This course is designed for experienced professionals and has a strong focus on application of data and insights to improve business performance. The webinar will discuss fundamentals of predictive analytics, regression models, fundamentals of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and ML (Machine Learning), key characteristics of ML models, supervised and unsupervised ML algorithms, ensemble models and generative AI (ChatGPT/Gemini) and RAG models. The course will review a number of real-world case studies to help members explore how organizations use advanced analytics to achieve various business goals.

This course will offer members practical knowledge and hands-on experience in using descriptive analytics to enhance data-driven decision-making. Participants will learn how data analytics can be applied to various business domains. The webinar will discuss types of data analytics, the basics of exploratory data analytics, data profiling with central tendency and variation techniques, associative descriptive analytics and correlation techniques. The class will include multiple case study analyses of companies effectively using descriptive analytics to advance strategic objectives.

FEDA has partnered with The Association for Finance Professionals (AFP) for a second consecutive year to deliver customized finance education courses to members. Finance professionals who attend the live virtual webinars and complete the survey at the end of each course will be eligible to earn 1.8 CPE credits for their participation. The webinars are open to all members and there is no cost to participate.

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The Special Guest Presentation at the FEDA Executive Leadership Conference featured Kevin Warsh, monetary policy expert and Shepard Family distinguished visiting fellow in economic for the Hoover Institution. Warsh reflected on his work to help guide the United States out of the 2008 financial crisis and covered the lessons from that period that can be applied to the permacrises facing businesses today. As a former member of the Fed Board, he provided an analysis of the Fed’s current policies, particularly regarding inflation, and explain how the board’s actions are impacting businesses. Finally, he decoded what business leaders can expect in both the short and long term and laid out a roadmap for how companies can spur economic growth and foster stability amid turbulent financial markets.

Businesses are abuzz with many exciting, emerging technologies these days, including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and Big Data. The Tech Talks at the 2024 FEDA Annual Executive Leadership Conference explored how to put these technologies to use by sharing the real-world experiences of high-level professionals within the foodservice equipment and supplies industry.

As part of the 2024 FEDA Annual Executive Leadership Conference general session, NAW Chief Government Relations Officer Brian Wild detailed the latest information on the extension of vital tax relief for businesses, overregulation from federal agencies and the Warehouse Worker Protection Act.

This special session from the 2024 FEDA Annual Executive Leadership Conference featured Chad Autry, associate dean of faculty and research at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business. In his presentation, Autry explored how companies can create a more effective supply chain in an era of rapid technological development and increased global instability.

Election analyst Karl Rove, one of the most sought-after political pundits of our time, breaks down the most important facets of the 2024 presidential and congressional races and answers audience questions during the 2024 FEDA Annual Executive Leadership Conference.

This special session at the 2024 FEDA Annual Executive Leadership Conference featured perspectives from Eric Boelter, president of The Boelter Companies, and Lucy McQuillan, president of Alto-Shaam, on various economic pressures, supply chain disruptions, mergers and acquisitions, and other events that are reconstructing the industry and altering how companies operate.