Speakers will examine economic forecasts and business relationships.
Executives attending the Pet Industry Distributors Association’s 2009 Management Conference, to be held Jan.13-16 at the newly renovated PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., will be able to take advantage of additional one-on-one executive conference with current and prospective trading partners.
If you haven’t scheduled your appointments, there’s still time, says PIDA (Bel Air, Md.). Use the sample at www.pida.org/newsletter/1108/agenda.pdf to plan your meetings.
Alan Beaulieu, senior analyst, economist and principal with the Institute for Trend Research (Concord, N.H.), will explain the economic forecast, the impact of inflation, how the U.S. economy is affected by the off-shoring of corporate product facilities and what leading economic indicators you should watch.
Rob Stevenson, author of the best-selling book How to Soar Like an Eagle in a World Full of Turkeys, will cut to the core of performance, both business and personal, and discuss ways to make your business more creative, aggressive and innovative.
For details, visit www.pida.org. [January 2009 PET AGE]
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