Mathias Döpfner
Chair and CEO, Axel Springer Freedom Foundation
Mathias Döpfner is Chair, CEO and one of two main shareholders of Axel Springer, one of the leading digital publishers in the US with brands such as Insider, Morning Brew, and Politico, and the largest European media outlet with publications like Welt and Bild. He is a board member of Netflix and Warner Music Group. His latest book "Dealings with Dictators" on international trade politics and how to safeguard democracies has been published early in 2025.