
	January 21-23, 2009 The Breakers Hotel One South County Road Palm Beach, FL 33480 www.thebreakers.com 1-888-BREAKERS (273-2537)

	Speaker Liason Karen Rutt, Associate karen@bgsa.com (561) 932-1611

	For more information, please email or call: conference@bgsa.com (561) 932-1608

Conference Overview

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Save the Date: BGSA Supply Chain 2010 will take place Wednesday, Jan. 20 through Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. We hope to see you there!

Highlights of BGSA Supply Chain 2009:

2009 Outlook: Underdeveloped markets continue to offer higher growth. Markets of particular interest include Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Keys to weathering a downturn include developing close relationships, integrating tightly with customers and expanding value-added services.
Strategies for Growth in a Challenging Market: New services, such as deferred ownership of goods and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs, continue to see growth.
Getting Deals Done in a New World Order: Creative financial solutions, such as earn-out and equity financing structures, can help resolve limited availability of credit, gaps between buyer and seller expectations and unpredictable performance expectations in 2009.
Post M&A Integration: Attributes of top performing integrations include clear communication, tight integration project management, empowerment and oversight, speedy execution, and cultural integration planning, even before the deal is complete.
Global Expansion Case Studies: Near-sourcing opportunities are taking hold in Mexico, as well as in emerging markets that offer higher growth.

2009 Conference Brochure

Here's what attendees are saying about BGSA Supply Chain...

Best complete supply chain conference I’ve ever attended.
– Arch Thomason, CEO
Sunland Distribution

Excellent conference with industry leaders from many sectors. A unique opportunity to engage the industry leaders with passion and vision for supply chains’ success.
– Gerry Burns, President & CEO
Data2Logistics

Scope was excellent… Stay current and relevant!
– Rim Gulbinas, President
NCS

Panels and presentations were very impressive and informative. I have several valuable takeaways for our companies.
– Matthew Bates
Evans Network of Companies

One of best forums from point of view of attendees willing to share information… I thought the conference was by far one of the more informative conferences I had been to in a while.
– Michael Fouts, President
CRST LOGISTICS

Congratulations on a well put together conference and for what was by far the best group of attendees I've seen at a conference of that type in my career.
– Derek J. Leathers, COO
VAS and International Werner Enterprises, Inc.