Friday

9:30 am – 10:30 am Floridian GHI // Panelists: Melissa Falkowski, Faculty Adviser/Teacher, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; Rebecca Schneid, Editor, The Eagle Eye (student newspaper); Scott Travis, Education Writer, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Lulu Ramadan, Community Reporter, Palm Beach Post;...

8:00 am – 8:25 am Floridian E Presenter: Sandi Kemp, Publisher, Navarre Press   Speaker Sandi Kemp Sandi Kemp is the Publisher/Owner of Navarre Press, an award-winning community news organization devoted to covering South Santa Rosa County in Northwest Florida....

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Floridian E // Michael Brooks, Publisher/Creator, South Magazine Speaker Michael Brooks Michael Brooks, Publisher/Creative Director As Publisher and Creative Director, Michael is the leader of this band of rebels encamped in South’s headquarters. Dumbstruck by the richness...

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Floridian E // Rob Ristagno, Author/Speaker/CEO, Sterling Woods Group We’re all trying to sell more digital ads – hiring new salespeople, tweaking compensation plans, packaging with print, creating more banner ads, shooting new videos, cranking...

8:30 am – 9:15 am Floridian E // Diana Brooks, CEO, VS/Brooks   Speaker Diana Brooks Diana is co-founder / Managing Partner and Head of Strategy at VS/Brooks. She is passionate about the power of how big, iconic ideas transform...

10:45 am – 12:00 pm Floridian E // Melanie Smit, Creative Director, Lifestyle Media Group A look at 10-12 current and future design trends A “how to” demo that focuses on a few of the trendier techniques When and when...

10:45 am – 12:00 pm Floridian F // Alex Villoch, East Region Publisher, McClatchy; Nancy Meyer, Publisher, Sun Sentinel Media Group & GM, Orlando Sentinel; Howard Griffin, SVP, National Sales, USA Today Network; Emily Walsh, Publisher, Observer Media Group; Bruce...

8:30 am – 9:15 am Floridian F // Moderator: Aminda Marqués Gonzalez, Executive Editor & SVP, News, Miami Herald // Panelists: Avido Khahaifa, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Orlando Sentinel; Joe DeLuca, VP & Publisher, Tampa Bay Times (Tampa edition); Kevlon Kirpatrick,...