2019 National Press Club Communicators' Summit
Oct 31 2019
WHEN:
Oct 31, 2019 at 8:00am
WHERE:
Ballroom
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Professional Development
Registration/tickets required
National Press Club Communicators’ Summit 2019 Explores:
- The Future of News
- Communicating with Journalists
- The Science Behind Better Communicating
- Legal Issues Facing Practitioners
On Thursday, October 31, the National Press Club will host its annual Communicators’ Summit in the National Press Club, Ballroom – located at 529 14th Street, NW – 13th floor. This year’s program will offer tactics for effectively navigating the ever-evolving communications landscape. Speakers and panels will tackle privacy and legal issues facing communicators and will present research and case studies on the science (and fiction!) of effective communication. A panel of Washington-based journalists will open up on the challenges of covering and reporting news and how communicators fit into the equation AND Mike McCurry, White House press secretary under President Bill Clinton, will share his insights and experience on crisis communications.
Morning Speaker
8:35-9:30 a.m. – "Legally Speaking" – Richard Levick. What are the implications for communicators when legal issues affecting the industry are in flux or evolving? How do we protect ourselves and do great work for our clients or organizations – when communication, technology and legal issues intersect? Will explore: privacy issues, Social Media, Fake News, GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
Session 1
9:45-11 a.m. – Panel: The Science Behind Effective Communication - Two academics and two PR/communicator professional to talk about the science behind effective communications -- in theory and in practice.
Panelists:
- Dr. Ed Maibach – Professor/Communication Scientist at George Mason University
- Josh Wright – Executive Dir. for Ideas42
- Felicia Joy – SVP & Behavioral Science Lead, Edelman and Founder, C-School
- Dr. Sweta Chakraborty – Millennium Leadership Fellow at The Atlantic Council
Session 2
11:15 AM - 12:30 p.m. – Town Hall: Communicators and Journalists: "The Road Ahead" - This session will be a moderated panel of journalists across various news organizations and mediums. Questions will be taken from attendees, in advance via registration page and submitted during the discussion. The moderator will review and ask all questions of panelists in order to give balance to the session.
Panelists:
- Jessica Estepa, Campaign Editor, CNN
- Lisa Matthews – Assignment Manager, AP Television
- Ben Terris – Staff Writer, The Washington Post
- Kate Nocera – DC Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed
- Jon Decker – White House Reporter, Fox News
- Sonya Gavankar – Director of Public Relations, The Newseum (Moderator)
12:30-1:00 p.m. – Break for Lunch Setup
Luncheon Speaker
1:00-2:30 p.m. – Mike McCurry, White House press secretary under President Bill Clinton, will share his insights and experience on crisis communications