Kansas City has 50,000 people working in digital media professions and has grown 24% in the last decade.

 

Learn about this fast-growing Kansas City industry and explore a wide range of topics through the presentations and panel discussions offered during this conference:

 

CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND AGENDA

 

10:00 a.m.  Welcome & Announcements (Medallion Theatre)

 

10:30 a.m.  Keynote Address Matt Mills, SVP, Group Creative Director at Barkley  (Medallion Theatre)

 

11:00 a.m.  Panel Discussion: KC IMAGINE: K.C.’s Next Industry Cluster  (Medallion Theatre)

 

12:00 p.m. LunchThelma’s Kitchen box lunches (Room 1L)

 

1:00 – 1:50 BREAKOUTS – Session 1 Panel Discussions

 

Certifications for Digital Media  Room1K

 

Recruiting Challenges/Needs for Digital Media  Room 1L

 

Digital Media Entrepreneurship in Kansas City  Room 1M

 

2:00 – 2:50 BREAKOUTS – Session 2 Panel Discussions

 

The Metaverse & the Future of Digital Media  Room 1K

 

Digital Media Applications to Architectural Engineering  Room 1M

 

Digital Media Workforce Training & Availability in the Bi-State Area  Room 1L

 

3:00 – 4:30  Networking Fair   South Hallway and Room 1K


 

 

 


Who Should Attend?

Digital media professionals, leaders of digital media firms, digital media educators, recruiters, career awareness program members, students, community & economic development professionals, civic and non-profit professionals.

 

About KC IMAGINE

The Kansas City Institute for Media, Animation & Graphic Innovation Education (KC-IMAGINE) brings together area leaders from educational, business and civic organizations to explore ways to improve how we prepare talent to serve the region’s digital media industry.

 

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