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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Evaluating the Latest Design Trends and Technical Installations to Create Outstanding Entertainment Venues

Key themes:

  • Immersion – identifying new design techniques and strategies to pull in patrons and keep them spending
  • Very Important People – examining ways to create a true VIP experience that keep them coming back
  • Sound System Innovation – how to control the cacophony and create the optimum entertainment environment
  • The Alcohol Factor – evaluating design approaches that can help you move some booze
  • The Art of Nightlife Storytelling – outlining the entertainment branding formula for revenue generation by design
09.00am - 10.30am
Registration
10.30am - 11.00am More...
Keynote: Need Versus Want – how to create great global design, on budget, in a gloomy global economy

How can you deliver more for less? How can you successfully re-fit without sacrificing the overall experience of your customers? Callin Fortis shares his perspective on how you can still deliver good design in the midst of this global economic crisis, and give your patrons the nightlife experience they need…and want.

Callin Fortis Owner Bigtime Design Studios Miami, FL
 
11.00am - 12.00pm More...

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Panel 1: Immersion - Identifying new design techniques and strategies to pull in patrons and keep them spending

Complete captivated immersion is what happens when discerning clientele enter your venue. Crafting and heightening their multi-sensory experience at the highest level is the key to opening their minds to anything you put in front of them. From what they see, hear, and feel when they walk in to their journey throughout the night, you are the curator of their imagination. Join Josh Held and an exclusive panel of the most top notch talent working in nightlife today to evaluate how cutting edge design, flawlessly mastered sound, transportive lighting and a superior bar merge to create an irresistible world that draws customers in and keeps them coming back for more.

MODERATOR Josh Held President Josh Held Design New York, NY
 
PANEL MEMBERS

Mark LaValle, Nightlife Consultant, DMB Group, Malibu, CA

Matt Bendik, Owner, Voyeur Nightclub, Los Angeles, CA

Dan Agne, President, Sound Investment, Chicago, IL

Stephen Lieberman, Owner, SJ Lighting, Los Angeles, CA

 
12.00pm - 1.00pm
Lunch
1.00pm - 2.00pm More...
Panel 2: Very Important People through the eyes of THE Top Operators – the world’s very best examine ways to create a true VIP experience that keeps them coming back

VIP’s pay to play and look good in a club – how do you make sure their club of choice is yours? They can also generate a disproportionate percentage of your nightly revenue, so it’s essential the atmosphere you create for them exceeds all their expectations. Nightlife and hospitality expert, Robert Casillas, introduces THE top club and venue operators in the world, who will explore techniques you can implement in your entertainment venue, to help secure repeat business from Very Important People, on a regular basis.

MODERATOR Robert Casillas Founder and President Monsoon Group, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
 
PANEL MEMBERS

Jesse Waits, Managing Partner, XS and Tryst, Las Vegas, NV

Cy Waits, Nightlife Owner & Developer, Las Vegas & LA

Eddie Dean, President, Pacha New York, NY

 
2.00pm - 3.00pm More...
Panel 3: Sound System Innovation - how to control the cacophony and create the optimum entertainment environment

World-class sound is the lifeblood of any entertainment venue. Get it wrong and bombastic blaring music can kill the atmosphere and drive your paying customers away. Get it right and not only will your customers stay, but they’ll be back again and again, bringing their friends and increased revenues with them. John Lyons is considered one of the world's top audio designers; join him and his panel as they discuss how to find, manage and maintain exactly the right sound levels for your venue.

MODERATOR John Lyons Owner John Lyons Systems Hollywood, CA
 
PANEL MEMBERS

David Gunness, Founder and VP of Engineering, Fulcrum Acoustic LLC, Rochester, NY

Kenton Forsythe, Founder, EAW, Whitinsville, MA

 

 
3.00pm - 4.00pm
Exhibition Visit
4.00pm - 5.00pm
Official In-Hall Networking Drinks and Entertainment
09.00am - 11.30am
Registration
11.30am - 12.30pm More...
Keynote: Why Good Sound is Essential to our Divine Nature

Renowned and award winning loudspeaker designer and head of Funktion-One, Tony Andrews, will discuss why high quality sound is so important and offer advice on how you can successfully achieve it.

Tony Andrews Founder Funktion-One UK
 
12.30pm - 1.30pm More...
Panel 4: The Art of Nightlife Storytelling - Outlining the entertainment branding formula for revenue generation by design

How do people move through an entertainment space? How do they experience the journey and interact with their surroundings? Callin Fortis and his panel will examine how creating the right impression with your design techniques can have a direct impact on the overall satisfaction of your customers and financial health of your business.

MODERATOR Callin Fortis Owner Bigtime Design Studios Miami, FL
 
PANEL MEMBERS

Vello Virkhaus, Producer/Director, V Squared Labs, Hollywood, CA

Dan Agne, Co-founder, Sound Investment, Chicago, IL

Kenny Smith, Co-owner, Crobar Worldwide, Miami, FL

Steve Jarvis, Executive Vice-President, GMR Marketing, Chicago, IL

 
1.30pm - 4.00pm
Exhibition Visit
4.00pm - 5.00pm
Official In-Hall Networking Drinks and Entertainment
DAY 1
  • 09.00am - 10.30am
    Registration

  • 10.30am - 11.00am
    Keynote: Need Versus Want – how to create great global design, on budget, in a gloomy global economy

  • 11.00am - 12.00pm
    Panel 1: Immersion - Identifying new design techniques and strategies to pull in patrons and keep them spending

  • 12.00pm - 1.00pm
    Lunch

  • 1.00pm - 2.00pm
    Panel 2: Very Important People through the eyes of THE Top Operators – the world’s very best examine ways to create a true VIP experience that keeps them coming back

  • 2.00pm - 3.00pm
    Panel 3: Sound System Innovation - how to control the cacophony and create the optimum entertainment environment

  • 3.00pm - 4.00pm
    Exhibition Visit

  • 4.00pm - 5.00pm
    Official In-Hall Networking Drinks and Entertainment

DAY 2
  • 09.00am - 11.30am
    Registration

  • 11.30am - 12.30pm
    Keynote: Why Good Sound is Essential to our Divine Nature

  • 12.30pm - 1.30pm
    Panel 4: The Art of Nightlife Storytelling - Outlining the entertainment branding formula for revenue generation by design

  • 1.30pm - 4.00pm
    Exhibition Visit

  • 4.00pm - 5.00pm
    Official In-Hall Networking Drinks and Entertainment


 
 

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