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Participant List as of January 15 2025
8:00 – 8:40 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:40 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. Economic & Industry Perspectives Thomas Walstrum, Senior Business Economist CM | 1.0
10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Future Trends in Healthcare Mike Wojcik, Executive Vice President & Shareholder, The Horton Group
- The Future of Healthcare 2025 Final 1-16-2025
- Session Video: https://youtu.be/itgLGwIVmmI?si=mcwyPqm-FTi5xT9X&t=3317
11:00 – 11:45 p.m. Future Trends in Employment/Labor Relations – Ben Gehrt, Partner, Clark Baird Smith
- Collective Bargaining Trends_IL FFF 2025
- Session Video: https://youtu.be/itgLGwIVmmI?si=y9yaYPTEssvqgOHr&t=6247
11:45 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Real Estate Perspectives: The Future of Housing, Apartments, Commercial, Industrial and Medical Uses-Erik Hansen, Vice President, Heitman LLC and Mike Carney, Vice President, Heitman LLC CM | 1.0
- Heitman Real Estate Perspectives_IL FFF_2025
- Session Video: https://youtu.be/itgLGwIVmmI?si=Dwr6YBFOGE0wgRmK&t=9109
1:45 – 2:45 The Case for Illinois: Growth Across Emerging Industries – Christy George, President and CEO, Intersect Illinois CM | 1.0
- Why Illinois Deck_IL Financial Forecast Forum_1.16.25
- Session Video: https://youtu.be/itgLGwIVmmI?si=f3O7NIp8kItCyAve&t=12321
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Dynamic Trends in the Current and Future Retail Environment – Elliot Cook, Director of Real Estate, Retail Strategies CM | 1.0
- Dynamic Trends in the Current and Future Retail – Retail Strategies – IFFF 2025
- Session Video: https://youtu.be/itgLGwIVmmI?si=R1SBgjdaoVDridrJ&t=14953
The Forum program addresses the following ICMA Practice Areas:
6 (Strategic Leadership) and 12 (Financial Management and Budgeting)
The American Planning Association – Illinois Chapter is providing (CM) continuing education credits for AICP Certified Planners.
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