SCHEDULE
DAY 1 | July 25, 2025
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Registration
10:15 AM-10:30
Kick-off/Welcome
Natalie Dendy
10:30 AM-11:15 AM
Session 1
Focus Panel: Interview with the Actors
Danica McKellar/Luke Benward/Julia Reilly
11:15 AM-11:30 AM
Networking Break
11:30 AM-12:15 PM
Session 2
Oddity Improv: Improv & the Audition
Chris Guerra/Kelsey Cooke
12:15 PM-1:45
Lunch Break & Talent Showcase- Group 1
(Board Room)
1:45 PM-2:30 PM
Session 3
Focus Premiere: The Actor & the Writer
Taylor Kalupa/Masey McLain
2:30 PM-2:45 PM
Networking Break
2:45 PM-3:30 PM
Session 4
Focus Panel: The Agent & The Actor
Jean Wenger/Nicole Stags
3:30 PM-3:45 PM
Networking Break
3:45 PM-4:30 PM
Session 5
Focus Panel: The Producer & The Studio
Rich Peluso/Ken Carpenter/Autumn Bailey-Ford
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Dinner (On Your Own)
6:15 PM-7:15 PM
Session 6
Keynote Address 1
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
Networking Reception
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Session 7
The Actor’s Devotional
9:30 AM-10:00 AM
Session 8
Oddity Improv: Actor’s Warm-Up
Chris Guerra/Kelsey Cooke
10:00 AM-10:45 AM
Session 9
Focus Panel: The Casting Process
Deb George, CSA/ Regina Moore, CSA
10:45 AM-11:00 AM
Networking Break
11:00 AM-11:45 AM
Session 10
Focus Premiere: From the Actress & The Filmmaker
Alexandra Boylan
11:45 AM-1:15 PM
Lunch & Talent Showcase – Group 2
(Board Room)
1:15 PM-2:00 PM
Session 11
Focus Premiere: Working in Television
Scott Reeves
2:00 PM-2:15 PM
Networking Break
2:15 PM-3:00 PM
Session 12
Focus Panel: Producer & Actor Point of View
Ken Carpenter/Rose Reid/Gary Wheeler/Johnathan Schaech
3:00 PM-3:15 PM
Networking Break
3:15 PM-4:00 PM
Session 13a
Premiere Session: The Actor’s Mindset
Joe Jardine
Session 13b
Premiere Session: Child Actor 101 (Conference Room)
Natalie Dendy
4:00 PM-4:15 PM
Networking Break
4:15 PM-5:15 PM
Session 14
Keynote Address 2
5:15 PM-5:30 PM
Networking Break
5:30 PM-6:00 PM
Session 15
Awards Ceremony/Closer