2026 Schedule

THURSDAY SPEAKER SCHEDULE

9:00 AM 

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

Natalie Kent w/ Focus Lab — Branding and Identity 

10:00 AM

• Breakout 1 / Acct Exec: Natalie Kent — For college students. Breaking into the industry 
• Breakout 2 / Strategy-Media: Noor Naseer — “2026 Advertising Trends: Rewinding to Fast Forward”
• Breakout 3 / Creative: Kara White — Clarity Before Action: How Professionals Define Direction and Execute with Confidence
• Breakout 4 / Small Biz: Panel Discussion — How to Leverage a Podcast for Your Marketing Strategy (Panel Discussion) 

11:00 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

Jose Sojo w/ Hoodzpah – Embracing the Two-way Conversation 

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM

• Breakout 5 / Acct Exec: Juliana Lopez — Community over Campaigns: Building Relationships that Last
• Breakout 6 / Strategy-Media: Bianca Flores, PhD — AI Won’t Save Bad Questions: A Scientist’s Guide to Market Research
• Breakout 7 / Creative: Rich Ross — Why Great Videos Start Before the Camera Rolls
• Breakout 8 / Small Biz: Clint Williams — WTF to Unstuck™

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Ice Cream Social with Boom Town in Exhibitor Hall

2:00 PM

• Breakout 1 / Acct Exec: Sarah Williams Nash — Yikes!: 10 Mistakes in Marketing/CRM Integration & Adoption
• Breakout 2 / Strategy-Media: Steve Loftis — From Keywords to Questions: How Search Really Works, How It’s Changing, and How We Can Adapt
• Breakout 3 / Creative: Clay + Christopher — The Map, the Monster and the Mission: A Storytelling Framework for Leading Teams and Moving Audiences
• Breakout 4 / Small Biz: Yobana Beasley — Social in the Attention Economy

3:00 PM

• Breakout 1 / Acct Exec: A Big Surprise! 
• Breakout 2 / Strategy-Media: David Mainiero
  “Agency” in the Future (Now)
• Breakout 3 / Creative: Aaron Jesse — Leading Human Brands in an AI World
• Breakout 4 / Small Biz: Panel Discussion — How to Build Trust on Social (Panel Discussion)

4:00 PM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

Lola Bakare on Media Strategy and Leadership 

5:00 PM Happy Hour on Balcony brought to you by AI Digital