NACS Show 2025
  • McCormick Place Convention Center
  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
  • Expo: October 15-17, 2025
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2024 Election Preview: The Convenience and Fuel Retailing Industry Edition

Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.
Government Relations
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert/Expert Interview

The 2024 Elections are just around the corner, and the stakes are higher than ever before, with all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, 11 Gubernational offices and 1 Presidential ticket on the ballot - will we witness a Republican resurgence, or will the Democrats maintain their majority control? With so much at play, the results will have far-reaching implications, particularly for the future of our industry. Join esteemed political analyst Jim Ellis and the NACS Government Relations team for an in-depth preview of the 2024 elections and a discussion about how the outcomes could impact the convenience store industry. This session will cover key federal House and Senate races, gubernational contests and the Presidential election. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the upcoming elections and how they might shape the future legislative and regulatory landscape for your business. 

 

October 08, 2024

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PDT

Pavilion 3/4



Add to Calendar 10/08/2024 9:15 AM 10/08/2024 10:15 AM America/Los_Angeles NACS Show Education Session - 2024 Election Preview: The Convenience and Fuel Retailing Industry Edition

The 2024 Elections are just around the corner, and the stakes are higher than ever before, with all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, 11 Gubernational offices and 1 Presidential ticket on the ballot - will we witness a Republican resurgence, or will the Democrats maintain their majority control? With so much at play, the results will have far-reaching implications, particularly for the future of our industry. Join esteemed political analyst Jim Ellis and the NACS Government Relations team for an in-depth preview of the 2024 elections and a discussion about how the outcomes could impact the convenience store industry. This session will cover key federal House and Senate races, gubernational contests and the Presidential election. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the upcoming elections and how they might shape the future legislative and regulatory landscape for your business. 

 

 Las Vegas Convention Center: Pavilion 3/4

Speakers

Lyle Beckwith

Sr. V.P. Government Relations
NACS

Lyle Beckwith, Senior Vice President, Government Relations 
Beckwith is responsible for the design and implementation of strategies that successfully achieve the association’s government...

Anna Ready Blom

Director, Government Relations
NACS

Anna Ready Blom serves as a Director of Government Relations at the National Association of Conveniences Stores (NACS).  In this role she advocates for the policy priorities of the convenience...

Jim Ellis

President
Ellis Insight LLC

As creator of the Ellis Insight publication and Senior Political Analyst for the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), Jim Ellis analyzes electoral politics and reports upon...
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