
Agenda
Track
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!
Break
Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:00 - 10:30 EDT Richardson Pre-Function
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.
Inventory Essentials: Setting the Stage for Successful Events (Beginner-Focused)
Michelle Hannaford
Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 11:15 EDT Richardson B
Elite
BOOST Mode: Turning Assessment into Alignment and Adoption
Tony Costantino
Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 11:15 EDT Richardson A
Enterprise
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.
Inventory Expertise: Advanced Configuration, Packages & Invoicing in Elite (Focus on Power Users)
Amber Lough
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:30 - 12:15 EDT Richardson B
Elite
From Sign-Up to Show-Up: A Look Inside Momentus Registration
Rob Rebman, Tragen Herrick
Wednesday September 16, 2026 11:30 - 12:15 EDT Richardson A
Enterprise
Momentus Registration handles everything between "I'm interested" and "I'm here" (like forms, group registration, payments, badges), all built to feel like one seamless platform. See how it works live, using the very registration flow you used to get into this room.
Lunch
Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:15 - 13:15 EDT Richardson CD
From Chaos to Control: Access Management and Governance That Scales
Justin Wittrock
Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:15 - 14:00 EDT Richardson CD
Enterprise
Inquiry to Confirmed: Driving Event Bookings in Elite
Michelle Hannaford
Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:15 - 14:00 EDT Richardson B
Elite
Rethinking Event Finance: A Hands-On Workshop on Finance AI
Seth Halvaksz
Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:15 - 14:00 EDT Richardson A
Enterprise
A working session on the finance work nobody wants to do twice: reconciliation, event-level cost, month-end. We'll preview the direction and the early designs then hand it to the room. If you own the numbers at your venue, this is where you get to change what we build before it's built.
Everyone in the Loop: A Candid Panel on Information Sharing That Actually Works
Amanda Congdon, Chris Hunjas, Tony Sheehan
Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:15 - 15:00 EDT Richardson CD
Enterprise
You manage the system. But keeping your whole organization informed, aligned, and using Momentus the right way? That's a different challenge entirely. Join us for a candid, practical conversation with people who have the same job you do. Expect real examples, honest lessons learned, and ideas you can put to work before you get back to the office. Click for more info.
Confirmed to Delivered: Executing Seamless Events in Elite
Amber Lough
Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:15 - 15:00 EDT Richardson B
Elite
GL Export: Save Time and Avoid Dual Entry
Marley Kezerian
Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:15 - 15:00 EDT Richardson A
Enterprise
Break
Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 15:30 EDT Richardson Pre-Function
From Data to Decisions: KPIs That Matter for Venue Leaders
Jeremy Elmore
Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:30 - 16:15 EDT Richardson CD
Enterprise
Delivered to Closed: Post Event Management & Reporting in Elite
Michelle Hannaford
Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:30 - 16:15 EDT Richardson B
Elite
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.
Where Events Get Stuck: 5 Venue Bottlenecks and How to Break Through with Momentus
Jeremy Elmore
Wednesday September 16, 2026 16:30 - 17:15 EDT Richardson CD
Enterprise