National Meeting 2025
IGNITE & UNITE
APRIL 28-29, 2025 | COLUMBIA, SC
Monday, April 28th – Welcome Party
Attire: Casual.
| Time | What & Where |
|---|---|
| 4:00pm | Hotel Check In Hilton Hotel - 924 Senate St Hampton Inn Hotel - 822 Gervais St Hyatt Place – At the Vista - 819 Gervais St |
| 5:00pm | Bus departs from Hyatt Place for First Time Attendee Reception |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | First-Time Attendee Reception (Invite Only) Columbia Convention Center 1101 Lincoln St, Columbia, SC 29201 |
| 5:45pm | Buses Depart Host Hotels for Welcome Party |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Welcome Party Savage Craft Ale Works 430 Center St., Columbia, SC 29169 Dinner & Drinks included Attire: Casual |
| 9:00pm - 9:30pm | Buses Depart for the Hotels |
Tuesday, April 29th – National Meeting
Attire: Casual (AMAROK gear encouraged)
| Time | What & Where |
|---|---|
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast Buffet Exhibit Hall, Lower Level |
| 7:40am | Doors Open Main Ballroom, Upper Level |
| 8:00am | Welcome |
| 8:15am-9:00am | Fueling the Fire: Building the AMAROK Legacy Mark Wesley |
| 9:00am-9:20am | 2025 Charged Strategy Hayelom Tadesse |
| 9:20am-9:45am | Break |
| 9:45am-11:45am | Spark Stories - Mega Monster Deals - Retention & Improving Customer Experience - Training & Development Evolution - The Year of Compliance |
| 11:45am – 1:05pm | Group Photo & Lunch Convention Center Lawn / Exhibit Hall |
| 1:15pm – 2:05pm | Breakouts (Lower Level) - Korama Red - Richland - Fortifeye Blue - Lexington - Electric White - Carolina - Grey Wolves - Conagree |
| 2:15pm – 2:25pm | Welcome Back |
| 2:25pm – 3:20pm | We Ignite, When We Unite Panel: An AMAROK Customer Journey (Case Study PG&E) |
| 3:20pm – 4:15pm | Awards Ceremony |
| 4:15pm – 4:30pm | Wrap Up & Housekeeping |
Tuesday, April 29th – Concert & Dinner
Attire: Casual
| Time | What & Where |
|---|---|
| 5:45pm | Buses Depart Host Hotels For Concert & Dinner |
| 6:00pm - 9:30pm | Concert and Dinner Attire: Casual Concert: 8:00pm – 9:00pm Central Energy 2030 Gregg St., Columbia, SC 29201 |
| 9:30pm - 10:00pm | Buses Depart For Host Hotels |
Wednesday, April 30th – Travel Home
| Time | What & Where |
|---|---|
| All Day | All Out of Town Employees Travel Home |
Frequently Asked Questions
Hotel rooms are for our out of town employees. You should have received an email confirmation from your assigned hotel with your reservation information. If you did not, please contact Jackie Rector or Andrea Taffner.
Hotel check-in is at 4:00pm at the Hilton and Hampton Inn Hotels and 3:00pm at the Hyatt Place. Your room is not guaranteed earlier, but you can request it with the hotel once reservations have been made.
Check-out is at 11:00am at the Hilton and Hampton Inn Hotels and 12:00pm at the Hyatt Place.
All events are business casual (Jeans OK). We encourage you to wear AMAROK gear Tuesday during the meeting.
No, this is an AMAROK only event.
Yes – both venues have parking. We also have enough room in the buses shuttling attendees from the Hilton hotel.
The Columbia Convention Center Parking Lot offers complimentary parking for driving team members.
Overflow parking will be available in the garage attached to the Hilton Hotel 1007 Park St.; Columbia, SC 29201 and we can reimburse as needed for those that park there.
Yes. A shuttle schedule has been sent out to employees that are flying into Columbia. Shuttle drivers from Signature Transportation will be in the baggage claim area with an AMAROK sign. They will be tracking the flights made through Spotnana and adjusting pickup times if needed. If you have any questions while traveling, call the shuttle service at (803) 252-5466. Pick-ups on Wednesday 4/30 will be according to the schedule. Transportation will only be arranged for those arriving on April 27 & 28 and departing on April 30. All others will be on their own.
Please contact Andrea Taffner or Jackie Rector with any questions.