2023 ECIA Executive Conference Brochure

The ECIA Executive Conference is a senior management level conference for the electronics industry’s leading companies – representing the entire supply chain. The dates for the 2023 Executive Conference event are October 22-24 at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel.

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What to Expect at the Conference

From hosted receptions to networking breaks, the conference provides ample time to connect with old friends and make new acquaintances. An event mobile app connects participants and speakers while delivering presentation materials.

Many thanks to our planning committee for their hard work and creative ideas as they put together this highly anticipated industry event.

Committee Members

Chair Tobi Cornell Kruvand Associates

Co-Chair Ken Bellero Schaffner

Julie Fajardo TDK

Bob Garcia Ferrari Technical Sales

Nicolle Ladouceur Rohm Semiconductor

Sam Read Cornell Dubilier Electronics

Heather Fulara DigiKey

Maryellen Stack Sager Electronics

Robert Derringer Crouzet

Speaker Vetting Subcommittee Members

Sponsorship Subcommittee Members

Co-Chair

Robert Derringer Crouzet

Co-Chair Bob Garcia

Ferrari Technical Sales

Dave Norris Norris Associates

Joel Zaens TDK Electronics

Co-Chair

Maryellen Stack Sager Electronics

Pam Berigan Sager Electronics

Regina Denbow, Mouser Electronics

David Gannon Murata Electronics

Co-Chair Sam Read Cornell Dubilier Electronics

Doug Gilbey Waldom Electronics

Tim Kilfoil JF Kilfoil

John Eckart FHS

Heather Fulara DigiKey

Greg Pace Ohmite

Mike Swenson Mel Foster Group

Rick Rejnert Waldom Electronics

Thank You Conference Sponsors!

For information on sponsoring the 2023 conference, email stierney@ecianow.org.

Closing Keynote Day 2

Lanyards

Tuesday Breakfast Association Partner

Gold: Schaffner Inc.; Hammond MFG. Inc; Bourns; Lectrix; EE Tech; Fralia

Silver: Flip; MFC Group; Kruvand Associates; Omron Electronic Components; ECS Inc. International; Ohmite; RC Merchant; Coakley Boyd & Abbett; Abracon

Bronze: Thorson Rocky Mountain; O’donnell Associates North; Panasonic Industry; CC Electro; Ferrari Technical Sales

Exhibitor: Budde Marketing Systems; Interlynx

ECIA Executive Conference Schedule

Making Waves: The Power of You

General sessions will be held in the Avedon Ballroom; breaks and meals in the Cassatt Ballroom and the adjacent Artist Foyer.

Sunday, October 22

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. First-Timer Reception

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Registration

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Opening Reception; Sponsored by Avnet/Newark.

Monday, October 23

6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. Breakfast; Sponsored by Master Electronics.

7:00 a.m. Registration

7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

Breakfast Roundtable: Trends Shaping the Industry, with Dennis Reed, Edgewater Research

8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Welcome

8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Opening Keynote: FEAR(LESS)™ Mindset What’s Your Story, with Rebecca Heiss

Digital Marketing: Technology and Workforce, with Jake Hall, the Manufacturing Millennial

Networking Break; Sponsored by TDK

Recruiting Talent to the Electronic Components Industry, Panel with moderator, Jake Hall

Building a Winning Culture & High Performance, with Riad Nizam, Master Electronics

Luncheon; Sponsored by GlobalSpec

ECIA State of the Association and Board Q&A

The Present and Future of AI, with Geoff Forman and Graham Kilshaw, Lectrix

Networking Break

Electronics Components Industry Analysis and Outlook, with Dale Ford, ECIA

Leading with Purpose, with Ben Nemtin; Sponsored by Cornell Dubilier

Reception; Sponsored by Waldom Electronics and Molex

Tuesday, October 24

6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

7:00 a.m.

7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

8:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.

8:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. to Noon

Breakfast; Sponsored by Catalyst Unity Solutions and Triad Magnetics.

Registration

Breakfast Roundtable: The Future of AI – Deep Dive, with Geoff Forman and Graham Kilshaw, Lectrix

Welcome

Supply Chain and Lead Time Impacts, with Luca Silipo, Geodis

Association Awards

Networking Break

Global Economic Update, with Cliff Waldman, New World Economics

Closing Keynote: Leading Change – Empowering Successful Transformation, with Tom Flick; Sponsored by the TTI Family of Companies

12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Optional Women in Electronics Luncheon Program

Registration required

We thank our conference speakers!

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Alan Ahern, Crowley Associates

Tom Flick, leadership expert and former NFL quarterback

Dale Ford, ECIA

Geoff Forman, Lectrix

Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial

Rebecca Heiss, Evolutionary biologist and stress expert

Graham Kilshaw, Lectrix

Ben Nemtin, The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Do You Want to Do Before You Die?

Riad Nizam, Master Electronics

David Loftus, ECIA

Dennis Reed, Edgewater Research

Mark Shiring, ebm-papst

Luca Silipo, Geodis

Cliff Waldman, New World Economics

Tom Wichert, TDK

Karim Yasmine, Future Electronics

We look forward to seeing you at the Executive Conference October 22-24, 2023. Visit our conference website for more information!

Join Us at the 2023 Executive Conference!

”The 2023 conference will be a powerful one. The team hit on the exciting theme very quickly this year. The committee felt the key is focusing on how we deal with various waves of consistent change and how to come out better on the other side. We didn’t want to just ‘ride the waves’ or let ourselves be swept away or even worse, taken down, by change. We wanted to harness our own power throughout whatever this year brings and be in control of our future.

We can’t wait to share our passion and inspiration with everyone at the conference this year and illustrate the power that every single person has within them. We can all make our own waves that take us to success!”

— Conference Chair, Tobi Cornell of Kruvand Associates.

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