IACP SUMMIT & AWARDS: AGENDA

You don’t want to miss this day-long event on Thursday, September 26, 2024. Your day pass includes access to all Summit Talks, the IACP Awards Reception and the IACP Cookbook and Food Media Awards Ceremony. Hear from industry thought leaders. Come for meaningful conversations. Grow your network of culinary professionals and friends. Only want to attend the Awards Ceremony? You can purchase individual tickets for that event too! Planning on coming to New York and staying for an extra day? For an additional cost you can join us for our optional workshops on Friday, September 27, 2024.

Location: City Tech - Atrium, 285 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM - SUMMIT

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM - AWARDS RECEPTION & GREEN CARPET EVENT

6:00 PM - 7:45 PM - AWARDS CEREMONY

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Sign up for the IACP Cookbook Proposal Workshop and IACP Food Writing Workshop on Friday, Sept 27th

Ticket Sales End on September 19th at 12:00 pm ET

Pick up your badge and grab a cup of coffee at this morning's meet & greet. Get the conversation started as you connect with culinary colleagues, catch up with old friends, and meet new collaborators before the sessions begin.

Location: City Tech Lobby

Time: 8:30 AM–10:00 AM

Ever wondered how you get more followers on Instagram in 2024 or how to monetize your posts? Learn best practices for working with the algorithms, posting reels, and sharing stories, as META's very own Strategic Partner Manager, Sarah Faubion, answers those questions and more.

Speaker: Sarah Faubion - Strategic Partner Manager at META

Introduction: Annelies Zijderveld – IACP Social Media Manager

Location: City Tech Theater

Session Time: 10:00 AM–11:30 AM

Founded in 1978 by a group of cooking school teachers, the International Association of Culinary Professionals’ core principles have always been about access, education, and mentorship. Join us for a special conversation with Jacques Pépin, Claudine Pépin, and Rollie Wesen.

Speakers: Jacques Pépin, Claudine Pépin, and Rollie Wesen – The Jacques Pépin Foundation

Introduction: Nancy Hopkins – IACP Interim Executive Director

Location: City Tech Theater

Session Time: 11:30 AM–12:00 PM

Take a break from the morning session to network with fellow attendees and enjoy a complimentary box lunch. Looking to connect with food writers, photographers, video content creators, editors, cookbook authors, or other potential collaborators? Find a seat at one of our dedicated community tables, featuring special topic discussions led by Jenni Ferrari-Adler, Paula Forbes, KC Hysmith, Lisa Kyung Gross, Carolyn Malcoun, Raeanne Sarazen, Paula Shoyer, and Clay Williams. Learn more about each of our hosts at: https://www.iacpculinary.com/summit-speakers-2024

Location: City Tech

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

There’s more to creating a relevant and successful food brand than just getting likes on social. With over 1M followers, Sarah Fennel, CEO of Broma Bakery, knows this first hand. Being an influencer requires more than just food smarts, it’s a business—you need to identify your strengths and focus. This session will help you find and capture your target audience. You’ll also learn how to create the all important marketing funnel for your content as well as the secrets for creating high impact content.

Speaker: Sarah Fennel – Broma Bakery

Introduction: Myo Quinn – Associate Editorial Director, Simply Recipes

Location: City Tech Theater

Session Time: 1:30 PM–2:30 PM

Are the sessions starting to make you hungry? Take a moment to refuel during this quick cookie break with a yummy recipe from Sarah Fennel’s new cookbook, Sweet Tooth.

Location: City Tech Theater

Time: 2:30 PM–3:00 PM

Presented by: Kerrygold

Chasing excellence in storytelling is the name of the game for many food writers, especially Steve Hoffman. With his new memoir, "A Season for That”  hitting book shelves, Steve’s writing journey is one of poignant transitions…from honing storytelling and detail in magazine pieces and then  learning what he didn’t know he needed to learn to pivot to living in France and writing his heartfelt memoir. It is fair to say that every single one of Hoffman’s writing lessons are worth sharing. We are lucky he is willing to share this Master Class with IACP. Stay tuned for a special surprise guest at the end of the session. 

Speaker: Steve Hoffman – Food Writer, Author, Tax Preparer

Introduction: Hali Bey Ramdene – Features Director, Bon Appétit

Location: City Tech Theater

Session Time: 3:00 PM–4:30 PM

Join IACP as we celebrate the 2024 award winners and finalists! Enjoy small bites and beverages from our sponsors, and special treats prepared by City Tech students. This year’s IACP Awards Reception will feature our Green Carpet Event to celebrate IACP’s commitment to sustaining the future of the food industry by supporting education, access, and mentorship. Meet the press, the nominees, and City Tech students & staff.

Location: City Tech Lobby

Time: 4:30 PM–6:00 PM

All eyes are on our IACP finalists as we announce the winners of the 2024 IACP Awards across four different categories: Cookbook Awards, Digital Media Awards, Food Photography & Styling Awards and Food Writing Awards.

Location: City Tech Theater

Time: 6:00 PM–7:45 PM

Ever wonder if it’s the right time for you to write a cookbook? Or, even if the time feels right, do you worry about your ability to attract an agent, find a publisher, or even create a winning proposal? Does the mere thought of all the work overwhelm you or send you running for the nearest ER?

Not anymore. The answers to all your questions are here…in one neat and tidy workshop. We’ve gathered the best experts to answer all your cookbook proposal questions!  Join literary agent Jenni Ferrari-Adler and cookbook proposal coach Dianne Jacob for this 2.5-hour cookbook publishing intensive. Guest speaker Paula Forbes, who publishes the Stained Page News newsletter about cookbooks, will start off with a short talk about today’s cookbook trends.

Dianne and Jenni will discuss the publishing industry overall, whether you need an agent, and how to know if you are ready to write your proposal. Following that, they will discuss each section of the proposal, with strategies for best practices. Participants will have time to work on their proposals in class.

Workshop Leaders: Jenni Ferrari-Adler and Dianne Jacob

Guest Speaker: Paula Forbes

Cost: $75 per person

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: City Tech, 285 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Time: 9:30 AM–12:00 PM

The IACP and Food Writing Coach, Dianne Jacob, invite you to join them for this 1.5 hour food writing workshop.

Let's use machine learning to improve your food writing, workload, work flow in this interactive class. Bring your laptop and we'll experiment together. You will figure out how to prompt AI to write in your voice, create copy and pitch letters, write titles and recipes, and lots of other content shaped to meet your needs. AI is also a great way to get you going when you’re stuck or procrastinating. This class is geared to recipe writers, food content creators, food bloggers, cookbook authors and freelance writers.

Workshop Leader: Dianne Jacob

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Cost: $100

Location: City Tech, 285 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Time: 1:00 PM–2:30 PM