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Schedule

THE EQUINE ECONOMY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
MONDAY, APRIL 28th, RADISSON HOTEL

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Time Event Title
9:00 - 10:25 State of the Industry: Magnificent Ride [+]
A look at the dramatic growth in the U.S. horse industry and the reasons for it, along with a discussion of its sustainability and the marketing challenges facing the industry.
Opening Speaker Richard Wilcke
Director, Equine Industry Program
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Panel 1 Steve Day
President and Board Chairman
Dover Saddlery, Inc.
Littleton, Massachusetts
Tom Aronson
Vice President
Churchill Downs, Inc.
Louisville, Kentucky
10:25 - 10:35 Break
10:35 - 12:00 New Century: The Changing Universe [+]

A discussion concerning what we know about our customers and the opportunities and demands the horse industry faces in competing for entertainment dollars and utilizing new technologies.

Panel 2 John Volk
Senior Consultant
Brakke Consulting
Chicago, Illinois
Tom Persechino
Director of Marketing
AQHA
Amarillo, Texas
Martin Concannon
Managing Director
Lafayette Associates
Lexington, Kentucky
Allen Gutterman
Vice President of Marketing
Santa Anita Park
Arcadia, California
12:00 - 2:00 Plenary Luncheon [+]
Speaker
Robert Evans
President & CEO
Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky
2:00 - 3:25 Marketing Trends in Parallel Industries [+]

A look, from an equine industry perspective, at how other sports entities go about building and maintaining their customer bases.

Panel 3 John Della Volpe
Founder and Managing Partner
SocialSphere, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dale Owens
General Manager
Louisville Bats
Louisville, Kentucky
Mark Simendinger
President
Kentucky Speedway
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Tim Campbell
Senior Vice President
IMG
Lexington, Kentucky
3:25 - 3:35 Break
3:35 - 5:00 Efforts in the Industry Aimed at Growth [+]

Finding the next new customer is the ultimate challenge for any business, and this discussion is focused on market development and expansion in a highly competitive universe.

Panel 4 John Long
CEO
United States Equestrian Federation
Lexington, Kentucky
Robert Clay
Owner
Three Chimneys Farm
Midway, Kentucky
Holly Davis
Acting Director, Horselife
Western-English Trade Assoc.
Ocala, Florida
Alex Waldrop
President
National Thoroughbred Racing Assoc.
Lexington, Kentucky