2010 Education Seminars At-A-Glance

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

All Day

Paint & Accessories Buying Event sponsored by Lancaster
Booth #3727

Radio Stage
Nationally syndicated radio shows will be broadcasting LIVE from the National Hardware Show Radio Stage!

8:45am

NHS Opening Ceremony
Presenter: Pat Farrah, Co-Founder, The Home Depot
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Farrah has more than 45 years of experience in the hardware and home improvement industry, during which time he established himself as a merchandising wizard and a key player in the founding and early success of Home Depot. Farrah will enter the Home Channel Hall of Fame during the Golden Hammer Awards ceremony on Tuesday evening. Please join Pat Farrah and the National Hardware Show at the Opening Ceremony on Tuesday morning.

9:00-9:30am

NRHA TV
Presenter: NRHA
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware and tools industry.

PDRA Spotlight: PDRA Education and Industry-Related News
Presenter: PDRA
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the paint and accessories industry.

9:00-10:00am

National Hardware Show Information
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.

9:30-9:45am

Product Demo Presented by Grosfillex, Inc.
Presenter: Kathleen Murphy, Marketing & Consumer Products Division, Grosfillex USA
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware and tools industry with a special emphasis on Storage & Organization.

9:30-10:30am

What NOW? Selling to the Post-Crisis Consumer
Presenter: Doug Stephens, President of Retail Prophet Counsulting
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the paint and accessories industry.

9:45-10:00am

As Seen on TV Products
Presenter: Angelo Bianco, Vice President, Sales, Telebrands
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

10:00-11:00am

The Evolving Home Improvement Industry
Presenter: Dan Tratensek, Editor/Vice President of Publishing, Hardware Retailing Magazine, NRHA
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

2009 Universe Study - State of the Industry
Presenter: Norman B. Hamilton, Casual Living Magazine
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.

10:30-11:00am

11:00-11:15am

11:00am-12:00pm

The Customer You Don't Know: Profiting from the coming Demographic Storm
Presenter: Ken Gronbach, CEO of KGC Direct
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams interested in being in front of the curve for the evolving buying demographics.

11:00am-12:30pm

LIVE from the National Hardware Show - Twitter Party!
Hosted by: Deborah Shearer - Mrs. Organized and Allie Wandner of Organize.com
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: All Categories wanting to experience a live case study on social media.

11:15am-12:00Noon

The What and Where of 2010 Planned Home Improvement Projects
Presenter: Fred Miller, Executive Director, Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI)
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

12:00-1:00pm

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Why She Buys: The New Strategy for Reaching the World's Most Powerful Consumers.
Presenter: Bridget Brennan, CEO Female Factor
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: All categories.

12:30-12:45pm

Square Footage Gardening - Double Your Garden Customers
Presenter: Mel Bartholomew, Creator of "Square Foot Gardening" and Founder of The Square Foot Gardening Foundation
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.

1:00-2:00pm

10 Projects Retailers Should Own
Presenter: Jesse Carleton, Associate Editor, Hardware Retailing Magazine
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

Generation Bu Y: Connecting with the New Power Consumer
Presenter: Kit Yarrow Ph.D., Chair of the Psychology Department at Golden Gate University
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams interested in understanding Generation Y.

Panel Discussion: Create Inspiration with Hard Goods and Green Goods
Presenters: Faith Savage, Retail Manager, Goldsmith Seeds/Syngenta Flowers; Chris Sexton, Retail Market Manager, Conrad Fafard Inc.; Ron Greening, Director of Marketing, Dramm Corp., Tim Hodson, Editorial Director, Lawn & Garden Retailer Magazine
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.

2:00-3:00pm

PDRA Spotlight: PDRA Education and Industry-Related News
Presenter: PDRA
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams interested in building your brand through TV and Cable media exposure.

How to Increase the Value of Your Business
Presenters: Richard G. Pontz, The Lawn & Garden Performance Group LLC, Rick Piper, Brent Freeman, Piper International
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.

