MARCH 11-12, 2027

Medill Media Summit

Dates

March 11-12, 2027

Who Will Be in the Room

Media Leaders | Top Academics |
Graduate Students

Program Cost

$695/795

Location

Chicago, IL

“Trust, Transformation, Talent”
Trust enables audience.  Transformation enables the future.  Talent enables both

“As the media landscape undergoes profound transformation, leaders
require a place to step back, think strategically and shape the future. Medill
offers that environment—uniting unmatched media expertise with a legacy of innovation and trust.”
 
Charles Whitaker, Dean,  Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

SUMMIT OVERVIEW

Facing tectonic change from audience empowerment to AI metamorphosis, tomorrow’s media executive needs to radically reconfigure his or her media perspective.

The Medill Media Summit convenes media leaders, top academics and sharp graduate students to explore trust, transformation and talent. 

At The Summit, You Will 

  • Analyze trust, transformation and talent at the crossroads of accelerating change

  • Engage findings from researchers and faculty practitioners at Medill, Northwestern’s top-ranked school for journalism, media and integrated marketing communications

  • Learn from, and with, master’s students bringing diverse, global media backgrounds and future-forward media practices

After the Summit, You’ll Have 

  • Sharper, more honest reads for richer strategy, content and revenue decisions

  • Renewed conviction—or productive discomfort—about why this work matters more than ever

  • Concrete connections, from networking conversations to research partnerships

Speakers Include

Yulia Petrosian Boyle — Chair FIPP YPG Global
Yulia Petrosian Boyle
Chair
FIPP
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Mariah Craddick
Executive Director of Product
The Atlantic
Jeremy Gilbert
Jeremy Gilbert
Associate Dean of Journalism and Knight Chair for Digital Media Strategy
Medill
Kate Radway
Kate Radway
VP, Digital Products and Experience
Revlon

SPONSORS

In association with FIPP WAN-IFRA

Pricing

Best Deal

Early Decision

$645
  • Register by February 1, 2027, for early decision pricing
  • Full-conference access includes:
  • All keynotes, conversations, and breakout groups
  • Meals/coffee
  • Thursday evening reception

Standard Rate

$745*
  • The price increases on February 2nd, 2027
  • Full-conference access includes:
  • All keynotes, conversations, and breakout groups
  • Meals/coffee
  • Thursday evening reception
  • *GROUPS OF THREE OR MORE ARE $645 EACH
Hyatt Regency Chicago

Host Hotel: The Hyatt Regency Chicago

For your convenience, the Hyatt Regency Chicago is offering a discounted rate of $209 per night, including the resort fee and taxes. It is located at 151 E. Wacker Drive, a block west of Medill’s facility.

Please reserve your room through this link to take advantage of the preferred rate.

EVENT FAQS

A concentrated collaboration between industry, academic and student leaders will enrich attendees’ ability to harness trust, transformation and talent at the crossroads of accelerating change.

The full schedule lives on the Agenda page.

The Medill Media Summit will be held on the 16th floor of Northwestern Medill’s downtown Chicago campus at 303 E. Wacker Dr. The Skyline Room will host panels and conversations, while the working newsroom/classrooms across the hall will support breakout sessions. The evening reception will switch to the 30th-floor rooftop Lighthouse.   

These environments are state-of-the-art and are wrapped in glass with panoramic views of the Chicago River, Navy Pier, and Lake Michigan. 

We offer a limited number of category-exclusive partnerships for discerning companies.

Contact Medill Media Summit organizer Abe Peck at a-peck@northwestern.edu to learn more about these opportunities. 

The Medill Media Summit will bring together senior business and content executives from across media, top industry and Medill speakers, and also top journalism and integrated marketing communications master’s students. 

The all-access pass to attend the Medill Media Summit is $795.

This provides full-conference access to all keynotes and conversations; breakout groups; meals/coffees and the evening reception.

An early-bird discount price of $635 applies to registration payments received by February 1, 2027.

For your convenience, the Hyatt Regency Chicago is offering a discounted rate of $209 per night, including the resort fee and taxes. It is located at 151 E. Wacker Drive, a block west of Medill’s facility. 

Please reserve your room through this link to take advantage of the preferred rate. 

Yes, teams of three or more can register for $645 each. 

Questions? Contact Us