Full Schedule

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Using AI Tools That Won’t Get You Fired

Location: Empire A (2nd Floor)

Speaker: – University of Illinois Chicago

Technology + Product

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Vibe Coding For Journalists: Build Real AI-Powered Tools Without Writing Code

Location: Empire CD (2nd Floor)

Speaker: – American Journalism Project

Speaker: – YESEO

Technology + Product

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Unblock Yourself With AI

Location: Celestin GH (3rd Floor)

Speaker: – Freelance

Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Going Solo: Creator Journalist Workshop (By Application)

Location: Foster 1 (2nd Floor)

Speaker: – Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends

Speaker: – Ida Media

Speaker: – Harvard University

Speaker: – Project C

Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Conquer Your Most-Important Performance Challenge with MTC @ ONA (By Application)

Location: Foster 2 (2nd Floor)

Speaker: – Media Transformation Challenge

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Is Your News Organization Climate-Ready? (By Application)

Location: Celestin BC (3rd Floor)

Speaker: – Metcalf Institute

Speaker: – Hearst Connecticut Media Group

Speaker: – Blue Ridge Public Radio

Speaker: – Metcalf Institute

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Covering Climate Solutions Workshop

Location: Celestin D (3rd Floor)

Speaker: – Covering Climate Now

Speaker: – Solutions Journalism Network

Reporting + Editing

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Holistic Safety Workshops: How To Protect Yourself In An Increasingly Hostile Environment

Location: Celestin E (3rd Floor)

Speaker: – PEN America

Speaker: – Independent

Speaker: – Aegis Safety Alliance

Speaker: – PEN America

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

Combine User-Driven Innovation Methods and Meta-Prompting To Make Your Own Customized AI Assistant

Location: Empire CD (2nd Floor)

Speaker: – iTromsø

Technology + Product