The 2023 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention announced its lineup of speakers for this year’s event, slated for Nov. 14–16 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Event organizers confirmed the lineup of speakers will include:
Kelly McDonald: McDonald is considered one of the nation's top experts in leadership, marketing, customer experience and consumer trends. Her keynote presentation, "How to Grow Business by Selling to and Serving People Not Like You," will demonstrate how deep, values-based connections come to fruition.
Andrew Creamer: Andrew Creamer is COO at Proton.ai and is a Harvard Business School graduate. He will share how artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged across the distribution channel.
Connor Lokar: Connor Lokar, a Senior Forecaster at ITR Economics, will lead a session titled: "Economic Trends in Construction and Consumer Markets."
Jeremy Wall: Jeremy Wall will help lead NAFCD and NBMDA's University of Innovative Distribution (UID) one-day training program that precedes its Annual Convention each year. This workshop, designed for distribution managers, will shine light on the unspoken rules of leadership as well as the fundamentals of setting goals.
Jamie Turner: Jamie Turner is an internationally-recognized author, professor, speaker and news contributor who helps top-tier executives improve their communication skills, productivity and leadership. Attendees have the opportunity to hear from Turner twice, as he is presenting a general session and at UID In-A-Day.
Brian Beaulieu: Brian Beaulieu of ITR Economics will deliver a dispassionate look at the trends that define the economy, giving attendees direction on how to maximize revenue and profit growth.
Registration for the convention, hosted at The Broadmoor, can be found at this link.
