Executive Program Capstone Presentations (Virtual)

​Join us for the Capstone Presentations of the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership! Be inspired by our 2022-2023 cohort as they deliver their culminating projects after a year of intensive training. Get an exclusive look at their innovative ideas and solutions that tackle the challenges of the news industry.

​Topics will include diversity in newsrooms, news products, onboarding, audience engagement, and more. Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear from media leaders about some of the biggest issues facing journalism. Featuring presentations from:

• ​Alex Mena, Managing Editor at the Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald

• ​Amber Payne, Co-Editor in Chief at The Emancipator (The Boston Globe)

• ​Ariel Zirulnick, Senior Editor for Community Engagement at KPCC/LAist

• ​Blake Stoner, Founder & CEO at Vngle

• ​Carolina Arteta Caballero, Consonante Program Director at Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP)

• ​Evi Dettl, Founder & Program Manager at Radio BUH

• ​Felicitas Carrique, Executive Director at The News Product Alliance

• ​Jin Ding, Chief of Staff at The Center for Public Integrity

• ​Laura Krantz, Subscriber Products Editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education

• ​Lucy Nicholson, Europe Editor, Pictures at Reuters

• ​Madeleine Bair, Founding Director at El Tímpano

• ​Marc Basté Alujas, Founder & Publisher at Grup Edicions de Premsa Local (GEPL)

• ​Marc Gendron, Principal Director of Digital Growth at Les coops de l’information (Le Soleil)

• ​Pankaj Mishra, Journalist & Co-Founder at FactorDaily

• ​Per Grankvist, Founder & Editor-in-Chief  at Vad Vi Vet

• ​Prabha Natarajan — Editor of WSJ Professional Products at The Wall Street Journal

• ​Rebecca Klein,  General Manager at New York Focus

• ​Rodney Gibbs — Senior Director, Strategy & Innovation at Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• ​Sipho Kings, Editorial Director at The Continent

• ​Thomas Zeller, Chief Operation Officer at Mediengruppe Oberfranken (MGO)

• ​Veronica DeVore, Head of Audience at SWI (swissinfo.ch)

• ​Walter White, Senior Vice President & Publisher at Sesh Communications/ The Cincinnati Herald

• ​Zeljka Lekic-Subasic, Ph.D., Head of Office at The Eurovision News Exchange for Southeast Europe (ERNO)