Schedule-At-A-Glance - APAP (2025)

APAP|NYC is a members-only conference.Joinorrenewnow!

• 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Emerging Leadership Institute (ELI) New Cohort Meeting
• 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration/badge pick-up open
• 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Leadership Fellows Program Alumni Reception

*Showcases on and offsite all day and all night

• 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Registration/badge pick-up open
• 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EXPO Commons load-in
• 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Networking Forums and Affinity Groups
• 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Wavelengths: Global Music Conference
• 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Affinity Groups
• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Affinity Groups
• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch/Make your own meeting
• 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. APAP|NYC 2025 Orientation
• 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. UP NEXT! Artist Pitch Session
• 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Networking Forums and Affinity Groups
• 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Opening Plenary Session
• 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Opening Night Reception

*Showcases on and offsite all day and all night

• 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration/badge pick-up open
• 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Info Sessions, Networking and Consortia Meetings
• 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EXPO Commons load-in
• 9:00 - 10:50 a.m. Learning Sessions
• 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Plenary Session: This is Strategy: Make Better Plans. A Conversation with Seth Godin
• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch/Make your own meeting/Consortia meetings
• 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Affinity Groups
• 1:30 - 6:00 p.m. EXPO Commons open
• 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Works-In-Progress Pitch Session
• 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Affinity Groups
• 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Discovery Roundtables: Just SEW (Socially Engaged Work)
• 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Affinity Groups
• 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Learning Session
• 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. EXPO After Hours: Bonus Time(EXPO Hall is open, but booths are not required to be staffed.)

*Showcases on and offsite all day and all night

• 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration/badge pick-up open
• 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Info Sessions, Networking, and Consortia Meetings
• 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Learning Sessions
• 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Learning Sessions
• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch/Make your own meeting/Consortia meetings
• 1:30 - 6:00 p.m. EXPO Commons open
• 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Learning Sessions
• 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. Affinity Groups
• 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. Learning Session
• 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. EXPO After Hours: Bonus Time(EXPO Hall is open, but booths are not required to be staffed.)

*Showcases on and offsite all day and all night

• 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration/badge pick-up open
• 8:15 - 9:30 a.m. APAP Annual Member Meeting
• 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. The APAP Honors Awards Breakfast Meet & Greet
• 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. The APAP Honors Awards Ceremony
• 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EXPO Commons open (EXPO is open, but booths are not required to be staffed.)
• 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Learning Session
• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch/Make your own meeting
• 1:30 - 6:00 p.m. EXPO Commons open (From 3:00 - 4:30 p.m., EXPO is open, but booths are not required to be staffed.)
• 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. APAP's Mentor Exchange Live
• 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Learning Sessions
• 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. EXPO Commons load-out
• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. YPCA Showcase and Reception

• 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Farewell Breakfast Meet & Greet
• 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Closing Plenary Session

Photo: APAP members smiling and interacting at the APAP|NYC 2024 opening plenary (Adam Kissick/APAP).