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Join us for the inaugural Medill Media Summit on March 11–12, 2027,  at our downtown Chicago campus for a two-day convening of media leaders, top academics and graduate students to explore transformation and automation, trust 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

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For more information, contact Abe Peck, Director of Business-to-Business Communication at a-peck@northwestern.edu