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Drew Young

Visit Mississippi
Music Programs Director
New Orleans/Jackson, MS

I oversee the music tourism programs for the state of Mississippi. I also run the music marketing strategy for Southern Comfort.

10:30am PST

Opening Reception & Registration The Fess Parker

11:15am PST

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

12:00pm PST

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 PST

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

1:50pm PST

Break The Fess Parker

2:30pm PST

Content Marketing: Why Festivals Have a Leg Up Santa Ynez RoomMike Wald • Dae Bogan • Jesse Lawrence • Curt Mosel • Raymond Roker • Brian Rucker

5:00pm PST

Fiesta Lagunitas Plaza del SolRita Coolidge • Luxury DJs • Canned Heat • Shawn Jones

9:00am PST

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

9:30am PST

Food at Your Festival: A Chef's Point of View Santa Ynez RoomJulie Barreda

10:30am PST

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

11:00am PST

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

11:30am PST

Access, Ticketing & Analytics Santa Barbara RoomParag Bhandari • Katelyn Boyle • Allison Brecklin • Bryan Derbyshire • Keith Goldberg • Biasha Mitchell • Anthony Palermo

12:00pm PST

Same as Last Year – Why Event Technology is Never the Same Santa Ynez RoomAllen Cook

1:00pm PST

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

3:00pm PST

What’s Cooking? : Getting Out of The Kitchen and Onto The Stage Santa Barbara RoomBarbara Fairchild • David Alan Bernahl,II • Cat Cora • Gilles Epié • Claire Parr • Doug Richter

3:30pm PST

Festival Vending: Tips of The Trade w/ Mr. B's Festival Needs Santa Ynez RoomBrendan Sheehan

4:20pm PST

Cannabis and Emerging Trends in the Festival Space: Not your Brother's Pot Plant Santa Ynez RoomElise McRoberts • Catherine Enny • Elizabeth Hogan • Jason Pinsky • Michael Ray

10:30am PST

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

11:30am PST

Niche Festivals: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better Santa Barbara RoomSusan von Seggern • Max Bernstein • Jonah Gabriel Haas • Stefanie Salem