Schedule
Welcome to the 2021 Western Region Conference in Las Vegas, NV. Please see the schedule below for session titles and locations.
Thursday, Oct. 14
Friday, Oct. 15
Saturday, Oct. 16
Thursday, October 14
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Convention Center Lobby
Conference Check-in
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Bell Air
Western Region Governors Business Meeting
5:30pm – 7:00pm
The Mob Museum
Welcome Reception
The Mob Museum | Underground Speakeasy and Distillery
300 Stewart Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101 – Google Map
Friday, October 15
8:00am
Convention Center Lobby
Registration Opens
8:30am
Bell Air
Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 10:15am
Bell Air
Welcome to the Western Region Leadership Conference, 2021
By Steve Pacheco, President/CEO, AAF and Dawn Reeves, VP Membership, AAF
10:30am - 11:15am
Bell Air
Go Knights, Go!
By Tyler Ferraro, Manager, Entertainment Experience, Las Vegas Golden Knights
11:15am - 12:00pm
Bell Air
Networking Break
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Bell Air
Keynote Luncheon with Arnie DiGeorge
Executive Vice President at R&R Partners
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Bell Air
The World’s Best Street Party
By Paul McGuire, CMO, Fremont Street Experience
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Various
[Room TBA]
An Honest Digital Experience
By Nick Kaptain, CEO of Adlava and Co-Founder of Quotible
[Room TBA]
The National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC)
By Jeff Levine, District 15 NSAC Chair
3:30pm-4:30pm
Various
District Meetings
District 11 | Room: Bell Air 1
District 12 | Room: Bell Air 2
District 13 | TBD
District 14 | Room: Pine Pine Valley
District 15 | TBD
5:30pm
Location Coming Soon
Bright Light City Conference Reception Mixer
Saturday, October 16
8:30am
Bell Air
Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 10:15am
Bell Air
AAF Club Roundtables & Best Practices
Club membership, Programs, Board recruitment, Government Affairs, AAF resources
10:30am - 11:15am
Bell Air
Effective Market Research
By Matthew Seltzer, S2 Research
11:15am - 12:00pm
Bell Air
Networking Break
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Bell Air
Keynote Luncheon: Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities
By Glen Scott, Creative Director, VMLY&R
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Bell Air
Club Roundtables
Club Finance, Club Promotions, and Club Achievement
By Paul Klein, Western Region Chair and Club Leaders
2:30 - 3:30
Various
[Room TBA]
Breakout 1: The American Advertising Awards
By Mark Landon, The Landon Agency
[Room TBA]
Breakout 2: How to Create an AD2 Near You
By Chris Degenaars, President, AD2 SoCal
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Bell Air
Western Region Meeting
5:00pm
Conference Close
What happens here, only happens here! Have fun and safe travels home!