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Anik Kurkjian

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Founder & Creative Director

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Networking – Breaking the Ice (Part 1) Santa Barbara RoomLaurie Kirby • Stuart MacNaught • Lisa Starr

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Festival Bootcamp Santa Ynez RoomParag Bhandari • “Disco Donnie” Estopinal • Nancy Kennedy • Kevin Lyman • Rebecca Robinson Festival Convergence: The New Paradigm Santa Barbara RoomSteve Knopper • Sharon Badal • David Alan Bernahl,II • Noah Cowan • Alex Machurov • Mike Shea

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Technology in Action Santa Barbara RoomKaren Allen • Ken Deans • Whitney Headen • William Litvack • Tom Russell • Harry Witz

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Content Marketing: Why Festivals Have a Leg Up Santa Ynez RoomMike Wald • Dae Bogan • Jesse Lawrence • Curt Mosel • Raymond Roker • Brian Rucker SponsorFest: Growing Your Festival’s Partnership Revenue: New Strategies for Increasing Close Rates & Winning the Delta/FestForums Sponsorship Challenge Santa Barbara RoomLesa Ukman

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Networking - Breaking the Ice (Part 2) Santa Barbara RoomStuart MacNaught

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Using Your 5 Senses at a Festival Santa Ynez RoomBarry Ross Rinehart

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Festival Futures Santa Barbara RoomKevin Lyman • Eamon Armstrong • Barbara Morgan • Danny Wimmer

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Breaking Down Walls and Telling Stories With Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomColin Stanfield

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Best New Strategies for Selling More Sponsorship to Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomLesa Ukman

1:00pm PST

The Key to Attracting The Collegiate Audience to Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomDavid Hazan • Andrew Citores

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Safe and Sound: Why Safety and Security Matter Santa Barbara RoomJim Digby • Dr. John Scala • Sara Gael • Charlie Jennings • Maren Steiner • Matt Weiss • Kevan Wilkins

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FOMO is Real. Here's How to Create It. Santa Ynez RoomRobby Black

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Maintaining Interest in Your Film Festival Year Round Santa Ynez RoomWendy Eidson • Laura Archibald • Richard Botto • Anita Cotic • Shawn Guthrie • Nancy Kennedy You Can’t Fight City Hall: Festival Permitting Santa Barbara RoomDanny Hayes • Evan Korn • Joseph Pred

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Technology at Festivals Santa Barbara RoomTed Cohen • Jonathan Burke • Scott Mirkin • John Petrocelli • Rachel Puckett • Seth Sheck

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Starstruck: Filmmakers and Actors at Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomTia Lessin • Jolene Pinder • Barry Rivers • Gregg Schwenk

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Sponsorship Strategies for Festival Success Santa Ynez RoomRobert Richards • Beau Blanchard • Clay Busch • Nancy Kennedy • Brian McCue • Paul Whitney • Alex Yount