About the Conference

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ConferenceAgenda

The below is the 2017 agenda for reference only. The 2018 conference takes place September 26-28.

Monday, October 23, 2017

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.	Golf Registration & Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Golf Scramble** Sponsored by Ritchie Bros.
Noon - 7:30 p.m.	Registration Open Sponsored by Hahn & Hessen LLP
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	TMA NextGen Community Service Activity
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Certification Oversight Committee Meeting*
2:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Attendee Lounge Open
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Making Connections: First Time Attendee Reception Sponsored by Rust Omni
3:15 p.m - 3:30 p.m.	Opening Remarks
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.	Keynote Speaker: Walter Robb, former Co-CEO, Whole Foods Sponsored by Conway MacKenzie
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Networking Break
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Awards Celebration
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Opening Reception Sponsored by AlixPartners, Assessment Technologies, CR3 Partners, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Vinson & Elkins, and Winstead P.C.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

5:30 a.m. - 6:00 a.m.	TMA Annual 5k Run/Walk Registration
6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.	TMA 5k Run/Walk** Sponsored by AlixPartners
7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Registration Open Sponsored by Hahn & Hessen LLP
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Attendee Lounge Open
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Networking Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.	Soundbites from Industry Leaders on Disruption & Its Ripple Effect
9:20 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Session Re-Cap/Preview
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	Retailing in the Digital Age: State of Chaos or Pendulum Swing?
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Networking Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions A. Customer Data: How Is it Gathered, Used, Protected, and Transferred? B. Alternative Lending: The ABCs About BDCs C. Healthcare Spotlight Sponsored by SAK Management Services
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Networking Break
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions A. Board Management: Why Starting from Scratch Isn't Always the Best Option B. Toolbox Secrets from the Titans of Turnaround C. Energy Industry: Lessons Learned? What's Next?
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.	TMA Cafe Grab & Go Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	ABL Forum*
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	ABL Connection
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	TMA Fest
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	LGBT Meet Up at Wine Thief
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	TMA Chair's Reception*
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.	TMA NextGen Reception Sponsored by Alvarez & Marsal
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Closing Reception at Billy Bob's Texas Sponsored by Hilco Global

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Grab & Go Breakfast
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Registration Open Sponsored by Hahn & Hessen LLP
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Chapter Presidents Meeting*
10:00 a.m. - Noon	Joint TMA Executive Board & Board of Trustees Meeting*

*Invite only. **Additional fee to participate.

Agenda subject to change.

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Cleveland, Ohio
The Hilton Cleveland Downtown

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