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The landmark International Journalism Festival in Perugia is nearly upon us. Its the key date in the diary of many journalists, with four days of cutting-edge talks and priceless connection.

From 15-18 April 2026, you're looking at close to 500 speakers across 150 sessions. We'll be tuning in both online and in-person. Of course, nobody can attend all the talks, what with brain fry and long queues. But these are the ones we've earmarked.

NB: Only English-speaking sessions included, stated times in local time (CEST, 1 BST)

Brian Morrissey, founder and host, The Rebooting: We all love the show, right? Morrisey records a live episode of his beloved media business show that explores key differences between US and European news models| Catch the session on 16 April, 12:30

Maria Ressa, co-founder, Rappler: A pillar of press freedom and one of the most well-known faces on the Perugia stage. You've got four chances to catch Ressa speak across the event, a stand-out being the session with Julie Posetti – a world-leading researcher on online violence against women – on the new impacts of AI on this space | Catch the session on 17 April, 10:30

Julia Angwin, founder, Proof News: Fresh from starting a lawsuit against Grammarly over the non-consensual use of her writing (and other journalists) to train its AI-powered Expert Review feature, Angwin talks about the responsibility of journalists in the age of AI | Catch the session on 17 April, 14:00

Charlie Beckett, director, JournalismAI project: Beckett is another long-time Perugia speaker and his no-nonsense approach is a perfect fit for the returning "An honest f*ck up"........

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