2019 Hardi Annual Conference
The HARDI Annual Conference 2019 was held in New Orleans from December 7 to December 10. Posted: December 18, 2019.
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An expert panel
EGGS AND INTEL: HARDI's Tim Fisher (market intelligence leader), Dan Vida (unitary market analyst), Deepa Raghavan (Wells Fargo Securities), HARDI CEO Talbot Gee, an expert panel delving into the current market.
Product Expo
MAJOR NETWORK(ING): Once the doors opened on this year's product expo, the crowd moved in among the dozens of exhibitors and conversations quickly ensued.
Demographer Ken Gronbach
VOLUME, VOLUME, VOLUME: Demographer Ken Gronbach compelled lunch attendees to look at their businesses, and the future in general, through a fundamental lens of population growth and decline.
Marketing "chief troublemaker" Dustin Garis
CHANGE IT UP: Marketing "chief troublemaker" Dustin Garis delivered a keynote focusing on creating life experiences and how disrupting daily routine can benefit employees, customers, and the bottom line.
AHRI vice president of regulatory affairs Helen Walter-Terrinoni
HOT TOPIC: AHRI vice president of regulatory affairs Helen Walter-Terrinoni offered a part refrigerant primer, part current affairs update about the evolution of flammable refrigerant use.
HARDI Mexico team members
Team Mexico: HARDI CEO Talbot Gee (left) and HARDI Executive Director, Mexico, Guitze Messina flank HARDI Mexico team members recognized for the association's development in that country.
Free head shots
IMAGE ENHANCEMENT: One bonus for attendees mingling between sessions: a photographer offering free head shots to use for promo and marketing.
Improving understanding between distributors and contractors
CONTRACTOR CHAT: Lee Rosenberg of Rosenberg Indoor Comfort and Lanny Huffman of Hickory Sheet Metal talk about what they value most in a distributor relationship.
Political personalities Mary Matalin and James Carville
PUNDITRY POWER COUPLE: Political personalities Mary Matalin and James Carville flashed some socks and witty banter about the affairs of the day.
HARDI's Alex Ayers and Palmer Schoening
REPORT FROM DC: HARDI's Alex Ayers and Palmer Schoening briefed attendees on the latest legislative accomplishments affecting distributors and what 2020 might hold.
Holiday music
HO HO HOSPITALITY: Monday night brought assorted receptions after the day's formal agenda, with this trio bringing some holiday music to one company's festivities.