Hundreds of marketing and communications professionals attended the 2026 Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit Oct. 14 in Washington, DC. Take a look at some of the images from the event below.
AJ Jones II (right), Chief Strategic and Corporate Communications Officer at Monumental Sports and Entertainment speaks with moderator Nicole Schuman, managing editor for PRNEWS during a fireside chat.The team from Fabric Media. From left: John Casillo, Mike Gasbara, Eleanor Semeraro, Jason Damata, Jessika Walsten, and Elizabeth Philbin.Members of the American Advertising Federation's DC chapter.Mustafa Hasnain, CEO and Co-Founder, ActivatUs, during his keynote Build an Agent, Watch the Work: AI Agents for Marketing and Communications.AJ Jones II, Chief Strategic and Corporate Communications Officer at Monumental Sports and Entertainment speaks with an attendee.The Washington Sun's Maddie Kane chats with an attendee.New River Strategies' Claire Bolling and a colleague.Mogl's Conor Berry and Jill St, Clair Ambrose.Attendees listen to the CMO Outlook panel, featuring from left moderator Tanya Nazarian, SVP, Growth, Grafik; Allison Moss, Head of Marketing, Just Ice Tea; Kim Bolt, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Washington Spirit; and Sheila Blackwell, Chief Marketing Officer, MANTECH.The team from Mosaic chatting with an attendeeAttendees listen in on a panel in the main auditorium.The team from Capitol Influence.The IABCDC team.Roger Hughlett, Senior PR Consultant; Leah Gabriel Nurik, Co-Founder, Brandi AI; Eric Wright, EVP, D S Simon Media; and Monica Tomasso, Founder, Monic AI Systems speak during the in Search & GEO: The Marketing Playbook for an AI-First World in the Terrace Room.Marc Paulenich, CEO, Hart during his keynote The Brand Movement Model: Turning Audiences into Advocates.Representatives from MiQ speak with an attendee.Participants in the CMO Outlook panel, featuring from left moderator Tanya Nazarian, SVP, Growth, Grafik; Allison Moss, Head of Marketing, Just Ice Tea; Kim Bolt, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Washington Spirit; and Sheila Blackwell, Chief Marketing Officer, MANTECH.
The Mid-Atlantic MarCom Summit is co-produced by Capitol Communicator and Potomac Tech Wire. All images credit James Minichello Photography.
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