The exact agenda, speakers, and topics are subject to change.  Conference attire:  Business casual/comfortable.  Blazers are NOT required!  Jeans are common at this event.  No ties or top hats, please.

2024 NEW agenda coming soon! Use the 2023 agenda below to get an idea of how the event works.

Wednesday- November 13, 2024: 

Noon-4:00pm: Show Office and Registration Open – collect your badge, pick up your Summit bag, and get details on the Welcome Reception.

4:30pm-6:00pm: Welcome Reception and Speed Publishing Networking Event  – SPONSORED BY PUBLICATION PRINTERS!
The Summit starts NOW with high-level executive networking and introductions! Grab a drink and meet your fellow attendees in Speed Publishing, a Niche event favorite, led by Niche Events Owner Ryan Dohrn and Dave Sanchez from Publication Printers. This reception will set you up for a successful week at the Summit!

6:00pm: 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- November 14, 2024: 

8:00am-4:00pm: Show Office and Registration Open
8:00am-9:00am: Hot Breakfast / Morning Coffee Roundtables – Kick start your Summit with colleagues over a breakfast and coffee. Breakfast buffet to include eggs, bacon, potatoes, yogurt, muffins, coffee or tea.  

9:00am – 9:30am:  Opening Ceremonies with Ryan Dohrn
9:30am-10:30am: Opening Power Keynote and Open Forum Discussion: HOW TO HIRE AND RETAIN AMAZING MEDIA SALESPEOPLE! 
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 ask them for a clue to solve the Washington DC $500 publishing mystery.  

11:00am-12:30pm – 3 Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: B2B PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion. Topics to include: paid content, AI impact on Publishers, 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: AI impact on Publishers, Google’s new search release, 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: AI impact on sales, 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: RUNNING A MEDIA COMPANY DURING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY 
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 ask them for a clue to solve the Washington DC $500 publishing mystery.  

2:30pm-4:00pm – 3 Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: B2B PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion continues. 

Breakout #2: CONSUMER PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion continues.

Breakout #3: SALES MANAGEMENT TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion continues.

4:00pm-4:30pm:  Quick break to check email and freshen up for the networking event!

4:30pm-6:00pm: Cocktail Party and Networking Event #2 – 39th Floor – SPONSORED BY MIKE OBERT FROM 032 OUTSOURCING. 
Grab a pen and paper to solve the media mystery and find the secret Publisher that is hiding a $250 cash prize!
6:00pm: 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, November 15, 2024: 

8:00am-2:00pm: Show Office and Registration Open
8:00am-9:00am:  Hot Breakfast / Morning Coffee Roundtables – Pick up on yesterday’s conversations or dive into a new topic table with your colleagues.  Breakfast buffet to include eggs, bacon, potatoes, yogurt, muffins, coffee or tea.  

9:00am-9:45am:  Million Dollar Ideas SUPER Session and Open Forum Revenue Discussion with Ryan Dohrn

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.   

10:30am – 11:00am:  Coffee/snack Break – LAST CHANCE! Talk to each sponsor and ask them for a clue to solve the Washington DC $500 publishing mystery.  

11:00am-12:30pm – 3 Breakout Sessions
Breakout #1: B2B PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion wraps up

Breakout #2: CONSUMER PUBLISHER TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion wraps up.  

Breakout #3: SALES MANAGEMENT TRACK: Q&A/roundtable discussion wraps up

12:30pm-2:30pm: Optional Lunch and Panel Discussion – RSVP for this lunch.   

The end… SEE YOU IN 2025!

The above schedule, topics, and speakers are subject to change.