2008 LMASE Annual Conference
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Schedule

Wednesday September 17, 2008

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Registration

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Volunteer Project
The New Orleans City Park sustained $43 million in damages during Hurricane Katrina. LMASE volunteers will be transported to the park and will spend the afternoon participating in clean-up and restoration efforts.

4 PM to 8 PM

Exhibit Hall Hours

8:00 PM - 11:55 PM

Welcome Reception
Enjoy Cocktails from Around the Southeast
Welcome Toast

Partner: Proposal Software

Thursday September 18, 2008

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Leadership & Networking Activities for a New You
Activities are optional, additional charges may apply.
You may select one.

Run Along St. Charles ($10)
Refreshments will be available after run
Host: Tom Matte, Max2o

Sunrise Historical Preservation and Gardens Walk Through the French Quarter ($30)
Refreshments will be available after walk
Host: Jennifer Malin, LMASE Board Member

Yoga ($25)
Host: Heather McCullough, LMASE Board Member

7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Registration

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

Exhibit Hall Hours

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Welcome
Welcome and State of the Southeastern Chapter
Introduction of Board and City Group Leaders
(General Session)
Speaker: Tiffany Bloom Zeigler, LMASE President

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Keynote Speaker
(General Session)
Speaker: Tony Brigmon
Former Ambassador of Fun, Southwest Airlines

Partner: Content Pilot

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

Exhibit Hall Hours

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Managing Partners/CMO Panel
Internal Communications, Marketing During a Recession, Letting Marketing Directors Lead and More
(General Session)
Speaker: Ann Wallace, CMO of Adams and Reese

Partner: Swimfish Consulting/LexisNexis

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Break

Exhibit Hall Hours

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The LMASE Show and Lunch
An Assigned Seating Interactive Spoof of Self-Help Talk Shows. Today's Topic is Networking
(General Session)
Host: Keith Wewe, LMASE Board Member
DJ: Michael Webb, LMASE Board Member
Producer: Lee Watts, LMASE Board Member
Expert Guest: Susan Remley, Jaffe Associates

Partner: Daily Business Review/Fulton County Daily Report

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Break

Exhibit Hall Hours

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Break-out Session One
BO1: Marketing During a Recession
Speakers: Vikki Grodneur, CMO, Sirote & Permutt, P.C. and
Linda A. Hazelton, Hazelton Marketing & Management

BO2: Green Initiatives
Speaker: Marshall Fletcher, ALL-STATE LEGAL

BO3: CRM 2.0: New Developments, New Options, New Strategies for Success
Speaker: Chris Fritsch, ClientsFirst Consulting

BO4: Internal Selling: Marketing Yourself from the Inside Out
Speaker: Deborah Knupp, Akina

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Hours

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Leadership and Networking Activities for a New You
Activities are optional, additional charges may apply.
You may select one.

Taste of New Orleans Cooking Class with Ritz-Carlton Chefs ($125)
Host: Tiffany Ziegler, MLASE President

Yoga Class ($25)
Host: Heather McCullough, LMASE Board Member

Ritz-Carlton Spa
Host: Lori Corlis, LMASE Board Member

Leadership Book Club
Book - Blink, The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
(book not included)
Host: Jennifer Malin, LMASE Board Member

6:30 PM - 7:45 PM

GALA: River Cruise and Dinner Boarding
Please meet in the hotel lobby at 6:30 pm SHARP to prepare for River Cruise Boarding and to enjoy a New Orleans treat.

7:45 PM - 10:00 PM

GALA: Steamboat Natchez River Cruise and Dinner

Partner: Retreats-Resources

10:00 PM - 11:55 AM

After Party
Live Jazz Music at the Ritz-Carlton

Partner: Thomson West

Friday September 19, 2008

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

CMO Breakfast

Exhibit Hall Hours

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Continental Breakfast

Partner: Swimfish Consulting/LexisNexis

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Break-out Session Two
*CMO Level Programming is Available - designed for CMOs and other senior level marketing professionals. Attendance is limited to individuals with at least 7 years of marketing experience and those who hold the highest level marketing position within their firm.

(Select one of the following)

BO1: Intro to Sales: It's Revenue into Your Career Bank
Speaker: James A. Cranston, Vice President, Hildebrandt International

BO2: How to Become a CMO / Leadership Skills for You, Your Staff and Your Attorneys
Speaker: David Freeman, David Freeman Consulting Group

BO3: You Need to Network to Be a Leader, A New Look at Networking
Moderator: Susan Remley, Jaffe Associates, Inc.
Panelist: Karen Keene, Foley & Lardner
Panelist: Thomas L. McCally, Carr Maloney, P.C.

CMO BO1: Mastering Influence: Personality, Reading Others and Leveraging Marketing Principles To Master Relationships with Your Team and Firm Leadership
Speaker: Jodie Charlop, Potential Matters

CMO BO2: Maximizing Your PR Effort: Internal Communications and Other Advanced Public Relations Tactics
Speaker: John Hellerman, Hellerman Baretz

Partner: Hubbard One

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

Exhibit Hall Hours

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Break-out Session Three
*CMO Level Programming is Available - Programming is designed for individuals with at least 7 years of marketing experience and/or those who hold a director or CMO position with their firm.

(Select one of the following)

BO1: Career Perspective: Your Personality and the Make or Break Skill of Managing Up
Speaker: Jodie Charlop, Potential Matters

BO2: Understanding Strategic Communications: Internal Communications, Identifying Public Relations Opportunities, Pitching 101, Etc.
Speaker: John Hellerman, Hellerman Baretz

BO3: Corporate Counsel 101, Department Structures, Management Issues, Internal Communications, Etc.
Speaker: Stephen B. Kaplan, Assistant General Counsel, CompuCredit Corporation and ACC Georgia's Vice President of Special Programs

*CMO BO1: Sales IS the Bottom Line: For Having Power, Being a Leader and Advancing Your Career
Speaker: James A. Cranston, Vice President, Hildebrandt International

*CMO BO2: Balance Your Scorecard: Build Revenue by Building the Leader inside the Person
Speaker: David Freeman, David Freeman Consulting Group

Partner: Hubbard One

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Break

Exhibit Hall Hours

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM

Lunch
SELMA Awards and Reality Show
(General Session)
Moderators: Tom Matte and Rob Marbury, Max2o

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Break

Exhibit Hall Hours

1:45 PM - 3:30 PM

General Counsel Panel
Hot Topics: Client Teams, Coaching Programs, Research and More
(General Session)
Moderator: Stephen B. Kaplan, Assistant General Counsel, CompuCredit Corporation and ACC Georgia's Vice President of Special Programs
Panelist: Mann Deynoodt, Phelps Dunbar

Partner: Swimfish Consulting/LexisNexis

For exhibit information, please contact Alison Law at (404) 272-6203 or alison@alisonlaw.com