Start TimeEnd TimeEventAttendees
TUESDAY, SEPT 16
1:15 PM2:45 PMIWIRC Network Chair MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:00 PM5:30 PMNCBJ Registration OpenOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
3:00 PM4:30 PMNCBJ Conference News Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
3:00 PM4:30 PMIWIRC Board of Directors MeetingBy Invitation Only
3:00 PM5:00 PMACB Foundation Board MeetingBy Invitation Only
4:00 PM5:00 PMNCBJ Legislative Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
5:30 PM7:30 PMIWIRC ReceptionBy Invitation Only
7:00 PM10:00 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! Dine-AroundsOpen to All - Must be Pre-Registered
9:00 PM11:00 PMPresidential Suite HospitalityJudges Only
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 17
7:00 AM6:30 PMRegistration OpenOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
7:15 AM9:00 AMNCBJ Judges' Guest BreakfastJudges Personal Guests Only
7:15 AM8:00 AMNCBJ Governors BreakfastJudges & Invited Guests Only
Bus: 7:15 AM Dep: 7:30 AM8:00 AMTransportation to Trial Skills ProgramBy Invitation Only
8:00 AM4:00 PMTrial Skills ProgramTickets Pre-Purchased
8:00 AM12:00 PMNCBJ Governors Meeting, Outgoing Officers and Governors RecognitionJudges & Invited Guests Only
8:00 AM12:00 PMIWIRC EducationRegistered IWIRC Attendees
8:30 AM12:00 PMACB Board of Directors MeetingBy Invitation Only
9:00 AM5:00 PMACB Board of Regents MeetingBy Invitation Only
9:00 AM10:00 AMNextGEN Coffee HourBy Invitation Only
11:30 AM1:30 PMNextGEN Dine-Around LunchesBy Invitation Only
12:00 PM5:00 PMSpeaker Ready Room OpenSpeakers Only
12:00 PM2:00 PMACB Lunch & ProgramBy Invitation Only
12:30 PM1:30 PMNCBJ UST NABT NACTT Liaison Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
1:00 PM2:30 PMCLLA Venue MeetingBy Invitation Only
1:30 PM3:00 PMUSMS Security Presentation for JudgesJudges Only
1:30 PM2:30 PMNCBJ Consumer Bankruptcy Liaison Committee MeetingOpen to Registered Attendees
1:30 PM2:30 PMNCBJ Finance Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
1:30 PM3:30 PMNextGEN Judicial RoundtableBy Invitation Only
2:00 PM6:00 PMExhibitor Booth Set-UpBy Invitation Only
2:00 PM6:00 PMNCBJ AO Benefits MeetingsJudges Meetings with AO by Appointment
2:15 PM4:00 PMACB Pro Bono Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:15 PM4:00 PMACB Visibility Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:15 PM4:00 PMACB History Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:15 PM4:00 PMACB Bankruptcy Policy Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:15 PM4:00 PMACB Distinguished Students Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:15 PM4:00 PMACB DEI Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:15 PM4:00 PMACB Education Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:30 PM5:00 PMAIRA Board MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:45 PM4:00 PMCLLA Bankruptcy Section Executive Council MeetingBy Invitation Only
2:30 PM3:00 PMNCBJ Chicago Education Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
3:00 PM4:00 PMRehearsal for the Opening PlenaryBy Invitation Only
3:00 PM4:00 PMNCBJ Blackshear Fellowship Program - LectureBy Invitation Only
4:00 PM5:00 PMNCBJ Blackshear Fellowship Program - ReceptionBy Invitation Only
3:00 PM8:00 PMNCBJ Trolley: Stops at Marriott Marquis, Wacker and Michigan, and Lurie GardensOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
3:30 PM5:00 PMSchwartz RoundtableJudges Only
3:30 PM5:00 PMABA Business Bankruptcy Committee Leadership: Chairs and Vice Chairs MeetingBy Invitation Only
3:45 PM4:30 PMNextGEN Getting to Know You ReceptionBy Invitation Only
4:00 PM5:00 PMCLLA Legislative Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
4:30 PM5:30 PMABLJ Editorial Board MeetingBy Invitation Only
4:30 PM5:30 PMACB Freshman FellowsBy Invitation Only
4:30 PM5:30 PMACB Liaison Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
5:00 PM6:00 PMEmerging Leaders ReceptionJudges and By Invitation Only
6:00 PM8:00 PMWelcome to Chicago Opening ReceptionOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
7:00 PM10:00 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! Beer Barrel RunTickets Pre-Purchased
8:00 PM10:00 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! Dine AroundsOpen to All - Must be Pre-Registered
9:30 PM11:00 PMPresidential Suite HospitalityJudges Only
THURSDAY,SEPT 18
6:30 AM7:15 AMZumbaOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
