to be held in Madrid in September.

European division head Tom Corbett says the event will unite Europe’s most ambitious media leaders at the intersection of data, product, audience and revenue.

“Madrid will convene the people setting the pace for Europe’s news industry in a programme infused with fresh thinking and next-generation leadership,” he says.

The programme includes a two-day Madrid study tour, visiting newsrooms and innovation labs including Prisa Media (El Pais), Unidad Editorial (el Mundo), Vocento, ElDiario, Mediaset and RTVE.

And, he says, it’s an opportunity to immerse yourself in Madrid’s legendary hospitality – from tapas tours in historic neighbourhoods to exclusive evenings at iconic venues.

Confirmed speakers so far include Ioanna Georgia Eskiadi (University of Thessaloniki), Kerstin Hasse INMA’s Young Audiences Initiative Lead), Lina Hedenström (NTM, Sweden), Jonas Lips (DPG Media, Belgium), Alban Mazrekaj (NZZ, Switzerland), Eimear Moran (Irish Times), Amalie Nash (INMA Newsroom Transformation Initiative Lead), Ciara Riordan (BBC Social Media Editor & Presenter), Olaf Seydel (Die Zeit, Germany), Johanna Strandholm (Alma News Media, Finland), Sonali Verma (INMA GenAI Initiative Lead) and INMA chief executive Earl Wilkinson. More details here.