Our world-class speakers and panelists will present innovative approaches and fresh perspectives that help attendees unlock the full potential of the media multiverse. From integrating AI into your content strategy to optimizing your tech stack for better performance, BIMS is all about actionable innovation.

Alexi Khajavi

President Hospitality, Travel & Wellness

Amanda Darman-Allen

SVP, B2B, Future

Andy Willmott

VP, Editorial Product Development, FT Specialist

Annie Bruce

Senior Director, Event Marketing, GovExec

AnnMarie Wills

Co-Founder and CEO, Leverage Lab, LLC

Ariel Soiffer

Partner, WilmerHale

Brad Weltman

Director of Public Policy, Meta

Brian Cuthbert

Group Vice President, Diversified Communications

Constance Sayers

Chief Revenue Officer, GovExec and President, GovExec 360

Diane Schwartz

CEO, Ragan Communications

Dillon Roulet

COO, Co-Founder, Edisource

George Jackson

Executive Producer, GovExec, TV – GovExec

Greg Watt

President/CEO, WATT Global Media

Hannah Glover

Editor-in-Chief, Money-Media

Jennifer Richter

Jennifer Richter, Vice President, Digital O&O, Farm Journal

Jim Elliott

President, James G. Elliott Co.

John French

CEO and Owner, French LLC

John Whelan

President, CyberRisk Alliance

KC Crain

President and CEO, Crain Communications

Kerri Hatt

Editor-in-Chief, EMS1, Lexipol Media Group

Kylie Hirko

Executive Vice President, Transportation, City Services, Healthcare & Dental, Endeavor Business Media

Matt Reilly

CEO, Fusable

Michael Le Du

COO, Entrepreneur Media LLC

Michael Rotella

Head of Product, Guideposts

Nancy Drapeau

Vice President of Research, CEIR

Paul Lekas

SVP, Head of Global Public Policy, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

Rob Schneider

President, Lexipol Media Group

Roberta Muller

Senior Vice President, Northstar Travel Group

Ron Spink

CEO, IRONMARKETS

Stephen Master

Managing Director, GTCR

Todd Peterson

Senior Vice President of Audience Development, Farm Journal

Veebha Mehta

Chief Operations Officer, Crain Communications

A sneak peek: some of our headlining speakers

Alexi Khajavi

President Hospitality, Travel & Wellness

Andy Baker

Practice Lead, Business Information, Collingwood

Andy Clurman

CEO, Active Interest Media

Ben Sheffner

Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Law & Policy

Bill Carter

CEO, ALM Global

Brage Lie Jor

Head of Partnerships, Labrador CMS

Casey Cornelius

Head of Content + Client Services, CredSpark

Chris Ferrell

CEO, Endeavor Business Media

Courtney Nagle

Senior Vice President, Engineering, WTWH Media

Craig Fuller

CEO& Founder, FreightWaves

Dan Fink

Managing Director, Money-Media (a Financial Times company)

