2023 Agenda
(2024 Coming Soon)
Connect eTourism will feature content led by thought leaders and travel experts focused on the future of tourism marketing + face-to-face appointments to push destination marketing forward. Topics will include.
> The AI Revolution
> Presenting Data to Your Board
> The Future of Travel: Data, Trends, and more.
Wednesday, Nov. 1
11:30 a.m.-2:15 pm
Registration and Supplier Move-In
2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Marketplace Appointments
It’s time to get down to business!
Thursday, Nov. 2
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
The AI Revolution
Learn how artificial intelligence can work for you (and not the other way around).
Presenters: Lesly Simmons, Head of Community Innovation, Amazon; Gilad Berenstein, founder, Brook Bay Capital; Janette Roush, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital, New York City Tourism and Conventions; Moderator: Yeon Lee, CEO, SoftlyServed
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Marketplace Appointments
Meet your matches for one-on-one meetings that lay the groundwork for future business.
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Networking Lunch
In this eat-and-greet session, make new friends and build future business relationships while baking bread together.
1:35 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Presenting Data to Your Board
Presenters: Timothy Bush, Chief Marketing Officer, Visit Lake Charles; Edward Harris, President, Discover Lancaster; Donald Lilley Jr., Director of Technology and Business Intelligence, Visit Baltimore; Lauren Cleland, Director, Marketing & Data Intelligence, Visit Savannah; Lauren Rogers, Chief Experience Officer, Datafy
3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Expedia MasterClass : Mastering Your Partnership with an OTA
Presented by Derek Price, Director, Business Development – North America, Expedia Group Media Solutions
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Marketplace Appointments
Meet your future business partners today.
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
SalesForce Park Tour, Sponsored by Vibemap
Friday, Nov. 3
8:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Alcatraz City Cruise
Experience the beauty, history, and infamy of Alcatraz Island on San Francisco Bay. Welcome to The Rock!
Sponsored by City Experiences for the Alcatraz Cruise
