The exact agenda, speakers, and topics are subject to change. Conference attire: Summer business casual/comfortable. Blazers are NOT required! Jeans are common at this event. No ties or top hats, please.
Wednesday- Sept 20, 2023:
Noon-4:00pm: Show Office and Registration Open – collect your badge, pick up your Summit bag, and get details on the Welcome Reception.
5:00pm-6:30pm: Welcome Reception and Networking Event on the 39th floor!
Come see 360 views of downtown Chicago and have a drink on Mike Obert and 032 Outsourcing.
6:30pm: Dinner on your own, with new CEO friends, or ask a sponsor to take you to dinner!
9:00pm-11:00pm: Join your fellow Publishing friends at the Lounge on-site for music and local brews.
Thursday- Sept 21, 2023:
8:00am-4:00pm: Show Office and Registration Open
8:30am-9:30am: Hot Breakfast / Morning Coffee Roundtables – Kick start your Summit with colleagues over a breakfast bite and coffee. Choose your table by topic and get the new ideas flowing!
9:30am-10:30am: Opening Power Keynote and Open Forum Discussion: HOW TO FIND, HIRE, AND RETAIN THE RIGHT PEOPLE!
Jonathan Reitz, CEO of Fluxify, a business performance coaching firm with a focus on providing pre-hire and coaching assessments to media companies.
These tested and proven tools are designed to help you hire better, retain staff, and coach your team to peak success. This is NOT a DISC assessment! Jonathan will share how you can use assessments and coaching to grow revenue, fix staff problems, and coach team members to levels of success they only dreamed possible.
10:30am – 11:00am: Coffee Break – Talk to each sponsor and select a playing card to build your prize-winning $500 poker hand!
11:00am-12:30pm – 3 Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: B2B PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: paid content, hiring/firing, finding salespeople, building an editorial board, new revenue ideas and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
Breakout #2: CONSUMER PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: paid content, hiring/firing, finding salespeople, launching ancillary products, new revenue ideas and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
Breakout #3: SALES MANAGEMENT TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: sales comp plans, hiring/firing, finding salespeople, building an advertiser advisory board, new ad revenue ideas and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
12:30pm-2:00pm: Lunch and Power Keynote: CHAMPIONS IN THE CHAOS: ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN A DISRUPTED WORLD.
Steven Iwersen, CSP, is the founder of Aurora Pointe, a leadership development firm helping C-Suite executives grow and manage effective teams.
Steven’s keynote reveals a practical model based on his personal leadership experience and his research of champions in business, non-profits, sports teams, and even the World Champion Porcupine Race winners. Discover how the right mindset, methodology, and motive (what Steven calls the C.H.A.O.S. Code) can help you thrive in a season of disruption and help you lead the way through inevitable changes.
2:00pm-2:30pm: Coffee Break – Talk to each sponsor and select a playing card to build your prize-winning $500 poker hand!
2:30pm-4:00pm – 3 Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: B2B PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: membership programs, events, HR issues, new revenue ideas and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
Breakout #2: CONSUMER PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: membership programs, events, HR issues, new revenue ideas and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
Breakout #3: SALES MANAGEMENT TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: motivating your team, creating a culture of accountability, getting your team to use the CRM and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
4:00pm-5:00pm: Quick break to check email and freshen up for the networking event!
5:00pm-6:30pm: Cocktail Party and Networking Event
6:30pm: Dinner on your own, with new CEO friends, or ask a sponsor to take you to dinner!
9:00pm-11:00pm: Join your fellow Publishing friends at the Lounge on-site for music and local brews.
Friday, Sept 22, 2023:
8:00am-2:00pm: Show Office and Registration Open
8:30am-9:30am: Hot Breakfast / Morning Coffee Roundtables – Pick up on yesterday’s conversations or dive into a new topic table with your colleagues.
9:30am-10:45am: Opening Power Keynote and Open Forum Discussions. BIG NEWS ON THIS SPEAKER COMING SOON!
10:45am – 11:00am: Coffee/snack Break – LAST CHANCE! Talk to each sponsor and get your final playing cards to build a prize-winning $500 poker hand!
11:00am-12:30pm – 3 Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: B2B PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: audience growth programs, marketing, promotions, cutting expenses with outsourcing, creating a better company culture, new revenue ideas and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
Breakout #2: CONSUMER PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: audience growth programs, marketing, promotions, cutting expenses with outsourcing, creating a better company culture, new revenue ideas and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
Breakout #3: SALES MANAGEMENT TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: hiring/firing, finding salespeople, building an advertiser advisory board, new ad revenue ideas and more. (Pro moderator will guide the topic selection and discussion.)
12:30pm-2:30pm: Lunch and Million Dollar Ideas SUPER Session and Open Forum Revenue Discussion
Ryan Dohrn will host and share revenue ideas from attending Publishers and other revenue ideas from the industry. Each idea will be followed by a detailed discussion about implementing the idea.
Plus: Show off your prize-winning poker hand for multiple CASH awards!
The end… SEE YOU IN 2024!
The above schedule, topics, and speakers are subject to change.