Are You Prepared For The Future?

Experience some of the world’s leading keynote speakers and experts.

At FutureIdeas 2026, 8 dynamic speakers will deliver fast-paced 15-minute TEDx-style talks, sharing bold ideas and strategies on these critical topics:

  1. Strategy and Managing Change

  2. Technology/AI Business

  3. Future Trends/Innovation

  4. Leadership/Workforce

  5. Mental Health/Human Potential

Future Ideas 2026 is a one-day, high-impact conference designed to equip association professionals with the foresight, frameworks, and tools needed to lead through disruption and drive innovation. Through a curated lineup of visionary thinkers and practical strategists, the program explores emerging trends, transformative technologies, and adaptive leadership practices.

Attendees will gain actionable insights to reimagine their business models, engage stakeholders in new ways, and create cultures that support experimentation and growth. Participant feedback highlights the event’s energizing format and relevance, describing it as “eye-opening, energizing, and unlike anything else” and “eight powerful ideas, one unforgettable experience.”

Join Us

April 14, 2026

8:30am - 3:00pm

Venue Six10

610 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL

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Agenda

  • Enjoy a continental breakfast and networking with colleagues before the event begins.

  • Opening Remarks and Welcome.

    Speakers:

    • Laura Gassner Otting

    • Shawn DuBravac

    • Sheri Jacobs

    • Matthew Emerzian

  • Morning coffee break

  • Speakers:

    • Frankie Russo

    • Michelle Anne Johnson

    • Barb Betts

    • Joe Delagrave

  • Buffet lunch and networking

  • Erin Fuller, Head for association solutions for MCI-Group, will moderate a panel discussion on hot topics facing the association community. Panelists include Gary LaBranche, CEO, RIMS, Artesha Moore, CEO of Association Forum, and Debra Zabloudil, CEO, The Learning Studio.

  • Afternoon networking

“ Future Ideas Chicago is a must-attend event. Eye-opening, energizing, and unlike anything else out there.”

  • Lynda Bouchard, Past Chair,ASAE Board of Directors

“ Future Ideas DC changed the way I think. Eight world-class speakers, eight powerful ideas, one unforgettable experience.”

  • Christi Beatty, VP, Associate General Contractors