
Agenda
Track: General
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Alex Alexandrov, Alex Griffis, Alexis Johnson, Ally Robbins, Amanda Butkewich, Amber Lough, Amy Durbin, Andrea Quintana, Andy Zak, Barbara Key, Carissa Harrison, Craig Dudenhoeffer, Dan Hugge, Dani Sweigard, Dan Spector, Dave Walden, David Daly, Dax Powers, Eric Disque, Eric Edgar, James Hughes, Jennifer Keirnan, Jeremy Elmore, Jillian Stangret, Joel Nisbett, John Schettler, Jonathan Mahler, Julie Hertzberg, Justin Wittrock, Katie Eisenbath, Kristin Hess, Kyle LeMarbe, Lauren Nathan, Lina Fowler, Liz Bernardo, Lori Lambert, Marley Kezerian, Martin Stephens, Megan Thralls, Melora Cybul, Michelle Hannaford, Misty Sprague, Nate Thomas, OnYou Kang, Paul Winogradoff, Pavithra Ramesh, Rachel Collie, Rich Marmura, Rob Rebman, Samantha Gaxiola, Seth Halvaksz, Stephanie Houston, Steve Mackenzie, Steve McGavock, Tim O'Connor, Tony Costantino, Tragen Herrick, Trista Whitehead, Victor Nogales
Monday September 14, 2026 08:00 - 08:00 EDT
Executive, General, Enterprise, Elite
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Tour: Blumenthal PAC Complex
Monday September 14, 2026 18:00 - 19:00 EDT Blumenthal PAC Complex
General
This is an exclusive tour of the PAC Complex at Blumenthal Arts, offered at no additional cost to Illuminate attendees. Registration must be completed before August 31. Capacity is limited to 20, with a waitlist available.
Tour: Carolina Theatre
Tuesday September 15, 2026 09:30 - 10:30 EDT Carolina Theatre
General
This is an exclusive tour of the Carolina Theatre at Belk Place in Uptown Charlotte, offered at no additional cost to Illuminate attendees. Register by August 31. Capacity is limited to 45, with a waitlist available. Click more information for details.
Registration & Check-In
Tuesday September 15, 2026 11:00 - 13:00 EDT Richardson Pre-Function
General
Networking Lunch: Welcome & Connections
Tuesday September 15, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 EDT Richardson CD
General, Executive
Get settled in the Charlotte Convention Center and connect with friends, peers, and Momentus staff over lunch before we officially kick off Illuminate.
Illuminate 2026: Momentus Leadership Briefing
Alex Alexandrov
Tuesday September 15, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 EDT Richardson CD
General, Executive
The Momentus Product Vision: From System of Record to Intelligence
Alex Griffis
Tuesday September 15, 2026 14:15 - 15:00 EDT Richardson CD
General, Executive
Momentus has been the system your venue runs on. Now it becomes the system that thinks and acts alongside your team. Alex Griffis walks the full product vision across every line, where AI changes the work your people do each day, and what's taking shape next in our products past Sales AI towards Event Planning, Operations, Finance and a modern Analytics, Portal and Agentic AI offerings to meet your business needs. Start here to make sense of every session that follows.
Win More Business, Faster: Momentus Sales AI in Action
Carissa Harrison
Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:30 - 17:15 EDT Richardson CD
General
See Sales AI working on real venue scenarios: opportunities scored and ranked, holds and calendar conflicts resolved in conversation, proposals assembled from your own inventory. This is the live product, not a concept. Sales and booking leaders will leave knowing what it does today and how to get their venue on it.
Roundtables: Finance & Accounting
Barbara Key, Gary Firlit, Marley Kezerian
Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:30 - 17:15 EDT Richardson A
General
Join the conversation on financial topics that matter most. This customer- and consultant-led roundtable session is designed for teams who want to share challenges, compare approaches, and explore practical strategies for managing financial workflows in Momentus. From billing and pricing to reporting and process alignment, attendees will leave with fresh ideas, real-world perspectives, and actionable takeaways they can bring back to their own organization.
Tour: Charlotte Convention Center
Tuesday September 15, 2026 17:30 - 18:30 EDT Richardson Pre-Function
General
This is an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Charlotte Convention Center, offered at no additional cost to Illuminate attendees. There is no capacity limit, but pre-registration helps our partners plan for a great tour experience. Registration must be completed before August 31. Click for more details.
