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Saturday, September 13, 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Registration
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Registration
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
CDT
Help Desk & App Support
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
CDT
Help Desk & App Support
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Using AI Tools That Won’t Get You Fired
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Using AI Tools That Won’t Get You Fired
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Speaker:
Mike Reilley (he/him/his)
– 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
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Vibe Coding For Journalists: Build Real AI-Powered Tools Without Writing Code
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Speaker:
Liam Andrew
– American Journalism Project
Speaker:
Ryan Restivo (he/him/his)
– YESEO
Technology + Product
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
File Faster: Unblock Your Stories with AI
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
File Faster: Unblock Your Stories with AI
Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)
Speaker:
Alexandra W. Samuel
– The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review
Technology + Product
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
From Inbox To Impact: Treating Newsletters As Products
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
From Inbox To Impact: Treating Newsletters As Products
Location: Celestin A (Level 3)
Speaker:
Christopher Sopher
– Letterhead
Speaker:
Bruce Pinchbeck, Jr. (he/him/his)
– Letterhead
Audience Development
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10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Is Your News Organization Climate-Ready? (By Application)
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Is Your News Organization Climate-Ready? (By Application)
Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)
Speaker:
Ethan Brown (he/him/his)
– Metcalf Institute
Speaker:
Anjanette Delgado
– Hearst Connecticut Media Group
Speaker:
Laura Hackett
– Blue Ridge Public Radio
Speaker:
Fara Warner (she/her/hers)
– Metcalf Institute
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Going Solo: Creator Journalist Workshop (By Application)
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Going Solo: Creator Journalist Workshop (By Application)
Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)
Speaker:
Caitlin Dewey (she/her/hers)
– Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends
Speaker:
Blair Hickman (she/her/hers)
– Ida Media
Speaker:
Ryan Y. Kellett (he/him/his)
– Harvard University
Speaker:
Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers)
– Project C
Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Conquer Your Most-Important Performance Challenge with MTC @ ONA (By Application)
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Conquer Your Most-Important Performance Challenge with MTC @ ONA (By Application)
Location: Foster 2 (Level 2)
Speaker:
Fran Scarlett
– Media Transformation Challenge
Speaker:
Benjamin Wagner (he/him/his)
– Media Transformation Challenge
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Covering Climate Solutions Workshop
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Covering Climate Solutions Workshop
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Speaker:
Andrew McCormick (he/him/his)
– Covering Climate Now
Speaker:
Angela K. Evans (she/her/hers)
– Solutions Journalism Network
Reporting + Editing
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Holistic Safety Workshops: How To Protect Yourself In An Increasingly Hostile Environment
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Holistic Safety Workshops: How To Protect Yourself In An Increasingly Hostile Environment
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
Speaker:
Tat Bellamy-Walker (they/them/theirs)
– PEN America
Speaker:
Jeff Belzil (he/him/his)
– International Women Media Foundation
Speaker:
Jeje Mohamed (she/her/hers)
– Aegis Safety Alliance
Speaker:
Tara Pixley (she/her/hers)
– Independent
Speaker:
Viktorya Vilk (she/her/hers)
– 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
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
Combine User-Driven Innovation Methods and Meta-Prompting To Make Your Own Customized AI Assistant
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Speaker:
Rune Ytreberg (he/him/his)
– iTromsø AI Datajournalism Lab
Speaker:
Lars A. Giske (He/him - they/them)
– iTromsø
Technology + Product
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
7 Tips and 7 Takeaways for Growing Reader Revenue With AI-Assisted Marketing
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
CDT
7 Tips and 7 Takeaways for Growing Reader Revenue With AI-Assisted Marketing
Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)
Speaker:
Christine Holbert (she/her/hers)
– BlueLena
Revenue + Sustainability
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