The ECPA Leadership Summit is where relationships begin and continue among leadership teams in Christian publishing, while learning from world-class experts speaking on current issues and trends important to the industry.
April 27-29: Practicum Week
Programming from 10 am to 12 pm (central time)
Topics: Market Data, Growing Online Sales Channels, Global Printing & Distribution, and more
May 4-6: Thought Leadership Week
Sessions at 10 am and 1 pm (central time)
Topics: Leading with Resilience, Being Evangelical, Future of Publishing, Serving the Church
Speakers
David French
Senior Editor at The Dispatch; Columnist for Time; and New York Times bestselling authorMadeline McIntosh
CEO, Penguin Random House U.S.Michael Pietsch
Chief Executive Officer, Hachette Book GroupWalter Kim
President of the National Associationof Evangelicals (NAE)
Rev. Dr. Nicole Martin
VP of Church Engagement and Executive Director of Trauma Healing, American Bible SocietyTimothy Dalrymple
President and CEO, Christianity TodayMax Lucado
Bestselling AuthorKeynote for ECPA Awards Celebration webcast
Kristen McLean
Executive Director of Business Developmentat the NPD Group
Tod Bolsinger
Director of the Church Leadership Institute atFuller Theological Seminary and author of
Tempered Resilience: How Leaders Are Formed in the Crucible of Change
Thom Rainer
Founder, CEO & Lead Coach of Church Answers;The Post Quarantine Church
MICHELLE SANCHEZ
Exec. Minister, Make and Deepen Disciples, Evangelical Covenant Church denominationNikki Toyama-Szeto
Executive Director of Christians for Social ActionDaisy Hutton
Vice President and Publisher of Hachette NashvilleTina Constable
EVP & Publisher, Waterbrook, Multnomah, Convergent, Image and ForumMatt Baehr
Executive Director of the Book Manufacturers InstituteAshish Thomas
Sr. Director and General Manager, Lifeway IndiaErick Goss
CEO and Co-founder at MinnoDWIGHT NORDSTROM
Chairman of PRI Management & ConsultingGM, ZDL Publishing, China
Jerri Helms
VP of digital marketing and analytics for HarperCollins Christian Publishing andHarperCollins Focus
Dave Schroeder
Director of Publishing & Consumer Products,WTA Media