Daniel Frignito

Director of Partnership Development, Netline

Dave Saabye

Senior Vice President, Digital Product Management, Bridge Tower Media

David Foster

Founder & Chair, BVR

Doug Llewellyn

CEO, Data Society Group

Doug Manoni

Founder and CEO, CyberRisk Alliance

George Yedinak

EVP, Healthcare, WTWH Media

Heather Farley

CEO, Access Intelligence

Heather Holst-Knudsen

Founder and CEO, H2K Labs

Jake Kimball

Senior Director, Data Performance and Marketing Operations

James Capo

CEO, Omeda

James Miller

Senior Director of Product Management, Northstar Travel Group

Jason Young

CEO, Northstar Travel Group

Jay Lee

Head of Growth and Marketing, Labrador CMS

Jeff Litvack

Golden Peak Media

Jeff Mancini

Chief Executive Officer, Arizent

Jenn Litterick

CEO, EnsembleIQ

Jim Spanfeller

CEO, G/O Media 

John Lerner

CEO, Breaking Media

John McGovern

CEO & Owner, Grimes, McGovern & Associates

Jon Steiert

Head of Content Marketing, Netline

Jonathan Barnes

Managing Director, Star Mountain Capital

Kathleen Conley

VP of Program Management, studioID

Kayla Walsh

Director of City Regional and Business Publications/Software Consultant

Kevin Fitzgerald

Director, GTCR

Kevin Prokop

Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Rockbridge Growth Equity

Kevin Turpin

President, National Journal

Mark Talkington

Founder and Publisher, Palm Springs Post

Marshall Cooper

CEO, Chief Executive Group, LLC

Merry Eisner-Heidorn

Chief Operating Officer & Co-Publisher RTO Insider LLC

Mike Sealy

Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Informa Markets

Nancy Perry

Editor-in-Chief of Lexipol’s Police1.com and Corrections1.com

Nikki Smith

Chief Operations Officer, BNP Media

Patrick Trousdale

Founder and CEO, The Daily Upside

Philip Ideson

Founder, Art of Procurement

Prescott Shibles

CEO, Farm Journal Media

Roberta Muller

Senior Vice President, Product Development & Digital Production, Northstar Travel Media

Sandy Almendarez

Informa, Vice President, Content

Scott McCafferty

CEO, WTWH Media

Scott Peters

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Growth Catalyst Partners

Tagg Henderson

Co-CEO, BNP Media

Tim Hartman

Chief Executive Officer, GovExec

Todd Krizelman

CEO and Co-founder of MediaRadar

Will Barker

Manager, Strategic Customer Success, BlueConic

Wilma Jordan

Founder & CEO, North America, JEGI CLARITY

A sneak peek: some of our headlining speakers

Adam Reinebach

President, Responsive Partners

Alexi Khajavi

President Hospitality, Travel & Wellness

Amanda Darman-Allen

SVP, B2B, Future

Andy Baker

Practice Lead, Business Information, Collingwood

Andy Burt

Managing Director, Head of Content CFO, Proformative

Andy Clurman

CEO, Active Interest Media

Andy Willmott

VP, Editorial Product Development, FT Specialist

Annie Bruce

Senior Director, Event Marketing, GovExec

AnnMarie Wills

Co-Founder and CEO, Leverage Lab, LLC

Ariel Soiffer

Partner, WilmerHale

Ben Sheffner

Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Law & Policy

Bibiana Campos Seijo

Editor-in-Chief & Vice President, C&EN Media Group, American Chemical Society

Bill Carter

CEO, ALM Global

Brad Weltman

Director of Public Policy, Meta

Brage Lie Jor

Head of Partnerships, Labrador CMS

Brian Cuthbert

Group Vice President, Diversified Communications

Casey Cornelius

Head of Content + Client Services, CredSpark

Chris Ferrell

CEO, Endeavor Business Media

Constance Sayers

Chief Revenue Officer, GovExec and President, GovExec 360

Courtney Nagle

Senior Vice President, Engineering, WTWH Media

Craig Fuller

CEO& Founder, FreightWaves

Dan Fink

Managing Director, Money-Media (a Financial Times company)

Dan McCarthy

President & CEO, Dodge Construction Network

Daniel Frignito

Director of Partnership Development, Netline

Dave Saabye

Senior Vice President, Digital Product Management, Bridge Tower Media

David Foster

Founder & Chair, BVR

David Leach

COO, Aviation International News

Diane Schwartz

CEO, Ragan Communications

Dillon Roulet

COO, Co-Founder, Edisource

Don Hawk

Founder, TechTarget

Doug Llewellyn

CEO, Data Society Group

Doug Manoni

Founder and CEO, CyberRisk Alliance

Elizabeth Deeming

Former Senior Vice President
B2B Division
Future PLC

Gemma Postlethwaite

CEO, Arizent

George Jackson

Executive Producer, GovExec, TV – GovExec

George Yedinak

EVP, Healthcare, WTWH Media

Greg Watt

President/CEO, WATT Global Media

Hannah Glover

Editor-in-Chief, Money-Media

Heather Farley

CEO, Access Intelligence

Heather Holst-Knudsen

Founder and CEO, H2K Labs

Hebba Youssef

Chief People Officer, Workweek

Henry Howard (he/him)

