Big Voices in Media and Marketing to Headline Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit
The Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit returns October 9 to Arlington, VA, bringing together more than 500 professionals for a full day of learning, networking and industry insight.
Confirmed speakers include a lineup that blends political heavyweights, media insiders, brand leaders, and innovators: Chuck Todd, former moderator of Meet the Press; Axios correspondents Sara Fischer and Paige Hopkins; Hilton’s Sara Gallant; Custom Ink CMO Philip Auerbach; POLITICO reporter Cheyanne Daniels; and Chris Cillizza, newsletter writer and YouTube commentator. They will be joined by executives and founders across corporate affairs, content strategy, advocacy, digital, and AI including David Baum of Zeno, Scott Emalfarb of Fresh Content Society, Elisha Dunn-Georgiou of Global Health Council, Sydney Shufelt of Merritt Group, Tisa Sinclair of AARP, Christopher Britton of RockDove Solutions, Catherine Connor of Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Sean Carton of Applied Understanding, Geoff Livingston of CognitivePath, Mitchell Warren of AVAC, Liz Kelly Nelson of Project C, Pete Pachal of The Media Copilot, Imani Greene of AAmplify.MEDIA, Laura Pair of 4media Group, Stephanie Geiger of Geiger Consulting Group, Sonya Gavankar McKay of Axiom Space, and David Fuscus of Précis AI.
Held at Convene Conference Center in Rosslyn, the Summit is the region’s largest annual gathering for marketing, advertising, PR, communications, and media professionals. It also hosts the American Advertising Federation DC Chapter’s ADWKDC track, ensuring a robust program for the advertising community.
Paul Duning, Publisher and Founder of Capitol Communicator, said, “This summit has become the meeting ground for the region’s marketing and communications community. With voices from journalism, corporate leadership, and entrepreneurial ventures, we’re creating a space where people can get real perspective on where the industry is headed.”
Fay Shapiro, Publisher of CommPRO added, “At a time when communicators are asked to do more with less, the Summit delivers access to the tools, insights and peer connections that drive results. It’s an opportunity to learn, but also to sharpen strategy and strengthen credibility in an increasingly complex media environment.”
Sessions will span CMO challenges, AI, analytics, attribution, social media trends, SEO, content creation, crisis communications, video, design, and more. For communicators, the draw is clear: this is where strategy meets execution, with direct access to peers who are navigating the same pressures of credibility, speed, and innovation. Marketers attending can expect candid perspectives from those shaping media narratives, testing new tools, and leading brands through disruption.
The event is co-produced by Potomac Tech Wire and Capitol Communicator, two of the region’s most respected media outlets covering technology, marketing, and communications.
