We're so excited to finally share the details of our CMX Summit 2022: Thrive agenda, and we know you are too!For months, we've been working hard to create a conference that will help you thrive in your career as a community professional, and it's finally here! We're bringing together some of the best minds in our industry who are ready and eager to share their knowledge with you.Whether you want to learn how to build sustainable communities or how to keep your communities thriving in Web 3.0, CMX Summit 2022 has something for everyone.But enough with the small talk—it's time for the big reveal! In this preview, we'll give you a taste of what you can expect at this year's event.

What's New This Year?

This year, CMX Summit is going GLOBAL!That's right: for the first time, we are offering a hybrid summit that gives attendees the option to attend in person in Redwood City, California, or virtually from anywhere in the world.So what does this mean for you? It means that you can choose how best to experience the conference and connect with other attendees.

If you're looking for a more personal experience, join us at our summit in Redwood City, California. In-person attendees will be able to network with other professionals and hear from industry experts—all while receiving cool swag.But what if you can't make it in person? Don't worry! You can still join us virtually by using the Bevy Virtual Conference Platform. We'll still be there with our fantastic lineup of speakers and panels, and you will get the chance to network with other community professionals through chat.We're thrilled to bring you a hybrid summit experience that's sure to be an amazing experience for everyone who attends, regardless of where they call home. We've been looking forward to this opportunity to bring together the CMX community and hope you will join us!

What Is the Schedule for CMX Summit 2022: Thrive Conference Days?

Pre-CMX Summit Workshop Day - Tuesday, September 13th

Before CMX Summit 2022: Thrive kicks off and we get to dive into all the exciting sessions, we're hosting a Pre-CMX Summit Workshop Day on September 13 in Redwood City, California.This is an excellent opportunity for you to participate in the hands-on, interactive workshops designed to help you build thriving communities. It's also a chance to connect with other attendees and form relationships that will help you make the most of your time at the CMX Summit.Due to the high demand for our pre-summit workshop tickets, we recommend that you purchase your ticket soon. We have a limited number of spaces available, so it's best if you get yours here before they're all gone!The Pre-Summit Workshop will kick off bright and early at 10:00 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, September 13, at San Mateo Country History Museum. This day is going to be jam-packed with hands-on workshops on everything from community operations to boosting engagement.We are honored to have Tiffany Oda leading the workshop about Community Operations for the morning session. Tiffany is an expert on community building and a three-time CMX Summit speaker. She works as a director of Community Operations at Venafi and Strategic Community Advisor for Talkbase while also serving as co-founder of Community OPServations—a monthly community meetup to discuss all things CommOps.The Community Operations workshop will consist of a presentation on Roadmapping, Tech Stack Architecture, and Ops Headcount Business Case, followed by activities to walk you through the process of creating each of these items. At the end of this workshop, you will have the tools and knowledge necessary to take your organization to even greater heights.After this hands-on session, join us for a three-hour accelerated learning session and interactive workshop hosted by Facebook.At this workshop, you'll come together with community professionals from a wide range of industries to share best practices and strategies to meaningfully grow your community, engage with your most passionate members—and measure that success.There will also be dedicated time to networking and building relationships with other community builders like you. You'll walk away with new connections and crowd-sourced solutions for your biggest challenges at the end of this three-hour workshop.The Pre-CMX Summit Workshop Day is an opportunity to learn from the best, share your challenges and successes with others in the community, and make great connections. Join us for a fun, fast-paced day that will leave you energized and ready to take your community-building skills to the next level!

Day 1 - Wednesday, September 14th

So, what should you expect on your first day at the conference?We'll kick off the conference with a talk from our keynote speaker, Priya Parker. She is an international business leader and best-selling author who hosts The New York Times podcast "Together Apart." During her session, "The Art of Re-Gathering," she will share her experiences building a community and helping it thrive.After Priya Parker's talk, there are more than 30 sessions for you to explore on Day 1—including discussions about The Power of Community-Led Businesses and Building Sustainable Communities.The Power of Community-Led Businesses sessions will teach you how to empower community members so that they build community with you —which in turn will grow and scale your organization exponentially. Our speakers will give you an understanding of how to design and execute community programs that deepen relationships, which help you to build better products and drive business impact. In these sessions, you will also review case studies that show how top companies such as Notion, Shopify, and Gong grew their businesses by leveraging community-led growth strategies.The Building Sustainable Communities sessions will give you the tools you need to build a community that will thrive for years. You will learn how to leverage data and insights to help you create a sustainable community that will be healthy and thriving for the long haul. We've also rounded up some of our favorite companies, such as Peloton, Zumba, and Tonal, who will be sharing their success stories on how they have built sustainable communities so you can learn from them!

