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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

Assessing Opportunities: Aligning ideas with finance and capacity Waterloo 6Ashley Woods Branch • Fraser Nelson • Lillian Ruiz Meeting major donors: How to get in the room with the right people Waterloo 1Kimberly Spencer • Kimberly Griffin • Keri Mitchell Product thinking: Building new products in small newsrooms Waterloo 5Candice Fortman • Cheryl Thompson Morton • Stephen Jefferson From journalist to CEO: What we wish we'd known before running a startup Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Erin Millar • John Adams • Kara Meyberg Guzman Media law for entrepreneurs: Increasing your news organization’s sustainability by covering your legal needs Room 502Alexander Papacristou • David Bralow • Katie Townsend

9:50am CDT

Break

10:00am CDT

Successful newsletter strategy: Email products to grow loyalty and revenue Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Heidi Thompson • Irene McKisson • Kim Bode From listening to news product: Lessons from the API-REJ Listening Lab Waterloo 1Samantha Ragland • Garry Pierre-Pierre • Irene Romulo • James Washington • Michael Grant Legal Office Hours Room 502Alexander Papacristou • David Bralow • Katie Townsend Remote & distributed work: Effective workflows and structures for distributed teams Waterloo 6Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein • Paul Cheung • Rachel Glickhouse

10:50am CDT

Break

11:10am CDT

Growing advertising/sponsorships revenue: Leveling up your earned revenue strategy Waterloo 6David Yoder • Sally Waterman • Sky Barsch Combating burnout: Lightning talks to inspire new ways of working Waterloo 1Stephanie Martinelli • Candice Fortman • Emily Ristow • Gabe Schneider • Gaby Martinez-Stevenson • Kara Meyberg Guzman My first five hires: How growing news organizations expand their team Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Lila Mills • Chris Cobler • Mazin Sidahmed Legal Office Hours (Part II) Room 502David Bralow • Alexander Papacristou • Katie Townsend

12:00pm CDT

Lunch with the Knight Foundation journalism team Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom) Lunch

2:00pm CDT

Rethinking wealth, funding and equity: Aligning your values and your revenue Waterloo 6Lisa Heyamoto • Veronica Garcia • Eden Fineday • Mario Lugay Building a roadmap: How to set and track goals Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Abbey Gingras • Lizzy Hazeltine Building a support network: How leaders can combat isolation Waterloo 1Christian Monterrosa • Ben Nishimoto • Flavian DeLima • Lela Savic • Megan Raposa

2:50pm CDT

Break

3:10pm CDT

Closing Session + Happy Hour Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)