Schedule Last Updated: September 24, 2023

Confirmed sessions are listed below.

PDFs of Conference Program Information:  folder 2023 Fall Conference Program Documents

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

11:00 am—2:00 p.m. - IBEA Executive Council Meeting and Lunch

4:00—5:00 p.m. - IBEA Registration Desk Open

4:00—8:00 p.m. - IBEA Board of Directors' Meeting and Dinner

6:00—8:00 p.m. - IBEA Registration Desk Open

5:30—8:10 p.m. - Sessions One and Two - Wednesday Evening

  • Certiport Bootcamp (Pre-registration required for this session.)
  • Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)

Thursday, November 2, 2023

IBEA Conference Registration Desk Hours
for Thursday 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Commercial Exhibit/IBEA Silent Auction Hours
for Thursday 9:00-5:00 p.m. (Closed during Opening Session from 9:30-11:30 a.m.)

8:00—9:00 a.m. - Session Three - Thursday Morning

  • Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
  • New Attendee, First Timer, College Student Roundtable Discussion
  • Teaching Career-Tech-Ed Courses using AI
  • Entrepreneurship Workshop
  • What's New in Econ Lowdown!

9:00—9:30 a.m. - Exhibit Hall Grand Opening / Silent Auction / Networking

9:30—11:30 a.m. - Opening Session Brunch (Awards and Featured Speaker Eddie Slowikowski)

  • Session Topic TBA
    Eddie Slowikowski, Motivational Speaker (Chicago, IL)

 11:40 a.m.—12:10 p.m. - Session Four - Thursday Morning - Affiliate Meetings

  • CABEA (Chicago Area Business Education Association)
  • CBEA (Chicago Business Education Association)
  • CIBEA (Central Illinois Business Education Association)
  • EIBEA (Eastern Illinois Business Education Association)
  • MIBEA (Mid-Illinois Business Education Association)
  • NIBEA (Northern Illinois Business Education Association)
  • PABEA (Peoria Area Business Education Association)
  • SIBEA (Southern Illinois Business Education Association)
  • SWABEA (Southwestern Area Business Education Association)
  • WIBEA (Western Illinois Business Education Association)

12:20—1:50 p.m. Session Five - Thursday Afternoon

  • Legislative Updates Session

1:55—2:25 p.m. - Snack Break, Commercial Exhibits/Silent Auction, Networking

2:30—3:30 p.m. Session Six - Thursday Afternoon

  • Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
  • Eddie Slowikowski Session (Topic TBA)
  • Teacher Burnout Prevention Using the Power of Nutrition
  • Hands-On Practice with MindTap for Century 21 Accounting
  • Community College/University Roundtable Discussion

3:40—4:40 p.m. Session Seven - Thursday Afternoon

  • Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
  • Looking For a New Course to Teach?
  • Chatting with ChatGPT
  • 25 Things I Learned the Hard Way
  • Declutter Your Google Life!

4:45—5:00 p.m. - Final Time for Exhibits / Silent Auction Closes

7:30—10:00 p.m. - IBEA President's Reception - Open to All IBEA Members and Conference Attendees

Friday, November 3, 2023

IBEA Conference Registration Desk Hours
For Friday: 7:00-8:30 a.m.

7:00—9:00 a.m. - Breakfast Buffet

7:30—8:30 a.m. - Session Eight - Friday Morning

  • Council of Affiliates
  • GMetrix Building Blocks for Certification Success
  • Teaching in the Post-COVID Classroom (IBEA Mentor Program Monthly Session)
  • TRS Express!: Information about TRS Retirement, Disability, and Death Benefits
  • Innovating Student Leadership with FBLA

8:40—9:40 a.m. - Session Nine - Friday Morning

  • Engage with Play
  • Everfi - Your Partner for No-Cost Financial Literacy and Career Resources
  • Industry Certification Updates with Certiport
  • Starting a School Store in a Small Rural School
  • AI Playground

9:50—10:50 a.m. - Session Ten - Friday Morning

  • Past Presidents' Council
  • High School 2 Career
  • Integrating TPACK in Instructional Designe for Enriched Computer Science Education
  • Help Wanted! Join us for a Conversation about the Future of Business Education
  • Assessing Essential Skills in the Business Classroom

11:30 a.m.—1:15 p.m. - Featured Speaker, Closing Luncheon, IBEA Annual Business Meeting, Scholarship Presentation

  • Session Topic TBA
    Jennifer Stubblefield, Former Business Educator and Customer Success Manager - Certiport

1:00—1:30 p.m. - PD Desk Open Following Closing Lunch

1:30 p.m. - On the Road—Have a Safe Trip Home! See you Next Year!