Hi Jan,

The whole theme of Medium Day this year is to discover something. This year’s speaker lineup will let you take that opportunity in a dozen different directions. Learn from scientists, founders, poets, and a few hundred years of combined Medium experience, all in one day.

On September 18, close to 100 writers, experts, and Medium staffers will lead sessions across five tracks: Craft, Perspectives, Platform, and Community. Here’s a first look at who’s speaking.

Craft: Sessions on writing

Eighteen speakers and sessions are confirmed so far, including:

Julio Vincent Gambuto, author, filmmaker, and screenwriter. “How to Write Cinematically.”
Niklas Göke, writer. “Why Every Human Should Write a Daily Blog.”
Jeremy Caplan, journalism professor and former reporter. “5 Writing Tools for Getting Unstuck.”
Cara J. Stevens, writing coach, editor, freelance journalist & author. “Fast Draft Your Novel in 90 Days”
Wes O'Donnell, veteran, journalist, and war analyst. “I stopped writing like a writer. Then people started reading.”
Maria Cassano, memoirist and editor. “How I Sold My Memoir When Everyone Insisted the Genre Was Dead”
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed., psychotherapist. “The Psychology of Writing–Getting to flow.”
Matt Fujimoto, writer and editor. “From Journal Article to Medium Article: Writing as an Academic on Medium.”
Deb Harman MEd., Narrative Arc publisher and editor. “Writing: The human shift from self-conscious to vulnerable.”

You’ll also get the chance to learn from Ebony Walden, urban planner and consultant; Doodleslice, poet and artist; Stanley C., music journalist and editor; Sam Vaseghi, engineer and journal editor; Maria Garcia, writer, editor, and therapist; Suzanna Quintana, memoirist and editor-in-chief; Dan Foster, writer, pastor, and poet; and Mike Butler, sportswriter and editor.

Perspectives: Hear from real experts

Over 60 speakers have confirmed their sessions so far, spanning science, health, business, culture, self-improvement, social justice, identity, and technology. Here’s a sample:

Michelle Wiles, marketing exec breaking down brand and strategy. “The Brand Turnaround Playbook.”
Frank J. Infurna, PhD, ASU psychology professor. “The Real Midlife Crisis: What the data actually reveal about why Americans in their 40s and 50s are lonelier, more depressed, and cognitively declining faster than their peers in Europe.”
AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps, freelance writer and visual artist. “The Power of Hobbies: Finding an Audience of folks who love what you love to do”
Jason Shen, founder, athlete, and executive coach. “How to Retro a Fight at Work — Adapting Couples Therapy to Turn Conflict Into Trust”
Julie Hook, PhD, neuropsychologist. “The Cognitive Cost of Modern Life: Why So Many High-Functioning People Feel Mentally Exhausted.”
Gideon M-K; Health Nerd, epidemiologist and science communicator. “Common Scientific Mistakes And How To Avoid Them.”
Carl-Henry Cadet, economist, journalist, and curator. “Why Haiti Still Matters to the Future of Global Justice.”