Inquirer Group chair opens 6th Asian Media Leaders Summit in Singapore
SINGAPORE — Inquirer Group of Companies chair Ms Sandy Prieto-Romualdez, who is also Asia-Pacific chair of the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), formally opened the 6th Asian Media Leaders Summit (AMLS) here yesterday with a call to collaborate and innovate to meet the unprecedented challenges facing the news media industry.
More than 200 media leaders and professionals representing 94 organizations from 35 countries gathered for AMLS 2026 to discuss industry strategies, global best practices, and cutting-edge solutions to address technological disruptions and a fragmented media landscape. AMLS is the Asian counterpart of WAN-IFRA’s annual World Congress.
The summit is held at a time of extraordinary change, Prieto-Romualdez said in her opening remarks at the conference held at Conrad Orchard Singapore. “The media industry is evolving at a pace we could scarcely have imagined just a few years ago. AI is transforming the way information is produced and consumed.”
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“Digital platforms continue to reshape business models while misinformation and declining public trust challenge the very foundations of credible journalism,” Prieto-Romualdez said.
She stressed that while these developments present enormous challenges, they also offer opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and reinvention for news organizations to evolve and sustain credible journalism.
“While technology may change the way we deliver news, it must never diminish the values that define us—truth, accuracy, independence, integrity, and accountability. These principles remain the foundation of journalism regardless of platform or technology,” Prieto-Romualdez said.
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She expressed hope that during the two-day conference, the leaders will learn from the experts and from each other to find the inspiration, “strength and resolve to innovate with a purpose.”
“Although we come from different countries, cultures, and organizations, many of the challenges we face are remarkably similar,” she said.
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Stig Orskov, CEO at WAN-IFRA Denmark, in his keynote address, said WAN-IFRA aims to help the free press thrive by making the news industry sustainable.
“The future of media will belong to organizations brave enough to imagine beyond today’s constraints,” he said.
The conference will tackle how leading tech trends (including AI), business models and societal changes are impacting news reporting and consumption and how news media organisations should react, Orskov said.
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This year, agentic AI (autonomous artificial intelligence systems) is shaping the news industry and organizations must necessarily keep up, said Lee Kah Whye, director of WAN-IFRA Asia Pacific Singapore. /cb
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