Weβre only 8 days out from the , the organizationβs premier annual event. If you donβt yet have your flight to Phoenix booked, I suggest you get on it as soon as possible! This yearβs conference has the theme βSucceeding in an Increasinglyβ¨Competitive Environmentβ and the lineup of speakers is impressive. Here are what youβll be missing if you donβt some out to Scottsdale next week:
1. Rob Atkinson. Rob is the author of Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage and will be a featured speaker at the conference. Heβll be looking at the big picture of whether the U.S. can continue to foster an environment where innovation flourishesβand what manufacturers can do to better support this process.
2. Networking with fluid power peers. Thereβs no better place to do it!
3. Hearing how everyone is a CEO. Billy Ray Taylor, the Director of Commercial Manufacturing for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., will be explaining why itβs critical to empower your staff. Billy, who has more than 20 years of experience in all phases of manufacturing management and leadership, will be discussing with attendees how to drive results in your manufacturing operation via strategic deployment and tactical execution.
4. Private tutoring! Richard Kolsky, a lecturer at Northwestern Universityβs Kellogg School of Management, if famous for his βWIN-WIN-WINβ methodology and process. The NFPA is offering βoffice hoursβ with Richard on Friday afternoon, March 8, for private consultations. A limited number of slots are available for attendees to discuss distribution channel issues.
5. The forecast for next Wednesday is 80 degrees and mostly sunny. Thatβcombined with golf, beautiful desert landscapes and myriad excursion optionsβmakes this conference a slam dunk.
If you canβt make it, Iβll be live Tweeting from Scottsdale next week. Follow me at .
