Glimpses of ISA Atlanta 2019
ISA Atlanta holds one of the largest conventions for educating manufacturers, distributors, and IMRs about various industry changes occurring with time. This is a large platform for networking with industry experts and learning new business strategies, trends, and techniques that will eventually help in business growth.
ISA Atlanta 2019 was a grand success, held on 6th to 8th April 2019 in Houston, Texas. The event hosted 6 networking receptions and 3 days filled with multiple educational sessions. Participants were found busy attending various business meetings and discussing issues and challenges faced by them.
The event had an energetic start with Duncan Wardle, Former Head of Innovation and Creativity – Walt Disney Company, who gave the opening keynote speech on Embedding a Culture of Creativity & Innovation into Everyone’s DNA.
The 3-day convention was power-packed with thought-provoking discussions by industry experts like Ed Gerber, President & CEO – ISA, Chuck Delph, President – Vallen, Jim Fall, Vice President – 3M, Marisol Fernandez, Vice President Safety – Bunzl USA, and more.
The discussions were focused on important concepts like Leadership, Strategy, Transparency, Distributor Analytics, Manufacturers Analytics, Independent Rep and Manufacturer Relationship, Data Standardization, and more.
Throughout the convention, there were multiple networking sessions scheduled at regular intervals. The closing keynote was delivered by Alan Beaulieu, President of ITR Economics on Shifting Gears and Looking Ahead – Discussing consumer behavior, policy pressures, labor market and more.
Like every year, this year too ISA awarded 7 scholarships to members and company employees encouraging and supporting them to continue education and/or professional developments. Two types of scholarships were given away by the ISA Foundation.
Gary L. Buffington Memorial Scholarship to Two (2) available up to $5,000 each and,
Allan W. Chartier Professional Development Scholarship to Five (5) up to $1,000 each
The ISA Foundation also gave away the John J. Buckley Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual from the MROP channel for their outstanding service in the industrial supply industry for a long span.
In addition, there was an Innovation Impact award given away to the most innovative leader. The award was sponsored by – 3M, Vallen, PipelineDeals, Rivet | MRO, Sales-i, Weiler Abrasives Group. The most innovative product was chosen from the range of products and services showcased in the new innovation hall.
With all of this and more, ISA Convention 2019 ended on a grand note leaving higher expectations for a grander convention in 2020. If you belong to the community of Distributors, Manufacturers, and IMRs, this is a convention that you must not miss out on. This year you will also get a chance to meet the experts from Altius Technologies and experience their innovative online B2B products and services.
So, visit the official website and register yourself online for the upcoming ISA Convention 2020.