Agenda

May 2, 2025

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8:30am–9:45am: 🤝 Networking Breakfast / Coffee & Pastries

9:45am–9:50am: 👋 Opening Remarks by Ryan Sager, Co-Founder of

Who Sponsors Stuff & The Newsletter Conference

9:50am–9:55am: 🎙 Master of Ceremonies Welcome by Dan Oshinsky, Founder, Inbox Collective (and conference MC)

9:55am–10:15am: 🔑 Keynote Address: Content-Market Fit Is Your Only Moat: How to earn loyalty, beat churn, and win the inbox in the age of AI by Adam Ryan, Founder & CEO, Workweek

10:15am–10:45am: 💸 Panel: How To Harness Data for the Newsletter-First Future, presented by Ezoic

Moderator: Dan Oshinsky

Panelists...

Dwayne Lafleur, CEO & Founder, Ezoic

Sean Griffey, Co-Founder, Industry Dive

10:45am–11:15am: ⏮ Growth in Reverse LIVE: Chenell Basilio, founder of Growth in Reverse, tells the growth story of Jaspreet Singh, Founder & CEO of Briefs Media

11:15am–11:30am: 📈 Presentation: Trends to Watch in Newsletters with Dan Oshinsky

11:30am–1:30pm: Lunch & visit the booths!

1:30pm–2:00pm: 🥊 Celebrity Grudge Match: Adam Ryan interviews Jacob Cohen Donnelly, Founder of A Media Operator

2:00pm–2:30pm: 🔥 Fireside Chat on Media's New Era of Owned Audiences: Janice Min, CEO & Founder of The Ankler, in conversation with Ben Smith, Editor In Chief of Semafor

2:30pm–3:00pm: 💪 Panel: The Secrets of Successful Independent Newsletter Businesses
Moderator: Kinsey Grant Baker, Co-Founder & Head of Content, Smooth Media
Panelists...

Tara Palmeri, Author, The Red Letter

Isaac Saul, Founder, Tangle News

Michael Rothman, President, The Dispatch

3:00pm–3:30pm: Afternoon Break & Booth Time

3:30pm–3:50pm: 🙋‍♀️ Question Time: Your Growth Questions Answered

Moderator: Dan Oshinsky

Panelists...

Manny Reyes, Founder & CEO, Boletin Growth

Aine Stapleton, Director of Audience Development, Semafor

Louis Nicholls, Co-Founder, SparkLoop

Nathan Barry, Founder & CEO, Kit

3:50pm–4:20pm: 📍 Panel: Making Local News Profitable

Moderator: Elana Zak, Senior Newsletter Content Strategist, SoFi

Panelists...

Ryan Heafy, Co-Founder & COO, 6AM City

Jennifer Tripucka, Founder, The Local Girl Media Group

Akoto Ofori-Atta, Co-Founder and Chief Audience Officer, Capital B

4:20pm–4:50pm: 🚀 Panel: Beyond the Inbox: Lessons from Newsletter Publishers Driving Revenue Outside of Email

Moderator: Brad Wolverton, Publisher, Newsletter Examples

Panelists...

Boye Akolade, Co-Founder & President, The Future Party

Kate Lee, Editor in Chief & General Manager, Every Inc.

Rob Lutin, Senior Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Operations, Morning Brew Inc.

4:50pm–5:00pm: Concluding remarks: Dan Oshinsky, Ryan Sager & Jesse Watkins

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