Three Days of Advertising Inspiration Including The Angel Awards and The ADDY Gala

Gain valuable insight and celebrate the year’s best in advertising, public service and diversity excellence at the AAF Fourth District annual conference. It features more than 20 sessions and events, transformative speakers, impactful networking, topped off with the 58th AAF Fourth District American Advertising Awards Gala.

ADITUDE Speaker Series

The Friday speaker series is a personal and professional development event with an emphasis on advertising, business development, trends, techniques and creative. Each presenter is given a maximum of 20 minutes to share their expertise in the most engaging ways they can, with actionable items for the audience to take away.

Friday, May 3, 2019


12:00 pmRegistration and Networking


1:00 pm – 2:10 pmSpeaker Session 1

Kevin Rogers (Copy Chief) "The 60-Second Sales Hook"
Kate Whatley (Founder / CEO, Social Forces) "A Decade of Lessons from a Female-Owned Customer Marketing Agency"
Mark Freid (President / Brandategist, Think Creative Inc.) "The Exception Experiment"


2:10 pm – 2:30 pmInteractive Networking Break


2:30 pm – 3:35 pmSpeaker Session 2

Darren Kurilko (Founder, LinkedIn Lead Ninja, B2B Prospecting Group, Inc.) "How to be a LinkedIn Lead Ninja"
Lucy Small (Owner, Rosa Lives Here) "How Google Works vs. How Your Clients Wish It Did"
Steve Tingiris (Managing Director, Dabble Lab) "How Digital Assistants Like Alexa and Google Assistant Will Forever Change Marketing and Selling"


3:35 pm - 3:55 pmInteractive Networking Break


3:55 pm – 5:00 pmSpeaker Session 3

Jim Hobart (Photographer, Macbeth Studio) "The Portrait Project: A Photographic Experiment in Self-Perception"
Shannon Everhart (Director, Gravitational Marketing) "The Science of Attracting Customers"
Chris Stephens (Founder / CCO, Maven Creative) "How to Get More of The Work You Really Want"


5:00 pmSpeaker Series Ends


Annual Conference Schedule

Friday, May 3, 2019


6:00 pm – 7:00 pmD4 Board of Directors Meeting

All Delegates Must Attend


7:00 pm – 7:30 pmBoard of Directors Dinner

All Hungry Delegates Must Attend


7:30 pm – 8:00 pmAngel Awards Reception

Cash Bar


8:00 pm – 9:00 pmAngel Awards Show and Diversity Achievement Honors

2019 Winners and Best of Show Presentation


Saturday, May 4, 2019


8:30 am – 9:30 amBreakfast/Speaker

Doug Boemler Wareing, General Manager of AkinsParker Florida “How to Write Gooder”


9:30 am – 11:00 amBreakouts

Presidents Council
Advocates Committee Wrap-Up


11:15 am – 12:15 pmBoard Meeting

All Delegates Must Attend


12:30 pm – 2:00 pmLunch with EC Installation and speaker

Matt Stewart, Senior Manager Content Creative at Universal Orlando Resort - “Making Star Wars: May the 4th Be With You”


2:00 pm – 6:00 pmFREE TIME


6:00 pm – 9:00 pmADDY Gala Reception and Dinner at Chapman/Leonard Studios

Reception: 6: 00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner and Show: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Included as part of your ADITUDE conference registration is your ticket to attend the 58th Annual AAF-Fourth District American Advertising Awards. At this can’t-miss event you’ll enjoy a festive dinner by Tim Webber Events, open bar and find out who takes home the ADDYs.


9:00 pm – 12:00 amHospitality Suite at The B Resort


Sunday, May 5, 2019


8:30 am – 9:30 amBreakfast – Leadership Recognition

Recognizing The Local and District 2018-19 Leadership Team


9:30 am – 10:30 amBreakouts

Incoming Presidents Council
Incoming Committee Chairs


10:30 am - 10:45 amBreak


10:45 am -11:30 amBoard Meeting

Leadership Conference Location Announcement
2019-20 Committees Introduced


Attendee Registration


Registration Type

  • Includes: ADITUDE Speaker Series, Friday Dinner and Angel Awards Show, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and American Advertising Awards Reception & Gala, and Sunday Breakfast

$0.00

Hotel Reservations

A limited number of rooms are available at The B Resort and Spa for a special rate of $145.

THE HOTEL REGISTRATION CUT-OFF DATE IS APRIL 22ND
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Terms & Agreements

No cancellations after April 26, 2019.

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