daily framework

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
Pre-Event Badge Pick-Up
 
 
 
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM
 
Breakfast and Registration
 
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
 
Featured Conversation with Dhar Mann Studios
1st Floor - Main Stage
Sean Atkins Dhar Mann
 
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
 
Leading the New Rules of Discovery: Inside Free People’s Triple-Digit Social Growth
1st Floor - Main Stage
Ryan Sasaki
 
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
 
Featured Session with Snapchat’s Sidharth Malhotra
1st Floor - Main Stage
 
 
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM
 
Featured Presentation with Viral Nation’s CEO Joe Gagliese
1st Floor - Main Stage
Joe Gagliese
 
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM
 
Wellness Is Out. Coping Is In. How Brita Became a Gen Z Survival Tool
1st Floor - Main Stage
Rita Gorenberg Rob Lenois Lia Haberman
 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
 
Lunch and Community Hours
 
 
 
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM
 
How AI Is Reshaping Social
4th Floor
Danica Calderhead Mabel Martinez
 
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
 
Featured Conversation with Brandwatch
5th Floor
 
 
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
 
Featured Presentation with Sprout Social
4th Floor
 
 
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
 
From Cultural Moments to Cultural Commitment
1st Floor - Main Stage
NeAndre Broussard
 
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
 
Featured Conversation with Lisa Filipelli, Executive Producer, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
1st Floor - Main Stage
Lisa Filipelli
 
3:45 PM - 4:55 PM
 
Main Stage Programming
 
 
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 
Social Media Week Reception
 
 
 
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM
 
Breakfast and Registration
 
 
 
9:30 AM - 9:55 AM
 
Featured Conversation with creator Kareem Rahma (Subway Takes / Keep the Meter Running) and Underscore Talent
1st Floor - Main Stage
 
 
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
 
Mastering Crisis Communication in the Social Media Era
1st Floor - Main Stage
Molly McPherson
 
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM
 
Fastvertising for the Social Age: How AI Is Democratizing Creative Speed
1st Floor - Main Stage
Fraser Woollard
 
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
 
The New Power of Late Night Voices in a Short-Form World
1st Floor - Main Stage
Jocelyn Conn Ramin Hedayati Josh Johnson Jordan Klepper Grace Kuhlenschmidt
 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
 
Lunch and Community Hours
 
 
 
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM
 
The Real State of Social Media in 2026
4th Floor
Anniston Ward
 
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
 
Featured Conversation with Emma Grede
1st Floor - Main Stage
Emma Grede
 
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
 
Content With Conviction: Nonprofits Navigating the Digital Landscape
1st Floor - Main Stage
Michael Olson Allison Rhone Matt Schoch
 
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM
 
The Modern Newsroom: Built for a World That Never Pauses
1st Floor - Main Stage
Jessica Yellin
 
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 
Social Media Week Reception
 
 
 
8:30 AM - 9:25 AM
 
Breakfast and Registration
 
 
 
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
 
Trending for Office: Social Media’s Role in Shaping Leaders
1st Floor - Main Stage
 
 
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
 
Featured Conversation with Inmar
1st Floor - Main Stage
 
 
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM
 
Around the World in 80 Frames: How Travel Brands Show Up on Social
1st Floor - Main Stage
Nicolle Lopez Emily Snyder
 
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
 
Lunch and Community Hours
 
 
 
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
 
Did You Reddit It? Community as the Most Powerful Signal in Media
1st Floor - Main Stage
Rob Gaige
 
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
 
Enterprise Brand, Feed Friendly, Seeking Engagement
1st Floor - Main Stage
Ty Heath Suzanne Lindbergh
 
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
 
Belonging Isn’t a Media Strategy
1st Floor - Main Stage
Jackie G Alejandra Salazar
 
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
 
Lights, Camera, Content: Crafting Social Moments with Talent
1st Floor - Main Stage
 
 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
 
Social Media Week Reception