­2024 Industry & Economic Outlook Conference Schedule

 

Sunday, August 11

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Executive Leadership Program Dinner* (for program participants) | Barrington Room

Monday, August 12

7:00am – 8:00am

Executive Leadership Program Breakfast* (for program participants)|­ Barrington Room

8:00am – 6:00pm

Executive Leadership Program* (for program participants) meeting | Marlborough Room

11:00 - 6:00 pm

NFPA Foundation Golf Fundraiser and Reception| Itasca Country Club

Tuesday, August 13

7:30 - 8:45 am

IEOC Networking Breakfast | Atrium

7:30 - 4:30 pm

Conference Registration | Ballroom Foyer

8:45 - 9:15 am

Conference Open – Welcome, NFPA Program Highlights, Eric Lanke, NFPA | Grand Ballroom

9:15 - 10:30 am

US & Global Macro Trends and Impacts - Alan Beaulieu, ITR Economics | Grand Ballroom

10:30 - 11:45 am

Digital Adoption and Needs of Fluid Power Customers – Dan Bagley, B&B Management Labs; Sarah Mendelowitz, New Balance

 Bryan D’Ouville, Fanuc Sales & Execution; Adam Livesay, Elevat; Keith Simons, OEM Controls

LUNCH EVENTS

11:45 - 1:30 pm

Networking Lunch for All Attendees with Tabletop Exhibition| Lakeside Pavilion

11:45 - 1:00 pm

Leadership Network Lunch Session* | Eric Lanke, NFPA | Barrington Room

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Ballroom A – Grand Ballroom

Ballroom B – Abricot Ballroom

1:30 – 2:15 pm

Heavy Truck Market Forecast –

Eric Starks, FTR Transportation Intelligence

1:30 – 2:15 pm

Key Industrial Markets Forecast – Chris Chidzik, Association For

Manufacturing Technology (AMT)

2:15 – 3:00 pm

Hydraulics & Competing Products in Construction Machinery -

Blake Griffin, Interact Analysis

2:15 – 3:00 pm

Driving More Effective Sales Relationships, an NFPA/Sandler Sales Training Opportunity – Jared Lockwood, Sandler

3:00 – 3:45 pm

Agriculture Machinery Forecast – Eli Lustgarten, ESL Consultants, Inc

 

3:00 - 3:45 pm

NFPA Technology Task Force Report: Communication & Data Protocols for Mobile Equipment - Panelists: Michael Brooks, OPS Controls; Chris Vandermeer, Scanreco; Mike Terzo, Xirro

3:45 – 4:00 pm

Break | Ballroom Foyer

4:00 – 5:30 pm

Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Companies and State of Fluid Power AI– Mike Marks, Indian River Consulting Group | Grand Ballroom

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Power of Association Networking Reception and Dinner | Lakeside Pavilion & Patio

Wednesday, August 14

7:30 – 9:00 am

IEOC Networking Breakfast | Atrium

7:30 – 9:00 am

Council Meetings | Distributor Council (Alton Room); Supplier Council (Leighton Room);

Controls, IoT and Data Council (Carlyle Room)

9:00 – 9:30 am

Conference Open – NFPA Foundation Report – Eric Lanke, NFPA | Grand Ballroom

9:30– 10:30 am

Update and Forecast on Key Issues and Markets: Automotive, Semiconductor and More – Nico Palesch,

Oxford Economics | Grand Ballroom

10:30 – 10:45 am

Break | Ballroom Foyer

10:45 - 12:00 pm

Global Markets and Key Sectors Overview – Connor Lokar, ITR Economics | Grand Ballroom

12:00 pm

Adjournment

* Invitation Only Event                                                                                                                                                              Updated 8/6/24