2024 Executive Conference Brochure

2024 ECIA Executive Conference October 20-22, 2024 – Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel

The ECIA Executive Conference is the PREMIER event for industry executives.

The conference is specifically tailored for senior management and executives in the industry’s leading companies. The date for the 2024 Executive Conference is October 20-22 at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel.

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.

Who Attends the Conference?

75% of attendees are directors, vice presidents, presidents and c-suite executives from over 200 leading industry companies!

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Committee Members

Chair Ken Bellero Schaffner

Co-Chair Maryellen Stack Sager Electronics

Pam Berigan Sager Electronics

Nicolle Ladouceur Rohm Semiconductor

Heather Fulara DigiKey

Robert Derringer Crouzet

Juliet Fajardo TDK

Bob Garcia Ferrari Technical Sales

Tobi Cornell Kruvand Associates

Lori Bruno LuscomBridge

Speaker Vetting Subcommittee Members

Co-Chair

Co-Chair

Robert Derringer

Pam Berigan

Crouzet

Sager Electronics

Joel Zaens TDK Electronics

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Teri Abelairas TME

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Michael McCaig Luscombe Engineering

Karen Collins

Regina Denbow,

Waldom

Mouser

Electronics

Electronics

Joe Norton Sager Electronics

Dorrell Vernon TDK

Sponsorship Subcommittee Members

Co-Chair

Co-Chair

Bob Garcia

Heather Fulara

Ferrari Technical

DigiKey

Mark Adams SL Power Electronic

Julie Bell Waldom Electronics

Andy Coyle ebm-papst Inc.

Neil Hutchinson Murata

Randy Lauman Nexperia

Dave Norris

Sales

John Eckart

Doug Gilbey Symmetry Electronics

FHS

Rick Rejnert Waldom Electronics

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Sean Sorteberg Digikey

Paul Spain PUI Audio

Norris Associates

Mike Swenson Mel Foster Group

Thank You Conference Sponsors!

For information on sponsoring the 2024 conference, email stierney@ecianow.org.

Sunday Evening Reception

Monday Breakfast

Monday Reception

Closing Keynote Day 1

Conference Wi-Fi

Hotel Key Cards

Monday Luncheon

Mobile App

Notebooks

Portable Chargers

Monday AM Break

Opening Keynote Day 2

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Closing Keynote Day 2

Banners

Lanyards

Tuesday Breakfast

Gold

Silver: Flip Electronics; Kruvand Associates; Omron Electronic Components; Marsh Electronics, Inc.; Kyocera | AVX; Coakley Boyd & Abbett; Abracon; PUIaudio; ROHM Semiconductor Bronze: ECS Inc.; Stackpole Electronics Inc.; Crouzet; Stan Clothier Company; LuscomBridge; ION Associates; Dantona Industries Inc. | Ultra Last; CC Electro Sales Inc.; GMA; M2S Tech; Quadrep-Ferrari Technologies, Inc. Exhibitor

MARKETING SYSTEMS, INC. Since 1996

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ECIA Executive Conference Schedule Navigating The Tides Of Change General sessions will be held in the Avedon Ballroom; breaks and meals in the Cassatt Ballroom and the adjacent Artist Foyer.

Sunday, October 20 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Registration

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

First-Timer/New Member Reception in the Metropolitan Room

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

Opening Reception; Sponsored by Avnet/Newark

Monday, October 21 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.

“Cyber Security and Cyber Debt” session, with CrowdStrike

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

Welcome

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

Opening Keynote: “The Power of Profitable Conversations”, with AmyK Hutchens

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

“Beyond Onboarding: Acquisitions, New Hires and Company Culture”, with Carla Mahrt, JJM Search; and Bel team

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

Networking Break; Sponsored by TDK

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

“Economic and Labor Market Update”, with Alex Chausovsky

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m

“The E in ESG”, with Ajay Gupta, MIT

12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Luncheon; sponsored by GlobalSpec and Onsemi

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.

“Future Proofing the Workplace: Balance Technology, Emotional Intelligence and Generational Needs”, Moderated by Robert Derringer and Panel.

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.

