Speaker List

Investigative Visual Journalist
Freelance, Nieman Foundation at Harvard

Co-instigator
Wolf Point Media

Producer, host, reporter
Chicago Public Media & Wolf Point Media

Digital Editor
Cicero Independiente

President & CEO
Texas Public Radio

Technology Lead, Product & AI Studio
American Journalism Project

National Engagement Editor
USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Education Program Manager
Documented

Founder
Resistance Studies Series

Senior Lecturer and Specialization Leader
Knight Lab

Executive Director
Press Forward Chicago

Co-founder
Independent Journalism Atlas

Senior Staff Writer
Sacramento Observer

Program Coordinator
International Women’s Media Foundation

Security Director
International Women Media Foundation

Co-Founder
WTF is SEO?

Journalism Program Associate
Knight Foundation

Director, Portfolio Growth
BlueLena

AI Engineering Fellow
ProPublica

Journalism Director
Microsoft

Founder and Publisher
Extra Points

Global Investigative Journalist
The Associated Press

Editor-in-Chief
El Tecolote

Business Analyst
Google News Initiative

VP and Editorial Tools
Reuters

Editor-in-Chief
100 Days in Appalachia

Executive Director of Product
The Atlantic

State Bureau Chief
Wisconsin Watch

Membership Director
Tiny News Collective

Founder
Hybrid Media Stack

Founder and Executive Director
The Video Consortium

Co-Founder, Consulting Producer
Wolf Point Media

Editor in Chief
National Public Radio

Chief Product and Brand Officer
ProPublica

Deputy Editorial Director, A.I. Initiatives
The New York Times

Bilingual Deputy Editor
Borderless Magazine

Executive in Residence
Blue Engine Collaborative

National Correspondent/Adjunct Professor
Freelance/Georgetown University

A.I. Projects Editor
The New York Times

investigative journalist
freelance

Global Editor, AI Development and Integration
Reuters

Senior Engagement Platforms Producer
KQED

PR & Communications Director
URL Collective Inc

Co-founder
LNI Media

Executive Director
Knight Lab

Knight Professor in Digital Media Strategy
Northwestern Medill

Senior Director of Consulting
News Revenue Hub

President, Creator Network
The Washington Post

Executive Editor
LINK Media

Senior Director of Journalism and Media Education
Free Press

Consultant
Self

Faculty, Journalism Funding Ethics
The Poynter Institute

Founder and CEO
Reclaim Curiosity

Postdoctoral Scholar, Generative AI in the Newsroom Initiative
Knight Lab

Senior Reporter
The Triibe

Director of Product & Insights
News Revenue Hub

Executive Director
LOOKOUT News

Style and Standards Editor
The Marshall Project

CEO
Public Media Company

Head of Newsroom AI and Data
The Wall Street Journal

Founder and Creator Journalist
Bottom Up Media

Social Lead
NBC News

Mayor of Chicago

Co-Founder
LNI Media

CEO | Publisher
URL Media | Epicenter-NYC

Founder and Director
Nowruz Media

Co-founder
The Independent Journalism Atlas

Editor in Chief
Chicago Public Media

Consultant
Independent

Director of Public Strategy
Invisible Institute

Group President, Crain City Brands and Publisher
Crain's Chicago Business

Founder
What the Fuck Just Happened Today?

Director of Product
City Bureau/Documenters

Chief Executive Officer
Field Nine Group

Staff Writer
The Marshall Project

Editorial Director
NC Local

Global Editor, Newsroom AI and Finance
Reuters

Founding Director
USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Executive Director
The Institute for Independent Journalists

CEO & President
URL Media | WURD Radio

Head of National Programs
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism

Program Manager, Digital Security
Freedom of the Press Foundation

Women's Leadership Accelerator Coordinator
Online News Association

Director of MediaWise
Poynter Institute

Senior Researcher | Middle East and North Africa
Committee to Protect Journalists

Co-Executive Director, Editorial
MLK50

Executive Director
Trusting News

Community Impact Facilitator
Online News Association

Social Media Producer & Video Editor
Encyclopædia Britannica

Executive Director
Center for News, Technology & Innovation

Founder and Director
Next Gen Journalism

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Aegis Safety Alliance

Project Manager
Trusting News

Audience Editor
USA TODAY

Head of Programs
Online News Association

Founder
Project C

Executive Director
Vita-Activa.Org

Executive Editor
The Globe and Mail

Assistant Editor, Creator Spotlight
beehiiv

National Reporter
ABC News

Audience Engagement Reporter
Borderless Magazine

Deputy Director of Pro Bono Partnerships
ProJourn/Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Director of Partnerships
URL Media

Chief Product & Membership Officer
Chicago Public Media

Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist
Independent

President and CEO
Radio Television Digital News Association

Founder
Wolf Point Media

Founder/Editorial Director
Buffalo's Fire

Program Coordinator - Debate Team
Braver Angels

Data | Digital | AI Journalism Professor
University of Illinois Chicago

The Composition Collective
Founding Partner

Cofounder & Executive Director
Borderless Magazine

Director of Programming
The Center for Just Journalism

Chief Product Officer
Documented NY

Head of Digital Strategy and Coordination
The Associated Press

Founder
Newsroom Robots Lab

Co-Executive Editor and Co-Founder
Block Club Chicago

Deputy Director of External Affairs
Media Impact Funders

Co-founder
LNI Media

News Partnerships Lead
reddit

Assistant Editor, Gun Violence Data Hub
The Trace

Civic Media Organizing Manager
Free Press

Strategy Coach
Media Transformation Challenge

Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Director, Archives and Rights Management
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Reporter
WBEZ Chicago

Founder
GroundTruth

Journalist/Editor
Self-employed

Policy Organizer
Freelance

Deputy Audience Editor, Social
The Dallas Morning News

Host, In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons
WBEZ Chicago

Staff Attorney
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Digital News Producer
Reuters

Director, Talent Lab
The Wall Street Journal

Customer Success Director, Media Accounts
WordPress VIP

SEO for News Publishers & Audience Growth Consultant
Clara Soteras

Director of AI Innovation
CNN

Acting Deputy Editor for Politics/Foreign Policy
Reuters

Senior Program Manager, Philanthropic Partnerships
The New York Times

Archivist
Chicago Public Media

Data Reporter & News Technology Specialist
Sahan Journal

Independent Journalist

Social Video Journalist
Freelance

Director of Innovation and AI
El Vocero de Puerto Rico

Program Officer
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression
PEN America

Researcher
Truthout

Director of Community Development
Media Transformation Challenge

Managing Associate
Dentons US

Interim Executive Director, Local News Initiative
Northwestern Medill

Chief Impact Officer
CalMatters & The Markup

Director - AI Governance and Initiatives | Senior Editor - Audience
MediaNews Group | Tribune Publishing

Co-founder
WTF is SEO?

Lead Editor
Creator Spotlight