ATLANTA, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- SPARKsouth will welcome attendees from throughout the Southeast for its second annual gathering on Friday, September 29. SPARKsouth serves as the largest student-focused digital conference in the Southeast, and is aimed at connecting and engaging students with professionals from the digital marketing field. This year, the conference will take place at the newly-opened SunTrust Park.
SPARKsouth exposes students to speakers and panelists who bring both experience and industry knowledge to the table. The speakers slated for this year's conference include representatives from the Turner Classic Movies, SweetWater Brewing Company, the Atlanta Braves, Chick-fil-A, Moe's Southwest Grill, Char-Broil Grills, the Atlanta Hawks, CNN and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).
In addition to the various speakers and panels, a mentor lunch and job networking sessions, attendees will also have the option to move between four customizable tracks, which include agency, brand, entrepreneur and career development.
The conference will also feature keynote addresses from notable influencers in Atlanta's digital marketing community including Marshall Chiles, owner of Laughing Skull Lounge and producer of Humor Wins, Sarah Lively, director of social media marketing at Nebo and Jeff Hilimire, co-founder and CEO of Dragon Army.
"No conference does a better job of providing digital marketing career insights to students from real-world professionals," said Joe Koufman, co-founder of SPARKsouth. "The professional marketers involved are thrilled to engage these students who represent the future talent pool in the industry."
The SPARKsouth conference serves as an ambassador for both the city of Atlanta and its digital community, bringing together and connecting locally-based organizations, corporations and agencies with top students throughout the Southeast. Conference attendees are slated to come from schools including the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, Emory University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Agnes Scott College, SCAD and the Portfolio Center.
Among the sponsors for this year's conference are leaders of Atlanta's digital community including Nebo, ChooseATL, AgencySparks, Simpli.fi, Hypepotamus and the Atlanta Braves.
To learn more about SPARKsouth, visit http://www.sparksouth.com.
About SPARKsouth:
SPARKsouth is a conference held annually in Atlanta designed to help students throughout the Southeast launch digital marketing careers. The conference provides students with access to leaders in the Atlanta digital marketing community through keynote presentations, professional skill development sessions, panels, a mentor lunch and networking.
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