PCPA Annual Conference 2022 Agenda
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | By Invitation Only: Heads of Houses/Board of Directors Group Dinner |
9:00 am - 11:30 am By Invitation Only: Heads of House/ Board of Directors Meeting
International Room in Scarritt Hall
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Conference Registration Desk Open
Laskey 1st floor
11:30 am - 12:15 pm By Invitation Only: Lunch for Heads of House/ Board of Directors Meeting Sponsored by MetaComet
David Marlin, Co-Founder, MetaComet Systems
International room in Scarritt Hall
11:30 am - 12:15 pm Optional: Lunch at Scarritt Bennett Dining Hall: Prepaid reservations required before March 25, 2022
International room in Scarritt Hall
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm Opening Plenary
Harambee Auditorium in Fondren Hall
Welcome -Scott Gunn, President of PCPA and Executive Director, Forward Movement
Opening Prayer-Rev. Dr. Amy Steele, Dean of the Chapel, The Upper Room
12:50 pm - 1:45 pm Keynote #1: Tracking Congregational Trends Through and Beyond the Pandemic sponsored by PCPA Gold Sponsor Friesens
Scott Thumma, Professor of Sociology of Religion and the Director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford International University and Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Dr. Allison Norton, Faculty Associate in Migration Studies and Congregational Life, Hartford International University
1:45 pm - 2:30 pm Keynote #2: Leading Through a Time of Change sponsored by PCPA Gold Sponsor Ingram Content
Mark Glesne, Senior Marketing Director, HarperCollins Christian Publishing
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Coffee Break with time to visit Adjunct Members Displays
Laskey 2nd floor lobby
3:00 pm-4:00 pm Workshops (you will select one of four options)
Option 1: Take Advantage of the Search Volume on Amazon
Joseph Glorioso, Account Manager, PCPA Gold Sponsor Lakeside Book Company
Laskey 104
Option 2: Sales Tax in the Not-For-Profit World
Laskey B
Kelvin Ault, Principal, Blankenship CPA Group
Leigh Ann Vernich, Senior Manager, State and Local Tax, LBMC
Abigail Campbell, Tax Manager, Blankenship CPA Group
Option 3: Plans and Hopes for Faith Formation Amidst and Beyond the Pandemic
Laskey C
Hannah Evans, Doctoral Research Fellow, Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Dr. Patricia Tevington, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hartford Institute for Religion Research
Option 4: Adapting to the New Reality: Balancing the Supply Chain & Sustainability Imperatives
Laskey A
David Hetherington, Vice President - Global Business Development, PCPA Platinum Sponsor, Books International
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Break
Laskey 2nd floor lobby
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Mid-Point Plenary
Harambee Auditorium in Fondren Hall
Q&A/Discussion with our keynote speakers
New PCPA officers election announcement
Celebration of Gary Mulder, former PCPA Executive Director
5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Appetizers and Soft Drinks in Adjunct Member Display Area
Laskey 2nd floor lobby
8:30 am-9:30 am Workshops (you will select one of four options)
Option 1: Measuring Your Website’s Effectiveness: Title Visibility, Website Search and Google Analytics
Laskey 104
Sarah Arbuthnot, Commercial & Partnerships Director, Supadü
Option 2: Understanding the 4 Phases of Royalty Management, and How Best to Optimize
Laskey B
David Marlin, Co-Founder, PCPA Sponsor MetaComet Systems
Option 3: How Christian Publishing Can Better Navigate in a Pandemic Climate
Laskey A
Brandie Herrell, Sales Representative for the Southeast US, PCPA Gold Sponsor Friesens Corporation
Option 4: Expand the Boundaries of Content with Digital Experiences
Laskey C
John Beall, East Region Sales Director, Book Group, Sheridan
Waseem Andrabi, VP Learning Solutions, KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL)
9:30 am - 9:50 am Coffee Break with time to visit Adjunct Members Displays
Laskey 2nd floor lobby
9:50 am -10:50 am Workshops (you will select one of four options)
Option 1: Unlock Business Value from Data for Service-Oriented Firms
Laskey A
Kejia Hu, Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Dean's Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University's School of Management
Option 2: How are You Leveraging Marketing Automation?
Laskey C
Sebastian Mayeres, CEO and Maximilian Schneider, Head of Pre-Sales for PCPA Platinum Sponsor knkSoftware LP
Option 3: Lean Content Development sponsored by PCPA Silver Sponsor Core Publishing Solutions
Laskey 104
Ken Brooks, President, Treadwell Media Group
Option 4: Supporting Families in the Digital Age
Laskey B
Dr. Georgene Troseth, Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
10:50 am-11:00 am Move to Plenary
Harambee Auditorium in Fondren Hall
11:00 am - 11:15 am Plenary: Announcements & Introduction of Keynote
11:15 am-12:15 pm Keynote #3: The Container Problem: Moving from Trauma to Resilience sponsored by PCPA Gold Sponsor Lakeside Books
Rev. Dr. Ron Bell, Senior Pastor, Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church, St. Paul, MN
12:15 pm-1:00 pm
Thank You's - Scott Gunn
Closing Prayer -Rev. Dr. Amy Steele, Dean of the Chapel, The Upper Room
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