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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, September 11, 2025
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
    AI, GEO, and the Future of Journalism: Cutting Through the Noise
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
    How News Creators and Digital Newsrooms Approach Social-First Audience Building in 2025 (Invite Only)
  • 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Help Desk & App Support
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Design Once, Publish Everywhere: Canva Workflows for Journalists on the Move
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Featured Session: In Conversation with Ben Collins of The Onion
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Storytelling That Connects: Turning News Into Belonging With Canva
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    From RAGS to Riches: Revenue Opportunities in the Emerging AI Content Licensing Market
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Educators Meetup
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Founders and Entrepreneurs Meetup
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    [BLANK] Is The Future Of Journalism
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Enhancing Climate Accountability Journalism: Community Insights and AI in FOIA Investigations
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    How To Navigate The Shift To Generative Search
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Making Climate Personal: Centering People and Solutions in Climate Visuals That Move Audience
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Build a Sponsored Content Strategy to Drive Impact and Resilience
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Behind the Curtain: How Data Reporting and Shoe-Leather Combine For Impact
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Build Your Audience Growth Plan
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Roundtable: Measuring AI ROI in Newsrooms
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Belonging Under Fire: Defending DEI and Belonging in Journalism
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    The Creator-Led Future of Journalism
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    This Is Not Fine: Lessons From The Burnout Box
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    AI Literacy Starts With Us: How Newsrooms Can Lead The Conversation
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Eyebrow Waxing And Soccer, Everything Goes In When It Comes To Engaging With Audiences
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    You've Got an AI Product Idea — Now What?
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Climate Journalists Meetup
    Reporting + Editing
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Escaping the Echo Chamber: Building Resilient Newsrooms Through Storytelling Innovation
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    The Future Is Direct: SMS as a Newsroom Lifeline
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    From Image To Impact – Powerful Photography to Real-World Influence, and How Design and Distribution Play a Role
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
    When Your Website Talks Back: Lessons from Building AI Agents on Major News Sites
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
    From the Ground Up: Strengthening Communities Through Local News
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
    Design Fast, Publish Smart: Visual Workflows
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    How a Nonprofit Model for Acquisitions is Breathing New Life Into Community-Focused Newsrooms Across California
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Video Made the Publishing Star: Multiply the Power of Your Copy
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Covering A Divided Nation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Building a Sustainable Revenue Mix to Power Nonprofit Journalism
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Building a Mutual Aid Model for Crisis Coverage
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    What's Hot and What's Not in Video
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Taking Care: Facing the Mental Health Challenges of Covering Climate Change
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    In An AI World, Your Brand and People are Your Advantage
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    AI Potluck
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Freelancers Meetup
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    So You Want To Start a Newsletter? Let’s Build One That Lasts
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
    Video Journalists Meetup
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Journalists in Recovery Meetup
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Now Screening: How Australian Newsrooms Use Canva to Meet Audiences Where They Are — Literally
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Steal This Code: AI Projects You Can Use Today
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Wonder Tools: 25 Super Useful Sites and Apps to Boost Your Toolkit
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    AI Innovator Collaborative IRL Meetup
    Technology + Product
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Audio Makers Meetup
    Reporting + Editing
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    European Attendees Meetup
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Journalists of Color Meetup
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Southern Journalists Meetup
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Re-examining Local News Deserts, One Neighborhood at a Time—an Analysis and Discussion with Nextdoor
  • 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CDT
    Reddit x ONA25 Reception
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
    Night of Photojournalism