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Glory Revealed Author/speaker David Nasser opened Friday's events with a humorous keynote address that took attendees on a journey from his childhood in Iran,
to his family's escape to the United States, to what propelled him to convert from the Islamic religion to Christianity.

Imagine That! While MercyMe didn't perform their hit "I Can Only Imagine" at Friday night's INO Records-sponsored dinner, the band did play their newest hit, "God With Us," and other songs for summit attendees and contest winners.

Creating Powerful Radio International consultant Valerie Geller shared her proven methods for creating powerful radio and tips on how to never lose a listener.

Who Are Gen X & Y? EMF Broadcasting researchers Alan Mason and Jenni Isaac presented results from a recent comprehensive study of Gen X and Gen Y: who they are, what they want and what's taking them away from radio.

A Clean Sweep KCMS/Seattle swept all four categories in which it received R&R Christian Industry Achievement Awards nominations. PD Scott Valentine and promotion and marketing director Mike Tedesco were on hand to accept the awards. Pictured, from left, are R&R president/publisher Erica Farber, Valentine, Tedesco and R&R Christian editor Kevin Peterson.

Christmas Day in November Friday's lunch, sponsored by Provident Label Group, paired Michael W. Smith and Mandisa (pictured) to perform "Christmas Day" from Smith's new album, "It's a Wonderful Christmas." Other lunch performers included Brandon Heath, Leeland, Kelly Pease and Matt Maher.

First-Pitch Home Run Emmy Award-winning TV sports producer Dave Burchett opened the summit Thursday morning (Nov. 15) with a powerful keynote address that set the tone for the rest of the day.

Tasty Tunes At Thursday's lunch, Mark Schultz (pictured) performed his new single "Everything to Me," written for his birth mother, who gave him up for adoption. Sponsored by Word Entertainment, the lunch included a performance by Stellar Kart.

I Give It a Five! Friday afternoon wound down with the popular Rate-a-Record* session, where six unreleased songs were rated by audience members and panelists. Pictured, from left, are XM's Jim Epperlein, INO's Dan Michaels, EMI CMG's Andrea Kleid, WPOZ/Orlando's Scott Smith and EMF Broadcasting's David Pierce.

A Whole New World Sony BMG chairman Joe Galante was among the panelists who discussed new media's impact on record labels and radio stations during the "Facing the Facts About New Media" session.

*Rate-a-Record is a service mark of dick clark productions.