Deputy Director of Media & Communications, The American Legion

Jake Kimball

Senior Director, Data Performance and Marketing Operations

James Capo

CEO, Omeda

James Miller

Senior Director of Product Management, Northstar Travel Group

Jason Young

CEO, Northstar Travel Group

Jay Kirsch

Partner, Oaklins | DeSilva + Phillips

Jay Lee

Head of Growth and Marketing, Labrador CMS

Jeff Litvack

Golden Peak Media

Jeff Mancini

Chief Executive Officer, Arizent

Jenn Litterick

CEO, EnsembleIQ

Jennifer Richter

Jennifer Richter, Vice President, Digital O&O, Farm Journal

Jess Tyler

Chief Revenue & Experience Officer, MJBiz, MJBizCon

Jim Elliott

President, James G. Elliott Co.

Jim Spanfeller

CEO, G/O Media 

John French

CEO and Owner, French LLC

John Lerner

CEO, Breaking Media

John McGovern

CEO & Owner Grimes, McGovern & Associates

John McGovern

CEO & Owner, Grimes, McGovern & Associates

John Whelan

President, CyberRisk Alliance

Jon Steiert

Head of Content Marketing, Netline

Jonathan Barnes

Managing Director, Star Mountain Capital

Jonathan Barnes

Managing Director, Star Mountain Capital

June Griffin

President, Endeavor Business Media

Kathleen Conley

VP of Program Management, studioID

Kayla Walsh

Director of City Regional and Business Publications/Software Consultant

KC Crain

President and CEO, Crain Communications

Kerri Hatt

Editor-in-Chief, EMS1, Lexipol Media Group

Kerry Smith

Divisional President, Access Intelligence

Kevin Fitzgerald

Director, GTCR

Kevin Prokop

Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Rockbridge Growth Equity

Kevin Turpin

President, National Journal

Kylie Hirko

Executive Vice President, Transportation, City Services, Healthcare & Dental, Endeavor Business Media

Marian Sandberg

Vice President & Market Leader, LDI, DSE, XLIVE
Questex

Mark Talkington

Founder and Publisher, Palm Springs Post

Marshall Cooper

CEO, Chief Executive Group, LLC

Matt Reilly

CEO, Fusable

Matthew Person

Sr. Director, Corporate Development, IDG, Inc. (IDC & Foundry)

Maurice Bakley

Chief Revenue Officer, Education Week

Merry Eisner-Heidorn

Chief Operating Officer & Co-Publisher RTO Insider LLC

Michael Le Du

COO, Entrepreneur Media LLC

Michael Rotella

Head of Product, Guideposts

Michael Struble

Senior Partner, EagleTree Capital

Mike Sealy

Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Informa Markets

Nancy Drapeau

Vice President of Research, CEIR

Nancy Perry

Editor-in-Chief of Lexipol’s Police1.com and Corrections1.com

Nick Schacht

Chief Global Development Officer, SHRM

Nikki Smith

Chief Operations Officer, BNP Media

Patrick Trousdale

Founder and CEO, The Daily Upside

Paul Lekas

SVP, Head of Global Public Policy, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

Philip Ideson

Founder, Art of Procurement

Prescott Shibles

CEO, Farm Journal Media

Rafael Hines

SVP and GM, Elastic Suite

Renee Jordan

CEO, Taunton

Rob Schneider

President, Lexipol Media Group

Roberta Muller

Senior Vice President, Northstar Travel Group

Roberta Muller

Senior Vice President, Product Development & Digital Production, Northstar Travel Media

