Fernando Soto
Founder, Nuestro Estado
Author: Lilian Manansala
Ryan Sorrell
Founder and Executive Editor, the Kansas City Defender
Innovating local news with the nonprofit business model
Jieun Shin
Assistant Professor, UF’s College of Journalism and Communications
A journalist’s pivot to academia and the study of social media
Noah Davis
Cofounder, Three Point Four Media
Rethinking the business of journalism through sponsored content
Walt Hickey
Executive Editor, Sherwood
Telling the news through graphic novels
Diana Moskovitz
Investigations Editor and Co-owner, Defector Media
When reporters take over the business
Sarah McNaughton
Founder, McNaughton Digital Media
The industry’s secret SEO guru
Reilly Capps
Psychedelics Journalist
Turning an interest in psychedelics into a timely beat
Natt Garun
Managing Editor, YouTube Official Blog
Showing a major company how to tell stories about itself
Harlo Holmes
Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Digital Security, Freedom of the Press Foundation
Keeping journalists safe in the Wild West of the internet
Tuck Woodstock
Podcaster, Educator, Cofounder of Sylveon Consulting
Educating newsrooms on vulnerable communities and gender issues
Lisa Remillard
Social Media Journalist
Filing news reports for the TikTok crowd
Sheelagh McNeill
News Researcher, The New York Times
How researchers assemble facts at lightning speed
Mike Reilley
Journalism Professor, Creator of the Journalist’s Toolbox
Educating the next generation of journalists
David Plazas
Opinion and Engagement Director, the Tennessean and USA Today Network Tennessee
Rethinking the opinions page
Tina Rosenberg
Cofounder and VP of Innovation, Solutions Journalism Network
Pivoting from problems to covering their solutions
Phillip Reid
Owner and Publisher of Reid Newspapers
How to keep the “cool factor” in print publishing
Clarissa Ward
CNN Chief International Correspondent
What it takes to become a foreign correspondent
Molly Solomon
Executive Producer and President, NBC Olympics
Helming the world of modern sports coverage
Laura Waters Hinson
Documentary Filmmaker and Assistant Professor, American University
Exploring points of view as a documentary filmmaker
Dr. Seema Yasmin
Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University’s Department of Medicine
A medical doctor turned journalist takes on misinformation
Deb Krol
Indigenous Affairs and Environmental Reporter at the Arizona Republic
It’s not American journalism without the Indigenous beat
Mike Chesterfield
VP of Weather Presentation and Data Visualization, the Weather Channel
New tools for talking about the weather
Jennifer Cunningham
Executive Editor, Newsweek
Breaking news and breaking barriers
Renata Clò
Former Education Reporter, The Arizona Republic
Covering education like the politics beat
Andrew Ba Tran
Investigative Data Reporter, The Washington Post
Why journalists shouldn’t be afraid of numbers
Alanna Vagianos
Senior National Reporter at HuffPost
The urgency of stories around gender and politics
Ron Stodghill
Publisher of Detour
Telling travel stories for once-marginalized audiences
Soleil Ho
Podcaster and Critic-at-Large, the San Francisco Chronicle
Exploring the future of food criticism
Macollvie Neel
Founder and Principal, Comms Maven LLC
Showing non-media companies the value of journalism skills
Ray Billingsley
Creator of the Comic Strip “Curtis”
Keeping the funny pages turning
Rich Samuels
Classical Music Host at WORT 89.9
Digital killed the radio star
Shavonne Blades
Publisher of Yellow Scene Magazine
Don’t write an obit for print just yet
Chuck Quinzio
Retired Chicago News Photographer
A life behind the cameras
Alyson Shontell
Editor-in-Chief at Fortune
Bringing a legacy magazine into the digital age
Fritzie Andrade
Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Business Insider
Bringing conversations on DEI into the executive ranks
Francisco Vara-Orta
DEI Director at Investigative Reporters and Editors
Turning a passion for DEI into a career
Chris Chi
Software Engineer, the New York Times
How coders keep a newsroom’s digital engines running
Dwayne Desaulniers
Founder, NewsStand.ai