Women's Leadership Forum
April 11 - April 12, 2022
The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL
Women's Leadership Forum
April 11 - April 12, 2022
The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, ILPlease note: Online registration is now closed, but you may register on-site in Chicago
Leadership Development for Women at All Stages of an Equipment Finance Career
The ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum will feature dynamic speakers, hot-topic sessions and interactive networking opportunities. You’ll leave the Forum with valuable insights and powerful tools to enhance your career.
- Grow your leadership skills
- Improve your professional performance
- Build relationships and make new connections
This special event, hosted by the ELFA Women’s Council, is designed to spark new ideas and provide inspiration and tools to help you move forward and thrive.
Who Should Attend?
The Forum is open to women and allies, including both seasoned talent and emerging talent. There is no limit on the number of attendees.
New This Year
New this year, ELFA is offering a discounted first-time attendee fee of $495. Please download the brochure or login to view member and non-member pricing.
Registration Fees
Price Description | Amount |
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Committee Member | $495.00 |
ELFA Members | $725.00 |
First Time Attendee | $495.00 |
Non Member | $1450.00 |
Speaker | $495.00 |
Available Functions
Dine Around - Community Table Dinner Group |
Speakers
Sponsors
CSC
Equifax
At Equifax, we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by more than 12,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com or contact Barry Ripes at barry.ripes@equifax.com.
Farm Credit Leasing
Farm Credit Leasing is a wholly owned subsidiary of CoBank, a national cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. CoBank is a proud member of the Farm Credit System and specializes in providing financing to farmers, ranchers, cooperatives, agribusinesses, rural communications, energy and water companies, Farm Credit associations and other businesses serving rural America.
Ivory Consulting Corporation
For over 40 years, Ivory Consulting Corporation has been the leading provider of equipment lease and loan software, software customizations and consulting services for the equipment finance industry. Ivory's flagship product, SuperTRUMP, is the proven solution for modeling and pricing complex leases and loans and is trusted by 7 of the Monitor top 10 companies. Ivory Consulting Corporation is privately held and headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA. Contact Ivory to see how our proven expertise can help to improve the performance and profitability of your lease and loan portfolios.
Orion First Financial, LLC
Orion First Financial, located in Gig Harbor, WA, is an independent servicer for the commercial finance industry. Orion specializes in contract servicing, commercial collections, back-up servicing, analytics, and strategic advisory services for small business lenders. As a multifaceted and innovative company, Orion can effectively engage with a variety of lenders, investors and other participants in this fast growing segment. Orion’s skilled team, efficient technology platform and best practices approach, generate exceptional performance metrics that translate into better profits, less stress and enriched customer relationships for their clients.
PNC Equipment Finance
PNC Equipment Finance is The Right Finance Partner to Help Build Sales, Margins, and Market Share.
Our extensive knowledge and experience, combined with a relentless commitment to drive sales and profitability is the difference that shows up in your bottom line.
Solifi
Solifi delivers a solid financial technology foundation for equipment, working capital, wholesale, and automotive finance firms. At Solifi, we believe that commerce is only as strong as the system it runs on. Our mission is to reshape finance technology by bringing together proven solutions into a singular powerful technology platform designed to help you protect and scale your business. We guard your company by being precise and reliable, we guide you to success by combining powerful technology with proven expertise, and we help you grow by unleashing the potential of your business. For more information, please visit www.solifi.com.
Wintrust Specialty Finance
Wintrust Specialty Finance (“WSF”) is a commercial finance business that provides structured small & mid-ticket equipment leasing and finance solutions to vendors and lenders throughout the United States. We fund most industry and equipment types including unique and specialty sectors. WSF is a division of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, N.A., a Wintrust Financial bank and with near $30 Billion in assets, 15 wholly-owned banking subsidiaries and more than 150 locations, WSF has the strength and sophistication to deliver best in class solutions to meet your needs.
The 2022 ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum 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. This historic property has hosted legendary entertainers, including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Belafonte, Louis Armstrong, and Liberace. Follow in the star-studded footsteps as the ELFA 2022 Women's Leadership Forum presents at the Hilton Palmer House!
Hotel Information
A block of rooms is being held for attendees of the 2022 Women’s Leadership Forum at the Hilton Palmer House. A special conference rate of $239 plus tax, single/double occupancy, is offered to attendees. Check in time is 3:00pm, and check-out time is 11:00am. To receive the discounted rate, please use the web link below or call the hotel reservation line at (312) 726-7500.
Online Hotel Reservations
You may reserve your hotel room online through the customized reservations link at: https://book.passkey.com/go/ELFA2022WomensLeadership22.
Make Hotel Reservations by Friday, March 18, 2022! Reservations after this date are based on availability and may be at a higher rate. If you would also like to attend a Best Practices Roundtable or the Annual National Funding Conference, you will need to make separate reservations and contact our personal hotel contact, Jennifer Marszewski at Jennifer.Marszewski@hilton.com for assistance.
Getting There
The Hilton Palmer House is located in the popular theatre 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.
Visiting by Metro - When taking public transportation from 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 Hilton Palmer House Transport. The Palmer House Hilton
17 East Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60603