The TECHmunch Food Blogger Conference returns to Los Angeles for the third time on October 10th. The day-long event will feature many of Southern California’s most accomplished culinary and digital media experts. Each will be focused on sharing the hands-on tools and tactics food bloggers and culinary content creators need to create great content, build a loyal audience and turn their passion into profit.

WHO'S GOING

Up to 200 prominent food/lifestyle bloggers, culinary media, expert panelists and social media influencers

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Anyone serious about culinary content (e.g., food bloggers, recipe writers, traditional content developers and cookbook authors) and the brand marketers/PR reps who want to work with them.
 
CONFERENCE THEME

TECHmunch 21: Beyond the Blog
Before the event.. join our TECHmunch LA Facebook Group!
   
PANELS

Pre-Panel Networking & Tasting w/ Got Milk & Bulletproof Coffee

Food Trends & Recipe Development w/ Food Editors and Culinary Producers: Noelle Carter (LA Times Test Kitchen) & Skylar Thomson (Food Stylist) and moderated by Neil Saavedra (Host, KFI’s “The Fork Report”)

Food + Culture: Aarti Sequeira (AartiPaarti.com), Tory Avey (toryavey.com), LaLa Castro (MexicanCuisineRecipes.com) and moderated by Stephen Chavez (LatinoFoodie)

Food Photography/Styling Presentation – Plating for Pretty Pictures:  Sienna DeGovia (Food Stylist) and Rene Anjanette (Food Photographer)

SEO – How to Pick Your Perfect Keywords: Tony Adam (Visiblefactors.com) and Erik Deutsch (ExcepPR Group)

Building Community through Live-Streaming: Amanda Oleander (#1 Periscoper), Victoria Fratz (#6 Meerkater), Mike Rotman (Streamingarage.com) and moderator by Scott Perry (LATechDigest.com)

How to Build Your Empire & Catch Fire on Instagram: Catherine McCord (Weelicious.com), Antonio Diaz (LifeandThyme.com) and moderated by Samantha Luthra (Bread & Butter PR)

Lunch & Networking Sponsored by Mendocino Farms and Got Milk (Grab a cup of Bulletproof Coffee too!)

Cookbooks & App Publishing: Turn Your Recipes Into Revenue: Babette Pepaj (CookbookCafe.com)

Food TV: Youtube and Beyond: Nadia G (BitchinKitchen.com), Sara O’Donnell (AverageBetty.com), Manouschka Guerrier (Chef, NBC’s “Food Fighters”), Eda Benjakul (Producer, “The Taste” “On the Menu”) and moderated by Shira Lazar (Host, Whatstrending.com)

Mobile: How to Satisfy Your Readers on the Go: Rene Lynch (LA Times) and Andrew Wilder (BlogTutor.com)

Podcasting: How to Tap Into Your Community Through Storytelling:  Evan Kleiman (Host, KCRW’s “Good Food”), Gillian Ferguson (Producer, KCRW’s “Good Food”), Jason Stewart (Host, “The Stew” Podcast), Brendan McNamara (Producer, “Pass the Salt”) and moderated by Zach Brooks (Host, “Food is the New Rock” Podcast)

Blog to Brand: Erika Kerekes (NotKetchup.com), Carolyn Scott-Hamilton (HealthyVoyager.com), Kathy Strahs (PaniniHappy.com) and moderated by Rene Lynch (LA Times)
Networking Mixer Sponsored by BakeSpace.com

PRODUCED BY

Webby and IACP honored BakeSpace.com - the Web's first food-themed social network, recipe swap and cookbook app publishing platform.

To learn more, please visit: http://techmunchconf.com

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