Day 2 - Thursday, September 15th

The second day of the conference features more than thirty sessions, covering a wide variety of topics. Attendees will have opportunities to learn how to launch and grow an international community, build recession-proof communities, build the community's future with the product teams, and more!This day will be filled with leading community experts from top companies, including Meta, Discord, Atlassian, Reddit, UpWork, and Microsoft.We will have special sessions on this day about The New Frontier of Community and how to form communities using blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs. There will be talks that discuss shifting your community from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, including best practices on how to onboard new members, as well as insights into measuring metrics within the Web3 community space. You will leave these sessions by learning more about how to manage your community in this fast-evolving space and how it can thrive in Web 3.0!

Our Agenda for CMX Summit 2022: Thrive

As you plan your trip to the CMX Summit 2022, we know that the agenda is one of the most important considerations. That's why we're here to give you a preview of what you can expect at this year's conference.Please note that the agenda is still being finalized, and more sessions will be added closer to the event. You can check out the entire program for CMX Summit 2022: Thrive on our website, but here are some highlights:

Wednesday, September 14th

Priya Parker

Author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters

Priya Parker is a renowned author, strategic advisor, and master facilitator. Her book "The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters" has been named a Best Business Book by Amazon, Esquire Magazine, NPR, The Financial Times, 1-800-CEO-READS, and Bloomberg. Parker has helped leaders and communities navigate complicated conversations around community, identity, and vision for fifteen years as they experience times of change. She also worked on race relations at American colleges and universities and in Arab, southern Africa, and India peace processes.

Alfredo Moressi

Head of Dev Community Operations at GoogleAlfredo Moressi is the Head of Dev Community Operations at Google. In this role, he leads teams working at the intersection of community and technology. Moressi is also the founder of the Italian Community Managers summit. He's a servant leader, community scientist, and developer—which means he knows what it takes to make communities great.

Laura Nestler

VP of Community at RedditLaura Nestler is a global leader with 15 years of experience helping to build strategic, high-impact teams and scalable community systems at growth-stage startup companies. She's currently the VP of Community at Reddit, where she leads the Community Operations team—responsible for driving Reddit's international community strategy and development and growing the team into a global organization. Nestler has also worked with many great organizations, including Duolingo, where she served as a Global Head of Community; and Yelp—where she played an instrumental role in crafting the original community growth playbook before moving to London (UK) and Sydney (AUS) to drive Yelp's international expansion.

David Siegel

CEO of MeetupDavid Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform that enables users to find and build local communities. His 25 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive includes leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and traffic acceleration. Prior to joining Meetup, David was the CEO of Investopedia and President of Seeking Alpha.

Thursday, September 15th

Tara Lewis

VP of Community Expansion + Trends at YelpAs Yelp's Vice President of Community Expansion and Trends, Tara Lewis oversees the company's community expansion efforts throughout North America. Working together with an incredible team of Regional Managers, she hires and manages teams of Community Ambassadors—Yelp's community leaders who serve as local marketing directors in their respective markets. Lewis is also Yelp's Trend Expert, working closely with the company's data science and PR teams to identify emerging consumer trends across food, drink, beauty, wellness, and beyond. Since taking on the role, she has appeared on The Today Show and Good Morning America and has been featured in The New York Times, Elle, HuffPost, and Forbes—among other publications.

Mandy Ross

Community Manager for Product + Design at AtlassianSince 2019, Mandy Ross has served as the Community Manager for Product and Design in Atlassian's award-winning community—where she designs programs that help product teams to connect with their 1.8 million members and customers. Mandy's impressive credentials include 15 years of leadership experience in technical program management and seven years spent working as a community-driven marketer at Apple, Sony, and Boeing. At Atlassian, Mandy is uniquely positioned to unite product leaders with Atlassian users and empower teams everywhere.

Gustave Sauveroche

Head of International Community Launch at RedditGustave Sauveroche is the Head of International Community Launch at Reddit, where he leads the company's efforts to launch and grow local communities outside of the US from a Community-led perspective. He is a world citizen, having lived in six countries and fluent in five languages—advocating to bring the value of online communities to every culture. Gustave has a successful track record of building, leading, and scaling international communities. This experience includes working with diverse teams to cater to and grow markets and regions sustainably, hand-in-hand with users.

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Join Us for the CMX Summit 2022: Thrive!

The summit is just around the corner, and we can't wait to see you there!If you're interested in joining us for CMX Summit 2022, we have two options: you can join us in person in Redwood City, California, or you can participate virtually from anywhere in the world. Just grab your ticket here before it's too late.If you have any questions about the conference, don't hesitate to reach out.We're looking forward to seeing everyone this fall for CMX Summit 2022!