Business Columnist to Keynote IPC TMRC
BANNOCKBURN, IL — Columnist, author and small business owner Gene Marks will keynote at the IPC Technology Market Research Conference (TMRC) in late September in Chicago. The keynote, themed “The Next Generation: Creating the Electronics Industry of the Future,” will be held Sept. 24; the TMRC meeting takes place the next day.
Marks’ presentation, “Economic, Political and Other Key Trends: 10 Things Happening Today That Will Affect Your Business Tomorrow,” will look at how the economy, Washington and technology affect businesses, and what successful companies are doing to ensure future profitability.
A columnist for The New York Times, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Fox Business and The Huffington Post, Marks is also the author of several books and often appears on Fox News, Bloomberg and CNBC to discuss business issues. In addition, he owns and operates The Marks Group PC, a 10-person firm that provides customer relationship management technology and consulting services to small- and medium-sized businesses.
The focus and topics for the TMRC are determined in collaboration with a steering committee of industry professionals with a vested interest in a thriving electronics industry. Other sessions at the TMRC will address global economics, high-performance computing systems in the military, nanotechnology, graphene, 3-D packaging, new materials and an interactive session about how companies can position themselves for the future. Representatives from all areas of the electronics industry are invited to attend the TMRC.
