Speaker

Branko Brkic

Leader, Project Kontinuum

Branko Brkic is the Leader of Project Kontinuum and former Editor-in-Chief of Daily Maverick, South Africa’s most trusted independent news platform. Over a 40-year career in publishing and journalism, he has founded and led multiple award-winning media ventures across Europe and Africa. The founder of Daily Maverick (2009), he built it into a pioneering newsroom with over 10 million monthly visitors, 600,000 newsletter subscribers, and a reputation for fearless, high-impact journalism.

He founded 62 book titles before relocating to South Africa, where he launched Brainstorm (2001), Maverick (2005), and Empire (2007) magazines, and through his work, Branko has received numerous South African and international journalism awards.

At BRIDGE Summit, Branko will share insights on how independent media can rebuild trust, adapt to digital disruption, and sustain accountability journalism in an era of information overload and polarization.

Country

South Africa

Tracks

Media

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