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


Upcoming Webinars:  

Women in Leadership

Date: September 30, 2025
Time: 1pm CT (2pm ET, 11am PT)

Overview: This one-hour CPE-eligible webinar revisits the powerful Women in Leadership panel from the MFM Annual Conference, featuring candid stories, career lessons, and leadership insights from seasoned executives. Designed to educate and inspire, this session offers practical takeaways on navigating influence, resilience, and growth in today’s media finance landscape.

Moderator: Pamela Mudge, RVP, Global Strategic Client Accounts, RGP
Panelists:  Kate Duchene, CEO, RGP; Lori Locke, EVP/CAO, Warner Bros Discovery; Stacy Alban, VP, Technical Accounting; NBCUniversal

            

What Conference attendees had to say about this session: 
        • "Speakers at Women in Leadership were excellent - very knowledgeable and open to sharing."
        •  "Women in Leadership should be a session every year. It could have been longer to allow for more questions. Excellent session."
        •  "Need to do the women in leadership EVERY year... this was an excellent session."

CPE: 1
Field of Study: PD=Personal Development/Level: Overview/Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based/No Prerequisites or Advanced Preparation

Learning Objectives
Participants will have an understanding (of):

        • Navigating leadership challenges, breaking barriers in their fields
        • How to influence, be resilient, and grow in today’s media finance landscape 

Deadline to register: September 29, 2025
Instructions sent to participants on September 29, 2025 

   

Part 1 of 2: From Hesitation to Hands-On - Building Credibility with AI

Date: Tuesday, October 14
Time: 1pm CT/2pm ET/11am PT

Overview: AI isn’t coming, it’s already here. In Part 1, we cut through the noise to show how pragmatic leaders can create credibility, capability, and influence through deliberate experimentation. Shift from hesitation to action with a clear framework to test, prove, and lead AI adoption in your organization.

Presenter: Chase Cabanillas, Chief Technology Leader, Whip Media

CPE: 1
Field of Study: IT=Information Technology/Level: Overview/Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based/No Prerequisites or Advanced Preparation

Learning Objectives
Participants will have an understanding (of):

        • Why leaders can’t wait for “perfect” AI maturity
        • Live demos of hands-on workflows using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more
        • Real-world examples of AI enhancing planning, reporting, and decision-making
        • Playbook for starting small, learning fast, and leading by example

Deadline to register: October 13, 2025
Instructions sent to participants on October 13, 2025

   

Local Advertising Outlook 2025-2026: Trends, Insights, and Strategies for Financial Success

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 1pm CT/2pm ET/11am PT

Overview: Join BIA Advisory Services analysts for a webinar where they will share their outlook for the local advertising marketplace through 2025 and early 2026. This session will cover media revenue expectations and insights into advertising spending trends, both nationally and in select local markets.

Key topics of the webinar will include:
      • BIA's local video forecast, encompassing local TV, cable, out-of-home advertising, digital devices, and Connected TV (CTV)/Over-the-Top (OTT) services.
      • Analysis of the latest consumer behavior trends influencing television advertising strategies.
      • Expectations for local television in a political year.
      • Insights into key local television sectors such as healthcare, automotive, retail, and restaurants.
The webinar will also include analysis based on BIA's new TV and Radio M&A Profiles that offer valuable data for market analysis and informed decision-making related to acquisitions, duopolies, and market swaps. 


BIA's U.S. Local Advertising Forecast is created using proprietary broadcast survey data, along with industry and partner data, and economic analysis. This forecast is the basis of BIA’s insights and analytics that guide sound business decision-making regarding advertising strategies, acquisitions and broadcast operations.

Presenters: Rick Ducey, Managing Director, BIA Advisory Services; Senan Mele, Vice President, Forecasting & Data Analysis, BIA Advisory Services; and Tom Buono, Founder & CEO, BIA Advisory Services

         

CPE: 1
Field of Study: MS=Management Services/Level: Overview/Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based/No Prerequisites or Advanced Preparation

Learning Objectives
Participants will have an understanding (of):

        • Current landscape of local advertising revenue by media, including local TV, local radio, and other key digital and traditional media.
        • Local video forecast, analysis and trends
        • Share of advertising wallet by DMA, owners 

Deadline to register: October 22
Instructions sent to participants on October 22, 2025

 

The Future of TV Measurement: Capturing Total Audience in a Fragmented Landscape

Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time: 1pm CT/2pm ET/11am PT

Overview: This presentation by Nielsen focuses on the evolving media landscape, highlighting key trends in TV consumption.  It shows how local news programming, streaming, and over-the-air (OTA) antennas have gained prominence, and how Nielsen's new measurement tools can help advertisers and broadcasters navigate these changes.

Presenter: Michael Weinisch, VP, Local Audience Insights, Nielsen

CPE: 1 [Field of Study: SK=Specialized Knowledge/Level: Overview/Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based/No Prerequisites or Advanced Preparation]

Learning Objectives
Participants will have an understanding (of):

        • The evolving media landscape, highlighting key trends in TV consumption
        • How local news programming, streaming, and over-the-air (OTA) antennas have gained prominence
        • How new measurement tools can help advertisers and broadcasters navigate these changes.

Deadline to register: October 29
Instructions sent to participants on October 29, 2025

Part 2 of 2: Scaling Smarter & Shaping the Future - When AI Becomes the Default (and Beyond) 

Date: Wednesday, November 5 
Time: 1pm CT/2pm ET/11am PT

Overview: Once leaders move from pilots to practice, the next challenge is operationalizing AI across the business—while preparing for the disruptive transformations it will drive. Embed AI as the default in today’s operations while developing the leadership strategy and mindset to seize tomorrow’s disruptive opportunities.

Presenter: Chase Cabanillas, Chief Technology Leader, Whip Media

CPE: 1
Field of Study: IT=Information Technology/Level: Overview/Delivery Method: Group Internet-Based/No Prerequisites or Advanced Preparation

Learning Objectives
Participants will have an understanding (of):
    • From pilots to process: turning early wins into repeatable, scalable workflows in modeling, forecasting, and licensing
    • Building compounding value through integrated tools, cross-platform automations, and governance-aware workflows
    • Driving adoption: training teams, reducing resistance, and embedding AI into the culture of daily work
    • The disruptive frontier: what happens when AI reshapes the process itself
    • The jagged frontier: balancing bold moves with operational risk while spotting high-leverage opportunities

Deadline to register: November 4, 2025
Instructions sent to participants on November 4, 2025

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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]