8:00 - 8:50am | Breakfast with the Dean: Panelists, Faculty, Students

Dr. Andrea Hickerson, Dean of the School of Journalism and New Media

Dr. Brian Smith, Chair, Department of Integrated Marketing Communications

9:00 - 9:50am | Panel 1: Showcase Your Best Self, Portfolio Workshop for Students

Larz Roberts, Director of the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center

10:00 - 10:50am | Panel 2: Navigating the Future of AI

Dr. Andrea Hickerson, Dean of the School of Journalism and New Media

Lucy Schultze, Red Window Communications

Adam Ornelas, DoorDash

11:00 - 11:50am | Break

12:00 - 1:50pm | Luncheon

2:00 - 2:50pm | Panel 3: Job Preparation

Will Hunt, Hunt Marketing

Steve Holmes, The Home Depot

Evangeline Ivy, University of Mississippi

Steve Soltis, University of Virginia

3:00 - 3:50pm | Panel 4: Leading Change with Industry Experts

Karen Freberg, University of Louisville

Joey Wagner, J Wagner Group

Chase Parham, Sports Journalist

Jasmine Phillips, Phillips Media Agency

4:00 - 4:50pm | Panel 5: Career Paths

Adam Ornelas, DoorDash

Alla Shkiler, Grayling

Adam Durfee, Bonneville Communications

Marti Powers, Boeing

5:00 - 6:00pm | Break

6:00 - 8:00pm | Influencer Cocktail Hour, Networking Dinner/Reception