Schedule

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

The GC23 Schedule of Events is currently tentative.

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

For the early birds! Your friendly GC22 registration desk team can assist you with badge pick-up and answer any questions you may have.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

For the early birds! Your friendly GC22 registration desk team can assist you with badge pick-up and answer any questions you may have.

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Florida Tourism Industry Golf Tournament

Back by popular demand! The new Florida Tourism Industry Golf tournament will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Golf Club. You can register yourself or your foursome as an add-on to the conference registration or register just for the tournament itself. To learn more, please visit the Golf Tournament page.

10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Media Room Open

For invited local or industry media representatives only

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Florida Marketplace Exhibitors Move-In

All exhibitors should be set up by 4:00 pm. The tradeshow floor will close for cleaning and to prepare for the Chairman’s Reception.

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Chairman’s Reception in the Florida Marketplace

6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Chairman’s Dinner

Featuring the Florida Tourism Hall of Fame Award and the Flagler Awards

Thursday, September 7, 2023

7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

For the early birds! Your friendly GC22 registration desk team can assist you with badge pick-up and answer any questions you may have.

8:00 am – 6:00 pm

Media Room Open

For invited local or industry media representatives only

8:00 am – 10:00 am

Breakfast and Opening Keynote Session

10:00 am- 10:45 am

Refreshment Break in the Florida Marketplace

Featuring a DMO Spotlight Session (10:10 am – 10:30 am)

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Breakout Sessions (four)

12:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Lunch and Keynote Session

Featuring the Iris D. Larson Awards

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm

Refreshment Break in the Florida Marketplace

Featuring a DMO Spotlight Session (3:00 pm – 3:20 pm)

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm  

Breakout Sessions (four)

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Networking Evening Event

Friday, September 8, 2023

7:30 am – 1:00 pm

Registration and Information Desk Open

Your friendly GC23 registration desk team can assist you with badge pick-up and answer any questions you may have.

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast in the Florida Marketplace

Featuring a DMO Spotlight Session (8:30 am – 8:50 am)

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Media Room Open

For invited local or industry media representatives only

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Breakout Sessions (four)

10:15 am – 11:00 am

Refreshment Break in the Florida Marketplace

Featuring a DMO Spotlight Session (10:30 am – 10:50 am)

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Closing General Session

8:00 am – 10:00 am

Breakfast & Opening Keynote Session
Grand Ballroom Salon E – J
 
Featuring the President’s Speech by Dana Young, President & CEO, VISIT FLORIDA; a Marketing Update by Staci Mellman, CMO, VISIT FLORIDA; and a keynote address by Daniel Levine: “Global Trends and the Future of Almost Everything.”
 
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Dana Young
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Staci Mellman
Daniel Levine
As a business leader, knowing what is now isn’t enough – you also need to know what will be, or you will be left behind.  Tomorrow’s world will look vastly different from today’s, so strap on your jetpack and get ready for an exhilarating “sneak peek” into the contemporary culture of tomorrow. You will be treated to a glimpse of everything that matters – including the future of finance, technology, consumerism, transportation, communication and more. This is your opportunity to ride the waves of the future and leave competitors in your wake.
 
Sponsored By:
Sponsor-MilesPartnership
Miles Partnership

9:00 am – 10:15 am

Breakout Session Four
Estate II, III

 

Wheel the World: Empowering Travelers Through Accessibility

Travelers with mobility disabilities spend $58.2 billion per year on travel and go on leisure trips with nearly the same frequency as those without mobility issues, and yet this audience is frequently overlooked by travel providers. Wheel the World is a travel booking site with the mission of making the world more accessible. Discover the needs of this market and how your travel organization can be a part of the solution through the company’s innovative Accessibility Mapping System and Wheel the World Academy, a program for travel professionals to learn more about accessible tourism, disabilities, and universal design.

Speakers: Shatia Mason, Communications Manager, Wheel the World

Sponsored By:
Sponsor-Atmosphere
Atmosphere
Shatia Mason