ELFA 47th Annual Convention

Sunday, October 12 Sunday Monday Tuesday
8:00am	Golf Tournament (Sponsorship Opportunities) at TPC of Louisiana Course, New Orleans (Transportation will depart from hotel at 6:30 am) Golf Sponsors (as of 9/26/08): Accruit, LLC AIG Commercial Equipment Finance, Inc. American Lease Insurance CHP Consulting De Lage Landen GE Healthcare Financial Services LeaseTeam, Inc. Marlin Leasing Nationwide Exchange Services Nutter McClennan & Fish, LLP PriceWaterhouseCoopers Third Pillar Systems
8:30am	Tennis Tournament (Men and Women) at Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel Sponsored by:
8:00am - 3:00pm	ELFA Community Service Project Building New Frontiers…A New Lease on Living (Continental Breakfast & Orientation at 7:00 am) (Download List of Sponsorship Opportunities)
10:00am - 8:00pm	Convention Registration
2:00 - 5:00pm	Exhibitor Setup
5:00 - 6:00pm	New Members and First Time Attendees Reception
6:00 - 8:30 pm	Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall (Sponsorship Opportunities)
Monday, October 13 Sunday Monday Tuesday
7:00am - Noon	Convention Registration
7:00am - 5:30pm	Exhibit Hall Open
7:00 - 8:15am	Group Breakfast Sponsored by:
7:00 - 8:15am	Breakfast Sessions Service Provider Business Council
8:30 - 10:00am	General Session (Sponsorship Opportunities) Speaker: Hon. Charles Wilson Former Congressman and Inspiration for Charlie Wilson's War
10:00 - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 12:00pm	Business Council Meetings Meetings are designed specifically to address the need of each of the various business segments identified below. This is also your chance to meet the newly-elected steering committee members representing your interests to the association in the coming year and to learn the key activities planned for your business sector. Small Ticket Business Council Session Audience Response System Sponsored by: Financial Institutions Small Ticket Middle Market Independent Captive and Vendor Finance
12:15 - 2:00pm	The Foundation Luncheon Sponsored by:
2:15 - 3:45pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions I Human Capital Issues Track - Compensation Practices in the Leasing and Finance Industry Renewable Energy Finance Overview 2008 State of the Leasing and Finance Industry Tax Developments, Opportunities and Incentives for Equipment Finance Companies The Emerging Aircraft Market Making Transparency A Competitive Advantage
3:45 - 4:00pm	Break
4:00 - 5:30pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions II Human Capital Issues Track - Assessing Talent: Turn Challenging Times into Opportunities for Success Capital Markets Update – How Can You Optimize Your Reliance on the Capital Markets? How Changing Credit Philosophies and the New Realities of the Marketplace are Impacting Business Trucks and Trailers Market Update Leasing Mock Trial - How Lease Documentation and Structure Impact a Court's Decision when Trying to Enforce the Terms of a Lease
	Evening Open for Business Entertaining
Tuesday, October 14 Sunday Monday Tuesday
7:00 - 8:15am	Group Breakfast Sponsored by:
7:00am - 8:15am	Breakfast Sessions Women in Leasing (Sponsorship Opportunities) Middle Market Independent Business Council
7:00am - 4:00pm	Exhibit Hall Open
8:30 - 10:00am	General Session (Sponsorship Opportunities) Speaker: Gordon Bethune Former CEO and Chairman of Continental Airlines
10:30am - Noon	Concurrent Sessions III Raising Capital and Finding Liquidity in Today's Turbulent Markets The Non-Renewable Energy Sector: Update on Oil and Gas Services Sector Visiting International Association Executives Panel ELFA Technology Performance Index Annual Benchmarking Report - Making Intelligent Technology Spending Choices in a Difficult Market Riding the GreenTech Wave: How Corporate Sustainability Initiatives are Driving New Investment
12:15 - 1:45pm	Recognition Luncheon (Sponsorship Opportunities) Speaker: Charlie Cook Publisher of the Cook Political Report and Commentator on U.S. Elections and Political Trends
2:00 - 3:30pm	Concurrent Breakout Sessions IV Human Capital Issues Track - Commercial Excellence Best Practices at GE Healthcare Market Opportunities and Unique Risk Factors Economic Outlook for the Equipment Finance Industry: Current and Historical Managing Country Credit Risk - Beyond the Sovereign Conversion of US Accounting Standards to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Its Impact on the Capital Markets Government Lease Syndication/Municipal and Federal
7:00 - 10:00pm	Closing Party - Mardi Gras (Sponsorship Opportunities) Reception and Dinner at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel