Agenda
Three days at Lyrath Estate: a morning outdoors, two days of Roundtable sessions, and evenings in Ireland’s medieval capital. Participants are encouraged to arrive Monday, August 23.
Tuesday
August 24 · Arrival, outdoors, openingRoundtable participants are encouraged to arrive Monday, August 23.
Tuesday morning outdoors: hurling, golf or a hike
Choose your morning: a hands-on hurling session with a local club, a round of golf, or a guided hike in the Kilkenny countryside. Departures from the Lyrath lobby; timings, kit and sign-up details to follow. Spouses and partners welcome.
Registration and welcome coffee
Session 1: Welcome, introductions, and icebreakers
If connecting the room is one of the goals of the Kilkenny Roundtable, introductions are in order. In this opening session, learn who is in the room, why they’re here, and what unique insights they bring and want to hear.
Wednesday
August 25 · Roundtable day oneBreakfast
Join fellow Roundtable participants before we kick-start programming.
Session 2: Opening Roundtable presentation Title to come
The opening presentation frames the strategic questions the Roundtable will work through over two days — and the decisions every news media CEO faces between now and 2030.
Coffee break
Take a break, meet someone new, ask questions of speakers. Text or telephone if you must.
Session 3: Product & Tech Initiative Title to come
Lunch
Continue the INMA conversations over lunch on the estate.
Session 4: Digital Platform Initiative Title to come
Coffee break
Take a break, meet someone new, ask questions of speakers. Text or telephone if you must.
Session 5: Readers First Initiative Title to come
Wrap-up and takeaways
We will conclude the day’s programme with a smart distillation and key takeaways.
Thursday
August 26 · Roundtable day twoBreakfast
Join Roundtable participants for breakfast before diving into today’s agenda.
Session 6: Advertising Initiative Title to come
Coffee break
Take a break, meet someone new, ask questions of speakers. Text or telephone if you must.
Session 7: Newsroom Innovation Initiative Title to come
Lunch
Lunch on the estate. Weather permitting, take it outdoors — and grab one for your spouse or partner.
Session 8: Young Audiences Initiative Title to come
Coffee break
Take a break, meet someone new, ask questions of speakers. Text or telephone if you must.
Session 9: Scenarios and decisions — the Kilkenny road map Title to come
The Roundtable closes as it opened: as a conversation. Working in mixed groups, participants turn two days of discussion into a scenario-based road map to take home and share.
Takeaways of the day and Roundtable wrap-up
We will conclude with a smart distillation of the day and a wrap-up of The Roundtable.
Provisional programme · session titles and leaders to be confirmed · all times Irish Standard Time (UTC+1)
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