AdCon Detroit

Wayne State University

@ The Community Arts Auditorium

10 am - 4 pm

Details for AdCon 2020 coming soon

AGENDA

9 - 10

REGISTRATION OPENS & Breakfast

Community Arts Auditorium

10 - 11

WELCOME & KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Community Arts Auditorium

11:10 - 11:40

Speaker Panel #1

11:50 - 12:20

Speaker Panel #2

12:30 - 1

Speaker Panel #3

McGregor Conference Hall

1 - 2

NETWORKING LUNCH

McGregor Conference Hall

2 - 4

resume/interview tips Q&A*

Community Arts Auditorium

2 - 4

CAREER FAIR*

Community Arts Auditorium

*The Q&A and Career fair will run at the same time. We will split attendees into two groups at check in.

2019 Photos

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ABOUT

AdCon is the region's premier advertising conference for college students, recent graduates and early career young professionals. This annual day-long conference, networking and recruiting event is a must-attend event for those who want to discover a variety of career options within advertising, marketing, communications, public relations and startups.

WHY ATTEND

Understand what you need to succeed in a variety of creative fields, ranging from advertising to marketing, communications and more. Learn from professionals at all career levels (entry, mid, senior and executive) throughout the day. Walk away with an understanding of what to expect as you progress throughout your career. It doesn't matter if you are in school, have recently graduated or are in your first few years of the industry, there is something for everyone to learn at AdCon. We offer a keynote, morning panels, informal breakfast and lunchtime networking, a career fair, Q&A session with HR, free headshots and interview giveaways.

SPEAKER PANELS

At registration, choose 3 out of 8 breakout sessions to learn more from industry professionals and get direct Q&A time.

Breakout Session #1

Client

Account Management

Project Management

Breakout Session #2

Strategy

Breakout Session #3

Media Planning

Media Buying

Sales

Breakout Session #4

Analytics

Research

Breakout Session #5

Digital Media

Social Media

Emerging Media

Breakout Session #6

Creative

Art Direction

Copywriting

Breakout Session #7

Public Relations (PR)

Events

Communications

Breakout Session #8

Startups
Freelance
Small Business

MEET THE

TEAM

Desiree Watt

Membership Manager, Adcraft

Paul Murray

Director of Media, DP+

Sara Mahmood

Committee Chair, AdCon

Debbie Abdelnour

Event Manager, Adcraft

Shelby Adkins

Paid Social Analyst, Starcom

Briana Weiss

Digital Project Manager, University of Michigan

Ron Frederick

Sales Director, Focus Media & Marketing

Joe Taylor

Senior Account Manager, Viant

Michelle Rossow

Executive Director, Adcraft

Jazz Robinson

CRM & Corp Partnerships Manager,

Detroit Tigers

Rachel Scibilia

Associate Project Manager,
MRM//McCann

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

You can support the next generation of ad leaders. Your support helps Adcraft provide important benefits to support and strengthen the Detroit advertising community including professional development programs, industry networking events, college scholarships and career services. Learn More >>

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