In a world growing ever more fragmented, where people live in different realities and algorithms reward the familiar, Nikolaj Vitting Hermann, Head of Content and Collaborations at The Danish Broadcasting Corporation, argues that the real challenge is to keep access to each other’s lives open – and to create occasions where we share the same conversation.
Drawing on insights from the Danish and Nordic media landscape, his keynote explores both the obstacles and the opportunities for building conversations that reach across society – and the cultural foundation they provide.
Democracies do not thrive if we only meet at the ballot box – they depend on occasions where we can talk about the same things across differences. What role should media, culture, and institutions play in creating spaces where collective conversations can emerge?
With concrete Nordic cases and lessons learned, Nikolaj Vitting Hermann outlines a vision of how public service media, cultural institutions, and creative industries can nurture shared conversations in a time of accelerating individuality. This forward-looking keynote suggests that the “future of conversation” may shape not only the relevance of media, but also the health of our democracies.
This session will be in English.
DETAILS
November 5, 2025
15.00 – 15.30
Vue, Bruuns Galleri, Sal 2
MEET
Nikolaj Vitting Hermann, Head of Content and Collaborations at The Danish Broadcasting Corporation