Ron Spink

CEO, IRONMARKETS

Sandy Almendarez

Informa, Vice President, Content

Scott McCafferty

CEO, WTWH Media

Scott Peters

Co-founder and Managing Partner, Growth Catalyst Partners

Stephen Master

Managing Director, GTCR

Subha Barry

President, Seramount

Tagg Henderson

Co-CEO, BNP Media

Terri Travis

Vice President of Human Resources, Industry Dive

Tim Andrews

CEO, Advertising Specialty Institute

Tim Hartman

Chief Executive Officer, GovExec

Todd Krizelman

CEO and Co-founder of MediaRadar

Todd Peterson

Senior Vice President of Audience Development, Farm Journal

Veebha Mehta

Chief Operations Officer, Crain Communications

Will Barker

Manager, Strategic Customer Success, BlueConic

Wilma Jordan

Founder & CEO, North America, JEGI CLARITY

Yasmine Osborn

Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Hearst Television (HTV)

AMPLIFY Call for Speakers is now open

Call for Speakers closes February 6, 2023

If you are a thought leader in content and marketing strategies, AMPLIFY 2023 is your  opportunity to share what you know, receive recognition, and expand your professional network. We’re looking for inspiring and insightful speakers to share their knowledge on topics “the doers” of the AM&P Network face every day.

Topic Areas

AMPLIFY programming will be organized in two tracks: Content Strategies and Marketing Strategies. Below are topics that have been identified as focus areas for this event. 

Marketing Strategies

  • How to think like a marketer

  • Content marketing for associations

  • Managing communication campaigns

  • Finding new revenue sources

  • Content’s role in the marketing funnel 

  • Audience engagement 

  • What every CMO wants you to know

  • Data-driven decisions: New content metrics to watch

  • New marketing strategies to revive your publishing efforts

  • Member recruitment content strategy

Content Strategies

  • Do-it-yourself podcasting
  • Managing volunteers in an era of exhaustion
  • Proactively planning for accessibility
  • Scholarly publishing: Managing content peer review
  • Scholarly publishing: Open access in scholarly journals
  • Scholarly publishing: Accessibility 
  • New publishing technologies
  • Digital presence for your magazine
  • Storytelling tactics
  • Managing content for a global organization
  • Finance 101 for content leaders
  • Small team, big impact
  • State of the print industry, supply chain update

We’re also looking for sessions on:

  • Organizational and individual allyship

  • Embracing neurodiversity in your team

  • Publishing and marketing collaborations

  • Career paths: Emerging media leader to veteran pro

  • Career paths: From media to c-suite

  • Building your personal brand

  • Leadership development

Speaker Benefits

As a selected speaker, you’ll receive:

    • A day pass to AMPLIFY 2023 on your speaking day
    • Discounted rate to attend the additional event day
    • Concierge speaker support, including customized promotional material for social media 
    • Peer support for session content development

Audience 

AM&P Network members represent an active community of large B2B publishing houses, specialized publishers, associations, and nonprofit publishers.

AMPLIFY participants share one characteristic: they have their finger on the pulse of media and publishing in nonprofit and for-profit organizations—media professionals who drive strategy and  value creation for their media brands.

AMPLIFY participants are journalists, editors, communicators, and marketers looking for actionable takeaways: concrete practical tips and the strategy behind them.

AMPLIFY participants lead media and content teams as Director or Vice President of Content, Marketing, Communications, and other adjacent teams. They are editors in chief and managing editors, marketing directors, and content specialists tasked with executing new and innovative approaches to content creation and dissemination.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

AM&P Network’s Associations Council is committed to anti-racism and eliminating other prejudices and to elevating equity in all areas of our community. As we stand up against inequality, we will actively honor all voices from marginalized groups or communities.  Through these values, AM&P Network is dedicated to integrating topics related to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion throughout the AMPLIFY 2023 program, as well as elevating representation of historically marginalized communities by incorporating such individuals as speakers, panelists, and engaged participants in its program. We encourage and invite members of marginalized communities to apply.  Read the full statement.  Code of Conduct All SIIA spaces and events are governed by a code of conduct. From events to online platforms, communities, and communications, we take this policy seriously. This policy protects and applies to everyone involved in the SIIA community. This includes all members, guests, volunteers, speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors. We expect participants in our community to act in what SIIA considers to be a professional manner. Read the full code.

