Speaker List

Customer Success Manager
Trisolute News Dashboard

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Co-Founder, Executive Producer + Strategy
Studiotobe

Oakland, California, United States

Chief Operating Officer
Mother Jones

San Francisco, California, United States

Sr. Director of R&D, Cofounder of Subtext
Advance Local

California, United States

CEO
James B. McClatchy Foundation

Sacramento, California, United States

CEO, Editor
inewsource

California, United States

Professor of Practice
USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM

Los Angeles, California, United States

Co-Executive Director
The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education

Oakland, California, United States

Executive Director
Central Valley Journalism Collaborative

Dinuba, California, United States

CEO
TranscribeGlass

California, United States

Writer and Consultant
Snap (Former)

Venice, California, United States

Investigative Reporter
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, California, United States

CEO
Study Hall + Outvoice

California, United States

Managing Producer
LWC Studios

Los Angeles, California, United States

CEO and Publisher
The Connecticut Mirror

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Executive Director
PROTO Studio

Delhi, India

Publisher
The Washington Informer

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Senior Producer
National Geographic

Washington , District of Columbia, United States

Senior Vice President
International Center for Journalists

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Staff Attorney
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

CEO & Founder
Global Press

District of Columbia, United States

Journalism and Disinformation Program Director
PEN America

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Head of National Programs
Lenfest Institute of Journalism

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Head of Product Safety Strategy
Spotify

Dublin, Ireland

Data Visualization Specialist
Flourish (Canva)

England, United Kingdom

Marketing Lead (Flourish)
Flourish, part of Canva

England, United Kingdom

Executive Director, External Relations
University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications

Gaiinesville, Florida, United States

Investigative Journalist
Miami Herald

Florida, United States

Journalism Senior
University of Florida

Florida, United States

Director
Trusting News

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Senior Vice President, Chair of the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership
Poynter

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Editor-In-Chief
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta , Georgia, United States

CEO
The Pivot Fund, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Journalist-in-Residence
Century Foundation

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Chief Content Officer
Chicago Public Media

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Director/Senior Lecturer
Medill Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Learning Director
Online News Association

Indiana, United States

Lead Producer
LWC Studios

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Associate Publisher
The Baltimore Times

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Program Director, Knight x LMA BloomLab
Local Media Association

Silver Spring , Maryland, United States

Audience Strategy Editor
The Washington Post

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

President
National Press Foundation

Rockville, Maryland, United States

News Director
WUSA9-DC

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

CEO and Founder
LWC Studios

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Founding Managing Editor
palabra.

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, United States

Board Chair
James W. Foley Legacy Foundation

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Operations Manager
NASA

Greenbelt, Maryland, United States

Co-Founder
Media Bridge Partners

Orleans, Massachusetts, United States

Chief Executive Officer
Adriana Lacy Consulting

Massachusetts, United States

Founder & Head
Newspack

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Director
Wallace House Center for Journalists

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

National Reporter
NBC News

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Co-Founder
Resolve Philly

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Assistant Managing Editor of Diversity & Community
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Associate Producer
LWC Studios

Reno, Nevada, United States

Senior Visual Designer
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pitman, New Jersey, United States

Black Media Initiative Director
CUNY

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States

Senior Director, New Product Development
Reuters

New York, United States

Head of Innovation and Audience Engagement
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

New York City, New York, United States

Director of Teaching and Learning
CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

New York, New York, United States

Global Editorial Director
WIRED

Brooklyn, New York, United States

J+ Executive Director
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

New York, New York, United States

Associate Director, Public Square
Democracy Fund

Syracuse, New York, United States

Special Projects Editor
WIRED

New York, New York, United States

Director of Strategy, Opinion
The New York Times

Astoria, New York, United States

Audience Engagement Editor
The Associated Press

New York City, New York, United States

Vice President, Digital News
Hearst Television

New York, United States

Senior Program Manager
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

New York, New York, United States

Senior product manager AI strategy
The Associated Press

New York, United States

Section Editor
CNN

New York, New York, United States

Associate Professor
Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Faculty
Poynter Institute

Fletcher, North Carolina, United States

President anf CEO
Leath Consultant Group

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Independent Consultant
Branchhead Consulting

North Carolina, United States

Abolition Journalism Fellow
Interrupting Criminalization

North Carolina, United States

Senior Audience Development Editor, Strategy
USA TODAY

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Senior Director of Publishing
McClatchy

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States

Executive Producer
Back Pocket Media

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Reporter
Canadaland Inc.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Co-Founder
JournoDAO, Factland

Portland, Oregon, United States

Senior Editor
VERIFY

Portland, Oregon, United States

Journalist, Writer, Producer
Black History Untold presenting with Canva

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Product Manager
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia Staff Writer
The Trace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Researcher (Former)
Center for Community News

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Executive Director
Young Chances Foundation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Vice President of News & Civic Dialogue
WHYY News

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Executive Director
Ceiba

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Founder & Creative Director
YOWIE

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

General Manager
WURD Radio

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Head of Philadelphia Programs
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Whistleblower: Healthcare Industry
Center for Health & Democracy

philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Consultant
Media Impact Funders

Yardley , Pennsylvania, United States

Author
Journey Through Trauma,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Strategic Alliance Manager
Defender Network

Texas, United States

President and CEO
KERA

Dallas, Texas, United States

Founder and CEO
El Paso Matters

El Paso, Texas, United States

President and CEO
El Paso Community Foundation

El Paso, Texas, United States

Senior Audience Engagement Editor
Slate

Duncanville, Texas, United States

Director
Center for Community News, University of Vermont

Hinesburg, Vermont, United States

Senior Director, Democracy Forward
Microsoft

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Whistleblower: #MeToo
former attorney

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Research Associate
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Artist In Residence
Michigan State University

Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States

Advocacy and Outreach Specialist
American Council of the Blind

Alexandria , Virginia, United States

Director of Newsletter Strategy
The Washington Post

Arlington , Virginia, United States

Co-Founder & Director
Journalism That Matters

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Journalism Strategist and Philanthropic Advisor
Kano Advising

Seattle, Washington, United States