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     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2018

    8:00 AM - 2:30 PM      
     A3 Golf Scramble
     Optional Activity - Additional Fee Required
 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
     Forum Check-In & Badge Pickup
 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
     MCMA Permanent Magnet Division (PMD) Meeting  
    
Open to all conference registrants. Attend to learn the latest happenings in the permanent magnet market.  
 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
     First Time Attendee Primer: An Introduction to the Forum  
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
     Welcome
 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
     OPENING KEYNOTE
     ​What If?
     Mike Rayburn, Two-Time TED Talker and Las Vegas Headliner   
 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
     Business Forum Opening Reception

     THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018

6:30 AM-7:00 AM      A3 Wellness Walk
 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
     Registration and Networking Breakfast 
 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
     Welcome and Introductions
 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM
     KEYNOTE SESSION
     ​Global 2018 Economic Outlook & Forecast
     Alan Beaulieu, ITR Economics
 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
     Networking Break
 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
     KEYNOTE SESSION  
 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
     Introduction of Breakout Sessions
 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
     Group Lunch     (Lunch may be outside, weather permitting)
 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
AIA Breakout
RIA Breakout
MCMA Breakout
 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
AIA Breakout
RIA Breakout
MCMA Breakout
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
   Networking Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
AIA Breakout
RIA Breakout
 MCMA Breakout
 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
     Networking Break
 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
     KEYNOTE SESSION
     ​Cybersecurity in the Age of Espionage
     Eric O'Neill, Former FBI Counterintelligence Operative
 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
     Networking Party

     FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018

 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
     Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
     Association Updates - A3, AIA, MCMA, RIA
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
     KEYNOTE SESSION
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
     Networking Break - Grand Harbor Lobby
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
     KEYNOTE SESSION
 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
     Wrap-Up and Closing Statements
12:15 PM - 4:00 PM      Post Forum Activity
     
Optional Activity - Additional Fee Required

*Agenda is subject to change