Cobus Heyl is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Media Makers Meet (Mx3) (mediamakersmeet.com). Mx3 focuses on the media and tech industry, with community networks, newsletters, websites, meetups and events, and 3rd party services. Starting as a journalist in the 1990s before moving to the business side of media in early 2000, Cobus worked across Africa for Naspers, a technology and media multinational best known for its investment in Tencent, China (naspers.com). He moved to the UK in 2010, working across multiple markets for Audience Media, a media SaaS business (acquired by Naviga Global – navigaglobal.com) and FIPP, the worldwide media industry body (fipp.com). Cobus founded or was part of the founding teams of various businesses, notably online media, m-commerce and print-and-logistics businesses. Cobus and his Co-founder, John Schlaefli, set up Media Makers Meet (Mx3) in late 2021.
International Perspective of AI & ChatGPT
This session gives an overview of how European media companies think about and implement AI applications in their businesses. Media Makers Meet (Mx3) is a London-based media and tech intelligence and community network with events such as Mx3 Barcelona, Mx3 AI, FIPP World Media Congress and Mx3 Berlin. This session highlights some of the best use cases on, and conversations around, AI and the media presented at their events.
Cobus Heyl, Co-founder and COO, Media Makers Meet (Mx3), UK.
Cobus Heyl, Co-founder and COO, Media Makers Meet (Mx3), UK.
