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Welcome to #WITS18! We’re the premier event for women travel influencers, creators, and brands. Visit us online and connect with other attendees on Facebook! Learn more about our founder, Wanderful.

Note that we may add or change sessions, day trips, press visits, and other activities, so keep checking back.

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Lauren Marinigh

Twirl The Globe
Blogger
Toronto, Ontario
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Lauren Marinigh is a full-time social media and content marketing professional based in Toronto, Canada and part-time traveler and travel blogger who runs the blog, Twirl The Globe. Twirl The Globe focuses on part-time travel, aka maintaining a life and career at home while still finding time to travel with limited vacation days.

Friday, May 4
 

9:00am EDT

Mentor 1:1 Sessions Bellevue | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

9:30am EDT

Registration Open Verchéres | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

11:30am EDT

Blogger 101 Day: Lunch + Tips for WITS Newcomers Montmagny | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

1:45pm EDT

Blogger 101 Day: Perfect Your Travel Niche: Learn How to Hone Your Business Ideas in the Massive Travel Industry and Begin Generating Income, Now! Montmagny | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

3:00pm EDT

Blogger 101 Day: Social Media 101: Best Practices for Brand Building Online Montmagny | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

4:30pm EDT

Speakers, Sponsors, Exhibitors, Volunteers, & Staff Only: All-Hands Meeting Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

5:15pm EDT

VIPs & Speakers Only: Reception Ask your liaison!

7:00pm EDT

Official Opening Party, Sponsored by Québec City Tourism Manège Militaire – Québec City Armoury
 
Saturday, May 5
 

7:30am EDT

Doors Open + Breakfast Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

8:30am EDT

Opening Session Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

9:30am EDT

Break, Mingling, and Networking Verchéres & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Marketplace Open Québec | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Sponsor Showcase Open Verchéres & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

9:45am EDT

Next Level Pinterest: From Social to Search Engine Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

10:45am EDT

Break, Mingling, and Networking Verchéres & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Wanderful Media Lounge Open Salon Rose | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

11:15am EDT

PANEL: The ROI of Influencer Marketing Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

12:30pm EDT

Lunch + Opening Keynote: Ana Flores Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

2:00pm EDT

PANEL: Global Communities that are Smashing Stereotypes Faced by Diverse Women Travelers Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

3:00pm EDT

Break, Mingling, and Networking Verchéres & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

3:15pm EDT

Negotiating Your Way to Success Montmagny | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac PANEL: Working with a CVB After Your Trip to Develop a Long-Term Relationship Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

4:30pm EDT

Power Networking Ballroom (Salle de Bal), Verchéres, & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

6:30pm EDT

Saturday Night on the Town Around Québec City!
 
Sunday, May 6
 

8:00am EDT

Marketplace Open Québec | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Sponsor Showcase Open Verchéres & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac Opening Coffee Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

8:45am EDT

Making A Brand Swipe Right: Getting the Relationships You Deserve With the Companies You Want Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

9:45am EDT

Break, Mingling, and Networking Verchéres & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

10:15am EDT

Sunday Brunch, Sponsored by your Destination for WITS '19! Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

11:30am EDT

Marketplace Open Québec | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

12:00pm EDT

Algorithms, Pods and Shadowbans Oh My! How AI is Changing Social Media, And How You Can Stay Ahead Of It Montmagny | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

1:00pm EDT

Break, Mingling, and Networking Verchéres & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

1:30pm EDT

What's Under the Hood? The Tech Tools Every Successful Blogger Needs Bellevue | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

2:30pm EDT

Break, Mingling, and Networking Verchéres & Frontenac | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

3:00pm EDT

Closing Session + Keynote: #MeToo, #TimesUp, What’s Next? How Travel Influencers Can Lead the Global Sexual Harassment & Assault Conversation Ballroom (Salle de Bal) | Fairmont Le Château Frontenac