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Axios has taken a strong stance on its belief that AI will fundamentally change what media is with Axios founder, Jim VandeHei saying it's the "most difficult moment for media in our lifetime."

In this fireside discussion, Allison Murphy will chat about what that means for Axios, how it is preparing, the decisions the team is making, and, ultimately, how it grows from here. 

A discussion with two founders of media startups:

• Becca Sherman is the co-founder & COO of Workweek, which is a growing collective of industry experts in healthcare, HR, marketing, and more. 
• Eric Newcomer is the founder of Newcomer, a media company about the startup and venture capital industry. 

Once media companies get over their fear that AI is going to put them out of business, they realize that the technology can be incredibly useful both within the organization and for the audience. We'll chat with Dan Shipper, co-founder & CEO of Every, and Vijay Nathan, SVP of Product at Apartment Therapy Media, to hear more about how these two are using AI at their publications. 

With retail media on the rise and platforms acquiring more marketshare, how can publishers compete? Rachel Oppenheim, CRO at Semafor, and Imogen Bradbury, CRO at Industry Dive, will discuss what they are hearing from marketers and offer tips on how publishers can serve their clients more effectively. 

Clayton Collins, Founder & CEO of HW Media, led a private equity buyout of HousingWire in 2016. Since then, it has grown and morphed into a multi-brand housing-related b2b media company with multiple events, a research offering, and much more. In this fireside chat, we'll dig into its growth and where the brand is headed. 

Events have coming roaring back post pandemic. Join two exceptional events operators, Matt Middleton, founder & CEO of Future Proof, and Scarlett Sieber, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at Money20/20 as we dig into what's working with events, how are audience behaviors evolving, what are sponsors looking for, and so much more. 

Adam Shaw, Global Managing Director, Corporate Finance, will walk us through the key findings from the 2024 Media Acquisition Report. 

We'll follow up the media acquisition report with a discussion about how the M&A markets look through the lens of three smart participants:

• Paul Miller, CEO of Questex, a media & events company
• Robert Gray, Operating Partner at EagleTree, a private equity fund that owns ALM, Arc, The Channel Co, and Northstar Travel
• Daniel Pitchford, CEO of Collingwood, a media business scale up advisory and M&A house

Nicholas Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic. When he took over three years ago, the business was losing $20 million a year. Now it's profitable. In this discussion, we'll dig into how the team turned things around at The Atlantic as well as where he sees the business going from here, the recent deal The Atlantic signed with OpenAI, and much more.