6:30 AM7:30 AMYogaOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
6:30 AM8:30 AMFun RunOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
7:00 AM5:00 PMRegistration OpenOpen to Registered Attendees & Guests
7:00 AM4:00 PMSpeaker Ready Room OpenSpeakers Only
7:00 AM8:00 AMAffiliate Leaders BreakfastBy Invitation Only
7:00 AM9:00 AMAttendee BreakfastOpen to Registered Attendees & Guests
7:00 AM6:00 PMJudges' Lounge OpenJudges Only
8:00 AM5:00 PMExhibitor Hall OpenOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
8:15 AM8:45 AMOpening Remarks & AnnouncementsOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
8:45 AM10:00 AMNCBJ Opening Plenary Session: Judge’s Feud, An East Coast Vs. West Coast Battle To Interpret Circuit SplitsOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
9:00 AM12:00 PMABI Nominating Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
9:00 AM5:00 PMNCBJ AO Benefits MeetingsJudges Meetings with AO by Appointment
9:00 AM4:00 PMUSMS Individual MeetingsJudges & Judges Guests Only
9:00 AM4:00 PMJudges Java CaféOpen to Registered Attendees
10:00 AM6:00 PMNCBJ Trolley: Stops at Marriott Marquis, Wacker and Michigan, and Lurie GardensOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
10:00 AM10:30 AMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees
10:30 AM11:30 AMNCBJ Concurrent: Strategies for Assisting Your Clients in the Aftermath of a DisasterOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
10:30 AM11:30 AMNCBJ Concurrent: The James H.M. Sprayregen Professor Of Law Challenges James H.M. Sprayregen On The Latest Hot TopicsOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
10:30 AM11:30 AMNCBJ Concurrent: Elder Insolvency On the Rise: Colliding Social and Economic ForcesOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
11:30 AM11:45 AMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees
11:45 AM12:45 PMNCBJ Concurrent: Getting Down and Dirty: A Discussion of the Subchapter V Practice Beyond the BasicsOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
11:45 AM12:45 PMNCBJ Concurrent: Commercial Real Estate – A Discussion of Legal and Business Solutions to Persisting DistressOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
11:45 AM12:45 PMABA Concurrent: With a Little Help from My Friends: The Nuts and Bolts of Amicus Briefs in Bankruptcy CasesOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests - Tickets Must be Pre-Purchased
12:45 PM1:00 PMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
12:45 PM2:45 PMCLLA Luncheon & Program: Detecting Corporate PsychopathsTickets Must be Pre-Purchased
12:45 PM2:45 PMAIRA Luncheon & Program: Other Roles in the Bankruptcy Process – Trustees, Examiners, Why Not Special Masters?Tickets Must be Pre-Purchased
12:45 PM2:45 PMABA Lunch & Education Program: Liabilities Managed! – The Evolution of Liability Management Exercises and Their Treatment in BankruptcyTickets Must be Pre-Purchased
1:00 PM4:00 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! Chicago Street Art WorkshopTickets Pre-Purchased
1:15 PM2:30 PMWalk-Around Chicago: Historic Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago Guided TourOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests - Sign up ahead of time
2:45 PM3:00 PMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
3:00 PM4:00 PMABA Concurrent: Your non-bankruptcy regulator wants to impose conditions on your bankruptcy sale, transaction or plan...When is the Bankruptcy Code not enough to limit that exercise of regulatory power?Open to All Registered Attendees & Guests - Tickets Must be Pre-Purchased
3:00 PM4:30 PMCLLA Education - Koger Program: Crime and Punishment: Ethical Quandaries in Insolvency ProceedingsOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
3:00 PM4:00 PMNCBJ Concurrent: We Live in Interesting Times: All things Supreme Court with Prof. ChemerinskyOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
4:30 PM5:30 PMBankruptcy IDEA ConsortiumOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
4:30 PM6:45 PMABI ReceptionOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
5:00 PM7:00 PMNextGen Alumni ReceptionBy Invitation Only
7:15 PM10:15 PMNextGEN Alumni Reunion DinnerTickets Must be Pre-Purchased
6:45 PM9:00 PMJudges' DinnerJudges & Invited Guests Only
8:00 PM11:00 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! Second City Theater ShowTickets Pre-Purchased
9:00 PM11:00 PMPresidential Suite HospitalityJudges Only
FRIDAY,SEPT 19
