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  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    9:30 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
    First-Time Managers Training (RSVP)
    Location: Learning Center (LL1)
    Moderator: Evelyn Hsu (she/her/hers) – The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
    Speaker: Jean Marie Brown (she/her/hers) – Texas Christian University
    Speaker: Kim Bui (she/her/hers) – Self
    Speaker: Felecia D. Henderson (she/her/hers) – Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
    Speaker: Martin G. Reynolds (he/him/his) – The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Effective Intermediaries (RSVP)
    Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
    Moderator: Saba Long (she/her/hers) – Atlanta Civic Circle
    Speaker: Luella Brien (she/her/hers) – Four Points Press
    Speaker: Tracie M. Powell (she/her/hers) – The Pivot Fund, Inc.
    Speaker: Carolyn Powers (she/her/hers) – Internews/Listening Post Collective
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Finding Your Mid-Career Groove Workshop (RSVP)
    Location: Embassy CD (LL2 Tower)
    Speaker: Marie Gilot (she/her/hers) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
    Speaker: Kyle Plantz (he/him/his) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
    ONA Traffic Summit
    Location: International Ballroom (LL1 Tower)
    Moderator: Noreen Gillespie (she/her/hers) – Microsoft
    Speaker: Lance Dixon (he/him/his) – The 19th*
    Speaker: Stephanie Toone (she/her/hers) – Canopy Atlanta
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    2:00 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
    First-Timer's Orientation
    Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
    Moderator: Meghan Murphy – Online News Association
    Moderator: Lauren Williams – Capital B
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Wednesday, Sep 18th
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Official Conference Kickoff: Opening Remarks and Featured Session: It’s Time For A Different Lens on Election Coverage
    Location: Centennial Ballroom (LL1)
    Moderator: Versha Sharma – Teen Vogue
    Speaker: Errin Haines – The 19th
    Speaker: Tia Mitchell (she/her/hers) – Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Featured Session: In Conversation With Jonathan Flesher, VP of Business Development, Reddit
    Location: Centennial Ballroom (LL1)
    Moderator: Paul Cheung – Hacks/Hackers
    Speaker: Jonathan Flesher (he/him/his) – Reddit
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
    Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
    Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    [BLANK] Is the Future of Journalism
    Location: Learning Center (LL1)
    Moderator: Robert Hernandez (he/him/his) – USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM
    Speaker: Ghazala Irshad (she/her/hers) – The Marshall Project
    Speaker: Christina A. Lee (she/her/hers) – Canopy Atlanta
    Speaker: Tracie M. Powell (she/her/hers) – The Pivot Fund, Inc.
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Leadership in the Age of AI
    Location: Centennial 3 (LL1)
    Speaker: Vania André – The Haitian Times
    Speaker: Aimee L. Rinehart (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
    Speaker: Nikita Roy (she/her/hers) – International Center for Journalists
    Speaker: Anita Zielina (she/her/hers) – Better Leaders Lab
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    ONA Legal Panel: You Might Want To Loop In Legal
    Location: Hanover FG (LL2)
    Moderator: Alison Schary – Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
    Speaker: Jonathan Hart (he/him/his) – Knight Foundation
    Speaker: Samantha C. Hamilton (she/her/hers) – Atlanta Community Press Collective
    Speaker: Patricia J. Peña – Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Redefining News In The Age Of Social Media
    Location: Grand Hall (LL2)
    Moderator: Jim Brady – Knight Foundation
    Speaker: Blair Imani (she/her/hers) – Smarter in Seconds
    Speaker: Katerina Eva Matsa – Pew Research Center
    Speaker: Mosheh Oinounou – Mo News
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
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  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
    Luncheon — Fact Check This: One Nonprofit’s Audacious Goal To Combat Misinformation
    Location: Courtland (LL3)
    Moderator: S. Mitra Kalita (she/her/hers) – Epicenter-NYC
    Speaker: Ed Bice (he/him/his) – Meedan
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
    This luncheon is hosted by 
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    1:15 PM – 2:15 PM EDT
    Luncheon - 12 Lessons in 12 Months: Transforming the Wall Street Journal Into a Truly Audience-First Newsroom
    Location: Regency V (LL1)
    Speaker: Marie Beaudette – The Wall Street Journal
    Speaker: Kevin Dubouis (he/him/his) – The Wall Street Journal
    Speaker: Taneth Evans – The Wall Street Journal
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
    Hosted by 
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
    Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Educators Meetup
    Location: Hanover DE (LL2)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Youth Reporting Meetup
    Location: Hanover FG (LL2)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    What Are the Pillars for Healthy Product Operations in Local News? Lessons From the NPA Community
    Location: Centennial 2 (LL1)
    Speaker: Feli Carrique (she/her/hers) – News Product Alliance
    Speaker: Upasna Gautam (she/her/hers) – News Product Alliance & CNN
    Speaker: Eric Ulken (he/him/his) – The Baltimore Banner
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    How To Win on Search and Social As Platforms Deprioritize News
    Location: Embassy AB (LL2 Tower)
    Moderator: Brad Streicher (he/him/his) – Chartbeat
    Speaker: Will Federman – The Hill
    Speaker: Anne Look Thiam – BBC Studios
    Speaker: Gabby Vukelić – Newsday
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Recruiting and Managing a Diverse Cohort of Freelancers
    Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
    Speaker: Katherine Reynolds Lewis (she/her/hers) – The Institute for Independent Journalists
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
    Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    AI Innovators Collaborative IRL Meetup
    Location: Centennial 3 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Audience Engagement Professionals Meetup
    Location: Embassy CD (LL2 Tower)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Consumer Revenue in News Meetup
    Location: Hanover DE (LL2)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Coverage Planners in Newsrooms Meetup
    Location: Hanover FG (LL2)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Early Career Meetup
