Agenda

Day 1: October 22, 2025

NAB Show New York

Convention Floor Theater, Javits Center

2-5 p.m. NAB Show Floor Programming
5-6:30 p.m. Opening Reception, Location: TBD

Day 2: October 23, 2025

The Disney Company

Disney’s NYC Headquarters at 7 Hudson Square

8 - 9 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9-9:10 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
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
9:50-10:35 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 Sean Gupta, senior vice president of Corporate Development, TEGNA David Hawkins, general partner and co-founder, Highmount Capital
10:35-10:55 a.m. The Evolving Pathways of the Content Supply Chain
Geoff Stedman, chief marketing officer, SDVI
10:55-11:15 a.m. Break
11:15-11:35 a.m. AI Innovation in Search
TBA, Google
11:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m. How ChatGPT and OpenAI technologies are Evolving in the Media Space
Varun Shetty, head of Media Partnerships, OpenAI
12:05-12:30 p.m. Content in the Car’s Multiscreen Experience
Joseph D’Angelo, senior vice president of Broadcast Radio and Digital Audio, Xperi Inc.
12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2 p.m. Lightning Presentations
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
2:30-3 p.m. AI Crawl Control: Enforce a Permission Based Approach
Farooq Sheikh, global head of industries, Cloudflare
3-3:30 p.m. The Creator Economy: The Changing Face of Content Creation
3:30-4:30 p.m. Wrap-up and Reflections