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

12:00pm PST

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

2:30pm PST

SponsorFest: Growing Your Festival’s Partnership Revenue: New Strategies for Increasing Close Rates & Winning the Delta/FestForums Sponsorship Challenge Santa Barbara RoomLesa Ukman

4:00pm PST

Opening Keynote Santa Barbara RoomSimon Rust Lamb • Michael Lang

9:00am PST

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

10:30am PST

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

11:30am PST

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

1:30pm PST

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 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

4:00pm PST

Women in the Film Industry: Let’s Opine Over Wine Santa Barbara RoomLynne King Smith • Wendy Guerrero • Tia Lessin • Laura Michalchyshyn • Caroline Suh • Hebe Tabachnik

9:00am PST

You Can’t Fight City Hall: Festival Permitting Santa Barbara RoomDanny Hayes • Evan Korn • Joseph Pred

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

1:00pm PST

Music Festival Talent Booking Santa Barbara RoomRyan Slater • Elliott Lefko • Dawson Ludwig • David Silbaugh • Jonathan Wayland

2:00pm PST

Sustainable Events: Models for Greening & Engagement Santa Barbara RoomMike Martin • Jack Johnson • Kim Johnson • Eric Shiflett • Sunny Sohrabian • Tanner Watt • Brian Yost

3:00pm PST

Closing Keynote Santa Barbara RoomWendy Guerrero • Bruce Dern

4:00pm PST

Best of The Fests Awards Ceremony Santa Barbara RoomRichard Burgi