7:00 AM5:00 PMRegistration OpenOpen to Registered Attendees & Guests
7:00 AM5:00 PMJudges' Lounge OpenJudges Only
7:00 AM4:00 PMSpeaker Ready Room OpenSpeakers Only
7:00 AM9:00 AMAttendee Breakfast BuffetOpen to Registered Attendees & Guests
7:00 AM open, 7:00 program8:30 AMAnnual NCBJ Membership Meeting, Memorials and Awards, BreakfastJudges Only
8:00 AM5:00 PMExhibitor Hall OpenOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
8:30 AM9:00 AMAnnouncementsRegistered Attendees & Guests
8:45 AM10:15 AMRetired Judges Meeting and ProgramBy Invitation Only
9:00 AM10:00 AMNCBJ Plenary Session: Smarter Than Ever: The Potential and Perils of Artificial IntelligenceOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
9:00 AM3:00 PMJudges Java CaféOpen to Registered Attendees
9:00 AM4:00 PMUSMS Individual MeetingsJudges & Judges Guests Only
10:30 AM11:30 PMNCBJ San Diego Education Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
10:00 AM6:00 PMNCBJ Trolley: Stops at Marriott Marquis, Wacker and Michigan, and Lurie GardensOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
10:00 AM10:30 PMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
10:30 AM11:30 AMABA Concurrent: Merchant Cash Advances in Bankruptcy: the Good, the Bad, the UglyOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests - Tickets Must be Pre-Purchased
10:30 AM11:30 AMABI Concurrent: Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors May Soon Go UniformOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
10:30 AM11:30 AMABI Concurrent: Swimming in the Deep End of the Privilege PoolOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
11:30 AM11:45 AMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
11:45 AM12:45 PMABA Concurrent: Bankruptcy Exceptionalism? Limits on Bankruptcy Court Equity Powers and Jury Trial RightsOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests - Tickets Must be Pre-Purchased
11:45 AM12:45 PMABI Concurrent: Top 7 Rochelle Daily Wire’s No One is Talking Enough AboutOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
11:45 AM12:45 PMABI Concurrent: Collapsing the Single Member/Stockholder EntityOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
12:45 PM2:45 PMKeynote LuncheonTickets Must be Pre-Purchased
12:30 PM4:00 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! Field MuseumTickets Pre-Purchased
1:00 PM4:00 PMNextGEN Social EventTickets Must be Pre-Purchased
1:00 PM4:00 PMNextGEN Social EventTickets Must be Pre-Purchased
1:30 PM4:00 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! Soldier FieldTickets Pre-Purchased
2:00 PM6:00 PMNCBJ AO Benefits MeetingsJudges Meetings with AO by Appointment
2:45 PM3:00 PMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
3:00 PM4:00 PMNCBJ Concurrent: Ferris Bueller's Day in CourtOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
3:00 PM4:00 PMNCBJ Concurrent: Finding Hidden Treasure: Recovery of Assets Located AbroadOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
4:00 PM5:00 PMABA Programs Committee MeetingBy Invitation Only
7:00 PM10:00 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! Dine AroundsOpen to All - Must be Pre-Registered
6:30 PM8:30 PMEXPLORE CHICAGO! River CruiseTickets Pre-Purchased
9:00 PMMidnightThird Party EventOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
SATURDAYSEPT 20
7:00 AM2:00 PMRegistration OpenOpen to Registered Attendees & Guests
7:00 AM11:00 AMSpeaker Ready Room OpenSpeakers Only
7:00 AM9:00 AMAttendee BreakfastOpen to Registered Attendees & Guests
8:00 AM8:15 AMNCBJ Formative 2025/26 Board MeetingJudges Only
8:00 AM2:00 PMExhibitor Hall OpenOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
8:30 AM9:30 AMNCBJ Plenary: Name That Tune: Ethics EditionOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
9:30 AM9:45 AMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
9:45 AM10:45 AMNCBJ Concurrent: Cryptocurrencies and Other Digital Assets Are Here to Stay: Exploring the Intersection of New UCC Article 12 and the Bankruptcy CodeOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
9:45 AM10:45 AMNCBJ Concurrent: Mortgage Loan PotpourriOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
10:45 AM11:00 AMAttendee BreakOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
11:00 AM12:00 PMNCBJ Plenary :Judicial RoundtableOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
12:00 PM2:00 PMExhibitor Booth Tear DownOpen to All Registered Attendees & Guests
2:00 PM3:00 PMNCBJ Chicago Conference DebriefBy Invitation Only