The Culture of Comfort - How Business Suffers from the Pursuit of the Easy Way
Speaker: Tim O'Keeffe, G.L. Huyett
Thursday, November 10, 9:00 - 10:15 am

Do you find yourself working in your business and not on your business?  Are you frustrated by the noise, chaos, and confusion in your life?  Do you struggle to achieve goals and complete projects on time and within budget?  If so, you may be fostering a Culture of Comfort, and in the process of doing what is easy, you may be making your life hard.  In this one-hour seminar, current NFDA Fastener Professional of the Year, Tim O’Keeffe, will walk through ten elements of the Culture of Comfort, that while yielding short-term gain, actually tender long-term pain in your life.  O’Keeffe will share specific tips and follow-up resources that you can use to take back to your business and improve your leadership and stewardship of your organization.  There will be a question and answer session and community sharing of experiences, challenges, and opportunities.  O’Keeffe will share elements of his own journey to the Culture of Excellence, a journey that never ends.

More Troubled Waters Ahead in Global Transportation
Speaker: Chris Donnell, Scanwell Logistics
Thursday, November 10, 10:45 am - 12:00 pm

In this session, Chris Donnell will touch base on several troublesome spots currently affecting global transportation and supply chain issues. Topics to include:

• Potential IWLA/PMA contract negotiations
• The current state of the intermodal contract negotiations and fall-out
• AB5 legislation and its impact on the trucking industry throughout California
• Covid and its current grab on production, labor, and transportation
• Global carrier capacity and rate decline since the beginning of 2022
• The effect the Ukraine/Russian war is having on the global supply chain and transportation

Roundtable Discussions
Friday, November 11, 9:00 - 10:15 am

Join other attendees in small groups for peer-to-peer conversations about the topics that are important to you. Each table will have a moderator with a list of discussion topics to help facilitate the conversation, however, you are not restricted to these questions. Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss? If so, send in advance to Jamie Adams.

• What’s going on in the fastener market?
• What are some of the current challenges?
• What do we need to know to be successful?

Our panel of industry experts will each share their insights into where we are now and what we might see as we move into 2023.