The Media Product Forum

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Publishing is undergoing a major transformation. As business models adapt to leaner, audience-centric approaches, organizations are refocusing on building top-tier products that drive engagement and loyalty.

At the 2025 Media Product Forum, we’ll bring together the brightest product leaders from leading media companies to discuss how they’re realigning their strategies to meet the demands of this new landscape.

Event Details

When: Wednesday, May 7th | 12:00 PM onwards
Where: Current (Pier 59, Chelsea Piers, New York)

Agenda

Main stage programming hosted by Brian Morrissey, Founder, The Rebooting.

12:00 PM: Welcome Reception & Lunch
1:30 – 4:30 PM: Programming and Roundtable Discussions
- Keynote – View From the Top: Neil Vogel, CEO of Dotdash Meredith, will sit down for fireside chat about how they are retooling their business to be more resilient and positioned for growth.
- The Product-Centric Publisher: Daniel Hallac, CGO of The Free Press, Anne Marie O’Keefe, COO of Inc. & Fast Company, and Bharat Krish, CPO of Newsweek, will discuss what it means to embrace a product-centric mindset in media, and how it’s reshaping strategy, structure, and collaboration across their organizations.
- How to Win at AI: Bridget Williams, CPO of Hearst, and Brian Alvey, CTO of WordPress VIP, will discuss how they are moving beyond playing defense to implement AI tools and processes that drive efficiencies and support product-focused strategies.
- Peer-to-Peer Roundtable Discussions – Topics include:
  - Building in the Efficiency Era: Optimizing Teams and Tools
  - AI That Works: Practical Use Cases for Media Product Teams
  - Owning the Audience: Email, Personalization and Loyalty Loops
  - The New Growth Engine: Data-Driven Decisions and Modern Metrics
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking Reception – Cocktails & Bites