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Thursday, May 01, 2025	Thursday, May 01, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT	Learning Lab: Building a Simplified & Effective Strategic Plan Speaker(s): Wayne Whitzell, CFM, FMP, SFP, LEED AP, BEP, GBO, IFMA Fellow, President, DFS Green Alana Dunoff, MS, ProFM, FMP, IFMA Fellow, Strategic Planning Consultant and Adjunct Professor, AFD Professional Services And Temple University Location:	Location:	2025050108:0010:00 000	THU, MAY 1
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT	LIVE PODCAST: Leading Through Change and the Future of FM Innovation Speaker(s): Mike Petrusky, Director, Podcast Host, Eptura™ Location:	Location:	2025042913:1514:15 000	TUE, APR 29
Monday, Apr 28, 2025	Monday, Apr 28, 2025 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT	AI in FM Boot Camp: A Practical Hands-on Workshop Location:	Location:	2025042813:0017:00 111	MON, APR 28
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT	Learning Lab: Building a Simplified & Effective Strategic Plan Speaker(s): Wayne Whitzell, CFM, FMP, SFP, LEED AP, BEP, GBO, IFMA Fellow, President, DFS Green Alana Dunoff, MS, ProFM, FMP, IFMA Fellow, Strategic Planning Consultant and Adjunct Professor, AFD Professional Services And Temple University Location:	Location:	2025042909:3011:30 000	TUE, APR 29
Monday, Apr 28, 2025	Monday, Apr 28, 2025 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT	Certified Facility Manager (CFM®) Exam Prep Workshop Location:	Location:	2025042813:0017:00 010	MON, APR 28	03D2B72B-D749-EF11-8100-B0DE0BDD54BD 03D2B72B-D749-EF11-8100-B0DE0BDD54BD 02D2B72B-D749-EF11-8100-B0DE0BDD54BD 03D2B72B-D749-EF11-8100-B0DE0BDD54BD
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CDT	Facilities Operational Assessments: Embrace Them, Don’t Fear Them Speaker(s): Brent Ward, CFM, FMP, SFP, CFT, Left Coast Facilities Consulting Location:	Location:	2025042915:4516:45 000	TUE, APR 29
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT	Learning Lab: Operational and Procurement Strategies: Integrating Spherical Economy Principles into ESG Speaker(s): Michael Amos, Managing Director, Waste to Wonder Worldwide Paula Carey, Partnerships Manager, Waste to Wonder Worldwide Location:	Location:	2025042909:3011:30 000	TUE, APR 29
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT	Drive Chapter Growth and Enhance Member Experience Through IFMA Councils and Communities Speaker(s): Wayne Whitzell, CFM, FMP, SFP, LEED AP, BEP, GBO, IFMA Fellow, President, DFS Green Location:	Location:	2025042913:1514:15 000	TUE, APR 29
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT	Learning Lab: J.O.B. Meets ZXY’s Speaker(s): Ginger Johnson Location:	Location:	2025042909:3011:30 000	TUE, APR 29
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT	The Call for a New Breed of Leader in FM: Rising to the New Era of Leading a Hybrid Workplace Speaker(s): Leni Rivera, Owner and Workplace Strategist, WorkplaceXperience Consulting Location:	Location:	2025042913:1514:15 000	TUE, APR 29
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT	Is Your Chapter Safe from Fraud? Speaker(s): Will Smith Location:	Location:	2025042914:3015:30 000	TUE, APR 29
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CDT	Unlocking Potential: Practical Approaches to Growing and Supporting IFMA’s Young Professional Members Description Speaker(s): Katarina Karasyova MJ Gomathi, CFM, FMP, SFP, FMG, LEED Green Associate, Project Manager - Facilities Services, Terracon Consultants, Inc. Location:	Location:	2025042915:4516:45 000	TUE, APR 29
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025	Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT	Harnessing AI in Corporate Real Estate: A CIO’s Guide to Driving Innovation and Efficiency Speaker(s): Lorri Rowlandson, MBA, MCR, AOP, AMDP, CDA, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Innovation, BGIS Location:	Location:	2025043016:0017:00 000	WED, APR 30
