Schedule Last Updated: November 4, 2024

Confirmed sessions are listed below.

PDFs of Conference Program Information:  folder 2024 Fall Conference Program Documents

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

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—7:00 p.m. - CHSI Pitch Competition

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

5:30—7:45 p.m. - Sessions One and Two - Wednesday Evening

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

Thursday, November 7, 2024

IBEA Conference Registration Desk Hours
for Thursday 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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

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 Session
  • How to Operate a Student-Run Apparel Decorating Business
  • Monopoly Magic
  • Numeracy, Literacy, and Employability Skills

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

9:30 a.m.—Noon - Opening Session Brunch (Awards and Legislative Update)

12:10—1:10 p.m. - Session Four - Thursday Afternoon - 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)

1:20—2:20 p.m. Session Five - Thursday Afternoon

  • Validate Your Student's Skills - Certiport
  • The Power of FBLA Collegiate
  • How to Operate a Student-Run Apparel Decorating Business (Repeat)
  • Launching into FBLA
  • Maximizing EFE Systems: Roles, Benefits, and Collaboration Strategies

2:20—2:45 p.m. - Snack Break, Commercial Exhibits/Silent Auction, Networking

2:45—3:45 p.m. Session Six - Thursday Afternoon

  • Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
  • AI for Teachers
  • Revitalizing Business Education: Strategies for Sustaining the Future of Business Education
  • Future of IBEA Committee
  • Maximizing EFE Systems: Roles, Benefits, and Collaboration Strategies

3:55—4:55 p.m. Session Seven - Thursday Afternoon

  • Certiport Testing (Pre-registration required for this session.)
  • Working Geniuses
  • Preparing for Retirement
  • Learning from Failure
  • DECA: Inspiring Future Business Leaders

4:55—5:15 p.m. - Final Time for Exhibits / Silent Auction Closes

7:30—9:30 p.m. - IBEA President's Reception - Open to All IBEA Members and Conference Attendees

Friday, November 8, 2024

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
  • How Your Students Can Use AI To Do The Impossible
  • Beyond Computer Science: Computational Thinking in Any Content Area
  • Celebrate Accounting Day With Your Accounting Students
  • A Functional Medicine Approach to Work/Life Balance in Managing Menopause/Andropause

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

  • Unit & Lesson Planning in Your CTE Course
  • Chasing Dreams Outside Education
  • Making Computer Science Thrive in Your Rural School
  • 10 Activities You Can Use in an Intro to Business Class
  • CTE & Equity Promising Practices

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

  • Walking the AI Path
  • Better Understanding the Mental Health Crisis
  • How to Create a Safe Space: Supporting Young People THrough Trauma
  • Past President's Council
  • Chasing Dreams Outside Education

11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. - Featured Speaker, Closing Luncheon, IBEA Annual Business Meeting, Scholarship Presentation, Passing of the Gavel

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!