AAM Summit 2018 | Association for Accounting Marketing | 14 May 2018 | Hilton Portland Downtown, 921 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204, US

This year’s conference in Portland, Oregon is breaking the mold with shorter, interactive sessions, creative networking opportunities and a fresh city. Summit is a critical experience that forges relationships, sparks new ideas and sends attendees back to their firms inspired and fueled. Thinking fresh isn’t just about having an action plan full of new ideas to take home. All attendees are urged to embrace the new and fresh in their careers, the accounting marketing profession and in the community.

What are the Goals for the Think Fresh! 2018 Summit?
• Break the Mold: To create a conference that challenges previous formats, content and perceived barriers to create the most valuable experience for our attendees.
• Connection: To create opportunities for like-minded individuals to collaborate and connect at many points during the conference in innovative ways.
• Cutting-Edge Education: To bring in unparalleled speakers with unique presentation formats to deliver fresh content with actionable takeaways.

2018 Speakers

Jaclyn Braga
Director of Marketing, Morse Barnes-Brown Pendleton

Precious Bugarin
Senior Faculty, Portland State University

Nikki Burgeson
Director of Sales and Business Development, Rehmann

Jennifer Cantero

Jean Caragher
Certified Public Accountant

Sarah Cirelli
Director of Marketing, Cbiz

Wade Clark
Regional Sales Senior Manager, Moss Adam

Todd Cohen

Lori Colvin
Partner, Armanino

Ajay Date
Vice President of Marketing at Travel Portland

Adrian Dayton
Internationally Recognized Speaker on Social Media and Business Development

Jason Delles
Sales Director, Moss Adams

Cory Dolich
Senior Vice President of Business Operations & Marketing, Portland Timbers

Danielle Eisenach
National Director of Business Development Education, Bdo

Danny Estrada
Executive Mba, Arizona State University

Amy Franko
Chief Executive Officer, Columbus

Guy Gage
Certified Public Accountant

John Garrett

Geri Gibbons
Owner, Merakai Strategy

Kevin Gienger
Managing Partner, Boldt Carlisle + Smith CPA's

Bob Goricki
Director of Digital Marketing, Skoda Minotti’s Strategic Marketing Group

Jody Grunden
Managing Member, Summit CPA Group

Mitzi Hollenbeck
Partner, Citrin Cooperman

Kacey Jones
Analyst

Paul Kaiser
Lead Research and Content Marketing, Ks&H Lllp

Ed Kless
Senior Director, Partner Development and Strategy

Kat Kocurek
Vice President of Marketing, Inavero

Ralph MacNamara
Principal, Kaufman Rossin

Bryant Madden

Jeff McKay
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Genworth Financial

Myra Miller

Christine Nelson
Senior Communications and Media Consultant, Ingenuity Marketing Group

Adelaide Ness
Executive Vice President, The Rainmaker Companies

Jody Padar
Chief Executive Officer and Principal, New Vision CPA Group

Jeffrey Pawlow
Founder and Managing Shareholder, The Growth Partnership

Marc Rosen
Co-Founder, Client Experience Institute

Tracey Segarra
Director of Marketing, Margolin

Nat Slavin
Partner and Founder, Wicker Park Group

Ryan Suydam
Co-Founder, Savvy

Jamie Thomas
Regional Director of Marketing for the Southeast Region, Bdo

Julie Tucek
Marketing Director, Legacy Professionals Llp

Chris Walker
Chief Marketing Officer, Peterson Sullivan

Sandy Weaver

Frank Vitale
Chief Marketing Officer, Berdon Llp

Dave & Sara Specter

2018 Sponsors:

EXECUTIVE:
• ABLE
• Inavero

NETWORKING EVENT:
• Checkpoint Marketing for Firms

SPONSORS:
• ACBJ American City Business Journals
• Association for Accounting Marketing
• Audit Analytics
• Clear View Social
• Client Savvy
• Contact Ease
• Holinden
• IBIS World
• Ingenuity Marketing Group
• Inovautus Consulting
• Introhive
• John Garrett
• One North
• Vertical IQ