2025 USA Prides Conference

2025 USA Prides Conference

5:00pm EST

Registration Phoenix

6:00pm EST

Welcome Reception Ballroom Foyer

7:00pm EST

Dinner - on your own On your own

7:00am EST

Breakfast - on your own On your own

8:30am EST

Registration Phoenix

9:00am EST

Partnership Makes Perfect 3.0 Salon HWesley Shaver (he/him) A Place for History at Pride Festivals Salon FVince Tripi (he/him or co/co) Transgender Visibility - Not Invisibility - at Pride Festivals and in Pride Organizations Salon GJordan Works (He/Him)

10:15am EST

Exhibits and Coffee Break Ballroom Foyer

10:30am EST

General Assembly Salons D-E

12:15pm EST

Lunch Salons A-C

1:30pm EST

Maximizing Pride Festival Vendor Revenue Salon HMichael Bleau (He/Him) • Eddie Baez (he/him) Create with Pride: Elevating Pride's Mission through the Arts Salon GConnor Bryan (She/They) I'm with the Brand: Building a Brand for Impact Salon FSteven Igarashi-Ball (he/him) • Meredith Thompson (she/her) • Jason Feldman (he/him)

2:45pm EST

Exhibits and Coffee Break Ballroom Foyer

3:00pm EST

Creating Inclusive Spaces: Producing a Sober Pride Event Salon HTatiana Quiroga (she/ella) • Kristopher Thompson (He/Him) Partnering for Change: Legal Landscape for LGBTQ+ Rights in the U.S. Salon GMichael Shutt (he/him) • Dani Alexander-Burk (They/He) Why Year-Round Programming is Important Salon FKelsey Alto (She/Her) • Taylor Pacyna (She/Her)

4:30pm EST

Networking: Central District Salon E Networking: Eastern District Salon F Networking: Southern District Salon G Networking: Western District Salon H

5:30pm EST

Dinner - on your own On your own

7:00am EST

Breakfast - on your own On your own

8:30am EST

Pride Swag Swap Ballroom Foyer

9:00am EST

Networking: Festivals over 5000 attendees Salon GMarsha H, Levine (She/They) Networking: Festivals under 5000 attendees Salon FJohn Michael Jones (he/him) • Dan Seaver (he/him)

10:15am EST

Exhibits and Coffee Break Ballroom Foyer

10:30am EST

General Assembly Salons D-E

12:15pm EST

Lunch Salons D-E

1:30pm EST

InterPride 101 Salon HMarsha H, Levine (She/They) • Rick Andre (he/him) Event Marketing and Strategy Deployment Salon GWesley Shaver (he/him) How to Use GenAI to Get More Done in Less Time Salon FGina Debogovich (She/Her) • Annabel Kornblum (She/Her)

2:45pm EST

Exhibits and Coffee Break Ballroom Foyer

3:00pm EST

Factors That Affect Your Insurance Premium Salon GChad Ballard (he/him) Legal Challenges and Protections Surrounding Pride Events Salon FCristal Robinson (they/them) How to be a Trans Inclusive Organization Salon HAndi Otto (he/him)

6:15pm EST

Reception Ballroom Foyer

7:00pm EST

Banquet and Entertainment Salons D-E

7:00am EST

Breakfast - on your own On your own

9:00am EST

Round Table Discussions Salons D-E