The CLDA 2020 Executive Leadership Summit: Strategic Survival took place September 23-24 in our first-ever virtual format and included some 125 leaders in the logistics industry from 26 states. The annual event included interactive workshops and a virtual networking ‎Happy Hour at the end of the first day sponsored by Wise Systems. Other conference sponsors included: Optym ‎and Key Systems.‎

The sessions included:‎

• Sales Leadership in Times of Uncertainty presented by Lance Tyson, President and CEO, Tyson Group
• Strategic Thinking: Why Strategic Planning is No Longer Enough, and What to do About It, presented by Wes Gipe, Business Advisor, Aileron
• Leading Inclusively, presented by Dr. Djoly Souffrant, President of Djoly Souffrant, LLC
• Updates on COVID-19’s Impact on the Industry by Dr. Jim Tompkins, founder and chairman of
  Tompkins International

For the second year the Summit was led by management trainer, consultant and author Ed Eppley, Founder of ‎the Eppley Group. He provided context for each session and encouraged participants to apply the ‎knowledge they gathered in the sessions to their own businesses.‎ For a detailed overview, CLDA 2020 ELS Recap.