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The Can't Miss Event for Public Relations & Strategic Communications Professionals

Thursday, October 1 @ Sammons Financial Group in West Des Moines, IA

Join us on Thursday, Oct. 1 for the region’s must-attend, one-day conference delivering everything public relations, communications and marketing professionals of all levels and backgrounds need to strengthen their skills and expand their networks. A light breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided. 

Event Agenda

 

7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration, breakfast & networking

 

8:30 a.m. Welcome from PRSA Iowa chapter president, Phil Niccolino

8:35-9:35 a.m. Opening Keynote: 
Heide Harrell, M.A., APR and PRSA chair and special guest Matthew Marcial, APR and PRSA CEO, "An Exclusive Fireside Chat with the PRSA National Chair and CEO.”

9:35-10:35 a.m. Wixted & Co, featuring Lauri Freking and Katie Ward, "Communicating Change: It Doesn’t Have to be Hard.”

 

10:35-10:50 a.m. Morning break

10:50-11:50 a.m. Choice of breakout session

  • Option 1: Heide Harrell, Matthew Marcial and Skip Hidlay, "PR Ethics in AI." 
  • Option 2: Workshop with Erik Dominguez

 

12:00-12:45 p.m. Lunch, catered and onsite at Sammons Financial.

 

12:50-1:50 p.m. Erik Dominguez, "3 Ts of Confidence."

1:50-2:50 p.m. Skip Hidlay, "
Break Through: Brand Storytelling in the AI Era."

 

2:50-3:10 p.m. Afternoon break

3:10-4:10 p.m. Closing Keynote: Muck Rack, featuring Linda Zebian, "What is AI Reading?" 

 

4:10-4:25 p.m. Thank you, prize drawings and wrap up

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