Media and AI

Ida Ebbensgaard

Journalist, author and moderator · Denmark

Ida Ebbensgaard is a journalist, author and moderator with experience from DR, Berlingske and Zetland. She has explored how AI changes media and society and written Ægte – en lille bog om kunstig intelligens. At the conference, she considers what these developments mean for the media.

Ragnhildur Hrefna Thorlacius

Deputy Head of News at RÚV · Iceland

Ragnhildur Hrefna Thorlacius is Deputy Head of News at RÚV. She is actively involved in its AI work, including updating its AI policy, with a particular focus on news. Her talk draws on editorial work at a Nordic public service broadcaster.

Mats Lewan

Futurist, author and technology journalist · Sweden

Mats Lewan is a futurist, author and technology journalist with a background in engineering physics and more than three decades of experience covering technology and its impact on people and society. A former senior editor at Swedish technology magazine Ny Teknik, he today works with foresight, AI and the energy transition, including at the Swedish electrification organisation Power Circle. His work explores not only what new technology can do, but how we can use it without losing human competence, judgment and responsibility.

Hjálmar Gíslason

Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of GRID · Iceland

Hjálmar Gíslason chaired the working group that developed recommendations for Iceland’s new AI strategy in 2026 under the title “Gervigreind til góðs”. He is the founder and CEO of GRID and a board member of Icelandic language technology company Miðeind, which develops AI tools for working with speech and text. At the conference, he shares experience from Iceland’s AI strategy work and explores the decisions facing small societies.

Jaspur Højgaard

Adviser at VILT – Vitlíkistænastan · Faroe Islands

Jaspur Højgaard is an adviser at VILT – Vitlíkistænastan. Through VILT, he has been project manager for both the preliminary study and the overall AI strategy itself. He offers a Faroese perspective on the overall AI strategy: Where do we stand, and what are the next steps?

Lasse Funder Andersen

Head of AI solutions at DR · Denmark

Lasse Funder Andersen leads work on AI solutions in DR’s news department. His background spans journalism, editorial work and data science, and he works on tools for the newsroom. At the conference, he shares practical experience with AI as a tool at Danmarks Radio.