Welcome to the 2022 Summit Agenda
Monday, January 24,2022
6:30pm-9:30pm : “Welcome to the 2022 Summit” Party
at Bosscat Kitchen + Libations Whiskey Bar
(Bus service not provided. Uber or walk 1.1 miles from the JW Marriott)
Tuesday, January 25,2022
Morning Session
Buses depart at 8:15am
Breakfast at Alamo Drafthouse
Welcome
Session One: “State of the Industry” Panel led by Matt Mader of Venue Valet
Alamo Drafthouse Theater Tour
Buses depart to Star Cinema Grill
Afternoon Session
Lunch at Star Cinema Grill
Tour with Q&A
Session Two: ” WIE: Women in Exhibition” led by Heather Blair of WIE
TUESDAY HAPPY HOUR
Session Three: “Adapting to the post-COVID world through the use of Technology” led by Jason Green of Theater Toolkit with Kevin Greer, Theater Toolkit | Matt Mader, Venue Valet | Brandon Jones, Filmfrog | John Burrows, Vista
Session Four: “Movie Premiere Experience: How to look at numbers, advance ordering, state of the union & customer experiences” Panel led by Hat Thilakan of Influx Worldwide
Session Five: “What is Samsung Onyx Cinema LED Technology?” led by Tom Lipiec of Moving Image Technologies with Jerry Van De Rydt, MIT | Mark Collins, JBL | Tony Adamson, GDC | Jason Ostrow Star Cinema Grill
Tuesday Evening Event
Dinner & a Movie at Star Cinema Grill on the Onyx Screen
10:00pm Buses depart to host hotels
Wednesday, January 26,2021
Morning Session
Buses depart at 8:15am from JW Marriott Galleria and Hotel Indigo Galleria
Breakfast at Cinepolis: The Luxury Cinema
Welcome
Theater Tour
Session Six: “Evolution of Digital Camera Projection” led by Joe De Meo of Cinionic
Session Seven: “The Landscape for Doing Business has Changed: A discussion to successfully navigate that change” Panel led by Jeff Kaplan of Sharp/NEC with Rob Novak, Marcus Theaters | Chance Robertson, Flix Brewhouse |Blake Titman, Ballantyne Technical | Michael Giacinto, Proctor Co.
Session Eight: “Mini -Theaters and the Dine-In Experience: The Next Evolution in Movie Theaters” Panel led by Paul Marcot, GDC & Dusty Thomas, GDC with Rich Dautridge, Warehouse Cinemas | Chance Robertson, Flix Brewhouse | Joel Davis, Premiere Cinema | Theresa English, TK Architects
Afternoon Session
Lunch at The Cut by Cinemark
Tour with Q&A
Session Nine: ” Improving Studio Relations” led by Sperling Reich of Celluloid Junkie
Session Ten: ” Best Practices at the Theater: How to Navigate the Ops Side” led by Matt Mader, Venue Valet
Session Eleven: ” A Bright Future for Independent Cinemas” ICA with Rich Daughtridge, Warehouse Cinemas | Bill Campbell, Orpheum Theatre | Joel Davis, Premiere Cinema Corporation
WEDNESDAY HAPPY HOUR
Evening Event
Dinner & Networking at State Fare Kitchen
10:00pm Buses return to host hotels
Thursday, January 27,2022
(Bus service no provided today)
9:00am- noon : “It’s a Wrap Party” round table discussion breakfast
JW Marriott Galleria (host hotel)
noon : hugs, high fives and see you at the next event.