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"Preparing for 2020: Managing the New Workforce" Kathy Newton, Purdue University Hiring, motivation, training and retaining good talent has never been easy, but the rapid pace of change is going to make this even more challenging over the next fi ve to 10 years. Is your organization ready for it? Consider that fi ve highly- diverse generations will be working in organizations side-by-side with vastly different values, beliefs, and technology skill sets. To be prepared, managers must understand each generation and their distinct characteristics, learn to communicate in different ways to work and build teams with diverse groups, and develop strategies for hiring and retaining them. This session will get you prepared to engage the new, more diverse generation of employees, including the expectations and needs for the ever-growing millennials. "Dealing with the New E-economy" Kathy Newton, Purdue University A new e-economy has emerged, bringing with it a vastly different way of doing business. We are now in a culture of "hyper-connectivity," and with that comes a host of new challenges and opportunities. Issues such as knowledge management, cyber security, a growing need for soft skills, and interacting and competing with talent from around the world are a few of the growing concerns. Come and learn the key principles of the e-economy and what this will mean for your organization. "The Cyber Blacklist: Bulletproofi ng Your Business" John Sileo, CEO of the Sileo Group When it comes to cyber security, you can't possibly do everything—but you must do the right things. This crash course forges a high-level, non-technical path through the sometimes confusing web of human decision making, computer security, mobile technology, Internet connectivity, Additional Topics & Workshops online privacy and cloud computing. By the end of this presentation, you will have an applicable and actionable "blacklist" of next steps to protect your sensitive data, mobile devices, social identity and, ultimately, your profi tability. "Spies, Hackers & Internet Attackers: Personal ID Theft Countermeasures" John Sileo, CEO of the Sileo Group Due to the power of personally identifying information and the rapid rate at which it is being compromised, we must leverage formidable tools to protect everything from Social Security numbers and bank accounts to passwords and intellectual property. This presentation delivers those exact identity theft prevention tools in an interactive presentation inspired by John's life-changing battles with identity theft and privacy exposure. You will leave with fi ve critical next steps to protect the digital and physical data that make up your identity and the identities and wealth of your family Special Breakfast Panel Discussion Thursday, March 31, at the Annual Members Meeting (Sponsored by InSinkErator & Metro) What are the trends that will impact dealer salespeople? How is the E&S Industry fairing? Foodservice Equipment Report's Publisher Robin Ashton and Foodservice Equipment & Supplies Editorial Director Joe Carbonara discuss the specifi cs at a special panel discussion during the Members-Only Breakfast. Two Programs Presented by Distribution Specialist Mike Marks for Companies Over $50 Million (but all are welcome) "Business Model and Strategy Transitions" This industry was built on a channel model of manufacturers going to market through dealers that relied on a customer intimacy strategy of high service to meet the needs of the base. Today, manufacturers have other alternatives to gain access to the market and customers have a wide array of choices on what to buy and where to buy it. Marks' session will focus on evolving business strategies that move beyond the current industry foundation, including the alignment of customer segments into strategic business units and the application of portfolio strategy. There will also be two models shared that deal with shifting growth and investment strategies from reactive and opportunity-driven to intentional and strategy-driven. "Digital Strategy Transition" Distributors and suppliers are wrestling with content, data, e-commerce platforms and marketing. This session gets past the Amazon hype and provides practical steps to help distributors become more user-friendly to their customers. Topics discussed include integrated marketing best practices and lessons learned in other channels for optimizing data and content. Marks also will outline the keys to effectively build and implement a digital strategy as an integral part of the company strategy.