Thursday, July 14
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:30am-6pm | Ongoing Registration | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7:45am-5pm | Exhibitors Available | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 7:45-9am | First-Timer and General Breakfasts, concurrent | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 9:15-9:45am | Welcome | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 9:45-10:45am | Plenary I - Pico Iyer | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 11am-12:15pm | Town Hall Gathering - Responses to Plenary and Other Hot Topics | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 12:15-12:45pm | Pick-up Box Lunch, head to Council/Forums | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 12:45-3:15pm | Council and Forum Sessions | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 2-5pm | SmART Bar | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| PM | Afternoon Snack available | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 3:45-5pm | Three Break-Out Sessions: Management, Artistry, Technology | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 3:45-5pm | Special Break-Out Session: Audience Engagement - Engaging Dance Audiences | Hyatt Regency McCormick Place |
| 5:30-7:30pm | Group Dine-Arounds | |
| 8:00pm | Chicago Performance Showcase I | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago |
| 10pm-midnight | 2-3 Buses Loop to Hotel |









