Miami (June 20, 2025) — Under the theme “Reinventing the Future of Media,” SIPConnect 2025 will bring together over 30 experts and leaders from the Americas and Europe in Miami from July 15 to 18 to discuss the challenges and opportunities of journalism in an era defined by technological disruption and digital transformation.
Organized by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the event has become a key forum for exploring innovation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability in media, with a diverse and practical focus.
The conference is generously sponsored by Google News Initiative, Knight Foundation, Protecmedia, TV Azteca, Infobae, Telemundo, Telecom Argentina, Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM), Xalok, Hermanos Castillo, The Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at FIU, and EFE News Agency. Their support makes possible a vibrant space for learning, collaboration, and inspiration.
The full program, available on the official conference website, includes keynote speeches, strategic panels, immersive workshops, and hands-on labs with specialists in areas such as generative AI, editorial strategy, audience engagement, product development, business models, and emerging storytelling formats.
Pierre Manigault, Chairman of Evening Post Publishing, based in South Carolina, and First Vice President of IAPA, will deliver a keynote titled “Innovative Methods to Fund Journalism and Fight News Deserts.” His remarks will offer strategic insights on sustaining local journalism with models that prioritize sustainability without compromising editorial independence.
Among the featured speakers is Dale R. Anglin, Director of Press Forward, who will open the event with a talk on new funding strategies for local media. She will be joined by Daniel Coronell, President of Univision Noticias, who will speak on democracy and digitalization in the era of polarization.
Sonal Shah, CEO of The Texas Tribune, will address the need to rebuild public trust through nonprofit journalism models. Daniel Hadad, founder of Infobae, will explore the impact of artificial intelligence on journalism today, including ethical dilemmas and new storytelling challenges.
The program will also highlight content personalization and audience loyalty—especially among younger readers—with presentations by Claudio Cabrera (VP of Audience, The Athletic), Aldana Vales (Director of Audience Experience, Gannett/USA Today Network), Marta Planells (Telemundo), and Ramin Beheshti (The News Movement).
A panel on sustainability and AI will feature Jonathan Bock, coordinator of the Center for Freedom of Expression Studies at FLIP (Colombia), and Andrés D’Alessandro, Executive Director of ADEPA (Argentina). Pedro Iván Quintana, Head of the AI Unit at Organización Editorial Mexicana (OEM), will present real newsroom case studies on algorithmic transformation, alongside Gustavo Ramírez Pedrosa, Digital Editorial Director at adn40 (Mexico).
The event will also offer applied sessions led by renowned experts:
Lightning Talks on journalistic innovation will feature disruptive ideas from:
SIPConnect 2025 will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Doral, Miami, and will include dedicated networking spaces, a welcome cocktail, collaborative lunches, and meeting opportunities designed to foster partnerships among media organizations, tech platforms, startups, universities, and civil society groups.
Registration is available through this link.