Oct 29, 2019

Pet Industry Leadership Summit offers resources

The Pet Industry Leadership Summit 2020 will be held Jan. 13-15, 2020 in San Diego, California. The Summit 2020 is jointly sponsored by APPA, PIDA and WPA and offers resources to participants that include a mix of networking events and informational sessions.

Resource Highlights

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020

• Tour at San Diego Safari Park
• The Summit’s opening dinner

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020

• Keynote Address: Robyn Benincasa, Leading Through Change
• Industry Updates: PLC, HABRI
• Panel Presentation: The Omnichannel Supply Chain: Competing in a Brave New World
• PIDA Executive Conferences
• Breakout Session: Pet Trends for the Taking — Michael Johnson, FINN CADY Marketing & Professional Services
• Breakout Session: Transparency in the Age of Radical Activism: What the Pet industry Should Know — Hinda Mitchell, Inspire PR

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020

• Keynote Address: Brian Beaulieu — Managing for Growth in an Uncertain Economy
• Industry Updates: PIJAC & The Pet Care Trust
• Keynote Address: Rich Karlgaard — Trump, Tech, Trade, Turbulence, and the 2020 Election
• Breakout Session: Advocating with the Underdog Edge: What It Is, How to Get It, and Why You Need It for Legislative Advocacy Success — Amy Showalter, The Showalter Group
• Breakout Session: The Myths and Realities of Pet Industry Mergers and Acquisitions:  Revelations from a Pet Industry M&A Insider — Carol Frank, BirdsEye Advisory Group, LLC

For more information on The Summit 2020, visit https://pida.memberclicks.net/the-summit-2020-welcome.