- Spring Seminar
The communications landscape is not slowing down. Expectations are rising, pressure is constant, and the role of the CCO continues to expand in ways that would have been hard to predict even a few years ago.
At the 2026 Page Spring Seminar, the focus is not on what might happen next. It is on what leaders are already navigating today. Built around the theme The CCO Superpower: Turning Disruption into Opportunity, these two days in New York City are designed for leaders who are not just managing disruption, but using it to drive impact.
Every session, conversation, and exchange is built to help you return to your organization with sharper instincts, stronger connections, and the clarity to lead with confidence.
Spring Seminar brings together leaders operating in high-stakes, high-visibility environments, across a variety of business sectors, from the NFL’s boardroom with Tim Ellis to the executive suite of a major turnaround led by Barbara Humpton. You will hear them share the strategies behind their decisions in real time and the approaches they rely on to keep their teams focused and aligned.
The role of the CCO has grown in scope, responsibility, and influence across the C-suite. You’ll hear leaders speak candidly about how the mandate is changing in real time and how they are adapting to meet it. This isn’t theory, it’s a practical look at how the role is being redefined across organizations.
And the insights don’t stay on the stage. After hearing from Robert Gibbs, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer at Warner Bros. Discovery, and Michelle Russo, CCO at State Farm Insurance Company, you’ll put them to work immediately in small-group roundtables, testing ideas, comparing approaches, and exploring what these shifts mean for your own organization.
There is no longer a single playbook for handling a crisis. The environment is faster, more complex, and often more polarized than ever before.
Throughout Spring Seminar, you’ll hear candid takes on how today’s CCOs manage high-stakes situations with organizational and reputational impact. Learn how they balance competing priorities, adjust strategies on the fly, and maintain trust with diverse and often polarized stakeholders.
As disruption accelerates, the structure of the communications function is evolving alongside it. Questions around AI in communications, team design, and talent development are no longer future considerations. They are immediate priorities.
At Spring Seminar, you’ll hear how CCOs are building AI-integrated teams, strengthening talent pipelines, and preparing the next generation of leaders. CCOs and Page Up Corporate members can take it a step further in the Page X Scriptorium session, a hands-on workshop exploring how AI shapes strategy, judgment, and speed in real time.
The media world is in constant flux, and communications leaders are expected to keep pace while maintaining credibility.
A closing keynote will examine how a leading business news organization is navigating this transformation. KC Sullivan, President of CNBC, in conversation with Becky Quick, Co-Anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box, will explore what this moment of change means for communications leaders. You won’t want to miss hearing directly from these two as they share insights on building trust and maintaining credibility in an environment where the rules are still being written.
What sets the Spring Seminar apart is not only who you hear from, but how you engage. The experience is built around formats that prioritize real exchange, not passive listening.
Through speed-dating-style rotations, roundtable discussions, and community-based salon sessions, you will have several opportunities to connect with peers facing similar challenges. These are not surface-level conversations. They are designed to help you compare approaches, test ideas, and learn directly from others who are navigating the same complexity.
Whether you are a CCO, agency leader, educator, or global practitioner, you will find space to engage in discussions that are relevant to your role and grounded in real experience.
The communications leaders who will define the next era of the profession are not waiting for clarity. They are building it.
The 2026 Page Spring Seminar is where those leaders come to sharpen their thinking, challenge their assumptions, and strengthen the connections that make better decisions possible. If that is the kind of leader you are, or the one you are working to become, this is where you need to be.
Looking forward to seeing you in New York! If you have not registered yet, book your seat now.
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