General guidelines

Speaker Eligibility

  • ALL speakers must be named as part of this submission process. Please do not complete your application with placeholders or unnamed co-presenters.
  • NEW: Industry Service Providers are encouraged, but are not required, to co-present with an association or media brand contact. Commercial bias will not be acceptable in session pitches or session content. Application must show compelling, authentic session description and practical takeaways. No sales pitches.
  • Industry Service Provider (agencies, consultants, vendors, etc.) speaking opportunities are reserved for AM&P Network members only. Non-member Industry Service Providers are not eligible to speak.
  • Speaker applicant and subsequent session must observe all intellectual property rights.

Submission Process

During the open call for speakers, all submissions must be received through the Call for Speakers form. 

Complete submissions will be vetted by the AMPLIFY programming committee–a multi-disciplinary team of AM&P Network members. While your submission should be thorough, the committee may reach out to applicants during the review process to gain further clarity on the submission.

Speaker acceptances will be shared according to the timeline below. Speakers must confirm their intent to speak.

As often happens, AM&P Network may receive more valuable and worthwhile session pitches than we can fit in this event’s program. If your session is not selected for AMPLIFY, we may reach out to you to share your expertise in other ways, such as a webinar or written article.

Important Dates

    • Call for Speakers opens: Monday, January 9
    • Call for Speakers closes: Monday, February 6
    • Speaker notifications: Monday, March 6
    • Speaker confirmation/intent to speak: Friday, March 10

Tips for Your Pitch

  • Identify which of the marketing or content strategies listed above that your proposed presentation will most closely address.
  • Try to assemble a diverse panel of speakers representing different backgrounds and viewpoints. 
  • Write your pitch from the perspective of the attendee. What will they get out of the session? Consider including three to five learning points that they can take away from your presentation.
  • If possible, create a general outline listing the order in which each person will speak and what their general topic will be..
  • Consider what type of resources you plan to include.
    • For example, a PowerPoint, an accompanying white paper, and any relevant “takeaways” such as checklists or forms.
  • Decide if your presentation will include audience participation (for example, fielding multiple-choice questions or polling the audience and sharing the “winning” answers). 

Meet the AMPLIFY 2023 Speakers

Abby Norton

Senior Project Director, Readex Research

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Alan Hirsch

VP Sales and Marketing, Contentware

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Anders Ganten

Sr. Director Publishing Alliances at LexisNexis

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Brian O’Leary

Executive Director, Book Industry Supply Group

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Carla Kalogeridis

Publisher, Signature magazine

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Carolyn Shomali

Publisher, Professionals for Association Revenue

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Cyndee Miller (she/her)

SVP, Content Strategy, Imagination + The Mx Group

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David Fortino

Chief Strategy Officer, NetLine (an Informa Business)

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Davide Savenije

Editor-in-Chief, Industry Dive

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Dray McFarlane (he, him, his)

Co-Founder, Tasio

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Eric D. Randall (he/him)

Editor-in-Chief, New York State School Boards Association

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Erica Klinger

Senior Director – Marketing, Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM)

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Erica Roth

Communications Manager, American Physiological Society

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Erin Hallstrom (she/her)

Associate Director of SEO Strategy, Endeavor Business Media

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Hannah Glover

Editor-in-Chief, Money-Media

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Henry Howard (he/him)

Deputy Director of Media & Communications, The American Legion

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Hilary Marsh

Founder, President, Chief Strategist, Content Company

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Jasper Simons

Chief Publishing Officer, American Psychological Association (APA)

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Jemilah Senter (she/her)

Vice President, Marketing and Communications, MCI USA

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Jennifer Hajigeorgiou (she/her)

