IMM 2025 Schedule

Two Productive Days

Day 1 January 22, 2025

Note: 2024 Schedule. All 2025 Speakers to be announced soon.

  • 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
  • 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
  • Day One Concludes

* schedule subject to change

Day 2 January 23, 2025

  • Exhibitors arrive to set up tables and register
  • Media Registration
  • Welcome Address
  • Six appointment slots with 15-minute appointments
  • Morning Networking Break
  • Six appointment slots with 15-minute appointments
  • Lunch
  • Six appointment slots with 15-minute appointments
  • Afternoon Networking Break
  • Six appointment slots with 15-minute appointments
  • Cocktail Function
  • End of the event