
Quirks Chicago 2026
April 16, 2026 at 3 pm CT
David Kalinowski with co-host Mark Miller, Ph.D. from Synchrony will have a session on “Managing Stakeholder Expectations: Aligning on scope, trade-offs and outcomes“. Participants will learn practical ways to move beyond reactive “everything is urgent” demands and position research as a strategic decision-enabling function.
April 22 – Hoboken, NJ
David Kalinowski with co-host Clara Smyth from Workiva will have a session on “Why Good B2B Research Gets Ignored and How to Make It Drive Decisions”. Register today!
April 28 – May 1, 2026 – Chicago, IL
We will be exhibiting at profitABLE26 in Chicago, hosted by the Professional Pricing Society. David Kalinowski will also be the Keynote on April 30th. His topic is “Decisions, Not Dashboards: The New Pricing Mandate.”

May 17 – 19, 2026 – Chicago, IL
We will be exhibiting at the SIR 2026 Annual Conference in Kansas City. David Kalinowski will facilitate the workshop “From Insight to Impact: Designing Analysis That Moves Leaders to Action.”

GRIT Chicago 2026: Where Strategic Intelligence Fuels Change
September 1-3, 2026 – Chicago, IL
Join us for this exclusive event designed specifically for corporate, brand-side practitioners. Hear from a distinguished lineup of storytellers as they share insights and lessons from careers spent driving growth, managing risk, creating impact, and leading transformation at some of the world’s most innovative and competitive organizations.




















