Agenda
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
1:00 pm-2:15 pm
Welcome/ Registration
2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Marketplace Appointments
It’s time to get down to business!
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Happy Hour/Open Night
It’s time to mix and mingle over some cocktails.
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; Janette Roush, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital, New York City Tourism and Conventions
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. – 1:15 p.m.
Presenting Data to Your Board + Lunch
Fill up on key info to do your job better as well as a delicious meal.
Presenters: Timothy Bush, Chief Marketing Officer, Visit Lake Charles; Donald Lilley Jr., Director of Technology and Business Intelligence, Visit Baltimore
1:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Expedia Masterclass: The future of travel, data, trends, and more
4 p.m.-5 p.m.
Marketplace Appointments
Meet your future business parters today.
Friday, Nov. 3
9 a.m.-11 a.m.