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Join the 2019 TMA #BigTentTour Live!
REGISTER NOW for The 31st TMA Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, September 25-27, 2019 at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown.

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Registration is Open!

The #TMABigTentTour Live is ready to rock at the 2019 TMA Annual in Cleveland, OH. This year's conference is where you'll network and connect with fellow turnaround, corporate restructuring, and corporate health professionals, all while taking advantage of everything Cleveland has to offer. Register now to attend new and improved networking opportunities and a can't-miss educational lineup. Don't take off before the encore performance, the Closing Reception, sponsored by Ritchie Bros., which will be held at the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! Register Now!
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The TMA Big Tent is Ready to Rock

Proud to announce that The 2019 TMA Annual Closing Reception, sponsored by Ritchie Bros., will be held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There is no better place to connect with potential business contacts and to network than among the exhibits of some of the world's best musicians.[[{"fid":"240","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"The TMA Annual Closing Reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"The TMA Annual Closing Reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"The TMA Annual Closing Reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"The TMA Annual Closing Reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"}},"attributes":{"alt":"The TMA Annual Closing Reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame","title":"The TMA Annual Closing Reception at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame","style":"height: 338px; width: 600px;","class":"media-element file-default","data-delta":"1"}}]]
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ConferenceAgenda

Tuesday, September 24  
9:00pm-11:00pm Party in the USA – Pre-Show Party
Hilton TBD
Wednesday, September 25  
8:30am-12:30pm  Great Balls of Fire – Golf at Canterbury Golf Club**
11:00am-1:00pm  R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – Inaugural TMA NOW and IWIRC Lunch and Fireside Chat with the Judges**
Nuevo Cleveland 
11:00 am-1:00pm Hungry Like the Wolf – Cleveland Food Tour**
West Side Market
1:00-7:30pm  Come Together – Attendee Lounge Open
Hope Ballroom A-C
1:00-7:30 pm Registration Open
Lakeside Foyer
2:15 pm-3:00pm I Feel Good Mimosa Bar sponsored by FTI Consulting
Lakeside Foyer
3:00-4:15pm Main Stage Opening Program:
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet  – Mega Trends in the Economy 
 
4:30-5:30pm Into the Groove – First-Time Attendee Reception sponsored by Melcap Partners
Center Street A
5:30-7:30pm The House is Rockin' – Opening Reception sponsored by Huntington Business Credit and Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Hope Ballroom A-C and Foyer
9:00pm-11:00 p.m. Forever Young – NextGen Late Night**
The Corner Alley

Thursday, September 26

  
6:00-6:15am Born to Run – 5K Run/Walk Registration 
Hilton Lobby
6:15-7:15am Born to Run – 5K Run/Walk**
Downtown Cleveland 
8:00am-5:00pm  Come Together – Attendee Lounge 
Hope Ballroom A-C
8:00-9:00am Walking on Sunshine – Networking Breakfast sponsored by Gordon Brothers
Hope Ballroom A-C		  
9:15-9:45am Main Stage:
A Star is Born – Finding Your Firm's Next Rock Star
 
10:00-11:00am Main Stage Education Session Plenary:
Under Pressure – Crisis Communications in the Digital Age
 
11:15am-12:15pm 

Education Session Breakout 1:
Spotlight  – Turnaround Strategy in Sexual Abuse-Related Restructuring Cases


Education Session Breakout 2:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World  – Multilateral Negotiations sponsored by Riemer & Braunstein
 

12:15-1:45pm

Main Stage: This is How We Do It – Luncheon Keynote Speaker 
 
2:00-3:00pm 

Education Session Breakout 1:
ABC, Easy as 1,2,3 – ABCs vs. Bankruptcies vs. Article 9 vs. Receiverships sponsored by Candlewood Partners
 

Education Session Breakout 2:
Welcome to the Jungle – Music, Entertainment, and IP
 
3:15-4:15pm Main Stage Closing Program:
We are the World – International/Cross Border Restructuring
 
4:15pm-5:15pm Just What I Needed – Moscow Mule Bar sponsored by Ashby & Geddes
Hope Ballroom A-C
5:00-6:00pm  We Are the Champions – Chair's Reception*
Eliot's Bar
7:00-9:30pm  The Final Countdown – Closing Reception sponsored by Ritchie Bros.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
9:30-11:00pm Encore Performance: Pump Up the Jam – TMA After Dark sponsored by Alvarez & Marsal
Eliot's Bar
Friday, September 27  
8:00-10:30am Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Grab n' Go Breakfast and 1:1 Meetings
8:30-11:30am When I Ruled the World – Joint Executive Board/Board of Trustees Meeting*
Center Street BC


Agenda subject to change. View the full agenda. 

*Invite only 
** Extra cost to attend 

HotelReservations


 

The Hilton Cleveland Downtown
100 Lakeside Ave. East
Cleveland, OH 44114

Reservation Deadline: September 3, 2019
After the cut-off date, room reservations will be accepted based on hotel availability at the best available rate. 

Room Rate: $209/night plus taxes
Reservation Phone: (216) 413-5000 ext. 1
Group Booking Code: TMA
Online Reservations: Click here to make a reservation