P World, the communications training and events organization, has announced the Miami edition of its AI in Communications Boot Camp, scheduled for October 8–9, 2026 at The LAB Miami in Wynwood. The program — which has previously convened practitioners in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles — is designed explicitly for senior communicators who have been handed responsibility for AI adoption inside their organizations and are under pressure to produce results.
The timing is deliberate. AI is no longer a speculative conversation inside communications departments; it is already reshaping how content is produced, how performance is benchmarked, and how crisis response is managed. What the industry has been slower to produce is practical, transferable guidance on how to move from scattered experimentation to structured, scalable capability. That gap is what the Boot Camp is built to close.
"Those who figure this out now will lead. Those who don't will fall behind fast."
Day one of the program opens with a keynote from Kelly A. Nantel, Director of Global Media Relations at Amazon, who will walk attendees through what AI adoption actually looks like inside one of the world's most operationally complex organizations — including what worked, what failed, and how teams managed the shift from isolated use cases to enterprise-scale integration. The session is followed by Justin Fansler of Yale School of Medicine, who addresses the challenge most organizations face: moving beyond proof-of-concept to build an AI strategy that delivers consistent, auditable value inside a communications function.
The first day also features Anusha Alikhan, Chief Communications Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, presenting a session on responsible AI framed around practical guardrails — drawn from the distinctive governance challenges of one of the world's most scrutinized information platforms. Shana Lynch, Head of Content and Associate Director of Communications at Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, will then address the cultural and leadership dimension: how to build a communications department that treats AI as a performance enhancer rather than a replacement for editorial judgment.
Matt Zuvela of DHL will present on end-to-end workflow automation, sharing how a global logistics organization has redesigned its communications processes to automate repetitive tasks, streamline production cycles, and improve consistency at scale without losing control over outputs. Anna Spinner, Director of Communications at Columbia University's Data Science Institute, will focus on high-impact storytelling — specifically, how to construct repeatable AI-assisted workflows that move from brief to polished draft in minutes while maintaining brand integrity and editorial standards. The day closes with Chanele McFarlane, a Senior AI Communications Leader, who will address the structural shifts redefining the profession itself: the unbundling of execution from judgment, and the emergence of what she terms the "M-shaped" communicator.
Day two moves into a full-day, hands-on workshop led by Chris Gee, CEO of Chris Gee Consulting and former Managing Director and Head of Digital at Edelman's US Corporate and Advisory Services practice. The workshop covers five areas: ethics and trust guardrails, strategy-to-execution frameworks, AI-assisted content and campaign production, tool selection, and the use of AI-driven data for strategic decision-making. Attendees leave with a documented workflow and a personal implementation roadmap.
The venue itself carries deliberate resonance. The LAB Miami is a Wynwood-based innovation campus that grew out of Miami's startup ecosystem and has become a hub for corporate innovation events and executive workshops. Its open, design-led atmosphere distinguishes the Boot Camp from standard hotel-conference-room training — a physical environment intended to reinforce the program's emphasis on applied thinking over passive instruction.
P World is offering an early-bird discount of $600 for registrations made ahead of the deadline, along with group rates for organizations looking to train multiple team members simultaneously. The program is also available as a tailored in-house delivery, adapted to a specific organization's industry, AI maturity level, and strategic priorities.
About P World: P World is an international communications training and events organization that produces practitioner-led conferences, boot camps, and upskilling programs for senior communications professionals across strategy, digital, AI, and reputation management.
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