Save the Date for 2013 National Meeting, May 4-7, 2013, in Boston, MA. Details will be available in early February 2013.
What is the NAED National Meeting?
With challenges come opportunities for growth, and that's what the NAED National Meeting is all about. The National provides a venue for a vigorous exchange of ideas complete with networking, visionary keynotes, educational speakers and some of the industry's best distributors and suppliers. The National is about important trends and analysis of the electrical distribution channel issues for the top leaders in the industry. You'll find all the ideas, strategies and information you need to be successful in one place.
Who Should Attend?
Senior level and national account executives from across the industry - distributors, manufacturers, allied partners, and manufacturer reps - who are looking for high level networking, trends analysis, and education, plus strategic planning time with trading partners.
View highlights from the 2012 National Meeting
2012 Attendee List
Thursday, April 26, 2012
7:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. – Registration
General Session KeynoteKeynote: Managing for Moderate Growth
Eli S. Lustgarten, Senior Vice President of Longbow Securities, President of ESL Consultants, frequent guest on CNBC
PowerPoint
Friday, April 27, 2012
Workshop
Terms & Conditions: Reading the Fine Print and Getting to a Better Purchase Order
Bernie G. Heinze, Esq., Heinze Group, LLC and Brian Perlberg, Executive Director and Sr. Counsel of ConsensusDocs
Find out more about the ongoing research here.
Education Sessions
ESCO Relationships
Rebecca Foster, Sr Consultant, Vermont Energy Investment Corp.; NAED ESCO Research Project Manager
PowerPoint
Top 10 Things You Can Do to Make a Difference in D.C. - For You and Your Business
Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru at Advocacy Associates, LLC
PowerPoint
Manufacturer Annual Forum
Attracting, Recruiting and Retaining the Best People
Panel Moderator: Diane Thielfoldt, The Learning Cafe & NAED Educational Session Speaker
PowerPoint
Closing Awards Banquet
2012 Arthur W. Hooper Achievement Award
Tom Cloud, chairman of United Electric Supply
2012 NAED Distributor Distinguished Service Award
Larry Stern, president of Standard Electric Supply
2012 NAED Associate Service Award
Liz O'Grady, national sales manager with Thomas & Betts
2012 NAED Industry Award of Merit
Legrand
2011-12 NAED Chair: Outgoing Message from Bob Reynolds
Robert Reynolds, chairman, president & CEO of Graybar
Outgoing message to NAED members for the last time as Chairman of the NAED Board of Directors
2012-13 NAED Chair: Incoming Message from Clarence Martin
Clarence Martin, CEO & CFO of State Electric Supply Company
Inaugural speech to NAED members for the first time as Chairman of the NAED Board of Directors