ABOUT
Echo Virtual Summit is a thought leadership and networking conference focused entirely on how businesses and organizations are adapting their meetings and events to virtual environments. We are thrilled to be able to host the summit in our Virtual Private Event Campus provided by our partners at Virbela.
We hope you'll be able to join us for this first-in-kind virtual summit. This is NOT just another webinar or Zoom conference call. We are seeking to push boundaries on what is possible online and welcome you to join us in the process.
Update: The Echo Virtual Summit is sold out. Due to popular demand, we'll be hosting a second summit soon. To receive an invitation to our second summit, please join the waitlist by selecting the button on the top right to add your information.
SCHEDULE
1:00PM - 2:00PM EDT
Registration and Campus Exploration
Download the virtual campus to your laptop, personalize your avatar, grab a ticket when you arrive and get checked-in to start experiencing The Echo Virtual Summit. We will be offering group tours to show you around or feel free to explore on your own and get familiar with the virtual venue and your avatar.
2:00PM - 3:00PM EDT
The Virtual Events Revolution is Here
While webinars have been around for quite a while there's no doubt that the virtual events business has been rocket shipped into a revolution and everyone is scrambling to catch up. This panel will discuss how agencies and brands are reacting to the shift to take event experiences virtual. We'll share early observations, tips and tricks, things to look out for, challenges, potential opportunities, and much more.
Auditorium Calm
No Venue, No Problem. How Non-Profits Are Saving Their Events
While COVID-19 may have disrupted your event plans (and the associated revenue), consider swapping your venue to a virtual one. In this session learn how non-profits can engage, excite and invigorate their members, while driving non-dues revenue, with Event Farm's leading event tech and a virtual event venue.
Auditorum Laugh
3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
The Social: Networking Party
Immediately following the 2 content sessions we'll experiment with a virtual networking session powered by Event Farm's networking technology to ignite conversation. This will be a first of kind experience and we hope you can join us on the soccer field.
Soccer Field
YOUR HOSTS
Ryan is the co-founder of Event Farm and currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer of MemberSuite (EventFarm's parent company). He has been an event producer and experiential marketer for 15+ years. He's worked with some of the largest brands and agencies in the world including Nike, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Adobe, JP Morgan Chase, and dozens more to help execute thousands of event experiences around the world. He has an insatiable passion for experience design and leveraging new technologies to wow attendees.
Alex is an organizational psychologist obsessed with the future of work. He is currently the Founder and President of VirBELA, a 3D virtual platform disrupting how people go to work and events, and how they learn.
Nate is the Director of Product Management at MemberSuite (Event Farm's parent company). He has extensive experience bringing new products to market in emerging industries including predictive analytics and IoT. He's excited to apply virtual reality to bring people together so they can continue to excite change in the world.
Jane has more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit world. Before joining MemberSuite as Director of Customer Success, she held several positions in the association space, including Controller, Vice President of Finance and Executive Director. In addition to working in the Finance and Administration area, Jane spent her early days working in the membership, awards and events departments. She is passionate about bringing value to association staff by helping them leverage technology to lower costs, improve efficiency, and increase non-dues revenue and membership engagement.
Deb is the Founder and President of Executivevents. With more than 30 years of full-service event management experience, Deb is recognized as an industry leader. Her deep industry knowledge, attention to detail, and dedication to go above and beyond for her clients has allowed her to serve companies such as Microsoft, BNP Media, Brewers Association, PCMA, Kodak, and Beachbody.
Brad is a seasoned events producer and entertainment project manager. He currently works for Gallagher Inc, a nationally based experiential firm, and has worked for large multinationals in the past such as Google Inc.
As both a live experience producer and competitive gamer, Brad has a unique viewpoint on the needs of the event industry, and a passion for its intersection into the virtual space.