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CDT	Workplace Strategy Essentials Speaker(s): Kati Barklund, Senior Manager, Workplace Strategy, Coor Service Management Group Pat Turnbull, IFMA Fellow, LEED AP, MA, President & COO, Workplace IQX LLC Kate North, IFMA Fellow, Principal Location:	Location:	2025042915:4516:45 000	TUE, APR 29
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025	Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM CDT	Awards of Excellence Component Winners Speaker(s): Ginger Johnson Location:	Location:	2025043014:4515:45 000	WED, APR 30
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025	Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM CDT	Protecting Your People, Property, Productivity & Your Posterior (Facilities) Speaker(s): Bo Mitchell, CEM, CPP, CHS-V, CBCP, CHSP,+, President, 911 Consulting Location:	Location:	2025043014:4515:45 000	WED, APR 30
Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025	Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT	How to Develop a Successful Sponsorship Program for your Chapter, Council or Community Speaker(s): Ted Ritter, IFMA Fellow, Principal, LMI360 Geoff Williams, IFMA Fellow, Principal, Angus Consulting Management Limited Location:	Location:	2025043016:0017:00 000	WED, APR 30
Thursday, May 01, 2025	Thursday, May 01, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT	Learning Lab: Building Strategic Vision and Best Practices Speaker(s): Katarina Karasyova Andy Rutledge, Director, Business Development, Facility Network, an iCheck Company Mary Ressler, Director, Membership and Components, International Facility Management Association Treslyn Onajoko, Component Manager, IFMA Location:	Location:	2025050108:0010:00 000	THU, MAY 1
Thursday, May 01, 2025	Thursday, May 01, 2025 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CDT	From Search to Success: A Guide to Hiring Administrative Support Speaker(s): Michelle Fowler, Chapter Administrator, Chicago Chapter of IFMA Kerry Hacker, Chapter Administrator Location:	Location:	2025050111:1512:00 000	THU, MAY 1
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT	Multimodal AI: Making Sense of Smart Building Data Speaker(s): Ted Ritter, IFMA Fellow, Principal, LMI360 James Waddell, Executive VP, Cognitive Corp Location:	Location:	2025042914:3015:30 000	TUE, APR 29
Thursday, May 01, 2025	Thursday, May 01, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT	Learning Lab: Operational and Procurement Strategies: Integrating Spherical Economy Principles into ESG Speaker(s): Michael Amos, Managing Director, Waste to Wonder Worldwide Paula Carey, Partnerships Manager, Waste to Wonder Worldwide Location:	Location:	2025050108:0010:00 000	THU, MAY 1
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025	Tuesday, Apr 29, 2025 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT	Learning Lab: Leading from the Bleachers While Your Team Runs the Game. How Project Management Skills Drive Organizational Leadership Speaker(s): Lisa VanderHeyden, PMP, LEED AP O+M, FMP, SFP, CFM, CFT, Senior Project Manager, Arapahoe County Facilities & Fleet Gordon Rogers, AIA, CFM, President IFMA Public Sector Council, Program Director, Kitchell CEM Location:	Location:	2025042909:3011:30 000	TUE, APR 29
Thursday, May 01, 2025	Thursday, May 01, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT	Learning Lab: Leading from the Bleachers While Your Team Runs the Game. How Project Management Skills Drive Organizational Leadership Speaker(s): Lisa VanderHeyden, PMP, LEED AP O+M, FMP, SFP, CFM, CFT, Senior Project Manager, Arapahoe County Facilities & Fleet Gordon Rogers, AIA, CFM, President IFMA Public Sector Council, Program Director, Kitchell CEM Location:	Location:	2025050108:0010:00 000	THU, MAY 1

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