Matthias Lüfkens

Matthias Lüfkens

Associate Director at World Economic Forum

Rhone-Alpes, France

Current
Past
  • Deputy Editor in Chief at EuroNews
  • Founder & Managing Editor at In Your Pocket
  • Editor/Correspondent at Liberation
Education
  • Université Robert Schuman (Strasbourg III)
  • Université Charles de Gaulle-Sciences humaines, Lettres et Arts (Lille III)
Connections
436 connections
Industry
Think Tanks
Websites

Matthias Lüfkens’s Experience

  • Associate Director

    World Economic Forum

    (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Think Tanks industry)

    August 2004Present (5 years 5 months)

    Media Relations

  • Deputy Editor in Chief

    EuroNews

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    August 1996September 2004 (8 years 2 months)

    Responsible for overall editorial policy, ie the international news reel, the daily news agenda and the coverage of events; managed a team of 50 journalists working in seven languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian).

  • Founder & Managing Editor

    In Your Pocket

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

    September 1991May 2002 (10 years 9 months)

    Founder and Managing Editor of the In Your Pocket city guide series covering most of Central and Eastern Europe.

  • Editor/Correspondent

    Liberation

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

    September 1991August 1996 (5 years )

    Correspondent in the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia).

  • Correspondent

    The Daily Telegraph

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

    September 1991August 1996 (5 years )

  • Editor/Correspondent

    Radio France International

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    July 1989August 1996 (7 years 2 months)

    Correspondent in the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia).

  • Correspondent

    Agence France Presse

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

    June 1989August 1996 (7 years 3 months)

  • Reporter

    Radio France

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    September 1988August 1996 (8 years )

    Reporter at Radio France Alsace and Radio France Besançon, stringer in the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia).

  • Correspondent

    The Baltic Times

    (Think Tanks industry)

    19931995 (2 years )


Matthias Lüfkens’s Education

  • Université Robert Schuman (Strasbourg III)

    Masters , Journalism , 19871989

  • Université Charles de Gaulle-Sciences humaines, Lettres et Arts (Lille III)

    Licence , Foreign Languages , 19841987


Additional Information

Matthias Lüfkens’s Websites:

Matthias Lüfkens’s Interests:

Travel writing, video editing, new technology, web2.0 and beyond

Matthias Lüfkens’s Groups:

  •    In Your Pocket
  •    World Economic Forum Employee and Alumni Network
  •    Lithuanian Entrepreneurs and Professionals (LEAP)
  •    the Geneva Consultants Network

Matthias Lüfkens’s Honors:

Who is Who in Lithuania 1996-1998


Matthias Lüfkens’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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