IMM 2024 Schedule

Registration / Morning Networking

AI Best Practices

Will Seccombe, President, Revolution Strategy (Moderator)

Ross Borden, CEO & Founder, GuideGeek, Matador Network

Kara Franker, CEO, Visit Estes Park

Tomiko Harvey, Digital Marketer, Passports & Grub, TomikoHarvey.com

To Podcast or Not to Podcast

Gary Arndt, Producer/Host, Everything Everywhere Daily Podcast (Moderator)

Kristen Bonilla, Public Relations Manager, Visit California

Chris Christensen, Podcaster, Amateur Traveler

Danielle Desir Corbett, Podcaster & Podcasting Coach , The Thought Card & Road Trip Ready

David Segura, CEO, Glassbox Media

Morning Networking Break

Travel Content for Streaming Platforms

Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor, CBS News (Moderator)

Lulu Chiang, Vice President - Digital Content, ABC News

Kathy McCabe, Host & Executive Producer, Dream of Italy, Dream of Europe | PBS

Mary Ann Zoellner, Director of Media Relations & Communications, MazzyStar Productions

Keynote Speaker

Michael Brown, Documentary Filmmaker, weightofwatermovie.com

Lunch Sponsored by Visit Detroit

The Changing Media Landscape

Sucheta Rawal, Journalist (Moderator)

Maureen Littlejohn, Freelance Journalist, Executive Editor, Culture Magazin

Theresa Medoff, Lead Editor, AAA Club Alliance

Taryn Scher, The Sparkle Boss, TK PR

Destination Marketing That Works

Heather Wyatt, Senior Communications Advisor, CLIA (Moderator)

Lei-Ann Field, Senior Director, Public Relations & Communications, Hawaiʻi Tourism United States

Kristina Nyström, Head of Partnerships & Global Campaigns, Visit Sweden

Súsanna Sørensen, Marketing Manager Leisure and PR, Visit Faroe Islands

Afternoon Networking Break

From Sustainable & Regenerative to Conservation & Stewardship

Rob Holmes, Founder & Chief Strategist, GLP Films (Moderator)

Gisele Abrahão, Regional Representative, Mato Grosso do Sul Tourism Board

Julie Andersen, Sr Director, Global Brand + Media, PADI Worldwide

Shannon Guihan, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Travel Corporation

Slam with Travel Editors: Get the Inside Scoop

Andrew Nelson, Travel Writer & Educator, NatGeo Travel, the WSJ (Moderator)

Jacqui Agate, North America Travel Editor, Wanderlust

Becky Blaine, Editor, The Points Guy

Allyson Johnson, Executive Editor, NatGeoBooks

Josh Rivera, Travel Editor, USA Today

Cocktail Function Sponsored by Visit the Santa Ynez Valley

Day One Concludes