Media Summit SF

2026 Speakers

Jeff Bercovici

The Wall Street Journal

Deputy Tech & Media Editor

Berber Jin

The Wall Street Journal

Tech Reporter

Sam Michelson

Five Blocks

Founder & CEO

Aaron Zamost

Background Partners

Founder

Kevin White

Scrunch

Head of Marketing

Anissa Gardizy

The Information

Reporter

Marina Temkin

TechCrunch

Senior Reporter

Josh Constine

SignalFire

Venture Partner

Kia Kokalitcheva

Venture Capital News, PitchBook

Senior Editor

Brad Stone

Bloomberg Businessweek

Editor

Stephanie Mehta

Mansueto Ventures

CEO

Griffin Gaffney

The San Francisco Standard

CEO

Deepa Seetharaman

Reuters

Tech Correspondent

Anna Tong

Forbes

AI Reporter

Rocket Drew

The Information

AI Reporter

Lauren Goode

WIRED

Senior Correspondent

Jasmine Sun

Jasmi.news

Founder & Writer

Deirdre Bosa

CNBC

Anchor & Correspondent

Natasha Mascarenhas

Bloomberg News

Reporter

Harry McCracken

Fast Company

Global Technology Editor

Schedule

11:30A-12:00P

Check-in & Networking

12:00-12:45P

Lunch & Networking

12:45-12:55P

Opening Remarks with Haymaker Group Founder J.J. Colao

12:55-1:15P

Building a Media Brand on Substack
• Jasmine Sun, jasmi.news
• Bertrand Seguin, App Economy Insights
• Moderated by J.J. Colao

1:15-1:35P

Fireside Conversation with Griffin Gaffney, CEO of The San Francisco Standard

1:35-1:50P

Fireside Conversation with Deirdre Bosa, Anchor of TechCheck at CNBC

1:50-2:25P

Break + Networking

2:30-2:50P

Big Tech Reporting
• Lauren Goode, WIRED
• Jeff Bercovici, The Wall Street Journal
• Harry McCracken, Fast Company
• Moderated by Aaron Zamost, Background Partners

2:50-3:10P

Your Company's Story Is Now Written by AI
• Allison Braley, Bain Capital Ventures
• Sean Garrett, Affirm
• Terra Carmichael, Lyft
• Moderated by Sam Michelson, Five Blocks

3:10-3:55P

Break + Networking

3:55-4:15P

AI Reporting
• Berber Jin, The Wall Street Journal
• Deepa Seetharaman, Reuters
• Rocket Drew, The Information
• Moderated by Kevin White, Scrunch

4:15-4:35P

AI Infrastructure Reporting
• Anissa Gardizy, The Information
• Max Cherney, Reuters
• Tripp Mickle, The New York Times
• Moderated by Alex Kantrowitz, Big Technology

4:35-4:55P

Fireside Conversation with Stephanie Mehta, CEO of Mansueto Ventures
In conversation with J.J. Colao

4:55-5:15P

Break + Networking

5:15-5:35P

Venture Reporting
• Kia Kokalitcheva, Pitchbook
• Natasha Mascarenhas, Bloomberg
• Marina Temkin, TechCrunch
• Moderated by Josh Constine, SignalFire

5:35-5:55P

Fireside Conversation with Brad Stone, Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek
In conversation with J.J. Colao

5:55-7:00P

Happy Hour

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