
Conference Schedule
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Friday, March 22
5:30-6:30 p.m.
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7-9 p.m.
Out-of-town guests check-in at the Hampton Inn
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Reception at the Hard Rock Cafe
Out-of-town guests check-in at the Hampton Inn
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Reception at the Hard Rock Cafe
Saturday, March 23
8-8:45 a.m.
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8:45-9 a.m.
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9-9:15 a.m.
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9:15-9:35 a.m.
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9:35-10:50 a.m.
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Registration and Breakfast - Mitten Hall
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Opening Remarks from Sr. Assoc. Dean, Deborah Cai
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Welcome from Mayor Kenney
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Break
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Break-out Session 1
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Agency/Client Relations - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 217 A/B
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Darla Price, Senior Vice President, Executive Account Director, McCann
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Mike Gross, Senior Vice President & COO, AKCG
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Kory Aversa, CEO & President, Aversa PR & Events LLC
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Brittany Harmon, Director of Client Experience, Weber Shandwick
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Moderator: Emily McKain, Firm Director, PRowl PR
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Fake News & Ethics - Howard Gittis Student Center Underground
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Adam Dvorin, Assistant Vice President, Winning Strategies
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Cherri Gregg, Community Affairs Reporter, KYW News Radio
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Jason Mollica, Professional Lecturer, American University
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Gabriel Escobar, Editor and Vice President, The Inquirer
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Matt O'Donnell, News Reporter, 6ABC
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Moderator: Lauren Bullock, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Temple University
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Diversity Panel - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 217 C/D
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David Brown, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Temple University
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Tiffany Tavarez, Vice President of Community Relations, Wells Fargo
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Michael Kaye, Communications Manager, Autism Speaks
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Richelle Payne, Partner, Ascendant Group
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Break
Break-out Session 2
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Special Events - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 217 A/B
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Ike Richman, President, Richman Communications
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Fred Stein, Senior Partner, Creative Group
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Professional Development - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 217 C/D
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Ryan Wall, Assistant Account Executive, Brian Communications
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Linda Burkley, President, Ardis Communications
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Corporate Social Responsibility - Howard Gittis Student Center Underground
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Gregg Feistman, Assistant Chair for Public Relations & Associate Professor of Practice,Temple University
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Scott Tattar, Instructor of Communication, Drexel University
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Lunch - Mitten Hall
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PR in the Age of the #MeToo Movement - Mitten Hall
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Mary Austen, President & CEO, Tierney
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Megan Smith, Founder/President, Brownstone PR
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Afia Ohene-Frempong, External Communications Manager, PECO
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Moderator: LiRon Anderson-Bell, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Temple University
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10:50-11:05 a.m.
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11:05-12:20 p.m.
12:20-1:05 p.m.
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1:05-1:55 p.m.
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1:55-2:10 p.m.
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2:10-3:25 p.m.
Break-out Session 3
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Engaging Influencer Campaigns - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 217 A/B
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Jill Curcio, Assistant Account Executive, MSL Group
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Clarissa Ford, Communications Specialist, Hunter
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Analytics - Howard Gittis Student Center Underground
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Samantha Gower, Senior SEO Associate, SEER Interactive
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Steve Ryan, Director of Communications and Marketing, Willistown Conservation Trust
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The Convergence of Advertising and Public Relations - Howard Gittis Student Center Room 217 C/D
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Martha Gaston, President, Philly Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
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Nina Scimenes Rodebaugh, President, Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA)
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Alan Tempest, Executive Director, Philly Ad Club
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Moderator: David Brown, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Temple University
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Networking
3:30-5 p.m.
Break