NAW (National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors) Executive Summit 2010 – Washington, DC, USA

The Fairmont Washington Hotel,
Washington, DC, USA

The 2010 NAW Executive Summit focuses on several key issues and fundamental: Where is the economy headed? Where are the companies and wholesale distributors, in particular, is it going? Where is our country headed in the Obama in the U.S., continues to battle through the worst recession since the Great Depression?

You will hear and participate in a series of presentations by experts in-depth case studies of the distributor, and peer-to-peer roundtable discussions. Our program will feature prominent speakers from industry wholesale distribution, the public policy sector and the media. The entire program is geared to help increase profitability, improve performance and deliver superior value to its customers despite the gloomy economic environment.
Find out where we go in 2010 when the economy improves slowly to attend the next NAW Executive Summit, Tuesday, January 26th, 2010, 6:00 pm – Thursday, January 28th, 2010, 2:30 pm, Washington, DC .

Networking in roundtable discussions
Executives of the wholesale distribution add their own points of view with the program during the roundtable discussions. Led by captains panel, will have the opportunity to interact directly with industry colleagues from other lines of commerce. Knowing what works and what does not-directly from their industry peers. Roundtable discussions are for wholesale distribution executives and only manufacturer.

Event Agenda
January 26, 2010 / Day 1
6:30 PM    Welcome Reception
7:45 PM    Networking and big business dinners
January 27, 2010 / Day 2
8:00    Breakfast buffet
8:45    Opening Ceremonies
9:00    General Session – “NAW Economic Forecast: Positioning Your Company for 2010 and 2011″
Alan Beaulieu
President, Institute for Trend Research, and Senior Economic Advisor NAW
Alan Beaulieu, President of the Institute for Trend Research, and Senior Economic Advisor Naw, he’s back in the NAW Executive Summit to offer both a macro forecast for U.S. economy and a more accurate prognosis for the different parts of the industry wholesale distribution.
As predicted in last year’s Executive Summit 2009 to date has been a very difficult year for most wholesale distributors. Alan update its forecast for 2010 and 2011. Not all markets move in sync in 2010, of course, to know what will or will not move in a positive direction will make a big difference in your business of wholesale distribution.
New for 2010: After his prognosis, Alan will interact with business executives representing three main customer segments industrial, construction, and retail. Through this discussion, you will learn at their specific segment is likely headed in 2010. This information is critical because distributors serving different customer segments are expected to recover at different rates of speed and direction over the next year. The emphasis will be on concrete actions, taking home ideas to address prevailing economic pressures next year.
You will come away from this special, extended NAW Executive Summit session armed with a detailed economic forecast for 2010-11 and a set of recommendations to profit despite the tough economy.
10:45    General Session – “The first year of the Obama Administration and the first look at what lies ahead”
Michael Barone
Senior Policy Analyst, The Washington Examiner
We are delighted to Michael Barone, a political analyst from the most respected country-join us to put the first year of the Obama Administration in context and share their ideas on policy and politics in the shop in 2010. A regular commentator on Fox News, widely read author, and senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, Michael writes a regular column on politics and policy holders with more intriguing as the fantasies should President Obama, Chaos at the Capitol : All Politics is Loco, and move towards Europe, but Americans want to go? He wrote in April, “Ninety-nine days, 1362 days to go, and we can see quite clearly the path in which Barack Obama wants to take the United States. To put it in terms of geography, who wants to take us some distance to Europe. “And further:” But the transfer of large segments of the U.S. economy from the private sector the public sector has proved more difficult than winning the Democratic primaries and caucuses. “Michael is the founder and co-author of The Almanac of American Politics, on which Walter Cronkite wrote: “If the calendar did not exist, someone would have to invent it.” published biennially since 1971, the Almanac today remains “indispensable” and the “Bible of American politics.”
11:45    Lunch
1:30 PM    General Session – “NAW Legislative Forecast”
Jade West
Senior Vice President-Government Relations, NAW
What is going to try to get Congress and possibly the second year of an Obama administration? Jade West, vice president of NAW Government Relations and lobbyist, is expected most likely to happen with the legislation affecting NAW Executive Summit attendees and their employees, including healthcare reform, taxes, “Check Card” of the CAP and trade, LIFO accounting practices, and more. And since the hearing of the voters at home is so important in the heat of a legislative battle, especially in an election year-Jade will help you better understand how to deliver their message heard.
2:30 PM    General Session – “Distribution of Sales and Marketing Best Practices”
F. Barry Lawrence
Program Director of the Industrial Distribution Program, Texas A & M University
During the past year, the NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence and the Texas A & M University have examined in detail the commercial and marketing activities of 16 companies in wholesale distribution of different sizes and lines of commerce industry . From this work in depth, we have put together the sales and distribution marketing Best Practices and it is time to share with industry.
During this special presentation NAW’s Executive Summit, Dr. Barry Lawrence, director of industrial distribution program and laboratory supply chain systems at Texas A & M University, will describe best practices that made the largest positive contributions to sales and marketing activities of companies studied. Emphasis will be on the practices you can begin applying in your business immediately. And, to show how these practices can be particularly useful in the starting line-up results during the current difficult economic environment.
Best Practices in Action: Following the introduction of Barry, hear directly from executives of two of wholesale distributors who participated in the study of sales and marketing.

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