3:00-3:30pm

3:00-4:00pm

Social Networking Roundtable
Moderator: Jaime Koch, Associate Editor, Hardware Retailing Magazine
Panel Members: Mark Bachmann, partner, Marcus Thomas LLC; Marc Robichaud, owner, UJ Robichaud TIMBR Mart; Chuck Gose, director of business development and social media, MediaTile; and Ryan DeArment, VP Sales & Marketing, Channellock, Inc.
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

3:30-4:30pm

HGTV Consumer Research
Presenters: Norman B. Hamilton, Casual Living Magazine
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.

3:30-5:00pm

PDRA Show Hospitality
Presenter: PDRA
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
PDRA Scholarship Award presented to a deserving family member, employee or family member of an employee affiliated with a PDRA member store.

4:00-4:30pm

PDRA Scholarship Award
Presenter: PDRA
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
PDRA Scholarship Award presented to a deserving family member, employee or family member of an employee affiliated with a PDRA member store.

4:00-5:00pm

4:30-5:30pm

5:00pm

26th Annual Golden Hammer Awards
Location: Room N246
Who Should Attend: All Retailers, Wholesalers and Distributors (Admitted Free).

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

All Day

Paint & Accessories Buying Event sponsored by Lancaster
Booth #3727

Radio Stage
Nationally syndicated radio shows will be broadcasting LIVE from the National Hardware Show Radio Stage!

9:00-9:15am

9:00-9:30am

PDRA Spotlight: PDRA Education and Industry-Related News
Presenter: PDRA
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams interested in building your brand through TV and Cable media exposure.

9:30-10:15am

3-Green Product World
Presenters: Mark Watson, Co-Founder, Eco Traction
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: All Categories.

9:30-10:30am

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ethical Leadership; Imagine the Possible; The Impact of Culture on Success.
Presenter: Donald G. Soderquist, Former Senior Vice Chairman, Wal-Mart Stores
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)

Green-tailing: Turning Green into Green
Presenter: Justin Doak, President of Ecoxera
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, and distributors interested in learning about the opportunities in green retailing.

10:30-11:00am

PDRA Spotlight: PDRA Education and Industry-Related News
Presenter: PDRA
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams interested in building your brand through TV and Cable media exposure.

10:30-11:30am

What Works On-Line (WOW)
Presenters: Penny Schneck, Online Sales Manager, Reed Business Information Services Retail Group
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: All Categories.

10:45-11:45am

NRHA's Packaging and Merchandising Awards
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

11:00am-12:00pm

The Rise of Social Media
Presenter: Doug Stephens, President of Retail Prophet Counsulting
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the paint and accessories industry.

11:30-11:45am

Square Footage Gardening - Double Your Garden Customers
Presenters: Mel Bartholomew, Creator of "Square Foot Gardening" and Founder of The Square Foot Gardening Foundation
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.

11:45am-12:30pm

11:45am-12:45pm

Generational Marketing
Presenter: Jim Robisch
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

12:00-1:00pm

12:30-1:30pm

Social Media and the Independent Garden Center: Stop Talking, Start Doing
Presenters: Kimberly Bird, Calloways Nursery, Vice President of Retail Marketing, Calloways Nursery; Paige Worthy, Managing Editor, Lawn & Garden Retailer
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.

12:45-1:00pm

New Product Launch Spotlight Awards Presentation
Presenter: National Hardware Show
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: All Categories.

1:00-2:00pm

NRHA Top Guns
Moderator: Dan Tratensek, Editor/Vice President of Publishing, Hardware Retailing Magazine, NRHA
Presenter: Adam Busscher, Owner of Picton Home Hardware; Charles Cole, President of Cole's Home Solutions; Ruth Denault, President of Denault's True Value; and Bill Friedman, President of Friedman's Home Centers
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

Winning in a Multi-Cultural World
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: All Categories.

1:30-2:00pm

2:00-3:00pm

Homewares Show Awards
Presenter: National Hardware Show and HomeWorld Business
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

Social Media: Using Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to grow your business
Presenter: Doug Stephens, President of Retail Prophet Counsulting
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the paint and accessories industry.

