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October 7-10, 2018 • Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda

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2018 FTA Summit Agenda

Sunday, Oct. 7

Upon Arrival	Check in for Badges and Program
2:45pm – 4:00pm	Welcome Remarks/Introductions Rainer Jenss, President & Founder, Family Travel Association
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Making Connections/Meet Ups All Delegates
6:30pm – 9:00pm Depart Hotel at 5:45pm	Opening Reception and Dinner Hosted by: Bermuda Tourism Authority Commissioner’s House at Royal Navy Dockyard

Monday, October 8

8:45am – 9:00am	Opening Remarks Rainer Jenss, President & Founder, Family Travel Association Kevin Dallas, CEO, Bermuda Tourism Authority
9:00am – 9:30am	Special Q&A: Kristin Karst, Co-Owner & EVP, AmaWaterways will engage in a lively and informative Q&A with FTA Founder Rainer Jenss (view presentation)
9:30am – 9:45am	FTA Year in Review Rainer Jenss, President & Founder, Family Travel Association (view presentation)
9:50am – 10:30am	FTA Research Peter Bopp, Director of Strategy, Family Travel Association (view presentation) Lynn Minnaert, Clinical Associate Professor & Academic Chair, NYU – Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism (view video) Michael Erdman, SVP, Longwoods International (view presentation) Heather Greenwood Davis & Claire Zlobin, Canadian Market Study (view presentation)
10:30am – 10:50am	Coffee Break / Networking / Sponsor Tables
10:50am – 11:30am	Panel Discussion: Helping to Make Travel Affordable for Families Who Don’t Think They Can Afford It Caroline Lombardi, Director of Youth / Family, Carnival Cruise Line Sally Black, Owner, Vacation Kids Michael Gast, Communications Director, Kampgrounds of America (KOA) Moderator: Erin Kirkland, Author, Travel Journalist, Outdoor Advocate, Kirkland Family Media (view presentation)
11:35am – 12:15pm	Panel Discussion: Communications Strategies: Caribbean Comeback John Speers, Client Services & Strategy Director, Concept Farm (view presentation) \| (Sad Tweets video) Leah Chandler, CMO, Discover Puerto Rico (watch video) Catherine Lengers Beyt, CCTE, CEO, NHS Voyages Moderator: Laura Begley Bloom, Chief Content Officer, Family Traveller
12:15pm – 12:45pm	Keynote: Kelli Carpenter & Gregg Kaminsky, Founders, R Family Vacations (view presentation)
1:00pm – 2:30pm	Lunch / Networking On the Beach!
2:30pm – 6:00pm	Afternoon Activities / Networking Options Include: Golf, Tennis, Pool, Beach, Snorkeling, Scuba
6:30pm	“FTA Honors” Reception / Dinner Sponsored By: MSC Cruises

Tuesday, October 9

8:45am – 9:00am

Opening Remarks

Rainer Jenss, President & Founder, Family Travel Association

9:00am – 9:40am

Panel Discussion:
Content Marketing Targeting Families

Colleen Kelly, TV Host, Family Travel with Colleen Kelly (see video)
Wanda Goodman, Deputy Director, South Dakota Department of Tourism (see video)
Trevor Meers, Editorial Content Director, Meredith Travel Marketing Content Studio (see video)
Moderator: Richard D’Ambrosio, Communications Director, FTA

9:45am – 10:15am

Keynote:

Christie Holmes, Co-Founder & CEO, Global CommUnity (view presentation)

10:15am – 11:00am

Panel Discussion:

Make Travel Accessible for Families with Special Needs
Liz Kaiser, Partnership Marketing Director, Beaches Resorts
Myron Pincomb, Board Chairman, IBCCES (view presentation)
Alice Horn, CEO, Villa Key (view video)

11:00am – 11:20am

Coffee Break / Networking / Sponsor Tables

11:30am – 12:00pm

Keynote:

Katie Denis, Vice President & Cait DeBaun, Project Time Off (view presentation)

12:00pm – 12:45pm

Workshop:
Legal Issues You Need to Know Impacting Family Travel

Jeff Ment, Managing Partner, Ment Law Group (view presentation)

Workshop:
Best Practices: Using Social Media & Editorial to Generate Leads

Amie O’Shaughnessy, Founder & CEO, Ciao Bambino
Keryn Means, Co-Founder, Twist Travel Magazine (view presentation)

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Lunch / Networking

Windows on the Sound, Fairmont Southampton

2:45pm – 3:30pm

Workshop:
Scale Your Business Using Online Marketing and Sales Automation

Peter Ross, Co-Founder, 829 Studios

Workshop:
Media Center Round-Up (For Media Only)

(view presentation)

Workshop:
Travel Agent Round-Up

3:30pm – 4:15pm

Panel Discussion:
Emerging Destinations for Families

Listen to the podcast about it here!
Ryan Connolly, Co-Founder, Hidden Iceland
Chad Olin, CEO & Founder, Cuba Candela
Jared Alster, VP Marketing, Cox & Kings
Moderator: Aaron Schlein, Producer, Family Travel Radio

4:15pm – 5:00pm