beehiiv Convenes Media Executives for Future of Publishing Conference
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LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- beehiiv, the newsletter-first publishing platform, is set to convene a half-day conference in London on November 19, bringing together approximately 200 professionals from the media, technology, and creator economy sectors.
The gathering aims to explore the evolving media landscape, focusing on topics such as the impact of AI on discovery and distribution, the growing importance of direct audience relationships, and the emergence of new business models. Key speakers include Tyler Denk, co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, who will deliver a keynote on creator sovereignty and audience ownership. Denk will share insights and data on the changing media landscape and the significance of audience ownership.
Featured conversations will cover a range of topics. Georgie Holt and Christiana Brenton, co-founders of FlightStory, will discuss how their company, behind The Diary of a CEO, is building and investing in creator-led media businesses. Mustakim Hasnath, a correspondent and video journalist for the Associated Press, will moderate this discussion.
Digiday Senior Media Editor Jess Davies will sit down with Emily Kent Smith, editorial director at Goalhanger and former Sunday Times associate editor, to explore how the company behind The Rest Is History and The Rest Is Politics is expanding beyond podcasts. Goalhanger generated more than 750 million full-episode views and streams in 2025 and has surpassed 250,000 paying members.
beehiiv’s Chief Customer Officer Preeya Goenka will lead a discussion with newsletter and audience executives from The Guardian, Daily Mail, and Sky News, focusing on how major publishers are growing loyal audiences and developing new revenue opportunities.
Other speakers include Jim Waterson, who has built London Centric into a thriving independent journalism business with thousands of paying subscribers and a growing newsroom; Peter Geoghegan, founder of the award-winning Democracy for Sale newsletter with more than 60,000 subscribers; Huw Allen, founder of The Gist; and Tom Kihl, founder of the independent local publications Camdenist and The Wick. They will discuss building sustainable media businesses around original journalism and direct audience relationships.
Reporters Alice Brooker of Press Gazette, Bron Maher of A Media Operator, Victoria Ibitoye, founder of The Daily Influence, and Jack Benjamin of The Media Leader will examine the companies, business models, and emerging trends reshaping the media industry. This conversation will be moderated by beehiiv’s Head of Communications Lance Frank.
beehiiv, which now powers more than 170,000 publications reaching over 467 million unique readers, has seen creators and publishers earn more than $60 million through the platform. The company has ranked No. 19 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. This year, beehiiv introduced major improvements to its newsletter and website products, launched community tools and podcast hosting, and expanded monetization through digital products, advertising, and podcast sponsorships. More than 2,000 podcast feeds have been created or imported since April, while beehiiv's Ad Network now pays creators more than $1 million monthly.