AEE Trade Seminars Feature Top Stars, Directors, Owners

CHATSWORTH, Calif.—As the last seminar seats for the upcoming Adult Entertainment Expo fill up, a unique schedule of first-ever topics focused on Empowering the Performer and featuring an enviable lineup of some of the biggest names in the industry, once again promises to educate as well as entertain attendees to the trade portion of AEE, taking place Jan. 21-24 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. The four-day AEE 2015 seminar schedule will address a spectrum of relevant subjects—from Crowdsourcing to ComicCon, from Live Radio to Live Cams, from Finding the Right Audience to Being Your Own Boss—each with a panel of speakers hand-picked because of their expertise or passion for the topic at hand. Luckily for us (and attendees), many of this year's subjects hit a nerve with many of the industry's most talented and curious performers, directors and company owners, allowing us to present a lineup of A-List talent (below) eager to take to the stage! Even better, there may be a seat here or there yet to fill, so please keep track during the final week of the AEE trade seminar schedule, available here, for daily updates. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 3-4pm Studio1B How to Develop an Effective Social Engagement Strategy Everyone knows that a company needs to be active on social media networks. But effective social media strategies are developed differently for adult entertainment companies than they are for mainstream ones. Also, the requirements that social networks place on adult entities can change frequently and with no notice, making it necessary for adult companies to develop strategies that are nimble, current and innovative. Helping you understand how to develop and implement such a strategy is what this seminar is all about. Moderator: Lauren MacEwen, 7Veils Farrell Timlake, Homegrown Video Moose, Girlfriends Films Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals Brian Sokel, PopPorn.com  4-5pm Studio 1B Mass Appeal: How to Design and Execute a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign Crowdfunding successfully is not easy, and it is especially challenging for adult projects, which have been discriminated against by some platforms. This seminar is designed to help you know how to design a viable project, devise a workable campaign and find the right platform for your needs. Bring your questions. This type of seminar only gets better with attendee participation. Moderator: Bryn Pryor  Julie Simone Dick Chibbles Nyomi Banxxx James Bartholet 5-6pm Studio 1B Legal Update: Perspectives on a Changing World Legally, there is as much to review as we head into 2015 as there has been during any recent year, and maybe more. Whether you are in production, distribution, or both, if you are into as many side-lines as you can muster, and especially if you are talent looking to control your own destiny, the world has been changing quickly, with laws either keeping pace or not. Either way, however, as the very structure of adult entertainment changes, you need to be up to speed with legal developments. Moderator: Mark Kernes, AVN Panelists: Marc Randazza Karen Tynan Paul Cambria J. Michael Murray Clyde DeWitt Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 1-2pm Studio 1B Demographically Speaking — Is There An Audience For Your Porn? Understanding who your audience is, always a prerequisite for master marketers of adult content, is even more important in a world in which the targeting and successful delivery and conversion of online, mobile and social media-derived traffic has become an art form of sorts, as well as the potential maker or breaker of companies. This seminar is about the proper marketing of content as well as the content itself. Moderator: Chauntelle Tibbals Panelists: Dana Vespoli Angie Rowntree Jacky St. James Will Ryder Greg Lansky Stormy Daniels 2-3pm Studio 1B The Rebirth of Adult Internet Radio Adult internet radio appears to be flourishing, with new shows featuring a varied assortment of industry celebs launching all the time. The topics and guests are equally diverse, with most of the shows encouraging fans to call in and chat live. As the technology improves, so should the types of programming available to producers, allowing for more creativity and listener interaction. Are people tuning in? Are advertisers stepping up? Is the adult internet radio marketplace becoming saturated, or are we in the infancy of radio as a popular and growing form of entertainment that will continue to meet the needs of the industry and its fans? These are some of the questions our panel of internet radio experts will explore. Moderator: Glenn King Panelists: Ginger Lynn Asa Akira Farrell Hirsch James Bartholet Lexington Steele 3-4pm Studio 1B How to Survive Google (and Other Unavoidable Mainstream Monoliths) This is not as obscure a seminar as it may seem, and you do not have to be an SEO expert to gain from the information that will be presented during this hour-long conversation about how to be an adult company in a mainstream world. In the old days, adult was more self-contained, but in the new digital age it’s hard to completely avoid some sort of dependence on the Googles and Facebooks of the world, not to mention banking institutions! This is about successfully maneuvering those often shark-infested waters. Moderator: Colin Rowntree, Boodigo Panelists: Nate Glass, Takedown Piracy Bob Christian, Adam & Eve Lauren MacEwen, 7Veils Friday Jan. 23, 2015 1-2pm Studio 1B One in a Million: Developing an Irresistible (and Lucrative) Live Cam Personality Live cam operators have always known that diversity is key to success, and that original cam performers can succeed beyond their wildest dreams. It’s the rest of the world that is finally catching on to the limitless opportunities available to a performer, even in a market that is increasingly crowded. Indeed, if there is any area of adult entertainment where a performer has more hands-on control to decide exactly what his or her audience will experience, it is the live cammer. That’s fun but also scary. This seminar will help lessen the fear, and focus the mind.  Moderator: Bob Raley. M Group Panelists: Little Red Bunny Tamas Repa,  Jasmin.com TS Nadia Carole Wood, IMLive Jamie Rodriguez, Flrt4Free Sarah Shevon 2-3pm Studio 1B Comic-Con Crossover: Are You Engaged? To be sure, there is something fanatical about Comic-Con and the people who populate it, but make no mistake, the so-called alternative expo is a juggernaut of content promotion and mega-branding of projects, companies and stars for an ever-increasing array of platforms and media, including adult. The question is, do you really have to dress up funny to take part in it? This seminar will bring together Comic-Con pros who also happen to be adult pros to talk about the opportunities and challenges that come with the Comic-Con Crossover paradigm. Moderator: Tanya Tate Panelists: Ela Darling Axel Braun  Wendy Crawford or John Amatucci April O'Neil  Nicki Hunter Annie Cruz 3-4pm Studio 1B Empowering the Performer: How to Be Your Own Boss This seminar is designed to empower individual performers, who have at their disposal more opportunities to control their professional destiny than at any time in the past. The discussion will include live cams, which have their own seminar, but also webmastering, the feature circuit and live phone sex/chat, as well as more traditional adult entertainment work. The subject of representation will also be addressed by professionals who’ve been there and done it. Moderator: Michael Fattorosi Panelists: Kayden Kross Manuel Ferrara Chanel Preston Lisa Ann Jayden Jaymes Tasha Reign Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 12-1pm Studio 1B A Primer on Scene Direction & Production Making features is all well and fine, but isn’t porn really all about the individual scene? While that may have always been true to an extent, in the new reality where millions of people can only carve out time to watch a scene on the go, catching their attention with the perfectly realized scene is even more crucial. At this seminar we’ll hear from many expert creators of short-form porn, so bring your most creative ideas to kick around. Moderator: Kevin Moore Panelists: Joanna Angel Greg Lansky Jules Jordan:  Francesca Le and Mark Wood AEE provides an exciting and unique experience for members and fans of the adult entertainment industry. AEE trade registration includes the AEE Trade Show, the AEE Fan Fest and the AVN Novelty Expo. To register for a badge, click here. Featuring one of the most varied mix of adult companies AEE has seen in many years, the show is on track to provide industry members (as well as fans) the opportunity to see the latest products and hottest male and female performers in the world, all under one roof at the world-famous Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. To secure space before it's too late, contact AVN at (818) 718-5788 or aeesales@avn.com. All fan, trade and press attendees may go to AVNShow.com for information on the 2015 AVN Show events.