Sept 3-5, 2025 Hall Park Hotel, Dallas, TX
FEATURED EVENT TOPICS:
- NEW! Interactive Executive Power Learning Sessions
- Why and How to Create an AI Policy for Your Media Company
- Industry Deep-Dive: Revenue Trends You Need to Know NOW
- Why You Need to Open A Digital Agency Today
- The Recruitment Report: What the Future Holds for Media Hiring
- Game-Changing CEO Business Hacks!
And so much more... see below.
Wednesday- Sept 3, 2025:
Noon-4:00pm: Show Office and Registration Open – collect your badge, pick up your Summit bag, and get details on the Welcome Reception. Show is located near the Artisan Ballroom.
4:30pm-6:00pm: Welcome Reception and Speed Publishing Networking Event – SPONSORED BY PUBLICATION PRINTERS!
The Summit starts NOW with high-level executive networking and introductions! Grab a drink and meet your fellow attendees in Speed Publishing, a Niche event favorite led by Niche Events Owner Ryan Dohrn and Dave Sanchez from Publication Printers. This reception will give you quick peer intros and set you up for a successful Summit!
6:00pm: Group Dinners or dinner on your own. Sponsors put together groups to take you to dinner!
8:00pm-11:00pm: Join your fellow Publishing friends at the Lounge on-site for music and local brews.
Thursday- September 4, 2025:
8:00am-4:00pm: Show Office and Registration Open
8:00am-9:00am: Hot Breakfast / Morning Coffee Roundtables. Artisan Ballroom. Kick start your Summit with colleagues over breakfast and coffee.
9:00am – 9:15am: Opening Ceremonies Artisan Ballroom
9:15am-10:00am: Publishers Power Panel, Artisan Ballroom: Over 200 years of publishing experience on stage as Ryan Dohrn asks the tough questions to this panel about lessons learned and the future of publishing.
10am – 10:30am: Coffee Break – Continue conversations and meet with attending sponsors for ideas and solutions chats.
10:30am-12pm – 3 Roundtable Sessions: Q&A and discussion with your peers within your market and job functions. Location: Galleries A,B,C.
Roundtable #1: B2B PUBLISHERS: Moderated by Nancy O’Brien, Aviation International News. Topics include: paid content, AI impact on Publishers, hiring/firing, finding salespeople, building an editorial board, new revenue ideas, and more. (Pro moderator will guide the actual topic selection and discussion.)
Roundtable #2: CONSUMER PUBLISHERS: Moderated by Brandon Foreman, Family Resources Group. Topics include: AI impact on Publishers, Google’s new search release, paid content, hiring/firing, finding salespeople, launching ancillary products, new revenue ideas, and more. (Pro moderator will guide the actual topic selection and discussion.)
Roundtable #3: SALES MANAGEMENT: Moderated by Jennifer Laws, HW Media. Topics include: AI impact on sales, sales comp plans, hiring/firing, finding salespeople, building an advertiser advisory board, new ad revenue ideas, and more. (Pro moderator will guide the actual topic selection and discussion.)
Lunch and Power Keynote: SPONSORED BY mediaOS. Artisan Ballroom
12pm-12:30pm: Lunch
12:30pm-1:30pm: KEYNOTE: 12 Business Hacks That Every Media Leader Needs to Know and Use – Mike Dragosovich, CEO, Spotlight Media
1:30pm-2pm: Coffee Break – Continue conversations and meet with attending sponsors for ideas and solutions chats.
2pm-4:00pm – Roundtable Sessions continue. Location: Galleries A,B,C.
Roundtable #1: B2B PUBLISHERS continue…
Roundtable #2: CONSUMER PUBLISHERS continue…
Roundtable #3: SALES MANAGEMENT continue…
4:00pm-4:30pm: Quick break to check email and freshen up for the networking event!
4:30pm-6:00pm: Networking Event – On-site at hotel on The Terrace – NFL Football Kick-Off Night! SPONSORED BY MIKE & KEVIN FROM 032 OUTSOURCING.
6:00pm: Dinner on your own, with new CEO friends, or ask a sponsor to take you to dinner!
8:00pm-11:00pm: Join your fellow Publishing friends at the Lounge on-site for music and local brews.
Friday, September 5, 2025:
8:00am-2:00pm: Show Office Open
8:00am-9:00am: Hot Breakfast / Morning Coffee Roundtables. Pick up on yesterday’s conversations or dive into a new topic table with your colleagues.
9am – Noon: Artisan Ballroom. Interactive Executive Learning POWER Sessions: 4 experts, one room, live Q&A, bring your laptops for tactical and practical ideas you can run with right away!
Topic #1: 9am – 9:45am : The Importance of Creating an AI Policy for Your Media Company : David Arkin, CEO Arkin Consulting
Topic #2: 9:45am -10:30am : Revenue Trends You Need to Know NOW : Paul Sammon and Allison Duncan, All in One Insights
Topic #3: 10:30am – 11:15am : The Recruitment Report, Hiring Trends Important to Media Companies : Robert Hawthorne, Founder, Hawthorne Search.
Topic #4: 11:15am – Noon : Why Every Media Company Should Open A Digital Agency : Graham Kilshaw, CEO, Letrix
Noon – 12:15pm: Event wrap-up with Ryan Dohrn. SEE YOU IN 2026 at the Ritz in New Orleans!
The above schedule, topics, and speakers are subject to change.