Program

News organizations have finally embraced the value of storycentric approaches to their operations, but the impediments to implementation are many. Intrepid technology and news leaders taking a lead on storycentricity share the technical, cultural and viewer-facing dynamics they are contending with on their path to a new news paradigm.

Speakers:
Marc Lefebvre, Executive Director, Media Operations, CBC Dalet Installation

Jenna Shapiro, Senior Director of Program Management & Communications, Spectrum News (Fonn Installation)

Ernie Ensign, AVP, News Technology & Operations, Sinclair

Aaron Nuytemans, CRO, Cuez

Marcy Lefkovitz, TVNewsCheck Columnist and Consultant (moderator)

Speaker:
Ross Dagan, EVP and Head of News Operations and Transformation, CBS News and Stations

Leaders from news organizations, OEMs, measurement companies and analysts unpack the most critical questions facing news streamers today: How can more granular and timely audience data be surfaced to improve programming on AVOD and FAST? How can antiquated EPGs be streamlined to immediately reflect breaking news and promote shows? Can an improved product enable more direct premium inventory sales?

Speakers:
Emily Stone, VP of Digital Content and LiveNOW, Fox Television Stations

News video’s imaginative vanguard take the stage to showcase their most compelling efforts to excite and re-engage disaggregated audiences. Where is vertical video playing an increasingly important role? How can day-turn stories and breaking news find a fresh, stickier narrative structure? How can authentic reportorial voices and established news brands find equally beneficial footing?

Speakers:
S.P. Sullivan, NJ.com, Senior Reporter, NJ Advance Media

Susan Hogan, Investigative Consumer Reporter, WRC

Newsroom adoption of AI is proliferating. How do tech-forward journalists, editors and producers harness its emerging capabilities to amplify their reporting capacities, streamline their workflows and produce more compelling stories to meet relentless multiplatform demand? How will newsroom positions be changed to reflect AI’s expanded roles?

Speakers:
Aimee Rinehart, Founder, Frontier Collective (moderator)

AI newsroom solutions to date have been targeted to single tasks and outcomes, but operations leaders are looking toward its more comprehensive and interoperable use. How can vendors and news organizations collaborate to build a more holistic role for AI across the enterprise, agentically working with tasks from assignment generation to ingest, edit, multiplatform distribution and live production? How can leaders reframe organizational culture to accommodate and embrace AI’s presence?

Speakers:
Kurt Rao, CTO, Digital Products Officer, Tegna

Arlyn Gajilan, Global Editor, AI Development and Integration, Reuters

Nora Zimmett, President of News and Original Series, The Weather Channel

Tim Day, SVP, Broadcast Transformation, Qvest

Speakers:

Tim Heller, AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, Weather
Communications Coach, and developer of the HellerWeather AI Too, Heller Weather,

Jon Accarrino, Founder, Ordo Digital (moderator)

Vertical video is an inextricable part of viewers’ lives and news videos producers across all media need to master it. Who is pioneering the best vertical work in terms of storytelling, videography and editing? What are the most essential tools they’re using? How can well made vertical video be successful across different devices without laborious reversioning?

Speakers:
Brian Ring, moderator

Sari Zeidler, VP, Audience Development, NBCUniversal Local

This workshop-structured discussion engages the most pressing issues facing newsrooms today: How can disinformation/misinformation be quickly identified and contained? Is DIY replacing SaaS? How to monetize the news in an omnimedia world?

Speakers:
Joe Addalia, Hearst Television

Mike Palmer, AVP, Advanced Technology and Media Management, Sinclair

Sean McLaughlin, VP and GM, KPRC and News Strategy, Graham Media Group