Monday, October 5

DMO Roundtable
Session sponsored by:  SMARInsights
Moderators: Jeffrey Eslinger, Senior Director, Market Insights, Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau; Dee Ann McKinney, Research Director, Missouri Division of Tourism; Barbara Okamoto, Senior VP – Market Insights & CRM, Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau; Marlise Taylor, Director, Tourism Research, Visit NC – Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina 
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Welcome to the 2020 Marketing Outlook Forum
Sheila Flanagan, Chair, Marketing Outlook Forum; Registrar and Vice President Academic Affairs at Dundalk Institute of Technology

The Inevitable Recovery 
Session sponsored by:  Longwoods International
Adam Sacks, President, Tourism Economics
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Outlook for the Traveling Consumer During the Pandemic and Beyond
Session sponsored by: Dean Runyan Associates / XBorder Canada
David Reichbach, Senior Director of Analytics & Data Security, Destination Analysts
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Travel Technology Trends for the Next Normal
Session sponsored by: Epsilon
Pete Comeau, Managing Director, Phocuswright
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Tuesday, October 6

Entrada’s Road Back Tour
Session sponsored by: Entrada Insights
Darren Dunn, Founder & President, Entrada Insights; Dave Bahlman, Global Head of Sales, Josh Collins, Director, Destination Activation + Marketing, Streetsense
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Tracking Traveler Sentiment During a Pandemic:  What We Learned & What We Think We Know
Amir Eylon, President & CEO, Longwoods International
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Recovering Destinations’ and Travel Brands’ Reputation Post-COVID
Session sponsored by: Destination Analysts
Olivier Henry-Biabaud, CEO, TCI Research
Nancy Mammana, CMO, NYC and Company
Elan Cole, Co-Executive Creative Director, NYC and Company 
Anne-Laure Tuncer, Director USA, Atout France 
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Influencers in the “New Normal” World Session
JessyLynn Perkins, Director of Digital Marketing & Content Development, Visit Santa Barbara – Session Presentation
Leroy Bridges, Vice President, Digital & Communications, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater – Session Presentation
Alex Shansky, Social Media Strategist, Memphis Tourism – Session Presentation
Session Video

Sector Market Forecasts and Updates 1
Session sponsored by: Dean Runyan Associates / XBorder Canada
Accommodations:  Kelsey Waite, Business Development Executive, Destinations, STR – Session Presentation
International Inbound Travel to U.S.: Mark Brown, Economist, US Department of Commerce – Session Presentation
Attractions:  Todd Skelton, Head of Destination Marketing for the Western US, Canada & Latin America, TripAdvisor – Session Presentation
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Wednesday, October 7

Marketing Managers Roundtable – The Changing Tourism Landscape: Why Identity Matters with COVID and the Death of Cookies
David Chastain, Vice President, Travel & Tourism, Epsilon
Howard Tietjen, Director of Sales, Epsilon
Leroy Bridges, Vice President, Digital & Communications, Visit St. Pete / Clearwater
Jasmyn Goodwin, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Visit Omaha
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Sector Market Forecasts and Updates 2
Sports Tourism:  Jon Last, President, Sports and Leisure Research – Session Presentation
Accessible Travel:  Eric Lipp, Executive Director, Open Doors Organization – Session Presentation
Package Travel Market:  Catherine Prather, President, National Tour Association (NTA) – Session Presentation
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Updates and Outlook for Hotels and Meetings
Michael Dominguez, President & CEO, Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI)
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Resilience of Cities During the Pandemic and Protests
Session sponsored by: Destination Analysts
Al Hutchinson, President & CEO, Visit Baltimore
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Thursday, October 8

Arrivalist and The Road More Traveled
Session sponsored by: Arrivalist
Cree Lawson, Founder & CEO, Arrivalist
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Leveraging Research to Guide Destination Strategies in Uncertain Times
Chris Davidson, Executive Vice President, Insights & Strategy, MMGY Travel Intelligence
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Marketing in the New Abnormal
Session sponsored by: Epsilon
Denise Miller, Executive Vice President, SMARInsights – Session Presentation
James Warren, Founder & CEO, Share More Stories – Session Presentation
Katie Stadius, Senior Data Advisor, Entrada Insights – Session Presentation
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Where Do We Go From Here?
Session sponsored by: PSAV / Vinoy Renaissance Resort
Don Welsh, President & CEO, Destinations International 
Roger Dow, President & CEO, U.S. Travel Association
Chris Thompson, President & CEO, Brand USA
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Resource / White Papers:

ADARA

• Market Monitor

Destination Analysts

• Destination Analysts DMO Website Importance Study Preliminary Findings Whitepaper
• Destination Analysts State Tourism Office Website User Conversion Study Executive Summary
• The State of the American Traveler - Segments Edition Summer 2020
• Target Marketing & Audience Research
• Destination Brand Research
• Ad Creative Testing

Epsilon

• Consumer Sentiment During COVID-19

Longwoods International

• Colorado Case Study
• COVID Resource Center
• Destination Intelligence
• Planning a reopening
• Resident Sentiment White Paper

National Tour Association (NTA)

• Outlook on Packaged Travel

Simpleview

• COVID-19 Industry Resources
• COVID-19 PPC Case Study
• CRO – How personalized content increased Visit OKC’s engagement by 92%
• Creating Content to Earn Organic Search Traffic
• Future Tourism Group-Episode 13: The Future of Tourism | Highlighting Five Emerging Themes in Global Tourism
• Insights Hub
• State of SEO for DMOs
• The Layover – Demystifying Data: How the pandemic is impacting destination Marketing
• The Layover – Engaging with your audience through email marketing
• Using Future Events Monitoring to Inform Stakeholder & Customer Conversation
• Visit Irving Takes a Data-Driven Approach to Content Creation

SMARInsights

• Advertising Effectiveness Research Report
• Integrated Image Research Report
• Resident Survey Report

STR

• A global view of recovery
• COVID-19 Impact on hotels and short-term rentals