Agenda: AAPCF Forum 2026: Power, Politics & AI

Monday, October 5, 2026
2:00 PM																Registration More Info
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM																Welcome and Framing More Info Justin Germany, Outlaw Media Julie Sweet, AAPC Trey Richardson, Sagac Public Affairs
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM																The Data More Info Julie Sweet, AAPC Chris Kahn, Inquoro BJ Martino, The Tarrance Group
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM																Chatbot Demonstration: Check-in More Info
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM																Underwriter Conversation - Microsoft More Info Hillary Lehr, Higher Ground Labs Ashley O'Rourke, Microsoft
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM																The Answer More Info Julie Sweet, AAPC Jordan Haines, Run for Something Karen Defilippi, Versus Media Group
3:35 PM - 3:40 PM																Chatbot Demonstration: Check-in More Info
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM																The Feedback Loop More Info Tamara Keith, NPR Meg Schwenzfeier, Caucus AI
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM																The Rules More Info Tamara Keith, NPR Adam Silver, California Fair Political Practices Commission
4:15 PM - 4:25 PM																Underwriter Conversation - SparkFire Technologies More Info Tree McGlown, SparkFire Technologies Eric Wilson, Center for Campaign Innovation
4:25 PM - 4:30 PM																Chatbot Demonstration: Check-in More Info
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM																The Creative More Info Maria Curi, Axios Trent Wisecup, FP1 Strategies
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM																The System More Info Maria Curi, Axios Joshua Tucker, New York University
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM																The Ad Demo More Info Justin Germany, Outlaw Media
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM																Closing Remarks More Info Hillary Lehr, Higher Ground Labs Eric Wilson, Center for Campaign Innovation
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM																Reception More Info

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