Conference Schedule
NEW location in 2025 at the Westin O'Hare! Conference sessions located in the Grand Ballroom.
All meals and most receptions located in LaSalle unless otherwise noted.
| Sunday, October 19 |
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| 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
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Registration |
| 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
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First-Timer/New Member Reception - located in Madison |
| 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
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Opening Reception sponsored by the ECIA Rep Council. |
| 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. |
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After Hours Reception - East Foyer |
| Monday, October 20 |
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| 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. |
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Breakfast sponsored by Master Electronics. |
| 7:00 a.m. |
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Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. |
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Welcome |
| 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. |
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Opening Keynote: "The Next Renaissance" with Zack Kass, advisor, futurist, and the former Head of Go-To-Market at OpenAI |
| 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. |
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"Engineering Tomorrow: Emerging Technologies & the Power of Coopertition" with Dean Kamen, Founder DEKA Research and Development |
| 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. |
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Networking Break - Sponsored by TDK. |
| 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. |
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"Utilizing and Applying AI Solutions and Technologies" with Sluicebox, Sayari and AlphaSense |
| 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m |
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"eCrime Tradecraft Evolution and Developing Trends" with Thuy Nguyen of Crowdstrike |
| 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. |
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Luncheon |
| 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. |
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"ECIA State of the Association" with David Loftus
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| 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
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"Global Trade Law and Compliance" with David G. Forgue, Partner at Barnes/Richardson Global Trade Law
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| 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
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Networking Break sponsored by RS |
| 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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"Economic and Labor Market Update" with Alex Chausovsky, Director of Analytics and Consulting for the Bundy Group |
| 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
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"Not your typical keynote!" - with Entertaining Business Growth Expert, Jeff Havens |
| 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. |
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Reception sponsored by Waldom Electronics and Molex. |
| 8:30 - 10:30 pm |
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After Hours Reception |
| Tuesday, October 21 |
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| 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. |
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Breakfast sponsored by Catalyst Unity Solutions and Triad Magnetics. |
| 7:00 a.m. |
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Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. |
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Welcome |
| 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. |
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"Electronics Components Industry Analysis and Outlook" with Dale Ford, ECIA
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| 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. |
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Association Awards, David Loftus |
| 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. |
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Networking Break sponsored by Littelfuse |
| 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
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"CEO Fireside Chat on Global Industry Trends" with moderator Mike Morton, TTI, Inc. |
| 11:00 a.m. to Noon |
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"Cracking the Leadership Code" with Facilitator, Coach and Author, Alain Hunkins |
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