The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association opened registration for the 61st ELFA Annual Convention, Oct. 9-11 at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Marco Island, FL. The convention brings together professionals from across the $900 billion equipment finance industry to learn and network. The early-bird registration deadline is Aug. 1.

“I’m really excited about the convention theme, ‘Welcoming Change as Opportunity,’” Mike DiCecco, board chair at ELFA, said. “Change is all around us, and we’re going to talk about how to leverage new developments in the marketplace.”

“There’s nowhere else you can connect with so many members of the ELFA community in one place,” Ralph Petta, president and CEO at ELFA, said.

The agenda for the 61st ELFA Annual Convention features a wide range of educational sessions on industry hot topics, including:

• Equipment Finance: A 40-Year Retrospective
• Human Side of Equipment Finance
• Change Is on the Horizon: Is Equipment Finance Ready for Standardization?
• New Digital Tools You Can Use Today to Transform Your Business
• You Don’t Have a Diversity Problem, You Have a Leadership Problem
• Managing Supply Chain Risk for Equipment Finance Lenders
• ELFA’s Business Technology Performance Index: Discoveries Impacting the Current and Future Marketplace
• Impact of a Volatile Economy on Secondary Markets in the Transport and Construction Verticals
• Sizing Up the Market by Breaking Down the 2022 Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Horizon Report
• The Future of Risk Management is Precision
• Leading Process and Technology: Change for the Future
• Opportunities and Challenges in Climate Financing
• Changes in Law Mean Business

In addition to the breakout sessions, general sessions will feature keynote speakers. Silicon Valley veteran Dex Hunter-Torricke will share insights on the impact of future technology on business; Ginny Clark, former director of executive recruiting at Google, will tackle the hot topic of the changing workforce; and geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan will provide an update on how world trends are shaping the future.

Attendees also will have the opportunity to participate in interactive networking opportunities, visit an exhibit hall showcasing industry solutions and give back through community service projects.