“Think Outside Our Perceived Limitations”, with Jim Platzer, Motivational Speaker and Blind Pilot; sponsored by TTI Family of FOS

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

Reception; sponsored by Waldom Electronics and Molex

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Tuesday, October 22 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

Breakfast; sponsored by Catalyst Unity Solutions and Triad Magnetics

7:00 a.m.

Registration

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

“The Next Level of Discussion in Beyond Onboarding”, with Carla Mart, JJM Search

7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

“Me, Myself and AI?”, with Sam Rad. A prelude to the closing session on this day

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

Welcome

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

Futurist “The Inexorable Technologies & Trends to Come”, with Peter Leyden; sponsored by Micro Commercial Components

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

Association Awards

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

Networking Break; Sponsored by AEM Group, Millennium Alliance Group and Crowley Associates

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

“Resilience, Perseverance and Industry Insights”, with Keith Bandolik of Switchcraft

11:00 a.m. to Noon

“Radical Next: AI and The Operating System for the Future”, by Sam Rad

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We thank our conference speakers!

READ MORE ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS HERE.

Keith Bandolik, Switchcraft, Inc. Lori Bruno, LuscomBridge Rob Brunson, Wallace Electronic Sales Alex Chausovsky, Bundy Group Robert Derringer, Crouzet Dale Ford, ECIA Adam Grigor, Tech-Trek Ajay Gupta, MIT’s Materials Research Laboratory AmyK Hutchens Sunwoo Lee Peter Leyden, Futurist David Loftus, ECIA Carla Mahrt, JJM Search Andjela Pasi, Waldom Electronics Jim Platzer, Blind Pilot Sam Rad Cristian Rodriguez, CrowdStrike Mark Shiring, ebm-papst, Inc. Tom Wichert, TDK-Lambda Americas Karim Yasmine, Future Electronics, a WT Microelectronics company Visit our conference website for more information on the speakers and sessions!

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Join Us at the 2024 Executive Conference!

See what our industry executives are saying about the conference!

“The ECIA executive conference held in Chicago provides an excellent forum for industry executives to learn about relevant topics within our industry, economic updates specific to our industry, as well as a chance to network & catch up with many industry colleagues. It is a must attend event for industry executives!”

— Tom Wichert, Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing, TDK-Lambda Americas Inc. “The ECIA Executive Conference is a great place for industry leaders to discuss the important issues that are at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Not only do you have access to industry experts with diverse perspectives, but there’s great opportunities for networking across suppliers, distributors and manufacturing representatives built into the agenda.”

— Dayna Badhorn, Regional President, Americas, Avnet “I have always considered the ECIA Executive Conference an excellent source of high-quality insights on classic business practices alongside relevant, trending industry topics. Additionally, importantly, I value this focused time with my leadership team and the leadership teams of our suppler and rep partners.”

— Mike Morton, CEO, TTI Inc. “The ECIA Executive Conference is the best combination of content and networking in a concentrated amount of time and in a single convenient venue available to our industry.”

— Paula Renfrow, VP Marketing, TTI IP&E Americas “The ECIA Executive Conference is a tremendous way to learn with high quality speaking sessions on different pertinent topics and to connect with key executives in the industry. It is a must go to event for our company!”

— Mike Swenson, CEO, Mel Foster Group

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“You learn something new every year at the conference. The motivational speakers geared toward executives make you think outside of your daily business. That is inspiring.”

— Mark Shiring, President & CEO, ebm-papst “One of the best things about attending the ECIA Executive Conference as a rep is the ability to network with other executives from both our channel partners as well as our manufacturers. Congregating with this level of attendee is invaluable, because we are all in the same place spending time with each other, an hearing the same message, together. Reps do get to see our executive level manufacturers at times throughout the year, but we don’t always have as many opportunities to visit with the corporate level executives from distribution as a whole, and the ECIA Executive Conference affords us with just that opportunity. We also of course relish the chance to mingle with our other rep counterparts as well during this event! The content for the ECIA Executive Conference is developed with this executive level attendee list in mind…creating messages and conversations that are exactly what the executive management wants to discuss and learn more about, regardless of if you’re a rep, distributor, or manufacturer.”

— Tobi Cornell, President, Kruvand Associates

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