PCPA Annual (Virtual for 2021) Conference
 

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time Zone. (UTC - 04:00)
Please adjust for your time zone. 

 
Peer group meetings will be scheduled throughout Spring 2021. Please note for which peer group you would like to receive a meeting invitation as a part of this conference. Please select your primary peer group. If you would like to attend more than one peer group, please email your other selections to Beth Lewis beth.lewis@pcpaonline.org
 
04/13/2021
11:00 am - 5:00 pmHeads of House
 
04/15/2021
10:30 am - 12:00 pmWelcome and Opening Prayer
10:30 am - 12:00 pmKeynote Address: “Pandemic, Protests and Publishing: The Need of the Hour”
Rev. Dr. Theon E. Hill, Associate Professor of Communication, Wheaton College
12:00 pm - 12:30 pmBreak
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmOptimize Your Publishing from Start to Finish: A Webinar from MetaComet, Firebrand, & IPG
Michelle Halket, Publisher, Central Avenue Publishing
David Marlin, Co-Founder, MetaComet
Joshua Tallent, Director of Sales and Education, Firebrand Technologies
Richard T Williams, Vice President Publisher Development, IPG
Lauren Klouda, Director of Marketing, IPG
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmDigital Media Auditing
Lindsay Gustafson, Founder, Apricot Services - PCPA Adjunct Member
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmHow to Attract Talent in Extraordinary Times (and ordinary times too!)
Kathy Berlowe, Partner, OceansThree - PCPA Adjunct Member
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmHow Publishers Can Work with Bookshop.org
Andy Hunter, CEO, Bookshop
1:30 pm - 2:00 pmBreak
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmThe Value of Trade Book Reviews
Cevin Bryerman, CEO & Publisher, Publishers Weekly
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmHow to Build an Enduring Publishing Brand
Rob Dewey, Creative Strategist, Information Arts
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmOnline Automated Multi-user Prepress Platform: Faster, More Economical, Scalable
Larry Bennett, Executive Director, North America, Nord Compo - PCPA Adjunct Member
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmPublishing for a Sustainable Future: The Sustainable Development Goals
Sherri Aldis, Chief of United Nations Publications in the Department of Global Communications, United Nations
 
04/16/2021
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe State of Social Media
Mark Glesne, Senior Marketing Director, HarperCollins Christian Publishing
11:00 am - 12:00 pmAuthoring & Editing with Pressbooks: Low-Cost Publishing in Multiple-Formats
Sarah Fennessey, Sales Executive, Pressbooks - PCPA Adjunct Member
11:00 am - 12:00 pmThe Impact of COVID-19 on Church Finances
Scott McConnell, Executive Director, Lifeway Research - PCPA Publishing Member
11:00 am - 12:00 pmHow to Launch an Audiobook Program: A Production, Licensing & Distribution Overview
Brett Hodus, President, BookBuddyMedia - PCPA Adjunct Member
12:00 pm - 12:30 pmBreak
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmClarify Your Message with StoryBrand
Jordan White, Vice President Client Director, 5by5, A Change Agency
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmHow to Build a Better Website
Robb Erickson, Co-Founder, King Grizzly
Brian Erickson, Full-stack Designer & Digital Growth Marketer, King Grizzly
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmConsumer Data Roundup 2020
Brooke Borneman, Director, Client Development , The NPD Group
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmThe Cross Around the World
Rev. Dr. Amy Valdez Barker, President/CEO, Valdez Barker Ventures, LLC
1:30 pm - 2:00 pmBreak
2:00 pm - 3:30 pmSpreading the Good News in New Ways: Navigating The Rapidly Changing World Successfully
Jennifer Willingham, CEO, Co-Founder, EPIC Agency
2:00 pm - 3:30 pmWrap-Up & Closing Prayer

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time Zone. (UTC - 04:00)
Please adjust for your time zone.