Garden Center Merchandising Case Study
Presenters: Kimberly Bird, Calloways Nursery, Vice President of Retail Marketing, Calloways Nursery; Paige Worthy, Managing Editor, Lawn & Garden Retailer
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.

3:00-4:00pm

Understanding Today's DIYer
Presenter: Dan Tratensek, Editor/Vice President of Publishing, Hardware Retailing Magazine, NRHA
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

Building Brands, Launching Lifestyle Changes
Presenter: Joe DePreta, VP of Marketing at Wharton Innovative Products, LLC.
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden and outdoor living industry.

3:30-4:30pm

PDRA's 2009 Top-of-the-Line Retailer Awards
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
This presentation will honor single-store and multi-store retailers who have excelled at promotional or community involvement initiatives.

3:30-5:00pm

4:00-5:00pm

As Seen on TV Panel Discussion
Hosted by: Peter Giannetti, editor-in-chief, HomeWorld Business; Roger Israni, VP of Sales, Ontel Products
Panel: Angelo Bianco, VP Sales, Telebrands; Mike Govindani, VP Sales, Idea Village; Roger Israni, National Sales Manager, Ontel Products, Rob Savage, Buyer, Ace Hardware
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

5:00-7:00pm

Retailers Choice Awards
Hosted by: Dan Tratensek, Editor/Vice President of Publishing, Hardware Retailing Magazine, NRHA
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

International Reception
Location: North Hall N246
Who Should Attend: All International attendees and exhibitors (Admitted Free).

Thursday, May 6, 2010

All Day

Paint & Accessories Buying Event sponsored by Lancaster
Booth #3727

Radio Stage
Nationally syndicated radio shows will be broadcasting LIVE from the National Hardware Show Radio Stage!

9:00-9:30am

9:00-10:00am

Going Beyond the Core
Presenter: Kaitlin Foley, Assistant Editor, Hardware Retailing Magazine
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware & tools industry.

9:30-10:30am

It's a Wired, Wired World: The Future of Retail Technology
Presenter: Doug Stephens, President of Retail Prophet Counsulting
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters interested in learning the fundamentals of social media.

Appeal to a New & Emerging Customer Base
Presenters: Bill Calkins - IGC Business Manager, Ball Horticultural Company
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.

10:15-11:00am

Think Outside the Box – Utilize USPS as a Strategic Tool For Transportation
Presenter: Mary P. Anderson, Manager, Pricing, Sales and Communications, Expedited Shipping
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers.

10:30-11:00am

10:30-11:30am

Growing with the Next Generation
Presenters: Kelly D. Norris, Rainbow Iris Farm; Paige Worthy, Managing Editor, Lawn & Garden Retailer
Location: Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Stage (North Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the lawn, garden & outdoor living industry.

11:00am-12:00pm

More Effective Marketing
Presented by: Phil Mitchell, Founding Partner, Discovery-Based Retail
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers.

The Talent Glut: Why North America's Employee Talent Pool Will Soon Be Bottomless
Presenter: Ken Gronbach, CEO of KGC Direct
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: All Categories.

11:30am-3:00pm

12:00-12:30 pm

12:00-3:00pm

PDRA Spotlight: PDRA Education and Industry-Related News
Presenter: PDRA
Location: PDRA Show & Future Fair Stage (Show Floor, Central Hall)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams interested in building your brand through TV and Cable media exposure.

12:30-12:45pm

Product Demo Presented by Grosfillex, Inc.
Presenter: Kathleen Murphy, Marketing & Communications Consumer Products Division, Grosfillex USA
Location: NRHA Village and Industry Summit Stage (Central Hall Lobby)
Who Should Attend: Manufacturers, retailers, distributors, importers, exporters, sales and marketing teams and designers, in the hardware and tools industry with a special emphasis on Storage & Organization.

1:00-1:15pm

1:30-3:00pm