{"id":3831,"date":"2017-06-08T06:45:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T06:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2017-06-08T06:46:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T06:46:46","slug":"mhi-announces-annual-conference-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/mhi-announces-annual-conference-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"MHI Announces Annual Conference Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> has announced its speaker lineup for the 2017 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> Annual Conference, which takes place October 1-4, 2017 in Boca Raton, Florida. The conference will focus on key themes identified by the recently released U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling &amp; Logistics 2.0 and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> 2017 Annual Industry Report including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Industry 4.0<\/li>\n<li>Building the Future Supply Chain Workforce<\/li>\n<li>The Current and Future State of Distribution Center Technology<\/li>\n<li>Marketing in the Supply Chain Industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conference will feature four keynotes and six conference tracks. Each track includes a &#8220;class&#8221; session with a traditional presenter or panel, and a &#8220;lab&#8221; session that offers a more interactive, hands-on experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> Annual Conference Keynote Speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David Roberts, GSP Director, Singularity University<\/li>\n<li>Susan, O\u2019Malley, Former President of the Washington Capitals and the Washington Wizards and First Female President of a Professional Sports Franchise<\/li>\n<li>Josh Linkner, Tech Entrepreneur, Hyper-Growth Leader and Best-Selling Author<\/li>\n<li>Jason Schenker, President, Prestige Economics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited about this year\u2019s conference line-up,\u201d said George Prest, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a>. \u201cEach speaker brings a unique message and outlook to on the key trends and technologies we see impacting material handling and supply chain professionals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3832\" style=\"width: 969px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3832\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3832\" src=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"959\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest.jpg 959w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest-184x230.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest-440x550.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest-308x385.jpg 308w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest-260x325.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/keynote-GeorgePrest-304x380.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Prest, CEO of MHI<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The conference is open to both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> members and non-members. &#8220;The goal is to bring <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> members (who supply industry solutions) and the users of those solutions together to collaborate, share knowledge and address current manufacturing and supply chain challenges and develop new solutions for improved supply chain performance in the future,&#8221; added Prest.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and registration regarding the 2017 MHI Annual Conference, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhi.org\/conference\">www.mhi.org\/conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MHI has announced its speaker lineup for the 2017 MHI Annual Conference, which takes place October 1-4, 2017 in Boca Raton, Florida. 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