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INSS 2022

Welcome to the 2022 Independent News Sustainability Summit, hosted by LION Publishers, News Revenue Hub and RevLab at The Texas Tribune.

Learn more about the Summit.

Thank you to Knight Foundation for being our presenting sponsor, and to The Lenfest Institute and Google News Initiative for supporting this conference.

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7:00am CDT

Breakfast Registration Waterloo 2 (Registration/Info Table)

9:00am CDT

Know your audiences: Who is actually reading your work? Waterloo 5Erin Millar • Ned Berke Innovating after a decade: Building experimentation culture at mature newsrooms Waterloo 1Angie Mock • Bill Macfadyen • Tracey Taylor • Mary Walter Brown Leading a turnaround: How reimagination can lead to sustainability Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Cierra Hinton • Lisa Snowden-McCray • Tim Griggs

9:50am CDT

Break

10:00am CDT

Launching advertising/sponsorships: Strategies and infrastructure to set up successful selling Waterloo 6Fernando Soto • Irene McKisson • Megan Raposa Partnerships for mutual success: Find new audiences and revenue Waterloo 5Jonathan Kealing • Alana Rocha • Gabe Schneider • Joseph Lichterman • Rachel Glickhouse Effecting institutional changes: Moving past inertia to major transformation Waterloo 1Chris Murphy • Josie Hollingsworth • Lauren Gustus • Paul Cheung Road to sustainability: Successes and mistakes from three news founders Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Jim Friedlich • Sarah Alvarez • Richard Tofel Legal Office Hours Room 502Alexander Papacristou • David Bralow • Katie Townsend

10:50am CDT

Break

11:10am CDT

Keynote: Reimagining our newsrooms: Why sustainable newsroom culture matters Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Angilee Shah • Sisi Wei

12:00pm CDT

Lunch

2:00pm CDT

Funding sustainable news: How leading funders evaluate journalism projects Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Jim Brady • Jim Friedlich • Lolly Bowean • Michelle Srbinovich • Rhiannon Collette Optimizing the audience funnel: Teamwork and workflows for the user journey Waterloo 1Kathryn Juricic • Kristin Tessman • Lauchlin Fields Growing pains: Operational solutions for each stage of growth Waterloo 6Soraya Membreno • Lisa Heyamoto Legal Office Hours Room 502Alexander Papacristou • David Bralow • Katie Townsend

2:50pm CDT

Break

3:10pm CDT

Breakouts with revenue all-stars: Advice from leading fundraisers in journalism Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Penny Riordan • Annie McCain Madonia • April Brumley Hinkle • Christina Shih • Terry Quinn Turbocharging reader revenue: Helpful strategies for growing membership Waterloo 1Amber DeLind • Ben Nishimoto • Kyle Constable • Abbey Gingras Building for community: Lessons from orgs working in underserved communities Waterloo 5Arjuna Soriano • Fernando Soto • Sonam Vashi The sophomore years: Overcoming challenges to achieve startup success Waterloo 6Mary Taylor • Mukhtar Ibrahim • Richard Kim • Evan Mackinder

5:30pm CDT

LION Awards Happy Hour Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)

7:00pm CDT

LION Awards Ceremony + Dinner Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)