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Tomas Bella

Co-founder & Chief Digital Officer @  Denník N.

Moderator / press

Co-founder and chief digital officer of Denník N, CEO of EUobserver, and former co-founder and CEO of SaaS giant Piano. Named among the world’s top 50 media innovators, Tomáš sits at the intersection of independent journalism and publisher tech, having built software frameworks that power paywalls and subscription monetization across global newsrooms.

At Denník N, Tomáš has helped build a thriving, independent, subscriber-funded outlet across Slovak, Czech and Hungarian markets while spearheading REMP, an open-source reader engagement and subscription platform used by publishers worldwide.

Combining investigative editorial rigor with deep product strategy, he brings a battle-tested perspective on monetizing digital content without sacrificing journalistic integrity.