cONNECT 2016 Schedule
ALL TIMES, LOCATIONS & SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE // Please follow or check @mlcconnect for all the up-to-date event changes
TIMES // THURSDAY, July 14 (for early arrivals)
7:00PM-10:00 // Welcome Mixer @ Lucky's Pub in East Downtown | Drinks
TIMES // FRIDAY, JULY 15
8:00AM // Registration @ Union Station @ Minute Maid Park | The Board Room
8:30-9:30 (60 mins) // Breakfast Pastries, Pancakes + Sausage, Juice & Coffee | The Valley Eagle Room
9:30-9:45 (15 mins) // Welcome & Opening Remarks | Reid Ryan, Houston Astros, Team President
10:00-10:45 (45 mins) // Session 1: CHANGE BY DESIGN | Peter Wilson, Lakewood + Chris David Garcia, Astros
10:45-11:00 (15 mins) // Break
11:00-12:00 (60 mins) // Session 2: BUILDING A CREATIVE CULTURE | Surf Melendez, Dolphins
11:00-12:00 (60 mins) // Session 3: SCOREBOARD USER INTERFACE | Ross Yoshida, Dodgers + Astros Ballpark Entertainment
12:00-12:15 (15 mins) // Commuting | Shuttle Bus Pickup
12:15-1:45 (90 mins) // Networking Lunch @ MKT Bar (on your own)
1:45-2:00 (15 mins) // Commuting | Shuttle Bus Pickup
2:00-3:30 (90 mins) // Session 4: Key Speaker: IMITATION VS. INSPIRATION | BETHANY HECK | Microsoft + Heck House
3:30-3:45 (15 mins) // Break
3:45-4:45 (45 mins) // Session 5: Panel Discussion: DESIGN PROCESS & TRACKING | Gareth Breunlin, White Sox + Brian Bisio + Rob Munz and Brian Ondrako
4:45-5:00 (15 mins) // Break
5:00-5:45 (45 mins) // Session 6: Panel Discussion - PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DESIGN | Alex Yocum-Beeman, Rangers + Marissa McClain, Red Sox + Surf Melendez, Dolphins
5:45-6:00 (15 mins) // Dismissal Remarks
6:00-7:30 (1.5 hrs) // Hotel & Explore Break
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7:30-9:30PM (2 hrs) // After Party @ HTX Fan Tavern | Dinner & Drinks | Real Texas Barbecue by Big Foot BBQ
8:30-11:30PM (3 hrs) // Logo vs Logo Speed Design Tournament @ HTX Fan Tavern
TIMES // SATURDAY, July 16
Optional 6:30AM-7:30 (60 mins) // City Sunrise 4 Mile Jog/Walk | Meet outside lobby @ Union Station | Contact Joe/Rockets
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8:30AM-9:30 (60 mins) // Breakfast Pastries, French Toast + Bacon, Juice & Coffee | The Valley Eagle Room
9:30-9:35 (5 mins) // Opening Remarks
9:35-10:15 (40 mins) // Session 8: UNIFORM DESIGN & REBRANDING | Zachary Alvarez, Diamondbacks + Sara Bielski, Diamondbacks
10:15-10:20 (5 mins) // Break
10:20-11:10 (50 mins) // Session 9: SPORTS + DESIGN | TODD RADOM | Radom Design
11:10-11:20 (10 mins) // Break
11:20-12:00 (40 mins) // Session 10: ASSET MANAGEMENT & MAXIMIZATION | Michael Benford, Falcons + Alex Bierens De Hann, Astros + Dustin Pence
12:00-12:15 (15 mins) // Commuting | Shuttle Bus Pickup
12:15-2:00 (105 mins) // Networking Lunch @ Tout Suite Cafe & Photography Studio (on your own) | Private concert by RAÉVYR
2:00-2:15 (15 mins) // Commuting | Shuttle Bus Pickup
2:45-3:45 (60 mins) // Session 11: Key Speaker: EXAMINING BRAND DNA | BILL FREDERICK | Fanbrandz
3:45-3:55 (10 mins) // Break
3:55-4:25 (30 mins) // Session 12: Panel Debate: SNAPCHAT: Good or Bad for Creative Branding? | Jose Lopez, Rockets + Maigen Sawyer
4:25-4:30 (5 mins) // Break
4:30-5:15 (45 mins) // Session 13: Panel Discussion: AMBASSADORS OF SPORT | Adam Martin, Makers of Sport + Todd Radom + Brian Gundell
5:15-5:25 (10 mins) // Break
5:25-6:30 (55 mins) // Session 14: Group Discussion & Closing Insights: CHANGING THE GAME | RiCARDO CRESPO | Jacknife & Th13teen
6:30-6:35 (5 mins) // Closing Remarks
6:35-8:00 (2.25 hrs) // Hotel & Dinner Break
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8:00-12:00AM (4 hrs) // Farewell Party @ Bovine & Barley | Bites & Drinks
TIMES // SUNDAY, July 17 (for late departures)
Optional 8:00AM-9:00 (60 mins) // Farewell Breakfast @ Westin Hotel (on your own)
ALL TIMES, LOCATIONS & SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE // Please follow or check @mlcconnect for all the up-to-date event changes