2024 Spring Summit
Sponsorships
Download our sponsorship opportunities here, and email Jennie Guido with any questions.
Conference Agenda
Tuesday, April 2:
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Conference Registration
VIP Lobby (1st Floor of Golden Moon)
2:00 – 4:00
Excellence in Tourism Leadership Program Session
*Only for attendees who are enrolled in the program
Orion (2nd Floor of Golden Moon)
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Tourism Mississippi PAC
The Ellis Theatre
*Ticketed Event
Wednesday, April 3:
8:00 – 4:00 pm
Conference Registration
VIP Lobby (1st Floor of Golden Moon)
9:00 am -10:00 am
Opening Session: Leading Imperfectly
James Robilotta, Story Matters
VIP Theater / The Constellation
Sponsored by Lou Hammond Group
10:00 am -10:30 am
Bloody Mary Break
VIP Theater / The Constellation
Sponsored by Maris, West & Baker
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Breakout Sessions
· Making a Sales Connection: A Panel on Event and Meeting Sales Tactics
Vanessa Burse, Director of Sales, Horseshoe Casino Tunica
Ashley Gatian, Director of Sales, Visit Vicksburg
Mark Hudson, Sales Manager, Cadence Bank Arena & Conference Center
Mary Catherine Webb, Director of Sales, Tunica CVB
Orion
· How I Built This: Authentic Augusta
Jennifer Bowen, VP of Destination Development & Community Engagement, Visit Augusta
Triton
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Luncheon: Let’s Discuss
Landon Bryant, @landontalks
Magnolia Ballroom
Sponsored by Maris, West & Baker
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Media Speed Dating
Magnolia Ballroom
OR
Breakout Session: Immersive Experience
Chahta Immi Cultural Center
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Reception
The Dancing Rabbit Clubhouse
Sponsored by Pearl River Resort
7:00 pm
Dine Around Philadelphia
Thursday, April 4:
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Breakfast
Magnolia Ballroom
Sponsored by Madden Media
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Visit Mississippi Presentation
Rochelle Hicks, Visit Mississippi
VIP Theater / The Constellation
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Closing Session: David Within Goliath: Thinking Like a Challenger
Tom Fishburne, Marketoonist
VIP Theater / The Constellation
Sponsored by Mad Genius
11:00 am – 11:30 am
MTA Annual Meeting
VIP Theater / The Constellation
Host
Where to Stay
Registration
To register, click here.
Event Sponsors
Thank you to all of our sponsors and partners!
Title Sponsor
Presenting Sponsor
Gold Partners
Silver Partners
Bronze Partners
Producer Media Partners
Editor Media Partners
AJR Media Group
American Road
At Home Memphis Mid-South
Epsilon
Gray Destination Marketing / WLBT
Hoffman Media
Intrinsic Media
The Local Palate
Oxford American
Sojern
Writer Media Partners
Bloody Mary Break Sponsor and Lunch Sponsor
Name Tag Sponsor
Breakfast Sponsor
Grand Patron Sponsor
Key Note Speaker Sponsor
Canton CVB
Patron Sponsor
WLBT
Friends of Tourism Sponsor
The Ellis
Philadelphia / Neshoba Tourism
Visit Starkville
TMPAC Benefit Sponsors