About this Event:

The SEA Conference is focused on providing emerging creatives with the entrepreneurial knowledge and skills needed to establish and maintain a career as an artist. Our model and focus has always been around the idea of for artist by artist with the majority of the presentations being led by working creative professionals and industry leaders within the arts community.

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Location:

Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
301 East North Water Street
Chicago, IL 60611, US

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Tentative Schedule At-A-Glance (all times listed are Central):

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• Friday, October 28th​

  • 2-5 PM Excursion: VSOP Studios (Learn more)

  • 4:30 - 5:30 PM Excursion: Chicago Architecture and Urban Planning Walking Tour (Learn more)

  • 6 PM - Welcome reception 

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• Saturday, October 29th

  • 9 AM - Opening Keynote with breakfast 

  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Choice of industry specific panels and small group discussions

  • 12:30 PM - 2 PM - Lunch with keynote speaker(s)

  • 2:15 - 3 PM - Organized Creative Breaks (Drum circle, create room, art walk, and more)

  • 3 PM - 5:15 PM - Choice of industry specific panels, small group discussions, and funding workshop and challenge

  • 5:15 PM - Dinner with keynote and entertainment

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• Sunday, October 30th

  • 9:15 AM - Breakfast with keynote(s)​

  • 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM - Choice of topic specific workshops, panels, and small group discussions

  • 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM - Lunch with keynote(s)

  • 2 PM - 4:45 PM - Choice of workshops, panels, small group discussions, mentoring, and pitch challenge

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Detailed Tentative Schedule (As of 10/10/22)

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Speakers (Tentative as of 10/3/22)

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FINAL PROGRAM (AS of 10/24/22)

QUICK GLANCE GRID (As of 10/25/22)

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