Director of Content Strategy, National Association of Realtors

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Jill Fick

Senior Project Director, Readex Research

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Jill Ross

Director of Publications, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing

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Jim Wilde

VP of Publication Sales, Sheridan

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Justine Gaetano

Senior Designer & Social Media Lead Graphek

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Kathryn Deen

Managing Editor, Signature magazine

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Kelly McMurray

Creative Director, 2communique

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Kelsy McCarthy (she/her)

AVP, Creative Services, MCi USA

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Laetitia Clayton (she/her)

Managing Editor, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

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Laura Marzec (she/her)

Content Director, Imagination + The Mx Group

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Leslie Canavera (she, her, hers)

CEO, PolArctic LLC
Women in Artificial Intelligence (WAI) North America Award Recipient

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Lilia LaGesse (she/her)

Founder and Lead Strategist, Heard Creative Co.

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Lisa Townsend (she/her)

Marketing Director, Association of Clinical Research Professionals

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Maggie McGary (she/her)

Founder & Chief Strategist, McGary Digital

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Marcus Maleck

Director, Global Business Partnerships
Society for Clinical Research Sites

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Mark David

Director Advertising and Business Development, IEEE Media at IEEE

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Marlene Hendrickson

Senior Director, Marketing and Publishing, American Staffing Association

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Martha Holland

Georgetown Business

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Matt Ausloos (he/him)

Manager of Publishing, American Health Law Association

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Melanie Padgett Powers (She/Her)

Owner, MelEdits

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Melissa Broadus

Director of Communication, Air Conditioning Contractors of America

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Meredith Landry (she/her)

Content Manager, GLC

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Morgan Mulgrew (she/her)

Strategic Account Manager, HighRoad Solutions

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Racquel Jemison (she/her)

Program Manager, American Chemical Society

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Randy Ford (he/him)

Writer & Storytelling Strategist, First Story Strategies

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Rob Anderson

Senior Director of Publishing, American Health Law Association (AHLA)

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Ruth E. Thaler-Carter (she/her)

Freelance Writer/Editor
I can write about anything!

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Sabrina J. Ashwell (she/her)

Senior copyeditor, Chemical & Engineering News, American Chemical Society

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Sarah Gaydos (She/Her)

Art Director, Graphek

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Sondra Hadden

Senior Director of Audience Growth Marketing & Retention, Industry Dive

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Stuart Hales (he/him)

Content Director, MCI USA

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Thad Plumley

Director of Publications, National Ground Water Association

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Veronica Purvis, MSM, CAE (she/her)

Executive Director, Journalism Education Association

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Wendy Cobrda

Strategic Marketing Executive, American Animal Hospital Association

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Speakers

Craig Fuller

CEO& Founder, FreightWaves

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James Hewes

President and CEO FIPP

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Dan McCarthy

President & CEO, Dodge Construction Network

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Peter Goldstone

Chairman, GovExec

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Michael Cotoia

CEO, TechTarget

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KC Crain

President and CEO, Crain Communications

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Veebha Mehta

CMO, Crain Communications

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Michael McLaren

CEO of Merkle B2B

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Gil Ozir

Managing Partner of Beringer Capital

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Aron Grossman

Managing Director Gemspring Capital

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Wilma Jordan

Founder & CEO, North America, JEGI CLARITY

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Anne Holland

VP AHV Inc., Acting COO MJ Biz

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Cassandra Farrington

President, Anne Holland Ventures Inc.

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Bonnie Hyun

Head of Technology Capital Markets NYSE

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Rafat Ali

CEO/founder of Skift

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Melissa K. Montes

Publisher and Portfolio Director

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Elliott L. Ferguson

President and CEO of Destination DC

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George Jackson

Director of events at GovExec.

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Nick Schacht

Chief Global Development Officer, SHRM

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Jim Elliott

President, James G. Elliott Co.

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John Lerner

CEO, Breaking Media

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Rick Stamberger

SVP, B2B at Future

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Renee Jordan

CEO, Taunton

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