Keynote speakers announced for FPSA annual convention

The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) has selected general session speakers for its 2015 annual convention March 18-20 at the Omni Resorts La Costa in Carlsbad, California. This year’s conference theme is “Expanding Horizons.”

Keynote speaker J. B. Bernstein is a veteran of more than 25 years in the sports marketing industry and the subject of the 2014 Disney film “Million Dollar Arm.” Bernstein will share with conference attendees the inside story that led him to India in search of new baseball talent and ultimately resulted in the first Indian-born men to sign pro contracts in the United States.

Also on the program is Luke Williams, best-selling author and professor of innovation and executive director of the Berkley Entrepreneurship Center at New York University’s Stern School of Business. As one of the most respected voices on innovation leadership, Williams will share concepts from his book “Disrupt: Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business,” with the goal of helping conference attendees to plan and ultimately take advantage of change in the marketplace and in their businesses.

FPSA will be adding a third general session with its inaugural “Lunch ‘n Learn” session, taking place Thursday, March 19. The highlight of this session will be a presentation by Valarie Sparks, who will teach attendees how to maximize LinkedIn as a tool for professional and personal branding and continual network/client engagement in order to stay top-of-mind and stand out among the noise on LinkedIn. The session will include lunch and is open to all conference attendees and spouses.

Registration for the conference is now open with an early-bird rate of $850 for EPSA members and $1,300 for non-members. Register online at www.fpsa.org