The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association is now inviting industry professionals to submit proposals outlining presentations for a session at the 58th ELFA Annual Convention.

Proposals will be carefully reviewed by a committee of industry peers. If selected, participants will be invited to make a presentation or lead a roundtable discussion at one of several time slots scheduled for Monday, October 28th or Tuesday, October 29th.

The ELFA reached out to its Business Council Steering Committees for guidance on the kinds of issues/topics that should be discussed and/or showcased at this year’s convention. Suggested topics included, among many others:

• New lease accounting standards; impact on the leasing and finance company; impact on your customers
• Update on growing market segments: e.g., software investment, aircraft, industrial equipment
• How to build your workforce for the future? Gender and ethnic diversity
• Margin compression: How can companies add additional value for their customers to counteract the trend toward margin compression?
• Systems implementation and integration – technology facing the equipment finance industry today – Where are we going? Where should we be going?
• Compliance issues as they relate to systems, operations or transactions
• A new generation is entering the workforce, changing the rules for attracting and retaining talent.

Session proposals should describe the kind of format – breakout session or roundtable – that will be used to present and share information.

The proposal deadline is June 28, 2019.

More information, including more topic ideas, is available via the ELFA website.