Agenda
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PRE-CONFERENCE TRENDS FORUM (VIRTUAL)
What's Next For The Agency Industry
Mixed economic and client signals continue to challenge the industry. This special workshop will reveal new insight into what’s ahead for the agency business – addressing the most important trends that will impact the industry and your operation over the next year.
11:00 am CT
Agency Industry Forecast: Planning Your Next 12 - 24 Months
12:00 pm CT
How We’re Driving Our Growth: A Fireside Chat
1:00 pm CT
The New Skills Client Teams Need for Organic Growth
2:00 pm CT
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: What’s Ahead for the Industry
2:45 pm CT
End of Workshop
Track One
Special Fast Company Track: Transforming the Industry
Six innovators reveal new models generating rapid growth for the
agency business
agency business
Track Two
The Coming Agency Pipeline
Learn where to source the most profitable new business over the next
12 - 24 months.
12 - 24 months.
Track Three
Peer Collaboration:
Interactive Group Discussions
Collaborative attendee discussions, each addressing hot industry topics. Sign-up opens May 3 (in-person & virtual, limited seating)
9:00 am CT
Keynote: Removing Your Boundaries for Breakthrough Work
10:30 am CT
Neuro-Insight: A New Model for Groundbreaking Strategic Development
New Business Leaders: Where We’re Seeing the Biggest Opportunities
Organic Growth: How We’re Capturing a Greater Share of Our Clients' Spend
Small Group Think Tank
11:30 am CT
Transforming an Agency's Value with First Party Data
What's Now Working to Win More New Business
Digital Media Trends: One of the Biggest Growth Opportunities
Small Group Think Tank
12:15 pm CT
Networking Lunch
Catch your breath, grab some bio fuel and meet more of your industry peers
1:00 pm CT
The Martin Agency: Inventing New IP & Revenue Streams
The New Business Trends That Will Most Impact Your Agency
SRI: Search Consultant Meet & Greet (In-Person Only)
2:00 pm CT
Arm Your Growth Engine with AI-Powered Consumer Insights
Accenture Song: A New Model for Creative Agency + Management Consulting
R3: Search Consultant Meet & Greet (In-Person Only)
3:00 pm CT
Battle Of The Agencies – Family Feud Goes Off The Rails! (In-Person Attendees)
3:45 pm CT
Networking Break
Grab some caffeine, snacks, and meet more of your industry peers
4:30 pm CT
Crossmedia: A New Model for Scaling with Soul
Generating More Work From Inconsistent Client Budgets
Build an Effective Prospecting Program for Your Agency
Small Group Think Tank
5:30 pm CT
Blackstone: Agency Innovation & Growth Strategies from Private Equity
Search Consultants: What’s Coming for Your New Business Pipeline
New Business Tools: What Our Agencies Are Using
Small Group Think Tank
6:15 pm CT
Cocktail Reception
Join us for cocktails, as you meet more industry leaders, speakers, search consultants and conference partners.
7:30 pm CT
Day One Concludes
Track Four
AI Is Here. It’s Impacting the Industry. It’s Just Getting Started
Nine agencies share how they’re using AI to enhance their operations and work
Track Five
What's Next for Agency Operations, Talent, Culture
New insight on how to streamline your operations, design a more compelling workspace and keep your people inspired
Track Six
Peer Collaboration:
Interactive Group Sessions
Collaborative attendee discussions, each addressing hot industry topic. Sign-up opens May 3 (in-person & virtual, limited seating)
9:00 am CT
Keynote: Selling Big Creative Ideas!
10:15 am CT
The Flexible Agency: Resource & Talent Planning for a Project & Freelance World
Making Your Agency More Nimble, More Responsive for Clients
Small Group Think Tank
Where Do Good Ideas Come From? Humans, AI and the Birth of Hybrid Creativity
11:15 am CT
Decoding Gen Z: Surprising Truths About Today's It Consumer
How Other Agencies Are Transforming Their Operations And Driving Revenue Growth
Small Group Think Tank
AI Panel: How We’re Using AI to Drive Our Agencies Forward
Highdive
Chad Broude
Chief Creative Officer
Work & Co
Rachel Bogan
Partner, Product Management
R/GA
Michael Olaye
SVP Managing Director, Strategy + Innovation
Supernatural
Michael Barrett
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
Moderator
Virtue Worldwide
Iain Thomas
Global Head of Innovation and Technology
12:00 pm CT
Networking Lunch
Catch your breath, grab some bio fuel and meet more of your industry peers
1:00 pm CT
Stop Getting Pigeonholed: Selling Current Clients on New Capabilities
Small Group Think Tank
Demystifying AI: Putting it to Work at Your Agency
How We’re Orchestrating Our Rapid New Business Growth
2:00 pm CT
Using AI to Enable and Empower Your Workforce
Winning at Distributed Work – The New Hybrid Talent Management Trends
How to Better Manage Remote/Hybrid Agency Teams
Small Group Think Tank
3:00 pm CT
Plugging AI Into Your Agency
Agency Office Space – The New Design Trends
4:00 pm CT
Keynote: The Art of Storytelling In an Age of Data
4:45 pm CT
Conference Closed
POST-CONFERENCE PROGRAM (VIRTUAL)
Presentation Skills: Enhancing Your Command of the Room
In this two-part training series, you’ll learn how to improve your natural presentation style with the goal of increasing client persuasion
June 7th and June 14th
12:00 pm CT
June 7th: 12pm - 1:15pm CT
Presentation Skills - Part One: Developing Your Content to Command the Room
1:00 pm CT
June 14th: 12:00pm - 1:30pm CT
Presentation Skills - Part Two: Enhancing Your Personal Command of the Room
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