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 - State of the State: Florida Legislative Updates with Tiffany Edwards and Opening Welcome and General Session: State of the Vacation Rental Industry with Jason Sprenkle, Key Data

11:55 - 1:45 PM

Lunch, Fireside Chat with Boogie Wittenburg, 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
8:15 - 8:45 AM State of the State: Florida Legislative Updates with Tiffany Edwards
8:45 - 9:50 AM Opening Welcome and General Session: State of the Vacation Rental Industry with Jason Sprenkle, Key Data

9:50 - 10:20 AM Networking Break
10:20 - 11:00 AM Revenue Management 101 with Sarah Franzen Decoding Demand: The Guide to Booking Pace & Curves with Rebecca Ballart and Jamie Lane Exploring ESOPs with Meredith Fiocchi The Marketing Edge: Turning Data into Direct 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 Built to Book: Growing Nights with Profitable Ops with Judy Baker Campbell, Fred Boothby, Robin Craigen, Ned Lucks, and moderated by Nir Maimon
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 The Future of Ad Tracking: Clean Data, Clear Insights, AI-Powered Reporting 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 Defining Luxury with Rachel Alday, Jeanne Dailey, Alana Gall, Brian Harris, Nir Maimon, Steve Schwab, and moderated Tim Cafferty
11:55 - 1:45 PM Lunch, Fireside Chat with Boogie Wittenburg, 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 Sensitive 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 2026 Regulatory and Environmental Discussion with Jim Bagby, Carrie Bateman, Tiffany Edwards, Brian Kellenberger, Scott Leggatt, Ned Lucks, and moderated by Amy Hinote
2:40 - 3:10 PM Cheese and Chocolate Afternoon Break
3:10 - 3:50 PM The Great Revenue Management Debate with Heather Richer, Satori Wilson, and 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 The Most Complex Problem I'm Solving: AI, Automation, and the Human Side of Hospitality with Ari Eryorulmaz The New Search Marketing Environment with Britt Benson-Greer  Tax or Trash - Compliance Edition with Max Fountain Adjusting to New Norms (Policies, Pace, Repeat Guests, OTAs, etc.) with David Angotti,  Amber Carpenter, and moderated by Steve Schwab
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, Fireside Chat with Simon Lehmann and Vered Raviv-Schwarz, and DARM Battleground

2:50 - 3:20 PM

7th Annual DARM Ice Cream Social

4:15 - 5:00 PM

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

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Sunset Happy Hour and Fireworks

8:30 - 9:30 AM Registration and Florida Sunrise Breakfast
8:30 - 9:20 AM General Session: "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream" with Megan Greenwell, 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, Wallace LaFont, Carmen Valentine, and moderated by Amber Prickett AI Is Changing the RM Game with Pedro Borges, Henry Corell, Brett Genz, and 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 Sam Amir, Josh Joseph, Ryan Olin, and moderated by Jacobie Olin Find An Unfair Advantage with Your Tech Stack with Yarin Lerer The Newlywed Game: Working with Spouses and Partners with Rachel and Rob Alday, and Elaine and Lance Stitcher
10:10 - 10:40 AM In-Case-You-Stayed-Out-Too-Late-And-Missed-Breakfast Mid-Morning Break
10:40 - 11:20 AM The Power of Storytelling to Market our Coastal Brand with Elaine and Lance Stitcher Hot Takes on Hot Topics with Rebecca Ballart, Jason Krieg, Emile Sakhel, and 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, Sarah Franzen, Natasha Osborn, and moderated by Heather Richer Advanced Marketing Q&A with the Ambers with Amber Carpenter, Amber Hurdle, Amber Knight, and moderated by Michelle Marquis From Guest Portal to Profit with Simon Seroussi Implementing EOS with Jim Bizily, Daniel Galbraith, Dennis Goedheid, Brian Harris, Elisabeth Yoho, and moderated by Tim Cafferty
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 Bryant Loy, Braden Murphy, Rachel Robinson, and moderated by John An Live Marketing Hot Seats: Real-Time Audits with Paul Manzey and Conrad O'Connell Monthly-End Blueprint: Accelerate Closing Processes with Ben Coons and Jason Mraz The Future of Revenue Management Debate with Eve Anderson, Emre Ilgaz, Jennifer Talbert, and moderated by John deRoulet Crack the Code of Event Pricing Frameworks with Monique DeLorenzo Future-Proofing Technology with Jeremy Gall, Dennis Goedheid, Andrew Kitchell, Nir Maimon, Vered Raviv-Schwarz, Boogie Wittenburg, and moderated by Simon Lehmann
12:10 - 2:00 PM Lunch, Fireside Chat with Simon Lehmann and Vered Raviv-Schwarz, and DARM Battleground
2:10 - 2:50 PM

The Price Is Right: Revenue Pros Edition with Sarah Franzen, Jason Gann, and Becca Madigan

The Missing Metric: Owner Confidence with Ryan Saylor Proactive Pacing: Using Data to Drive Demand Before You Drop Rates 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 Empowering Local Teams with Rob Alday, Jim Bizily, Daniel Galbraith, Jeremy Gall, Steve Schwab, Elisabeth Yoho, and moderated by Tim Cafferty
2:50 - 3:20 PM 7th Annual DARM Ice Cream Social
3:20 - 4:00 PM RM Mentor Match with Becca Madigan and Ryan Saylor 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 Margin Impact From Upsells & Additional Revenue with Max Porterkhampsky, Annie Sloane, and moderated by Rachel Alday
4:15 - 5:00 PM Closing Keynote Sol Rashidi, Leading AI & Data for Enterprise & Startups
5:00 - 6:00 PM Sunset Happy Hour and Fireworks