Who: Ingvild Næss has three key roles at Schibsted, a Nordic company that includes media, online marketplaces and technology ventures. She is CIO, responsible for driving the transformation of Schibsted’s IT operations, CEO of Schibsted Enterprise Technology. and additionally serves as the company’s Chief Privacy and Data Trends Officer, leading a team of privacy lawyers. Næss, who is widely recognized as having played a pivotal role in shaping Schibsted’s digital agenda, vision, and operational model, was named female media leader of the year in Norway 2023. She chairs the Norwegian Media Businesses Association’s data and privacy committee and is a member of the Norwegian government’s privacy commission.
Topic: The planned split between Schibsted’s media and marketplace businesses, the company’s data strategy, and the challenges of scaling AI.
Quote: “What has been really key to making progress is that we have established an extensive governance structure that involves CXOs from all key business areas. When the group makes a decision it actually happens because due to our structure it is not possible to hide or delay and this has been critical for our ability to make progress.”
