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.

This new series that has been developed exclusively for FEDA members in partnership with the No. 1 ranked supply chain school in the United States, the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, will explore how companies can seize the opportunities found in widespread disruption and build supply chains of the future. Key to achieving these outcomes is designing supply chains that readily pivot to the demand and supply circumstances they face. The series features cutting-edge applied research conducted at the University of Tennessee over the past five years and examines how companies leveraged different aspects of agility to not only navigate uncertainty but to seize unprecedented market advantages through enhanced supply chain planning and execution processes that are both smart and nimble. These courses are open to all FEDA members at no cost. By watching the supply chain courses and completing the quiz at the end of each course, members will be eligible to earn 1 credit toward their FEDA Supply Chain Certification.

FEDA is partnering with the Association of Finance Professionals (AFP) to present a finance education series for FEDA 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. There is no cost for FEDA members to participate in the finance webinars.

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.

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.