Thursday

Thursday, Aug. 10 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Friday, Aug. 11 7:00 am – 7:00 pm              

Vanderbilt II & III Noon – 1:30 pm

Vanderbilt I Noon – 1:30 pm Keynote Speaker: Joanne Lipman, Chief Content Officer, USA TODAY Save Save Save

Vanderbilt II & III Noon – 1:30 pm

Dine with a group of your fellow conference attendees at one of our Dine-Around restaurants. We’ve made the reservations for you, all you need to do is sign up! There are a limited number of spots at each restaurant so...

Port Royal II 4:15 – 5:00 pm Speaker: Michael Brooks, Publisher/Creative Director, SOUTH Magazine Save Save

Estuary II 4:15 – 5:00 pm Re-Imagining News Products, The New Role of Editors and Journalists It’s not the stream of news that digital subscribers pay for, it’s the product. Speaker: Ken Doctor Save Save

Estuary I 4:15 – 5:00 pm How to attract top talent, how to keep them, and how to counter the negative perceptions of the industry when looking for talent. Speaker: Eric Myers, Cox Media Group and Penny DiGregorio, Retail Advertising...

Port Royal II 3:30 – 4:15 pm Speaker: Annie Black, Social Media Manager, Paste Magazine   Save Save Save Save

Estuary II 3:30 – 4:15 pm Reader Revenue: Realities and Myths, A Deep Dive What can we learn from the national successes as reader revenue becomes the dominant support of news companies? Speaker: Ken Doctor Save Save Save

Estuary I 3:30 – 4:15 pm Speaker: Sam Morley, General Counsel, Florida Press Association A review of what’s legal (from using pictures from Facebook to dealing with City Commissioners that discuss city agenda on social media) and how the FPA...

Vanderbilt II & III 6:00 – 7:00 pm Auction closes at 7:00 pm Save Save Save

Port Royal I 4:15 – 5:00 pm 4:15 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Sponsor – NPC Printing Company 4:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. GOOGLE Speaker: Amy Swartz, Partner Enablement Manager, Google Save Save

Port Royal I 3:30 – 4:15 pm 3:30 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Kelly Spamer – Welcome 3:35 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Sponsor – Preferred Marketing 3:40 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Profiting from Private Sector Partnerships Speaker: Bill Schiller from the...

Vanderbilt II & III 3:00 – 3:30 pm Save Save

Vanderbilt I 2:00 – 3:00 pm Destination 2020: How Do We Get There Stronger and Smarter Assessing the Building Blocks – Great Content, Reader Revenue, New “Advertising”,  Events and More – To Build The New Regional News Business Keynote Speaker:...

Vanderbilt II & III 1:30 – 2:00 pm