All sessions to be held at the Salamander Washington, D.C. Hotel
1330 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20024
(except for February 26 events on Capitol Hill)
The Summit is open to APTS members and press with valid credentials.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Registration for the 2025 Public Media Summit – Grand Ballroom Foyer
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
APTS/APTS Action, Inc. Board Meetings – Phillips Room
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Community (Lay) Leaders Session – Gallery A (Closed to Press)
How to Have Effective Capitol Hill Meetings
- Will Glasscock, Legislative and Policy Consultant, America's Public Television Stations
- Colleen Florio, Director, Government Relations, America’s Public Television Stations
11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Exhibition Hall Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Welcome Luncheon and Presidential Address – Grand Ballroom
Welcome to the 2025 Public Media Summit
Franz Joachim, General Manager and CEO, New Mexico PBS; Board Chair, America's Public Television Stations
Recognition of Summit Sponsors
Tela Hansom-Pitt, Senior Director, Membership, Administration and Events, America's Public Television Stations
President's Annual Address
Kate Riley, President and CEO, America's Public Television Stations
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Break – Grand Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by Foster Garvey
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
General Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
Presentation of the 2025 Pillar of Public Service Award
Presented by Anthony Hayes, President and CEO, WMHT; Board Member, America’s Public Television Stations
To Larry D. Unger, President and CEO, Maryland Public Television
Effectively Communicating Our Value
- Kate Riley, President and CEO, America’s Public Television Stations
- Sophie McCarthy, Partner, Avoq
- Natalie Farr Harrison, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Avoq
- Jennifer Kieley, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, America’s Public Television Stations
- Colleen Florio, Director, Government Relations, America’s Public Television Stations
APTS Leadership Council Update
- Will Glasscock, Legislative and Policy Consultant, America’s Public Television Stations
Protect My Public Media Update
- Cait Beroza, Director, Digital Advocacy, America’s Public Television Stations
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Meet and Greet Exhibitors & Break – Grand Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by the following Law Firms:
Gray Miller Persh
Lerman Senter
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Legislative Session - Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
APTS Federal and State Consultants
Remarks by Kate Riley, President and CEO, America’s Public Television Stations
- Jennifer LaTourette, President and Chief Operating Officer, Van Scoyoc Associates
- Larissa Martin, Partner, 50 State
- Jennifer Kieley, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, America’s Public Television Stations
- Will Glasscock, Legislative and Policy Consultant, America’s Public Television Stations
APTS Legislative Staff
- Jennifer Kieley, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, America’s Public Television Stations
- Colleen Florio, Director, Government Relations, America’s Public Television Stations
NHK Presentation
- Jay Campbell, President, CAV International, representing NHK WORLD-JAPAN in the USA
- Naoki Yoshikawa, Deputy Managing Director of NHK WORLD
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception – Grand Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by NHK WORLD-JAPAN
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
Sponsored by PBS
Join Paula Kerger, President and CEO of PBS, for dinner and a spotlight on the value of PBS KIDS’s newest series, Carl the Collector. The evening will feature a conversation with PBS KIDS SVP and General Manager, Sara DeWitt, and Carl the Collector Series Creator, Zachariah OHora.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Morning
Breakfast on Your Own
8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Registration for the 2025 Public Media Summit – Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibition Hall Open – Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Coffee and Tea with Exhibitors – Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
General Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
Working Together to be Successful
- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO, CPB
- Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS
- Katherine Maher, President and CEO, NPR
- Kate Riley, President and CEO, APTS
Moderated by Adrienne Fairwell, President and CEO, SCETV; Board Member, America’s Public Television Stations
10:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
General Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
A Changing FCC and Regulatory Issues Impacting Public Media
- Jonathan Cohen, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer
- Brad Deutsch, Office Managing Director and Principal, Foster Garvey
- Kathleen Kirby, Partner, Wiley Law
- Meg Miller, Partner, Gray Miller Persh
- Michael O’Rielly, President, MPORielly Consulting Inc.
Moderated by Michelle Shanahan, General Counsel, America’s Public Television Stations
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Break – Grand Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by the following Law Firms:
Wiley Law
Wilkinson Barker Knauer
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Session – Grand Ballroom (Closed to Press)
Sponsored by CPB
Join the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s President and CEO Patricia Harrison and SVP of Educational Media and Learning Experiences Debra Sanchez for a conversation exploring the essential role locally owned and operated public television and radio stations play in strengthening the civic health of our nation. The program will feature special guests Don Baer, member of the PBS Foundation Board of Directors, Lucia Knell, Vice President of Upworthy and co-author of Good People: Stories from the Best of Humanity, PBS SoCal’s President and CEO Andy Russell and Chief Content Officer Tamara Gould, and Ed Ulman, President and CEO of Alaska Public Media.
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
General Session – Grand Ballroom
Presentation of the 2025 David J. Brugger Community Leader Award
Presented by Leo Brooks, Jr., Board Member, America’s Public Television Stations
To Garrett King, Board President, Friends of OETA, Inc.
Public Media's Essential Public Safety Mission
Remarks by Michelle Shanahan, General Counsel, America’s Public Television Stations
- Craig Fugate, Former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Board Member, America’s Public Television Stations
- Dana Golub, VP of Strategic Infrastructure Initiatives, PBS
- Julie Schmidt, Senior Director, External Affairs, KET
- Amanda Mountain, President and CEO, Rocky Mountain PBS
Moderated by C.C Copeland, President and CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting; Board Member, America's Public Television Stations
APTS/APTS Action, Inc. Annual Membership Meetings
- Franz Joachim, General Manager and CEO, New Mexico PBS; Outgoing Board Chair, America’s Public Television Stations
- Dolores Fernandez Alonso, President and CEO, South Florida PBS; Incoming Board Chair, America’s Public Television Stations
Grant Center for Public Media Presentation
- Emil Mara, Vice President, Finance, Administration and Membership, America's Public Television Stations
- Meegan White, Director, The Grant Center for Public Media
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Community (Lay) Leaders Session - Gallery A (Closed to Press)
Making the Case for Public Media in Your Local Community
- Will Glasscock, Legislative and Policy Consultant, America’s Public Television Stations
- Cait Beroza, Director, Digital Advocacy, America’s Public Television Stations
Station Staff Session - Gallery B/C (Closed to Press)
Sustaining Advocacy Throughout the Year
- Jennifer Kieley, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs, America’s Public Television Stations
- Colleen Florio, Director, Government Relations, America’s Public Television Stations
- Cait Beroza, Director, Digital Advocacy, America’s Public Television Stations
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Break and Prize Drawing – Grand Ballroom Foyer
Sponsored by Sesame Workshop
Evening
Dinner on Your Own
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
7:30 a.m.
Bus Loading/Transportation to Capitol Hill Breakfast
Sponsored by Penn Hill Group
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Breakfast Program - Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave SE, Room L J 119 , Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by WETA
Welcome by Kate Riley, President and CEO, America’s Public Television Stations
Remarks by Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and CEO, WETA
Presentation of the 2025 Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Presentation of the 2025 Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
Presentation of the 2025 Patrick Butler National Advocacy Award to Becky Magura, President and CEO of Nashville PBS
Remarks by Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV), Public Broadcasting Caucus Co-Chair
All Day
Capitol Hill Day