Ludovic Blecher

Ludovic Blecher is an internationally recognized leader in media innovation and digital transformation. VP of WhiteBeard, a MENA-based technology company, and he helps news organizations reimagine the future of storytelling, sustainability, and growth. Previously, Blecher spent 10 years at Google, where he led the Global Innovation and Funding Strategy for the News Ecosystem and co-founded the Google News Initiative (GNI). A Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, board member of the main Lebanese media group L'Orient - Le Jour, former member of the French National Digital Council, and former editor in chief at the french daily Liberation, he continues to shape global conversations at the intersection of technology, media, and society. [More on Linkedin here]