Global Media future looks bright as Luminate Global VP, Juana Kweitel calls for stronger collaboration at 2025 CJID Conference
By: Alusine Rehme Wilson At the opening of the 2025 Media and Development Conference in Abuja on Monday, November 24, Juana Kweitel, Vice President and Chief Programmes Officer of Luminate Global, delivered a keynote address that underscored one central message: the future of global democracy and media development depends on collective action. Speaking on the theme: “Reimagining Democracy, Development, and Data for the Next Decade,” the keynote speaker emphasized that no single institution can safeguard democracy or strengthen the media ecosystem alone. “We need all hands on deck,” she said, urging journalists, civil society organizations, human rights advocates, and philanthropic actors to work in concert. “Journalists must hold truth to power, civil society must stand firm on human rights, and the philanthropic and donor community must continue to play their part to ensure democracy thrives.” Furthermore, Kweitel reaffirmed Luminate’s commitment to supporting a technologically i...