John Einar Sandvand

John Einar Sandvand works as editor at Media Norway Digital. Here is more about my background.

I have long experience in a variety of editorial positions in Norway’s largest newspaper Aftenposten. Now I work in a senior management position at Media Norway Digital.

I have a dedicated interest in digital media and spend much time trying to follow the developments in this field, for instance by writing the BetaTales blog.

You will find my full CV at my LinkedIn profile.

Some highlights

• Editor and part of the senior management team of Media Norway Digital from June 2010.
  • Media Norway owns four major regional media houses in Norway: Aftenposten, Bergens Tidende, Fædrelandsvennen, Stavanger Aftenblad
  • Responsible for launching and operating joint editorial digital services for the four media houses
• A number of different editorial positions at Aftenposten, Norway’s largest newspaper.
  • Digital media strategist – exploring digital media opportunities for the media house
  • Online travel editor – launching and running Aftenposten’s succesful travel web site
  • Assistant managing editor – in charge of editorial production
  • Assistant managing editor – in charge of daily priorities of frontpage of Aftenposten.no
  • Asia bureau chief – stationed in Hong Kong and in charge of covering the Asian region for Norwegian readers
  • In charge of Aftenposten’s Sunday edition as well as being news reporter
• I have a great interest in Asia – and tries to travel to the region regurlarly
  • Author of the book “Moving mountains. A personal travel to Asia”, published in Norwegian by Aschehoug publishing house in 2005
  • Currently working on the book “Smiles of pain”, a documentary from Cambodia
• Educational background includes a Master of Management from Norwegian School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Global Studies from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, USA.

Read more about my background at my LinkedIn profile.

Speaker and presentations

I am regurlarly invited to give presentations about digital media. Here are some of the presentations I have given recently:

• Speaker at 8 Minutes of Digital Marketing conference, Oslo, Norway: “8 digital media trends that are changing the media houses”
• Keynote speaker at annual conference of European Alliance of News Agencies, Geneva, Switzerland: “How social media will improve journalism”, September 2011
• Speaker at Woodwing World Tour in Stockholm, Sweden, September 2011
• Keynote speaker at Media Trendy Conference in Warshaw, Poland: “Five trends in digital media”, April 2011
• INMA Roundtable on Tablet Subscriptions: “Six ways Scandinavian media approach iPad” ,  London, February 2011
• The Federation of the Finnish Media Industry, e-reading conference: “Norwegian news companies and tablets”, February 2011
• Schibsted Brand Academy, leadership program in Schibsted Media Group:  ”The Challenges of the Media Business”. January 2011 as well as January 2012.
• Media Norway Management Conference: “Digital Media Trends”.  January 2011
• Scandinavia Futures, annual trend conference of the Norwegian market research agency Opinion:  “Digital trends that will affect people’s media consumption in 2011″ January 2011
• Annual Christmas dinner of the Board of directors and executives, Bergens Tidende, Norway, December 2010: “How global giants will attack the local media markets” (Related blog article)
• Annual conference of Spanish Newspaper Publishers Association (AEDE): “Five ways to make users pay for digital content”
• Strategy conference of Board of Executives of Schibsted Media Group, Oslo, Norway: “Digital trends influencing the media industry”
• Schibsted leadership conference, Tallin, Estonia, September 2010: “Five ways to make users pay for digital content”
• Oxford Tablet Summit, INMA, May 2010:  “Norwegian media cooperation on e-readers”
• INMA Seminar: Recreating Value in an Age of Abundance, Copenhagen, Denmark: “Finding New Digital Revenue Streams: But How?”
• TeleMedia Conference, Oslo, Norway, November 2009: “When technology moves borders”

You can contact me at john.einar (at) sandvand.net

You will also find me here:

• John Einar Sandvand on Twitter
• John Einar Sandvand on YouTube
• John Einar Sandvand on LinkedIn
• John Einar Sandvand on Slideshare
• John Einar Sandvand on Flickr