Final Agenda - International Association of Commercial Collectors

International Association of Commercial Collectors
Momentum: Catching the Wave
44th Annual Convention
January 21-23, 2015
The James Royal Palm Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla.
Convention Agenda
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Registration (The Great Room Foyer)
Welcome Reception (The Great Room Foyer and Breezeway)
Annual Business Meeting/President’s Banquet (The Great Room)
Thursday, January 22, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Registration (The Great Room Foyer, Florida Cookery Patio and South Shore)
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome (The Great Room)
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Minutes
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Session: Mega Marketing on a Shoestring Budget: IACC Unveils Your Tools to Succeed in 2015
Speaker: Leza Raffel, president, The Communication Solutions Group, Inc., Jenkintown, Pa.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Break/Exhibitor Networking
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Session: Debt Collection in Europe: 29 Riders and One Horse!
Panelists: Erwin Falkner, CEO, VYNTO GmbH & Co.KG, Munich, Germany
Kornel Tinguely, president, Creditreform Romandie GNT SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Minutes
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch (Florida Cookery & Patio, South Shore and Breezeway)
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Session: Effective Use of Loyalty Programs to Benefit Bottom Line Results (The Great Room)
Speaker: David Schattenstein, Keifer Law Firm, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
2:15 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Minutes
2:25 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break/Exhibitor Networking (The Great Room Foyer)
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Session: Hot Topics in the Commercial Collection Industry
Moderators: Randy Frazee, president, Andersen, Randall & Richards, Inc, Tucson, Ariz.
Greg Cohen, president & CEO, Caine & Weiner, Woodland Hills, Calif.
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn for the day
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Special Event – Nikki Beach Club
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Friday, January 23, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (The Great Room Foyer)
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Session: The “C” in CFPB (The Great Room)
Speaker: Rob Föehl, vice president & general counsel, ACA International, Minneapolis
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Break/Exhibitor Networking (The Great Room Foyer)
10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Keynote: The Art of Communication
Speaker: John Crotty, executive vice president/partner, Avison Young, Miami
11:15 a.m.
Adjourn for the day
12:30 p.m.
Golf Outing at Turnberry Isle Golf Resort (Optional event)