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MFM Webinar Registration Fees
        • MFM Members = $0
        • Non-Members = $75 


Upcoming Webinars:    

Navigating Small Business Bankruptcies

Date: August 27, 2026
Time: 1pm CT (2pm ET, 12pm MT, 11am PT)

Overview: Navigating Small Business Bankruptcies is an educational program designed specifically for the media industry, including publishers, broadcasters, advertising agencies, digital media companies, and other businesses that extend trade credit to their customers. When a customer files for bankruptcy, trade creditors are often faced with uncertainty regarding outstanding receivables, ongoing business relationships, and potential exposure to bankruptcy preference claims. This program will aid credit managers, accounts receivable professionals, CFO’s, controllers, finance executives and media company executives in understanding the different types of chapter 11 proceedings available to small businesses and what those different chapter 11 proceedings mean to your company. The program provides a practical overview of the various types of chapter 11 proceedings so that your company can respond effectively when a customer becomes financially distressed.  This program will also include a discussion on bankruptcy preference claims.  Attendees will learn how preference actions arise, common defenses available to creditors, and practical strategies that can reduce exposure before a bankruptcy filing occurs.

Presenter: Wanda Borges, Attorney, principal member, Borges & Associates LLC

CPE: 1 [Field of Study: SK=Specialized Knowledge; Level: Overview; Prerequisites: Basic understanding of financial statements and media industry terms; Delivery Method: Group Internet‑Based; Advance Preparation: None] 

Learning Objectives (attendees will learn:):

  • Learn the differences among a Traditional Chapter 11 proceeding compared to a small business chapter 11 and a Sub-Chapter V bankruptcy proceeding in order to take the necessary steps to protect a company’s claim in each of these proceedings. 
  • Review bankruptcy preferences in order to learn how best to protect your company from having to return money to a bankruptcy trustee or debtor
  • Learn how to best protect your company from experiencing future loss in a sub-chapter V proceeding 

Deadline to Register: August 26, 2026
Instructions will be sent to participants email on August 26, 2026

Understanding Media Liability Insurance for Today's Content and Communications Risks

Date: September 22nd
Time: 2pm ET/1pm CT/12pm MT/11am PT

Overview: Join Lockton's expert-led webinar for an in-depth discussion of Media Liability Insurance, a critical risk management solution for organizations that create, publish, distribute, or promote content. As media companies, publishers, broadcasters, content creators, marketing agencies, and corporate communications teams face increasing legal and reputational exposures, understanding the role of media liability coverage has become more important than ever. Agenda will include:
  • What Media Liability Insurance Covers
  • Real-World Claims Scenarios
  • Current Market Conditions
  • How Finance Leaders Evaluate Coverage Needs

Participants will learn practical frameworks for selecting policy limits, retention levels, and program structures that align with their organization's risk tolerance and financial objectives.

Presenter: Jenna Kirkpatrick Howard, Senior Vice President, Lockton Companies and Emily Boody, Vice President, Senior Client Manager, Lockton Companies

  

CPE: 1 [Field of Study: SK=Specialized Knowledge; Level: Overview; Prerequisites: Basic understanding of financial statements and media industry terms; Delivery Method: Group Internet‑Based; Advance Preparation: None]

Deadline to Register: September 21, 2026
Instructions will be sent to participants email on September 21, 2026

AI, Value and M&A in Media

Date: September 30, 2026
Time: 1pm ET/12pm CT/11am MT/10am PT

Overview: Most conversations about AI and media stay at "AI is changing everything." This one goes narrower and more useful: how is AI actually impacting M&A activity and the value of media company assets right now? Grant Thornton and Oaklins DeSilva & Phillips bring together panelists with experience across the industry spectrum — running media companies, operating at the frontier of AI, and dealmaking — who've each lived through multiple waves of disruption and are now navigating the AI shift in real time. This isn't theorizing about AI; it's the people building with it, running businesses through it, and pricing it into deals right now. In this session they'll cover where value is migrating, who is buying and what they're paying for, and which diligence questions the market hasn't caught up to. Expect concrete deal examples, candid opinions, and Q&A — built for CFOs, corporate development leaders, investors, and media operators who need a clearer read on the deal environment before their next transaction or planning cycle. Attendees will leave with diligence questions they weren't asking this morning and a sharper view of where value is heading next.

Presenters: 

  • Rob Rosenberg, Partner, Moses Singer; Managing Director, MS Strategic Solutions; Senior Advisor ODP; author of Technotainment Scorecard, Moses Singer
  • Sumeet Mahajan, Partner, Practice Lead,AI & Data, Grant Thornton
  • Rich Caccappolo, Vice Chairman, Media, DMGT
  • Evan Shapiro, Chaos Cartographer, ESHAP
  • Jon Guttenberg, Managing Director, Oaklins DeSilva+Phillips

                 

CPE: 1 [Field of Study: Finance; Level: Overview; Prerequisites: Basic understanding of financial statements and media industry terms; Delivery Method: Group Internet‑Based; Advance Preparation: None]

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify where AI is shifting valuation in media M&A. Participants will be able to recognize which categories of media assets are being repriced by AI — and in which direction — so they can bring a sharper lens to deal evaluation and internal planning conversations.
  2. Apply updated diligence questions to AI-driven deals and investments. Participants will leave with specific questions to add to their diligence checklist — covering rights and training-data exposure, vendor/model dependency, and how to treat AI licensing revenue in a financial model.
  3. Assess the durability of AI-driven value for their own organization. Participants will be able to evaluate whether AI-related margin improvement or valuation gains are likely to hold past the near term, or get competed away — informing how they model, forecast, and communicate value to their leadership teams.

Deadline to Register: September 29, 2026
Instructions will be sent to participants email on September 29, 2026

 

Questions, suggestions or information: Contact [email protected]  or [email protected] 

*Refunds and Cancellations: Requests for refunds must be received in writing via email five days prior to the webinar. No refunds will be granted after that date. For more information regarding refund, complaint, and/or program cancellation policies please contact our offices at 847/716-7000. 

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Complaint resolution policy: For further explanation or clarification regarding administrative policies such as cancellations and grievances, please call the MFM office at 847/716-7000. For further information regarding Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits, contact the MFM Office at 847/716-7000 or [email protected]