The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP has joined a fantastic line-up of speakers including some of the biggest names in UK journalism that will speak at the Society of Editors’ Future of News Conference in just under three weeks’ time.
Taking place at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in London on 17 March 2026, the high-profile conference will bring together more than 200 editors, news leaders and news executives from across the UK’s national, regional, broadcast and digital media for a full day of debate, discussion and practical insight on the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the industry. The conference is supported by Octopus Energy, Allwyn and VodafoneThree.
This year’s programme features an exceptional line-up with leading political editors, foreign correspondents and global news leaders headlining the conference agenda. The Culture Secretary will deliver a keynote address in the afternoon of the high-profile event with other new names announced this week included Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent at BBC News; Scarlet Howes, US Editor at The Sun; Ramita Navai, journalist and documentary maker; Mishal Husain, Editor-at-Large at Bloomberg Weekend and Darren Lewis, Columnist at the Dailly Mirror.
They join a host of big names announced in previous weeks including Chris Mason, Political Editor at the BBC; Cathy Newman, Presenter at Channel 4 News; Beth Rigby, Political Editor at Sky News; Steve Hendrix, London Bureau Chief at the Washington Post; Manisha Ganguly, Investigations Correspondent at The Guardian; Secunder Kermani, Foreign Correspondent at Channel 4; Anthony Loyd, Special Correspondent at The Times; Sam McAlister, Journalist, Author and Producer, Matt Frei, Presenter at Channel 4 News; Alessandra Galloni, Editor-in-Chief at Reuters; Laura Wilshaw, Editor of ITV News, Camilla Tominey, Associate Editor at The Telegraph; Claire Newell, Investigations Editor at The Telegraph and Sir Andy Marsh QPM, Chief Executive at the College of Policing.
The conference will feature a series of panel discussions focused on the real pressures facing editors and reporters today, and the decisions newsrooms are having to make at pace. Sessions will include reporting politics in the UK, the future of investigations and campaigning journalism and how to fund it, reporting war in the age of disinformation and verification and what US politics can teach UK editors about managing access, narrative control and audience trust in an increasingly fragmented media environment. The conference will also include a panel on the relationship between the police and the press, exploring practical challenges around access, safety, legal risk and day-to-day newsroom realities, as well as a session examining how film, TV and popular culture shape public attitudes to journalism and the role of reporters in public life.
The Editors’ Panel will also be returning and will hear from some of the most experienced editors and news leaders across the UK.
To book please email office@societyofeditors.org.
