Draft Agenda

Day 1:

1:00 – 1:30 pm: Registration Opens, Welcome Coffee Reception

1:30 – 3:15 pm: Cohort Educational Session and Roundtable Discussion | Cohort Educational Session and Roundtable Discussion | OpEx vs. CapEx

This session examines the difference between a company’s major, long-term expenses and day-to-day expenses

3:15 – 3:30 pm: Break

3:30 – 4:30 pm: Plenary Session | Organizational Change Management – This session explores key steps in the organizational change management process such as assessment, developing a plan, stakeholder engagement, implementation, and evaluation. We will discuss different approaches in which organizations can adapt and thrive in an ever-changing business environment.

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Cohort Networking Roundtable 

5:30 – 6:00 pm: Break

6:00 – 7:00 pm: Cocktail Reception

7:00 – 8:30 pm: Dinner 

Day 2:

7:15 – 8:00 am: Breakfast

8:00 – 8:45 am: Plenary Session | Business Innovation – This session explores new processes of modifying existing operations and introducing improved strategies, technologies, and processes to increase your competitive advantage and meet the evolving needs of your customers.

8:45 – 9:00 am: Break

9:00 – 10:00 am: Cohort Networking Roundtable

10:00 – 10:15 am: Break

10:15 – 12:00 pm: Cohort Educational Session and Roundtable Discussion | Investment in Warehouse Automation at the Microsoft Technology Center

NAW is proud to partner with Microsoft for an exclusive opportunity at their Technology Center located in downtown Chicago for participating CFOs of the Billion Dollar Roundtable. CFO’s in attendance will be escorted to the MTC for the session related to Investments in Warehouse Automation. MTCs deliver immersive industry experiences and deep technical engagement focused on business outcomes. Microsoft’s senior architects will be on-site to help understand the art of the possible and make it real by creating solutions to achieve business outcomes.

12:00 pm: Lunch

12:15 pm: Government Relations Update

1:00 pm: Adjourn