Opening Session

• Rosental Calmon Alves, Professor and Knight Chair in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

• Ellen Wartella, Dean, College of Communication, University of Texas at Austin

The Status of Online Journalism in the World

Moderator: Rosental Calmon Alves, Professor and Knight Chair in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

• Marion Strecker, Co-founder & Content Director, Universo Online, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Jae Young Cha, Associate Professor, Chungnam National University, Seoul, South Korea

• Edward Ramos, General Manager, La Vanguardia Digital, Barcelona, Spain

• Melody Kokoszka, Designer/Producer, International Herald Tribune, Paris, France

The Post-Bubble World – Has profitability been achieved for the online news industry?

Moderator: Melinda Gipson, Electronic Media Director, Newspaper Association of America

• Neil Chase, Managing Editor, CBS MarketWatch.com

• Peter Krasilovsky, Partner, Borrell & Associates Inc.

• Stephen Newman, Deputy General Manager & Director of Operations, New York Times Digital

• Elaine Zinngrabe, Assistant General Manager & Executive Producer, Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Keynote Speaker: Steven Isenberg

• Steven Isenberg, Adjunct Professor Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin and Former Publisher of New York Newsday

Digital Storytelling – How far have we come in creating a new, multimedia style for online journalism?

Moderator: Nora Paul, Director, Institute for New Media Studies, University of Minnesota

• Dirck Halstead, Editor, Digital Journalist.org

• Mark Stencel, Co-managing Editor, Washingtonpost.com

• Regina McCombs, Multimedia Producer & Photographer, StarTribune.com

• Angela Clark, Director of Interactive Content, MSNBC.com

Trends & Forecasts – What is next in online journalism?

Moderator: Martha Stone, Training Director, IFRA Newsplex

• Vin Crosbie, President & Managing Partner, Digital Deliverance LLC

• Larry Sanders, General Manager, Austin American-statesman.com

• Christopher J. Feola, Vice President of Technology, Belo Interactive

• Nancy Regent, Vice President & Managing Editor, Hoovers.com