SEO & Search Marketing

NESS2026

The News & Editorial SEO Summit (NESS) is a leading conference focused on SEO strategies and best practices for news publishers and editorial teams worldwide. Now in its sixth year, NESS2026 features 20+ speakers over three days, exploring topics like news SEO, AI in publishing, and alternative growth channels. Attendees join from over 50 countries to engage…

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21Speakers
7Sponsors
15Sessions
25Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at NESS2026, in alphabetical order.

Barry Adams
Polemic Digital
Brian Provost
Yahoo!
Chris Wagner
RP Digital GmbH
Claudio Cabrera
The Athletic - NYT
Crystal Carter
Wix
Edward Hyatt
WSJ
Gabriel Sands
Reddit
Geet Jeswani
NBC News
Glenn Gabe
G-Squared Interactive
Harry Clarkson-Bennett
DJB Strategies, Ex-The Telegraph
John Shehata
CEO and Founder of NewzDash · NewzDash
Maddie Shepherd
CBS News
Mark Williams-Cook
AlsoAsked
Nicola Agius
Reach PLC
Phil Nottingham
Organic Video
Sarah Marshall
Condé Nast
Sarah McDowell
Strategist
Sophie Laughton
Metro
Valentin Pletzer
Ippen Digital
Virginie Clève
Largow
Vivienne Goizet
BILD

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

GDDash
G-Squared Interactive
NewzDash
Polemic Digital
Search Engine Journal
SEJ
seo4news

Agenda

Selected from 15 sessions.

  • 09:00

    Grand Opening

    Day 1 (News SEO)
  • 09:00

    Welcome Notes

    Day 2 (SEO & AI at Large)
  • 09:00 - 09:15

    Grand Opening

    Day 1 (News SEO)
  • 09:00 - 09:15

    Welcome Notes

    Day 2 (SEO & AI at Large)
  • 13:15

    Ask the News SEOs: What Comes Next?

    Day 2 (SEO & AI)
  • 13:15 - 14:00

    Ask the News SEOs: What Comes Next?

    Day 2 (SEO & AI)
  • 14:00

    Wrapping up

    Day 1 (News SEO)
  • 14:00 - 14:15

    Wrapping up

    Day 1 (News SEO)
  • Day 1 (News SEO) 09:00 - 09:15

    Grand Opening

    News SEO
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 25 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

25 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
18Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

G-Squared Interactive·NewzDash·Polemic Digital

Speakers by seniority

5% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite15%
  • Other roles2095%

Of 21 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1G-Squared InteractiveSponsor1
2NewzDashSponsor1
3Polemic DigitalSponsor1
4GDDashSponsor-
5Search Engine JournalSponsor-
6SEJSponsor-
7seo4newsSponsor-
8AlsoAsked1
9BILD1
10CBS News1
11Condé Nast1
12DJB Strategies, Ex-The Telegraph1
13Ippen Digital1
14Largow1
Sponsors by tier
unspecified7
100% of 7