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Anik Kurkjian

MSLight
Founder & Creative Director

11:15am

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

12:00pm

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

1:00pm

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

2:30pm

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

9:00am

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

10:00am

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

10:30am

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

11:00am

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

11:30am

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

1:00pm

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

1:30pm

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

3:00pm

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

9:00am

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

10:30am

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

11:30am

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

1:00pm

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