INMA World Congress
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AGENDA · NEW YORK · APRIL 25–30, 2027

THE WEEK,
STOP BY STOP

Six days in New York, timed to the minute. A Sunday wander through Manhattan. Two days inside the companies rewriting the rules. Two days on stage at The TimesCenter. One night at Capitale celebrating the year's best work — and six seminars to send you home with a plan. This is the full timetable of the 97th INMA World Congress: every departure, every platform, every stop worth making.

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● NOW BOARDING / NEIGHBOURHOOD WALK APRIL 25 / STUDY TOURS APRIL 26–27 / CONFERENCE APRIL 28–29 / AWARDS APRIL 29 / SEMINARS APRIL 30

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SUN 25 Early Service Neighbourhood Walk MON 26 Study Tours · Day 1 Red + Blue Lines TUE 27 Study Tours · Day 2 Welcome Reception WED 28 Conference · Day 1 The TimesCenter THU 29 Conference · Day 2 + Global Media Awards FRI 30 Six Seminars Branch Lines

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SUNDAY, APRIL 25

Early Service

Before the formal week begins, one easy first stop: Manhattan on foot.

1:30–4:30 p.m.

Manhattan Neighbourhood Walk

A relaxed pre-Congress icebreaker: delegates arriving early walk a storied Manhattan neighbourhood together — architecture, media landmarks, food stops — turning jet-lagged strangers into acquaintances before the formal week begins.

MONDAY, APRIL 26

Study Tours · Day 1

The week leaves the station inside New York's most consequential media and technology companies. Two routes, one destination: what to do next.

8:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

Red Study Tour RED LINE

Go inside some of New York's most interesting media, technology, and other influential companies to see what they are actually doing — the strategy, the numbers, the experiments, what worked and what didn't. Each stop is selected for what it can teach us now.

8:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

Blue Study Tour BLUE LINE

A second curated route through New York, with a different mix of companies, leaders, and perspectives shaping what comes next.

TUESDAY, APRIL 27

Study Tours · Day 2 + Welcome Reception

New routes through the New York ecosystem by day — and the 97th INMA World Congress officially boards above Rockefeller Plaza by night.

8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

Red New York Study Tour RED LINE

The Red Tour continues with a new set of company visits and conversations across New York.

8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

Blue New York Study Tour BLUE LINE

The Blue Tour continues with a different set of companies and perspectives across the New York ecosystem.

8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

INMA Board of Directors Meeting

4:00–6:30 p.m.

Conference registration

Pick up your credentials and get ready for the 97th INMA World Congress.

LOCATIONThe TimesCenter · 242 West 41st Street, New York

7:30–10:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception at the Rainbow Room

High above Manhattan, the 97th INMA World Congress begins: an evening of introductions and reconnections at the iconic Rainbow Room.

LOCATIONRainbow Room · 30 Rockefeller Plaza

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28

Media Conference · Day 1

The main line opens: a full day on stage at The TimesCenter, connecting the signals reshaping news media.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

INMA Big Apple Run

Start the first Congress day with an informal run through New York with fellow delegates.

7:30–9:00 a.m.

Registration, coffee + connections

LOCATIONThe TimesCenter · 242 West 41st Street

9:00 a.m.–5:45 p.m.

Media Conference

A full day of keynotes, interviews, case studies, and conversations exploring the convergence of what's next.

5:45–7:00 p.m.

INMA after hours reception

Continue the conversations over drinks with colleagues from around the world.

THURSDAY, APRIL 29

Media Conference · Day 2 + Global Media Awards

A second day on the main stage turns change into decisions — then the line runs downtown to Capitale for the year's best work.

6:30–7:30 a.m.

New York Sunrise Walk

An informal morning walk with fellow delegates before the second Congress day.

8:00–9:00 a.m.

Coffee & connections

LOCATIONThe TimesCenter · 242 West 41st Street

9:00 a.m.–5:15 p.m.

Media Conference

A second day of keynotes, interviews, case studies, and conversations focused on turning change into decisions.

7:00–11:00 p.m.

Global Media Awards Dinner and Ceremonies

Celebrate the world's best news media innovation at the 2027 INMA Global Media Awards — an evening recognising outstanding work, ideas, and leadership from across the global news media industry.

LOCATIONCapitale · 130 Bowery

FRIDAY, APRIL 30

Six Seminars

Branch lines: six hands-on seminars — three in the morning, three in the afternoon — to turn a week of signals into a plan.

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Registration desk

9:00–11:30 a.m.

Newsroom Innovation Seminar

How newsrooms are changing as AI, automation, new workflows, and new audience behaviours reshape journalism.

9:00–11:30 a.m.

Young Audiences Seminar

How news organisations can build meaningful relationships with the next generation of news consumers — across creators, formats, platforms, communities, and products.

9:00–11:30 a.m.

Product & Tech Seminar

A practical look at the technologies, products, AI capabilities, and organisational choices shaping the next generation of news media businesses.

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Seminars break

1:00–3:30 p.m.

Advertising Seminar

Where advertising growth is coming from next — from first-party data and high-value audiences to AI, new formats, and diversified commercial models.

1:00–3:30 p.m.

Readers First Seminar

The next chapter of reader revenue: how subscription-mature publishers are finding growth through new audiences, products, pricing, retention, and deeper relationships with their most valuable users.

1:00–3:30 p.m.

News & Platforms Seminar INVITATION ONLY

The changing relationship between publishers, AI companies, platforms, search, and distribution — and what it means for traffic, intellectual property, licensing, discovery, and the economics of journalism. This seminar is invitation only.

ALL TIMES EASTERN · PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO REFINEMENT AS THE WEEK TAKES SHAPE

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New York · April 26–30, 2027 · The TimesCenter.
Places are limited — the room is deliberately small.

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