6/9/2014 11:41:00 PM
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SHOW NEWS: Bosch’s Battaglia Slated for STAFDA 2014 State of Manufacturing Speech
Ben Battaglia of Robert Bosch Tool Corp. will give the Associate State of the Industry address at the 2014 Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association convention.
The 38th annual STAFDA convention will be November 9-11, 2014, in Charlotte, NC.
Battaglia is vice president of sales for Bosch, Skil, Dremel, RotoZip and CST Berger. Prior to joining Bosch in 1995, Battaglia was with Orco Construction Supply and Makita Power Tools.
STAFDA president Eric Grabowski will give the Distribution State of the Industry address.
The state-of-the-industry presentations plus the previously announced keynote address by Joe Gibbs, who coached four NFL Super Bowls and is a NASCAR team leader (see FIN February 18, 2014), are on Monday morning.
Sunday workshop speakers are: Cloud & Mobile Computing – Two Trends You Can’t Ignore,” Jeff Gusdorf, BSW Consulting; “End of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Approach to Customers,” Abe WalkingBear Sanchez, A/R Management; Pricing Strategies, Steve Deist, Indian River Consulting Group; Mergers & Acquisitions, How They Affect the Competitive Landscape, Michael Marks, Indian River Consulting, and Jim Miller, Supply Chain Equity Partners; The Manager’s Guide to Dealing with the New Workplace, Kathryne Newton, Purdue University; and Effective Goal Setting, Tom Reilly, Reilly Training.
Alan Beaulieu of the Institute for Trend Research will present an economic forecast on Tuesday.
The opening party will be at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
For information contact STAFDA. Tel: 262 784-4774 Email: info@stafda.org Web: stafda.org
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