Equipment Leasing and Finance Association - Equipping Business for Success

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Speakers

Jill McKean-Bilby

Equipment Finance Sales Executive
Huntington Equipment Finance

Jason Turner

Chief Investment Strategist
Great Lakes Advisors, a Wintrust Wealth Management Company

Jason Turner is the Chief Investment Strategist of Great Lakes Advisors. He is a member of the firm’s investment committee, authors market and economic commentary, regularly presents in the media and to professional conferences, and works with client portfolio managers to support institutional and private clients. As the Head of Multi-Asset Strategy, he is responsible for portfolio strategy, asset allocation, and for overseeing the firm’s manager due diligence and selection efforts. He is also a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and Management Committee.

Prior to joining Great Lakes in 2009, Jason served in various roles for Skyline Asset Management and Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting.

Education and Professional Credentials

• Industry Start: 2001
• North Central College, BA
• Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, MBA
• Yale School of Management- EDHEC Risk Institute, Certificate in Risk and Investment Management
• FINRA Series 7 and 63 registrations

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Hotel Information

The Best Practices Roundtables will be held at the Hilton Palmer House in Chicago, located at 17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL in the popular theatre and financial district of Chicago and near Millennium Park. A special conference rate of $240 plus tax, single/double occupancy, is offered to attendees. The discounted room rate is available until EITHER the room block sells out OR the discounted rate expires on Monday, March 25, 2024. Check in time is 3:00pm, and check-out time is 11:00am. Please call Reservations at (312) 726-7500, provide your arrival and departure dates and mention ELFA Room Block in order to receive the ELFA group rate.

REMEMBER The discounted room rate is available until EITHER the room block sells out OR the discounted rate expires on Monday, March 25, 2024. Reservations made after this date are based on hotel availability and may be at a higher rate.

Getting There

The Hilton Palmer House is located in the popular theater and financial district of Chicagoland. Approximately 18 miles from Chicago-O’Hare International Airport, 11 miles from Chicago Midway Airport. If renting a car, the Hilton Palmer House has valet parking and self-parking from $47 per day.

Public Transportation

Avoid traffic by utilizing public transit to and from the O’Hare International Airport. Take the Blue Line train to Monroe/Dearborn stop. Take Monroe east to the hotel. The Palmer House is on the south side of the street. From Midway Airport, take the Orange Line from Midway to downtown. Get off at the Adams/Wabash stop. The Palmer House is located on the west side of Wabash Avenue.

For additional transportation information, please visit the hotel website at https://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/illinois/palmer-house-a-hilton-hotel-CHIPHHH/maps-directions/index.html

Please NOTE - Scam Email Warning

A number of scam emails have been floating around marketing the room block for this conference. ELFA does not use third parties to assist in booking our hotel block. We provide the hotel link to you, as the attendee, through this website and through our own marketing emails. Please do not engage with the third parties to book your hotel reservations. They are NOT associated with ELFA.

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