Welcome to the 15th
Chicago Seminars Heritage Edition
October 24 - 26, 2025 @ the Holiday Inn Chicago Oakbrook
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Welcome to the 15th
Chicago Seminars Heritage Edition
October 24 - 26, 2025 @ the Holiday Inn Chicago Oakbrook
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Speakers
- Mindy Bumgarner, MS FIRE
- Michael Cao
- Chris Carley of Eye of the Flyer
- Brian Cohen of Award Magic
- Andrew D’Amours of Flytrippers
- Greg Davis-Kean of Frequent Miler
- Todd Evans of Disability Parenting
- Shabbir Hakim of cardZTravel
- Andy Hicks, everycountryby50
- Ben Komenkul of Ben’s Big Deal
- Stefan Krasowski of Rapid Travel Chai
- Linda Lay of SoloPear Travel
- Moli of Maple Miles
- Julia Menez of Geobreeze Travel
- Sarah Ramkissoon
- Anshul Singh of Points Miles and Bling
- Bryan Sklar
- Amy Tung of Prince of Travel
- Justin Vacula of Hurdy Gurdy Travel Podcast
- Matthew Weyer
- Andrew Derthick
- …and more to be announced!
Friday Masterclass Sessions:
Friday Morning Masterclasses (8 am – 12 pm; registration opens at 7:30 am):
- Gift Cards, directed by Michael Cao and Shabbir Hakim
- Churning, directed by Andrew Derthick and Candace Keene
- Beginners, directed by Chris Carley and Dave Homyak
- Extreme and Exotic Travel, directed by Andy Hicks and Lisa Hsu
Friday Afternoon Masterclasses (1-5 pm):
- Buying Groups and Gold, directed by Aaron Hurd and Matthew Weyer
- Award Booking, directed by Sarah Ramkissoon and Rachel Yuan
- Canada Focus, directed by Andrew D’Amours and Moli
- Content Creators, directed by Ben Komenkul and Julia Menez
Masterclasses full speaker and sessions list to be announced in August 2025.
Conference Sponsors
- Aligned Incentives
- Bullion Gold Store
- M and A Industries
Registration
Registration fee of $219 includes:
- Admittance to main Chicago Seminars programming, which begin Friday evening and run all day Saturday and Sunday.
- Lunch Saturday and Sunday.
- Coffee/snack breaks.
- A complimentary drink at Happy Hour Saturday night
- Help offset travel costs for our presenters, whose airfare, hotel, registration, and incidental expenses will be covered. Speakers, Presenters, and Event Staff are all volunteer.
- Fees for online registration.
- Other costs, such as name badges, supplies, etc.
Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE
Schedule
Friday
7:30 AM
Friday Masterclasses Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Friday Morning Masterclasses
(separate registration required)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday Afternoon Masterclasses
(separate registration required)
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday Conference Seminars
Saturday
8:00 AM
Saturday Registration Opens
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday Conference Seminars
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday Reception
7:00 PM
Saturday Group Dinners
(self-planned, not included in ticket)
Sunday
8:00 AM
Sunday Registration Opens
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday Conference Seminars
5:00 PM
See You Next Year
2025 Sponsors
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