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 Thomson Media's management team based in Europe is leading the way in tackling today’s big issues by strengthening media skills worldwide. 

Thomson Media advisory board

Christoph Lanz is a journalist and strategic adviser in media development for national and international clients and is Deutsche Welle's former managing director of multimedia. He is Thomson Media's head of the board.

Dorothee Wenner is a freelance filmmaker, writer and curator based in Berlin. Her work in the various fields focuses on aspects of transcultural relations, especially between Europe and African countries/South Asia.

Anja Wehler-Schoeck is the International Editor of the German newspaper Tagesspiegel and member of its Editorial Board. Previously, she worked in Washington, DC as well as in the Middle East. She is a frequent commentator on international affairs, European politics, transatlantic relations and security policy.

Markus Ickstadt is a journalist and media executive whose career spans broadcast news, global licensing and commercial strategy. He began at DW-TV in Berlin as a reporter, producer and editor, later joining the Associated Press in London, where he managed major international markets and helped launch AP’s video services. He went on to work with the streaming start-up Bambuser and consult for broadcasters including cctv+ and Al-Arabiya. From 2016, he served as Commercial Director at BBC Monitoring, where he led a significant revenue turnaround. Markus is a founding member of Thomson Media’s Advisory Board and a trustee of the John Schofield Trust 

Mathias Müller von Blumencron is a leading journalist and digital media executive in Germany and Switzerland. Most recently Chief Content Officer at Tamedia and a member of its board, he previously guided the digital transformation of Der Tagesspiegel and served as editor-in-chief for digital media at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He spent two decades at Der Spiegel, including as editor-in-chief of Spiegel Online and later co-editor-in-chief of the group. A former correspondent in Washington, DC and New York, he studied law and trained at the Henri Nannen School of Journalism.

Sabine Sasse is Chief Operating Officer of Unternehmertag AG at Lake Tegernsee. She previously led the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium, an international media conference in Potsdam, and has served as managing director of United Europe and head of events at Media Pioneer. A former freelance journalist and author, she has written for outlets including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Tagesspiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Stern and Die Woche, and has overseen a wide range of cultural projects.

Susanne Althoff is Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Head of Business at the news channel ntv. She began her career in radio before joining ntv in 2006, working across numerous editorial areas. She later specialised in business journalism, reporting from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and serving as Managing Editor of Telebörse. From 2020 to 2024, she led the business desk at RTL News, overseeing economic coverage across all platforms. She returned to ntv in 2024, where she focuses on developing financial and business formats and advancing digital news production.