PRESS RELEASE: “Technology and Industry Leaders to Speak at Ticket Summit®: Expert Panelists to Provide Industry Insights and Forecasts”

South Windsor, CT — Ticket Summit®, the leading conference and trade show for the live entertainment and ticketing industry, today announced the line-up of panel sessions for its upcoming conference and trade show, to be held July 11-13, 2012 at Bellagio Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

For the first time, Ticket Summit® will offer several different session formats, including Workshops for intensive training, Roundtables for small-group dialogue with expert speakers, and Panel sessions for general industry information. Workshop topics include What’s New in Mobile Technology, Hang out with Google!, Ticket Trading in the Global Market, and more. Roundtable discussions will cover Become a Better Broker, Sports Meet, and Get Smart about SEO. Panel sessions include State of the Box Office, Make it a Bundle!, among other topics.

The speakers represent a wide variety of companies from all facets of the ticketing and live entertainment industry. Speakers include Dustin Brighton (eBay), Bill Dorsey (Association of Luxury Suite Directors), Mike Lorenc (Google), Doug Lyons (Tickets.com), David Siegel (LA Dodgers), Christopher Willis (Seatwave), and other industry experts.

“The wide variety of panels, workshops, and roundtables at Ticket Summit® will offer attendees more than ever before, ” said Dr. Molly A. Mérez, Executive Director, Ticket Summit®. “The panelists will provide expert insight into issues facing the ticketing industry, which will help attendees to continue to adapt and grow their respective businesses.”

Ticket Summit® is the leading ticket conference and trade show for live entertainment professionals, and is ranked among the Top 25 Fast-Growth Shows by EXPO Magazine. This event attracts hundreds of global business leaders, entrepreneurs, and entertainment experts in the ticket community. Past attendees and sponsors include: Billboard, Blue Man Group, Broadway.com, Devils Arena Entertainment, eBay, Facebook, Forbes, Goldman Sachs, Google, Harlem Globetrotters, Live Nation, Madison Square Garden, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Paciolan, Broadway’s hit show “Rock of Ages”, StubHub, Ticketmaster, and Yahoo!, among others. The upcoming Ticket Summit® conference and trade show will be held July 11-13, 2012 at Bellagio Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. For information, visit www.TicketSummit.org.

Contact:
Amanda Farrish, Public Relations
Ticket Summit®
860-416-5767
[email protected]

Molly A. Mérez, Ph.D., Executive Director
Ticket Summit®
[email protected]