Practical strategies for setting short- and long-term business goals to help young professionals identify ways they can directly contribute to company operations while maintaining focus on the organization's strategic goals. Attendees will learn how to develop impactful goals, set realistic expectations, measure progress and ultimately achieve objectives. Earn 1 credit toward FEDA Leadership Certification.

Learn more about cybersecurity basics and what individuals can do to protect their company from online threats. The program was moderated by Rich Walsh, president and CEO of SmartSource Management, and featured insights from a panel of experts, including Matthew Eggers, vice president of cybersecurity policy and legislation for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; James Rogers, CIO for KaTom Restaurant Supply; and Mary Ellen Seale, director, CEO and founder of the National Cybersecurity Society. Earn 1 credit toward FEDA Operations Certification.

Chef, restaurateur, New York Times Best Selling author and Emmy Award-winning TV host, Guy Fieri is one of the world’s most recognizable and influential culinary stars. Fieri shared how he helped lead an inspiring and successful campaign to support and rebuild the restaurant industry during and after COVID.

10:30 a.m. CDT Tuesday, Dec. 6 The value-added sales call is the tactical execution of the Value-Added Selling Process®. The eighth and final part of the 2022 Live Webinar series will demonstrate a step-by-step execution of the process in front of the customer.

10:30 a.m. CDT Tuesday, Nov. 8 In this phase of the sales process, dealers are supporting the customer and providing a smooth, seamless transition. Part seven of the 2022 Live Webinar Series on value-added selling will discuss after-market strategies for delivering on all the promises made to the customer on the front end.

​Young industry leaders learned how one company built a culture focused on diversity and inclusion, which included leadership’s strong commitment and accountability for creating opportunities for candidates of color, expanding global and diverse talent and building a more inclusive workplace.

​Steve Forbes is chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, one of the world’s most successful business magazines for more than a century. An internationally recognized expert in global economics and finance and an advocate for businesses, Forbes shared his concerns about the most serious barriers impacting U.S. economic recovery, including inflation’s effect on the current and coming stock market; proposed tax hikes; the impending wave of antitrust actions; and regulatory blunders that are crushing American ingenuity.

​Some of the FES industry’s most successful manufacturers discussed manufacturer and dealer challenges and opportunities related to labor shortages, evolving industry technology, equipment innovation, and a focused on supply chain resiliency through sustainability, visibility and technology

​Dirk Beveridge is the founder of UnleashWD, the premier design, strategy and innovation firm in wholesale distribution. Beveridge shared the insights he gained from traveling across the United States post-COVID to gather data from distributors in a variety of industries. This culmination of insights, called “Unapologetically You,” from his We Supply America tour, asserts that independent distributors can and are competing effectively today and should be recognized as the “Noble Generation” for keeping the nation’s economy, workforce and supply chain going strong despite unfathomable setbacks over the last several years. Beveridge also discussed how dealers can overcome their own false narratives about their industry that keep them from having the confidence to forge ahead in new ways they never thought they could before.

​The conference opened by welcoming leaders working on behalf of foodservice operators, including President and CEO of the California Restaurant Association Jot Condie, who will provide an overview of the state of the foodservice industry and the policy and operational needs of its more than 22,000 members. Additionally, 30-year restaurant industry veteran and now Black Box Intelligence CEO David Cantu discussed his views on restaurant recovery and what the data on over 87,000 restaurants is telling us about the foodservice challenges ahead.