
Recent Speaking Engagements
Matt Thornhill and John Martin have both spoken at a variety of public and private conferences and events, ranging from conventions and conferences with over 1,000 audience members to executive staff sessions with less than ten. Their speaking engagements include:
Financial Services:
- Lincoln Financial, June 2008, Baltimore
- IBT Trends Conference, May 2008, Atlanta
- Creative Marketing, April 2008, Kansas City
- LTA Marketing, February 2008, New Orleans
- Personalized Brokerage Services, January 2008, Orlando
- Lincoln Financial Group, January 2008, Philadelphia
- Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Co., January 2008, Salt Lake City
- Farmers Financial Solutions, December 2007, Agoura, CA
- New England CUES Council, November 2007, Westborough, MA
- ING, October 2007, Annapolis
- National Advisor’s Conference, October 2007, Orlando
- National Assoc for Fixed Annuities, October 2007, Las Vegas
- ING, October 2007, Chicago
- Prudential Pre-MDRT Meeting, June 2007, Denver
- MDRT, Boomertirement Industry Summit, April 2007, New York
- Financial Freedom, Wholesale Correspondent Conference, May 2007, Orlando
- CUES Financial Suppliers Forum, April 2007, Dallas
- LIMRA/LOMA Retirement Industry Conference, April 2007, Atlanta
- Alabama Assoc of Insurance & Financial Advisors, March 2007, Birmingham
- John Hancock Financial Network, March 2007, Arlington
- UBS Fall Insurance Educational Series, Sept-Nov 2006, seven markets
- SunTrust Investment Services, September 2006, Washington
- NFP Group, annual conference, September 2006, Chicago
- ING Marketing Meetings, June 2006, Atlanta
- Florida Credit Union League annual convention, June 2006, Orlando
- Sun Life Financial Distributors, May 2006, Boston
- Genworth Financial Investment Services, national sales meeting, June 2006, Chicago
- MKG Financial "Impact" Series, "Viva the Vital", April 2006, Portland, OR
- UBS Insurance Academy National Meeting, March 2006, Orlando
- Genworth Long Term Care National Sales Meeting, February 2006, Memphis
- IQPC Seminar "Marketing Financial Services to Boomers", Conference Co-chair, February 2006, Chicago
- Genworth National Sales Meeting, January 2006, Tampa
- Genworth Finanical Retirement Income Symposium, June 2005, Washington
Healthcare and Senior Living:
- Anabaptist Providers Group, October 2008, TBD
- Center for Health Design, May 2008, Webinar
- South Carolina Health Care Association, April 2008, Myrtle Beach
- South Dakota Health Care Association, April 2008, Sioux Falls
- Enviroments for Aging Conference, March 2008, Tucson, AZ
- SFCS Inc., February 2008, Roanoke
- Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities, November 2007, Louisville
- New York State Association of Health Care Providers, October 2007, Hauppauge
- American Health Care Association, October 2007, Boston
- Maine Health Care Association, October 2007, Rockport
- South Dakota Health Care Association, September 2007, Sioux Falls
- Virginia Health Care Association, September 2007, Hot Springs
- Oregon Health Care Association, September 2007, Portland
- Washington Health Care Association, May 2007, Vancouver
- American Health Care Association, CEO Conference, November 2006, Palm Springs
- Pennsylvania Homecare Association annual convention, June 2006, State College, PA
- Revolution Executive Meeting, Steve Case's new company, April 2006, Washington, DC
- Windsor Associates Ophthalmologist Practices Spring Conference, April 2006, Las Vegas
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Development Conference, February 2006, Richmond
Travel & Transportation Services:
- VISIT IOWA, October 2008, TBD
- Indiana Cultural Tourism Conference, May 2008, French Lick, IN
- National Tourism Association, November 2007, Kansas City
- Alaska Travel Industry Association, October 2007, Juneau
- VISIT FLORIDA, August 2007, Boca Raton
- National Tourism Association, April 2007, British Columbia, Canada
- Family Motor Coach Association, October 2006, Cincinnati
- AARP Transportation Conference, October 2006, Richmond
- LA Metro Educational Seminar, May 2006, Los Angeles
- Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau Boomer Seminar, March 2006, Memphis
- Association for Commuter Transportation Netconference, February 2006
- Republic of Panama, Seminar for Developers, Realtors, Bankers, January 2006, Panama
- California Travel Industry Association Gala, May 2005, Los Angeles
- ACT National Conference, September 2005, Los Angeles
- Education Travel Learning Conference, Pre-Conference Boomer Marketing Program, February 2005, Washington
Retail and Consumer Products:
- Florida Retail Masters, May 2008, Fort Myers, FL
- International Council of Shopping Centers, May 2008, Poconos
- Miles Kimball Company, August 2007, Oshkosh, WI
- Johnson-Johnson Consumer Healthcare “ConsYOUmer Day,”
June 2007, New Brunswick, NY- Ringling Bros & Barnum Bailey, June 2007, Lake Buena Vista, FL
- Pfizer Consumer Healthcare products division, December 2006, Morris Plains, NJ
- Cadbury Adams Halls Brand team, November 2006, Parsippany, NJ
- Hamilton Beach Brand Management team, May 2006, Richmond
- Hershey's Foods Brand Management and Marketing Research Departments, April 2006, Hershey, PA
- NSB Group Retail Customer Conference, September 2005, Montreal
- Retail Masters, April 2005, Miami
- Retail Merchants Association, August 2004, Richmond
Newspaper Industry:
- Vocento, October 2007, Madrid
- Vocento, October 2007, Barcelona
- Canadian Newspaper Association, May 2007, Winnepeg
- Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, annual conference, October 2006, Naples
- International Newspaper Marketing Association, June 2006 New York
- Richmond Times-Dispatch company-wide town hall, June 2006, Richmond
- Media General Newspaper Ad Directors Meeting, March 2006, Richmond
- Newspaper Association of America National Conference, February 2006, Orlando
Associations, Conferences and Events:
- Professional Convention Mgmt Association, July 2008, Kansas City
- American Marketing Association, May 2008, Anchorage
- IPMA HR Southern Region Conference, April 2008, Virginia Beach
- PRSA-Public Relations Society of America, Richmond, VA
- Professional Convention Management Assoc, January 2008, Seattle
- California State Library Event, November 2007, Pasadena, CA
- Boomer Business Conference, September 2007, Chicago
- Charlotte Business Journal: Author Series, June 2007, Charlotte
- UNC—Greensboro Gerontology Summit, April 2007, Greensboro
- Society of Insurance Researchers, November 2006, Charleston
- Beyond the Boomers Conference, October 2006, Chicago
- Family Motor Coach Association, October 2006, Cincinnati
- Focalyst Research "Forum", September 2006, New York
- National Trust for Historic Preservation, June 2006, Washington
- Advertising Federation Event, March 2006, Memphis
- Governor's Conference on Aging (Massachusetts), June 2005, Boston
- What's Next Boomer Summit, March 2005, Philadelphia
- Boomer Marketing Conference, December 2004, Toronto
- American Marketing Association event, November 2004, Norfolk
- Boomers Business, March 2004 in Las Vegas
Take a minute and read the descriptions of our two most popular programs,"New Rules for Marketing to Boomers over 50," and "Generations at Work: New Dynamics in the Workplace."
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If you want to know more about hiring the Boomer Project to speak at your event, please contact Jocelyn Tice via email or call her at 804-237-1683 today.