    Location: Embassy AB (LL2 Tower)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    European Attendee Meetup
    Location: Regency V (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Freelancers Meetup
    Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Local News Researchers Meetup
    Location: Baker (LL3)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    News Product Meetup
    Location: Centennial 2 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Thursday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Newsletter Professionals Meetup
    Location: Centennial 4 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Featured Session: Fighting For What's Real: What's Now And Next For Digital Provenance
    Location: Centennial Ballroom (LL1)
    Moderator: Ryan Y. Kellett (he/him/his) – Harvard University
    Speaker: Mansoor "Manny" Ahmed (he/him/his) – OpenOrigins
    Speaker: Santiago Lyon – Content Authenticity Initiative
    Speaker: Rhona Tarrant – CBS News Confirmed
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
    Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    How to Use Empathy to Build Better Editors and Newsroom Leaders
    Location: Hanover DE (LL2)
    Speaker: Mason Bryan (he/him/his) – Prison Journalism Project
    Speaker: Tony Elkins (he/him/his) – Poynter Institute
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Election 2024: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? We’ll Tell You Where To Start Looking
    Location: Grand Hall ABCD (LL2)
    Moderator: Errin Haines – The 19th
    Speaker: Tiana Epps-Johnson – Center for Tech and Civic Life
    Speaker: Joanna Lydgate – States United Democracy Center
    Speaker: Sam Oliker-Friedland (he/him/his) – Institute for Responsive Government
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
    Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Pivot to Thoughtfulness: Taking a Measured Approach to Launching New Tools in Your Newsroom
    Location: Embassy AB (LL2 Tower)
    Speaker: Eric Athas (he/him/his) – The New York Times
    Speaker: Kwame Opam (he/him/they/them) – The Chicago Sun-Times
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Trailblazing Women Leaders of Color: Harnessing the Power of Being the ”Only One”
    Location: Centennial 3 (LL1)
    Speaker: Niketa Patel (she/her/hers) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
    Speaker: Angela Chao (she/her/hers) – Healthline Media, RVO Health
    Speaker: Kristal Dixon (she/her/hers) – Axios Atlanta
    Speaker: Cynthia Dubose (she/her/hers) – McClatchy
    Speaker: Leslie Rivera (she/her/hers) – Warner Bros. Discovery Digital News & Sports
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
    Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Audio Makers Meetup
    Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Digital in TV Broadcast Newsrooms Meetup
    Location: Centennial 4 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Founders and Entrepreneurs Meetup
    Location: Embassy AB (LL2 Tower)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Journalists of Color Meetup
    Location: Centennial 2 (LL1)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Project Managers Meetup
    Location: Hanover DE (LL2)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Safety Meetup
    Location: Courtland (LL3)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Visual Journalists Meetup
    Location: Baker (LL3)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
    Student Meetup
    Location: Embassy CD (LL2 Tower)
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Friday, Sep 20th
    4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Local News Renaissance
    Location: Grand Hall ABCD (LL2)
    Moderator: Duc Luu (he/him/his) – Knight Foundation
    Speaker: Dale Anglin (she/her/hers) – Press Forward
    Speaker: Jess King (she/her/hers) – Steinman Institute
    Speaker: DuBose Porter (he/him/his) – Georgia Trust for Local News
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
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  • Saturday, Sep 21st
    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Safety Workshop Series (1/4): Risk Assessment with IWMF (RSVP)
    Location: Grand Hall CD (LL2)
    Speaker: Jeff Belzil (he/him/his) – International Women Media Foundation
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Saturday, Sep 21st
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Taking It Home: Distilling Your ONA24 Experience Into Next Steps
    Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
    Speaker: Jeremy Caplan (he/him/his) – CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Saturday, Sep 21st
    10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Building & Maintaining A Local News Business (Morning Session) (RSVP)
    Location: Grand Hall AB (LL2)
    Speaker: Sarah Gustavus Lim (she/her/hers) – LION Publishers
    Speaker: Shelly Hunter (she/her/hers) – LION Publishers
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Saturday, Sep 21st
    10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Grad Ready Workshop (RSVP)
    Location: Centennial 3 (LL1)
    Moderator: Elizabeth Gabriel – WFYI
    Moderator: Nicole Smith (she/her/hers) – Harvard Business Review
    Speaker: Jannelle Andes (she/her/hers) – The Click News, New York University
    Speaker: Ashirwaad Badami (he/him/his) – Northwestern University
    Speaker: Corinne Chin (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
    Speaker: Cheryl Collier (she/her/hers) – CNN International
    Speaker: Taylor Croft – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Speaker: Larry Graham – The Diversity Pledge Institute
    Speaker: Alex Ip (he/him/his) – The Xylom
    Speaker: Kimeko McCoy (she/her/hers) – Digiday
    Speaker: Najja Parker – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Speaker: Versha Sharma – Teen Vogue
    Speaker: LaPorsche Thomas (she/her/hers) – Independent
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Saturday, Sep 21st
    10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Slay Your Dragon: Deliver Your Most-Important Performance Challenge with MTC @ ONA (By Application)
    Location: Baker (LL3)
    Speaker: Amanda Y. Barrett (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press
    Speaker: Charlie Baum – Media Transformation Challenge
    Speaker: Benjamin Wagner (he/him/his) – Media Transformation Challenge
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture
  • Saturday, Sep 21st
    1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Building & Maintaining A Local News Business (Afternoon Session: Repeat) (RSVP)
    Location: Grand Hall AB (LL2)
    Speaker: Sarah Gustavus Lim (she/her/hers) – LION Publishers
    Speaker: Shelly Hunter (she/her/hers) – LION Publishers
    Leadership + Strategy + Culture