Illuminate Welcome Reception at the NASCAR Hall of Fame
Tuesday September 15, 2026 18:30 - 21:30 EDT NASCAR Hall of Fame
Executive, General
Your Audience, Your Data, Your Revenue: Momentus Ticketing Explained
Rachel Collie
Wednesday September 16, 2026 08:30 - 08:55 EDT Richardson CD
General
Third-party ticketing platforms take your fees and your customer data. Momentus Ticketing keeps both in-house. See how ticket sales connect directly into your Momentus platform, giving you a single view of every buyer, every event, and every dollar.
Connected by Design: Integrations and the Momentus Partner Platform
Lori Lambert, Victor Nogales
Wednesday September 16, 2026 08:30 - 08:55 EDT Richardson B
General
Your venue doesn't run on one system and it never will. This session covers how Momentus connects to the tools around it, what the partner integration platform changes about building and maintaining those connections, and where iPaaS fits for teams tired of one-off custom work. For system admins and IT leaders who own the integration surface.
Industry Keynote - Pit Crew Precision: Building Teams That Perform Under Pressure
Ray Evernham
Wednesday September 16, 2026 09:00 - 10:00 EDT Richardson CD
General
Ray Evernham is a NASCAR Hall of Famer, three-time championship crew chief, and the architect of one of the most celebrated pit crews in racing history. He led Jeff Gordon and the legendary Rainbow Warriors to three championships and two Daytona 500 wins. He'll share what it takes to build a team that performs under pressure and executes flawlessly when it matters most. If you run a venue, you already know: tight coordination across departments can make or break a successful event. Ray knows what it means to move fast - he has lived that at 200 miles per hour!
Less Chasing, More Delivering: The Future of Event Planning and Ops
Andrea Quintana, Carissa Harrison, OnYou Kang
Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 11:15 EDT Richardson CD
General
Learn where we're headed with Event Planning and Operations for the modern era with Momentus as your AI powered system of Intelligence and Action. The work between a signed contract and a finished event is mostly chasing: updates, handoffs, changes nobody caught. This session shows where Momentus is headed as an AI-powered system of intelligence and action for event planners and operations teams, and what changes when the system watches the details for you. Bring the parts of your week you'd most like to hand off.
The Future of Venue Finance: Momentus Payments & Finance AI
Marley Kezerian, Seth Halvaksz
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:30 - 12:15 EDT Richardson CD
General
Discover how Momentus Payments customers are strengthening cash flow and cutting manual effort with a unified, secure checkout, digital wallet capabilities for storing payment methods and processing future charges, and automated reconciliation that keeps records accurate and audit-ready from invoice through collection. We'll also share our vision for Finance AI and where it's headed. Whether your priority is operational efficiency, cash flow, or financial accuracy, this session will show how our latest capabilities support your goals across the finance and operations ecosystem.and keep information accurate and real-time across platforms. We'll also share our vision for Finance AI and where it's headed. Whether your priority is operational efficiency or financial accuracy, this session will show how our newest capabilities support it across the finance and operations ecosystem.
Day of Event, Rethought: An Event Operations Workshop
Andrea Quintana, Carissa Harrison, OnYou Kang
Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:30 - 16:15 EDT Richardson A
General
Everything you handle on show day that the system should have handled for you. This session previews where Momentus is going on event operations, then works through your day-of scenarios with the team designing it. Deliberately weighted to operations rather than planning, because you already know the planning side cold.
Tour: Truist Field
Wednesday September 16, 2026 18:00 - 19:00 EDT Truist Field
General
This is an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Truist Field, home of the Charlotte Knights, offered at no additional cost to Illuminate attendees. Registration must be completed before August 31. Capacity is limited to 100, with a waitlist available.
Illuminate Party at Truist Field
Wednesday September 16, 2026 19:00 - 22:00 EDT Truist Field
General
Ask Better Questions of Your Data: A Momentus Analytics Deep Dive
Rich Marmura
Thursday September 17, 2026 09:00 - 09:45 EDT Richardson CD
General
Move past the reports you inherited and build the views your leadership actually asks for, using AI to get from question to answer without a data team in the middle.