2025 Sessions

Monday, December 1st

4:00 -6:00 PM

Registration Open

4:30 - 6:00 PM

Holiday Welcome Reception

4:00 - 6:00 PM Registration
4:30 - 6:00 PM Holiday Welcome Reception

Tuesday, December 2nd

8:00 -9:50 AM

Registration and Southern Hospitality Breakfast - Opening Welcome and General Session: State of the Industry with Jason Sprenkle, Key Data

11:55 - 1:45 PM

Lunch and DARM Battleground

2:40 - 3:10 PM

Networking Break

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Keynote Zack Kass, Former Head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI

8:00 - 9:30 AM Registration and Southern Hospitality Breakfast
8:45 - 9:50 AM Opening Welcome and General Session: State of the Industry with Jason Sprenkle, Key Data
9:50 - 10:20 AM Networking Break
10:20 - 11:00 AM Revenue Management 101 Decoding Demand: The Guide to Booking Pace & Curves Exploring ESOPs with Meredith Fiocchi The Direct Booking Advantage: Turning Data into Revenue with Alex Boyer and Brett Wright Florida Panhandle/Gulf Coast Data Deep Dive with Melanie Brown Channel Guest Experiences with Hospitality TV Tech with Kathryn Raimer and Doug Strachota Shifting Frontlines of Regulations
11:15 - 11:55 AM UN-predictable Revenue: Adding Destination Risk to Budget Forecasts with Tiffany and Ben Edwards Is It Time to Drop Rates? with Henry Corell and Rick Jernigan Use AI to Supercharge Ad Tracking with Jeff Sauer Calendar Control: Minimum Stays, Maximum Impact with Emily Pattillo and Delanie Schulze  From Lead to Listing: 3 Proven Examples to Grow Your Inventory with Jamie Lane and Scott Sage The Agentic Future of Hospitality with Moran Goldboim Empowering Local Teams
11:55 - 1:45 PM Lunch and DARM Battleground
2:00 - 2:40 PM Data and The Human Impact of Operations with Jeremy Gall Revenue Management + Distribution = Revenue Optimization Machine with Bart-Jan Leyts and Doug Truitt Speak to Owners About Sensative Revenue Management Opportunities with Scott Bunce There’s No ONE Right Way! Rev Mgmt Levers for Every Business with Heather Fogle and Jason Gann AI is Radically Changing Search with Dr. Marie Haynes Don't Leave Money on the Table: The Hidden Revenue Playbook with Emily Fishman and Jared Paglialonga Adjusting to New Norms
2:40 - 3:10 PM Cheese and Chocolate Afternoon Break
3:10 - 3:50 PM The Great Revenue Management Debate with Eve Anderson, moderated by Jordan Locke Diverse Portfolios: Strategies for Scale & Segmentation with Rachel Robinson The “LoserBoard”: Spot Underperformers Before They Sink Your Portfolio with Pedro Zevallos A Hybrid AI Approach to Smarter Guest Communications with Ari Eryorulmaz The New Search Marketing Environment with Britt Benson-Greer and Sam Campise Tax or Trash - Compliance Edition Forecasting Environmental Risk & Regulations
4:00 - 5:00 PM Keynote Zack Kass, Former Head of Go-to-Market at OpenAI

Wednesday, December 3rd

10:10 - 10:40

In-Case-You-Stayed-Out-Too-Late Networking Break

12:10 - 2:00 PM

Lunch and DARM Battleground

2:50 - 3:20 PM

7th Annual DARM Ice Cream Break

4:15 - 5:00 PM

Closing Keynote Sol Rashidi, Leading AI & Data for Enterprise & Startups

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Closing Party and Fireworks

8:30 - 9:30 AM Registration and Florida Sunrise Breakfast
8:30 - 9:20 AM Recap and General Session: Room for Growth: The U.S. Short-Term Rental Outlook Through 2026 with Jamie Lane, AirDNA
9:30 - 10:10 AM RM Confessional: Vent, Learn, and Connect with Ben Coleman, Shane Fouts, and Carmen Valentine, moderated by Amber Prickett AI Is Changing the RM Game with Pedro Borges, Henry Corell, and Brett Genz, moderated by Jordan Locke Acronym Overload: How AI + SEO Influence GEO, AEO, and Google’s SGE with Paul Hanak Evolution of Talent and Tech with Steve Trover Organic Growth Wizards: The Art and Science of Scaling Your Portfolio with Josh Joseph, Ryan Olin, and Jasmine Slivka, moderated by Jacobie Olin Find An Unfair Advantage with Your Tech Stack with Yarin Lerer Defining Luxury
10:10 - 10:40 AM In-Case-You-Stayed-Out-Too-Late-And-Missed-Breakfast Mid-Morning Break
10:40 - 11:20 AM Comp Set Data Analysis: Airdna, Beyond, Melanie Brown, Key Data, Becca Madigan, Pricelabs, John DeRoulet, Wheelhouse Hot Takes on Hot Topics with Rebecca Ballart, Jason Krieg, and Emile Sakhel, moderated by Becca Madigan Minute to Win It: 40 Proven Strategies to Grow Your Vacation Rental Inventory in 40 Minutes with Brooke Pfautz and Brian Riggs Fractional Revenue Management with John An and Natasha Osbourn, moderated by Heather Richer Advanced Marketing Q&A with the Ambers with Amber Carpenter, Amber Hurdle, and Amber Knight From Guest Portal to Profit with Simon Seroussi Implementing EOS
11:30 - 12:10 PM Win Your Time Back: Practical Ways of Implementing AI into Your Daily Workflows with Sam Dundas The Fee Frontier: Optimizing Fees & Charges with John An, Bryant Loy, and Rachel Robinson, moderated by Kate Kirschner Live Marketing Hot Seats: Real-Time Audits with Paul Manzey and Conrad O'Connell Monthly-End Blueprint: Excellerate Closing Processes with Ben Coons and Jason Mraz Future of Revenue Management Debate with Dennis Goedheid, Emre Ilgaz, and Satori Wilson, moderated by John DeRoulet Crack the Code of Event Pricing Frameworks with Becca Madigan Future-Proofing Technology
12:10 - 2:00 PM Lunch and DARM Battleground
2:10 - 2:50 PM The Price Is Right: Revenue Pros Edition The Missing Metric: Owner Confidence with Ryan Saylor Proactive Pacing: Using Data to Drive Demand Before You Drop Rate with Amber Knight 10 Revenue Boosters for STR/MTR Operators with Derek Jones From Tool to Teammate: Making AI Your Best Employee with Francois Gouelo Create an Upsell Culture with Tony Santili Executive Discussions and Fireside Chats
2:50 - 3:20 PM 7th Annual DARM Ice Cream Break
3:20 - 4:00 PM RM Mentor Match with Kate Kirschner and Becca Madigan The Property Pricing Lifecycle with Amber Carpenter and Andrew Kitchell Three Things to Increase Revenue: Demand, Conversion, and Value. It’s Just That Simple with Michelle Marquis PMS Personas and Why Most Tech Stacks Falter After Go-Live with Dawn Yeskulsky Bad Stays and Bourbon Chasers: Your Worst Guest Stories with Amanda Martins AI That Actually Works: Automating Guest Messaging at Scale with Cole Rubin Executive Discussions and Fireside Chats
4:15 - 5:00 PM Closing Keynote Sol Rashidi, Leading AI & Data for Enterprise & Startups
5:00 - 6:00 PM Closing Party and Fireworks