Agenda
Day 1: October 22, 2025
Convention Floor Theater, Javits Center
| 10:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. | The Future of Journalism, Theater A, Booth #803 |
| 5-6:30 p.m. | Opening Reception: Nizuc, 485 10th Ave, New York, NY 10018 |
Day 2: October 23, 2025
Disney’s NYC Headquarters at 7 Hudson Square
| 8-9 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9-9:10 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks Sam Matheny, executive vice president, Technology, and chief technology officer, NAB John Clark, senior vice president, Emerging Technology, NAB |
| 9:10-9:50 a.m. | Morning Keynote: What’s Next for AI: Hype, Hope and Hard Truths Dr. Robert Blumofe, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Akamai Technologies |
| 9:50-10:25 a.m. | The Long Game: Strategic Investments for the Next Generation of Content and News Mary Ann Halford, founder and managing principal, Halford Media Advisory David Hawkins, general partner and co-founder, Highmount Capital |
| 10:25-10:45 a.m. | The Evolving Pathways of the Content Supply Chain Geoff Stedman, chief marketing officer, SDVI |
| 10:45-11 a.m. | Networking Break |
| 11-11:20 a.m. | AI Innovation in Search Genevieve Brennan, head of Global News Product Partnerships, Google |
| 11:20-11:50 a.m. | How ChatGPT and OpenAI technologies are Evolving in the Media Space Varun Shetty, head of Media Partnerships, OpenAI |
| 11:50-12:10 p.m. | Content in the Car’s Multiscreen Experience Joe D’Angelo, senior vice president of Broadcast Radio and Digital Audio, Xperi Inc. |
| 12:10-1:10 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:10-1:40 p.m. | Alexa+ | Reimagining the Future of AI Assistance and Content Engagement Emerson Sklar, chief evangelist, Amazon’s “Alexa” |
| 1:40-2 p.m. | Media Collective: Imagining a New Future for Independent Journalism Tony Varghese, senior marketing manager, beehiiv |
| 2-2:30 p.m. | Fireside Chat: The Future of Content at ABC and Disney Debra OConnell, president, ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks, The Walt Disney Company Curtis LeGeyt, president and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters |
| 2:30-2:40 p.m. | Reprogramming the Future of TV Data Heidi Steffen, chief revenue officer, TitanTV |
| 2:40-3 p.m. | AI Crawl Control: Enforce a Permission Based Approach Farooq Sheikh, global head of industries, Cloudflare |
| 3-3:45 p.m. | Reflections Alison Martin, vice president, Innovation and Strategy, NAB |
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