Google & beehiiv: A New Era for Media & Journalism

​Join us at Google’s London campus for a forward-looking and energetic conversation on the trends redefining media and journalism in 2026. We’ll explore the pressures and opportunities facing today’s media organizations - from technological disruption to shifting audience behavior - as well as the expanding role and impact of independent journalism.

​Agenda Overview

​10:30am - 11am | Arrival & Check-In

​11am | Welcome Remarks

​Preeya Goenka (Chief Customer Officer at beehiiv)

​11:05 - 11:45am | Audience Ownership — Why Now?

​Tyler Denk (Co-Founder & CEO at beehiiv)

​11:45am - 12:30pm | The Next Era of News: Platforms, Product, and Independence

​Panel with Wendy McMahon (ex-President of CBS News), Lauren Saks (Co-Founder of Local News International), Preeya Goenka (Chief Customer Officer at beehiiv)

​Moderated by Imtiaz Tyab (Senior Foreign Correspondent for CBS News)

​12:30 - 1pm | Innovation Inside Future

​Simon Collis, SVP, Content Strategy & Audience Development at Future

​1 - 2pm | Lunch Break

​2 - 2:30pm | Fireside Chat with Alex Schmitt, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

​Alex Schmitt (Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners) & Preeya Goenka (Chief Customer Officer)

​2:30 - 3:15pm | Building The Nerve

​Sarah Donaldson, Co-Founder at Nerve

​3:15 - 4pm | The Emergence of News Creators

​Arun Venkataraman (Global Lead of Emerging News Voices & Research at Google News Initiative)

​4pm | Closing Remarks

​Michael Carney (Private Equity & Venture Capital Senior Partner Manager at Google)