Martha L. Williams Email and Phone Number

I’m an experienced leader and a recognized expert in digital, data, reader revenue, and artificial intelligence in media. As a conference and event planner, I’ve created and led major global successes. I'm a prolific author who has written dozens of strategic reports and case studies about emerging business trends in the media industry. See links below to upcoming events about business disruption and transformation.I’m an entrepreneur focused on how newsmedia meets 21st Century demand now and into the future. As a thought leader and visionary, I identify global areas of interest, perform research using qualitative and quantitative methods, and produce reports on leading-edge media trends. I’ve built organizations from the ground up and have a deep understanding of how to lead and motivate others. I’m committed to training, teaching, and mentorship. I developed a hands-on cross-media journalism curriculum for and trained teams of experienced journalists from around the world.Colleagues describe me as tenacious and creative. I’m able to generate support, enthusiasm, and influence others to drive change.CAREER HIGHLIGHTSBuilt World Newsmedia Network from scratch: a successful non-profit in a competitive media association landscape, one of the only associations that is not-for-profit and therefore dedicated to training and educating industry leaders in disruptive technologies.Founding member of the board of directors of the Global Editors Network, the largest global digital journalists and editors’ network in the world.Developed “Data & AI for Media Conference” and reports through an Oxford fellowship, completed 11th conference, study tour, and awards competition for San Francisco and Silicon Valley in May 2019, and product development/design thinking summits in London in February 2019 and San Francisco in May 2019. Partners with global technology and media sponsors like Google, Microsoft and Thomson Reuters to produce high-quality events that reflect hot industry trends. I currently work on webinar events with Google, Mather Economics, FIPP and FT Strategies on reader revenue, data, product development and digital strategy for media companies, and have a prolific consulting business for data-driven tech and media companies around the world.