SIPConnect 2025 kicks off today in Miami with a focus on artificial intelligence and the future of journalism

MIAMI.- With an interactive workshop sponsored by Google News Initiative, the SIPConnect 2025 event, organized by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), kicks off today in the city of Miami, under the theme “Reinventing the Future of the Media”. The conference, which will take place until July 18 at the Intercontinental Doral Hotel, brings together more than 160 journalists, editors, technologists, and media leaders from across America and Europe, with a focus on three thematic axes: Explore, Co-create, and Connect. The inaugural day of this Tuesday begins at 2:30 in the afternoon with the workshop “NotebookLM for media and journalists”, given by the Mexican instructor and academic Mariana Alvarado, in collaboration with Google.

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Featured Agenda for the Upcoming Days

Wednesday, July 16
• Official opening (8:30 a.m.)
• Keynote by Dale R. Anglin (Press Forward, USA) on strategies to support local media.
• Conference by Daniel Coronell (Univision Noticias) on democracy and digitalization.
• Innovation, AI and sustainability panels with media leaders from Peru, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia.
• Presentation by Mauricio Cabrera (Story Baker) on immersive narratives.
• Closing with a welcome cocktail at 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 17th
• Keynote by Daniel Hadad (Infobae) on journalism and artificial intelligence.
• Panels on hyperlocal media, young audiences, journalism funding, and emerging technologies.
• Presentations by figures such as Miguel Ángel Oliver (EFE Agency), Mariano Blejman (Media Party), and Pierre Manigault (Evening Post Publishing).
• Practical workshop on sustainable models with AI, led by Néstor Altuve.

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Friday, July 18th
• Global Summit on Disinformation, by Adrián Pino (Desconfío Project).
• Generative AI Bootcamp, with digital consultant Álvaro Liuzzi, sponsored by Telecom Redacciones 5G.

With more than 30 exhibitors from countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain and the United States, SIPConnect 2025 is established as a key space to discuss the future of journalism in times of artificial intelligence, economic challenges, digital narratives and the fight against disinformation.