2016 Schedule

Here are the details about the 2016 schedule of our creative business conference’s keynotes, sessions and panel discussions! You can check out our speaker lineup here and read the detailed session descriptions in our program.

Friday

• 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Crafty bus tour of Columbus
• 4-7 p.m.: Registration and cocktail hour (included in your registration)
• 4-9 p.m.: Trade Show open
• 7-7:30 p.m.: Welcome ceremonies
• 7:30-8:30 p.m.: Keynote: Abby Glassenberg
• 8:30-11 p.m.: Social time/craftivities

Saturday

8-10 a.m.	BREAKFAST (on your own)
9:30-10:15 a.m.	Panel: The Future of Handmade
10:30-11:15 a.m.	Allison Rosen: Bookkeeping Basics	Talia Halliday: Packaging for Retail
11:30-12:15 p.m.	Abby Glassenberg: Awesome Email Newsletters	Tara Swiger: Make a Marketing Plan	Nikki Jenkins: Making an Action Plan
	LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
2-2:45 p.m.	Annal Vyas: Going from Sole Proprietor to LLC or Incorporation	CheyOnna Sewell: Racial Justice and the Role of Knitting	Tara Swiger: Craft Your Customer Path
3-3:45 p.m.	Panel: Craft Show Master Class	Kate McKean: Craft Book Publishing	Mei Pak: Blogger Outreach for Exposure
4-4:45 p.m.	Annal Vyas: Contracts for Crafters	Stephanie Tardy Duimstra: Business Building Lightning Round	Stephanie Dyke: Time Management
5-6 p.m.	Keynote speaker: Lisa Congdon
	DINNER BREAK (on your own)	TRADE SHOW: open 4-9 p.m.
8-11 p.m.	CRAFTIVITIES

Sunday

8-10 a.m.	BREAKFAST BUFFET (included in your registration)
10-10:45 a.m.	Handmade Arcade: Craft Show Booth Critiques	Talia Halliday: Wholesale Like a Pro	Nikki Jenkins: Find Your Tribe: Building a Craft Community
11-11:45 a.m.	Annal Vyas: Intellectual Property and Copyright	Mei Pak: Social Media the Right Way	Stephanie Dyke: Mindfulness + the Creative Mind
	LUNCH/CHECKOUT BREAK
1-1:45 p.m.	Panel: Building Valuable Retail Relationships	Allison Chapman: How to Stay In Love with Your Handmade Business	Allison Rosen: Financial Analysis for Creative Businesses
2-2:45 p.m.	Panel: Pivots and Relaunches
2:45-3 p.m.	Closing Ceremonies