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100% Authentic: SI Marketers Share Real Stories, Real Results

May 5, 2026
Baltimore, MD

A Marketing Workshop for System Integrators

The internet is saturated with generic, cookie-cutter marketing webinars, workshops or other online resources. But where can you findJen Palumbo at a podium wearing a white blazer practical tips and tools specific to the system integration industry – shared by people who actually do this work every day 

You guessed it! Here! 

CSIA has brought together some of the most experienced and innovative marketers in the industry to create a one-day workshop filled with real stories, proven strategies, and battle-tested tactics. This is not just theory; this is what is actually working right now in SI marketing.  

Session after session, you’ll hear from industry peers who will tell you what worked for them — and didn’t! —  and give you the practical insights you can use to make 2026 your strongest marketing year yet. 

Even more importantly, you’ll be elbow to elbow with people just like you – peers tasked with navigating this highly-specialized industry, audience, and ever-changing digital landscape.  

Expect honest conversations, authentic experiences, and the kind of peer-to-peer learning you can’t get anywhere else. 

Whether you are marketing curious with few or no resources or a more seasoned pro looking to discover what’s working for others, this is one in-man and woman sitting at a tableperson event you won’t want to miss. 

Note: This workshop has limited availability and does sell out. If you want to ensure you get a spot, register as soon as you can.

Price ranges from $950- $1,150. (The earlier you register, the more you save!)

Workshop includes a full day of education and materials, breakfast, lunch, two breaks and complimentary access to the CSIA Conference Emerging Leaders and Welcome Receptions.

While CSIA will make every effort to deliver the agenda as presented here, the speakers, schedule and sessions are subject to change as circumstances do.

Tentative Agenda

Visit the Programs and Speakers page for more details.

8:30 am Breakfast
9 am Welcome and Intro
9:15 am Session 1: When Change Can’t Wait: Rebranding Against the Clock
10:15 am Session 2: Budgets
11:10 am Small Group Discussion
11:35 am Session 3: Trade Show ROI or Comms Planning
12:30 pm Group Photo and Lunch
1:30 pm Session 4: KPIs (Panel Discussion)
2:30 pm Small Group Discussion
3:00 pm Session 5: From Search to Discovery: How System Integrators Stay Visible in an AI-Driven World
4:00 pm Session 6: Ask Me Anything
4:30 pm Closing Remarks

Presenter Lineup

  • Sabrina Kilgore, Marketing Manager, Concept Systems
  • Karrie Porter, Marketing and Communications Manager, SkyIO Inc.
  • Christine McQuilkin, Vice President of Account Services, Rivergate Marketing
  • Kimberly Shirk, Marketing Manager, Huffman Engineering
  • Brittany Smist, Digital Marketing Account Manager, Rivergate Marketing
  • Georgia Whalen, President, Rivergate Marketing

CSIA Marketing Committee

The CSIA Marketing Committee members were essential to building this workshop. The committee members are:

Marketing Committee 
Co-Chair Lindsey Weimer, Business Development Director, MartinCSI; Co-Chair Co-Chair Georgia Whalen, President, Rivergate Marketing; Julie Gaier, Content Marketing Strategist, TRG Marketing; Sabrina Kilgore, Marketing Manager, Concept Systems; Becky Kramer, Marketing & Sales Enablement Manager, aeSolutions; Steve Malyszko, Co-Founder and Former CEO, Malisko Engineering; Christine McQuilkin, Vice President, Rivergate Marketing; Pat Miller, Owner and Chair, Engineered Energy Solutions; 
Karrie Porter, Marketing and Communications Manager, SkyIO; Brielle Reisman, Technical Marketing Specialist, Prime Controls; 
Kimberly Shirk, Marketing Manager, Huffman Engineering; Angela Smith, Marketing Manager, Automation NTH Huffman Engineering


 

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