CEPIC 2026 Speakers

Meet the industry-leading speakers who will be sharing their expertise and vision on the future of visual media licensing, AI, copyright, and more at CEPIC 2026.

If you’re interested in joining our speaker lineup or sponsoring a session at this year’s event, please get in touch at cepic2026@cepic.org, we’d love to hear from you.

Isabel Andrés Portí

Dr. Alessandra Sala (Shutterstock)

Shutterstock

Patrick Rasenberg (ANP Foto)

ANP Foto

Giulia Li Greci (ANSA)

ANSA

Clemens Prerovsky (APA)

APA

Luzia Strohmayer-Nacif (APA Images)

APA Images

Andrea Stern

ASA Ltd

Jean-Michel Psaïla (Abaca Press)

Abaca Press

Frédéric Sanuy (Activo)

Activo

Andy Parsons (Adobe/C2PA)

Adobe

Christophe Walter-Petit (AFP)

Agence France Presse (AFP)

Isabelle Wirth (AFP)

Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Tobias Haar (formerly Aleph Alpha)

Aleph Alpha

Paul Prescott (Amazing Aerial)

Amazing Aerial

Nikola Janković (Appworks)

Appworks

Philippe François

Belga News Agency

Vered Horesh (Bria)

Bria

Boniface de Champris (CCIA)

Brussels office of the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

Gilles Devicq

CEPIC

Marisol Muñiz

CEPIC

Sylvie Fodor

CEPIC

Chris Emmerson (Caption Pro)

Caption Pro

James Smith (Cloudflare)

Cloudflare

Nancy Wolff (Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP)

Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP

Christina Vaughan (Cultura Creative)

Cultura Creative

Jeremy Rasmussen (CyberMirage)

CyberMirage

Desirée García (EFE)

EFE

Véronique Delforge (EUIPO)

EUIPO Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights

Alexandru Giboi (EANA)

European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA)

Brad Malcolm (EyeQ Imaging)

EyeQ Imaging

Anna Dickson (Google)

Google

Isabella Ridout (Google)

Google

Zeve Sanderson (Google)

Google

Antonios Baris (IFRRO)

IFRRO

Paul Melcher (IMATAG)

IMATAG

Jeppe Nørregaard (InReality)

InReality

Cecilia Butini (Journalism Trust Initiative)

Journalism Trust Initiative

Abhi Chaudhuri (LinkedIn)

LinkedIn

Marie-Avril Roux-Steinkühler (MARS-IP)

MARS-IP

Robert Koleszar (MEDIA-IDENT)

MEDIA-IDENT Group GmbH

Sarah Lefebvre (MediaViz AI)

MediaViz AI

Troy DeBraal (MediaViz AI)

MediaViz AI

Ritch Sibthorpe (Muwzo)

Muwzo

Elisabeth Høiberg (NTB)

NTB

Erlend Aas (NTB)

NTB

Alex Peron (Narrative Coders)

Narrative Coders

Emily Shelley (PA Media)

PA Media Group

Paul Seheult (PICSEL)

PICSEL

James Allsworth (PIXRAY)

PIXRAY

Petar Glebov (PIXSELL)

PIXSELL

Pierre-Emmanuel Ferrand (Paris Match)

Paris Match

Antonella Fresa (Photoconsortium)

Photoconsortium International Association

Gilles Taquet (Roger-Viollet)

Roger-Viollet

Tom Tramborg (SASHA)

SASHA

Jonathan Wells (Sipa USA)

Sipa USA

Tobias Röstlund (TT)

TT Nyhetsbyrån

Mathieu Kervenec (TrustMyContent)

TrustMyContent

Xavier Bruni (TrustMyContent)

TrustMyContent

Florian Barbaro (UncovAI)

UncovAI

Stéphanie de Roquefeuil (UPP)

Union of Professional Photographers (UPP)

Philippe Rixhon (Valunode)

Valunode

Frederik Temmermans (VUB & imec)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel and imec

Andreas Genz (dpa)

dpa picture alliance

Peter Kropsch (dpa)

dpa-Deutsche Presse Agentur GmbH

Max Wieberneit (picturemaxx)

picturemaxx AG

Tomislav Franjic (picturemaxx)

picturemaxx AG

CEPIC 2026

Building on the success of previous years, CEPIC 2026 promises to be our most exciting event yet. Three days of business, connection, and inspiration in the vibrant city of Valencia, Spain. This unmissable gathering brings together visual media professionals to explore new opportunities, share ideas, and shape the future of the image licensing industry.