Conference Schedule

NEW location in 2025 at the Westin O'Hare!

Sunday, October 19    
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.    Registration 
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.   First-Timer/New Member Reception
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.   Opening Reception sponsored by the ECIA Rep Council.
 Monday, October 20    
 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.   Breakfast sponsored by Master Electronics.
 7:00 a.m.    Registration
 8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.   Welcome
 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.   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.   Emerging Technologies - TBA
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.   Networking Break - Sponsored by TDK.
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.   Utilizing and Applying AI Solutions and Technologies - with Sluicebox, Sayari and AlphaSense
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m   eCrime Tradecraft Evolution and Developing Trends Thuy Nguyen of Crowdstrike
 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.   Luncheon
 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.    ECIA State of the Association with David Loftus and ECIA Board
 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.   Global Trade Law and Compliance with David G. Forgue, Partner at Barnes/Richardson Global Trade Law 
 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.   Networking Break 
 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.   "Electronics Components Industry Analysis and Outlook" with Dale Ford, ECIA 
 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.   "Not your typical keynote!" - with Entertaining Business Growth Expert, Jeff Havens
 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.   Reception sponsored by Waldom Electronics and Molex.
Tuesday, October 21    
6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.   Breakfast sponsored by Catalyst Unity Solutions and Triad Magnetics.
7:00 a.m.    Registration 
8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.    Welcome
8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.   "Economic and Labor Market Update" with Alex Chausovsky, Director of Analytics and Consulting for the Bundy Group
9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.   Association Awards
9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.   Networking Break 
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.   CEO Fireside Chat on Global Industry Trends with moderator Mike Morton, TTI Family of Companies
11:00 a.m. to Noon   "Cracking the Leadership Code" with Facilitator, Coach and Author, Alain Hunkins