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PalletCentral • January-February 2020 37 Business Risk Management: Scenarios and Solutions As business owners, have you considered how many risks you take every day? How many of them have the potential to change the course of your business or your life in an instant, or over time? Are you prepared for the threats and opportunities that will inevitably come your way? John Smith, PLM, introduces a well- rounded and systematic approach to identifying and considering the risks you see and the risks you don't see. With both insurance and non-insurance related examples, this session will make the case that understanding and considering risk deserves a seat at the table and in every business decision you are making. John Smith is president and CEO of Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM). Under his leadership PLM has grown from a tertiary regional player in the "wood" niche, to the market leader in this segment. They insure 6000 wood-related businesses in 48 states that develop over $250m of written premium. Headwinds, Tailwinds: Using Outside Information to Build a Winning Business Strategy Feature speaker Gene Marks is a media pundit, author and CPA, who helps business owners, executives and managers understand the political, economic and technological trends that will affect their companies and – most importantly – the actions they can take to continue to grow and profit. He provides business strategies to help prepare you and your company for 2020 and beyond. Gene Marks is a past columnist for both The New York Times and The Washington Post, Gene now writes regularly for The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine and The Guardian. Gene has written 5 books on business management, specifically geared towards small and medium sized companies. His most recent book is "In God We Trust, Everyone Else Pays Cash." Gene appears regularly on MSNBC and Fox News where he talks about the financial, economic and technology issues that affect business leaders today. Meet our Exhibitors • Alliance Automation • Automated Industrial Technologies • Automated Machine Systems • Baker Products • Biomass Engineering & Equipment • Brewer Machine & Parts • Connor & Gallagher Insurance Services • Corali-USA • Cresswood Shredding Machinery • ECOBLOKS • Econotool • Euroblock • Fox Lumber • GBN Machine & Engineering • Go Fast Manufacturing • Griffon Force • Hub Industrial Supply • IMAL-PAL Group • Innovative Data Systems • ISK Biocides • Kenne-Saw & Supply • Kiln-Direct.com • LINC Systems • MECANICA CAPE • Metropolitan Staple • Mid Continent Steel and Wire • Nyle Dry Kilns • Pallet Connect • Pallet Machinery Group • PalletWise • Pendu Manufacturing • Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company • Profile Technology • PRS Group • Rotochopper • SII Dry Kilns • Simonds International • Smart Products • Smith Sawmill Service • Southern Mississippi Trading • Storti SpA • Vecoplan Midwest • Viking Engineering & Development • Weston Forest • Wood-Mizer PDS 2020: Beyond Pallet Design NWPCA released the first phase of unit load design for corrugated boxes in PDS in 2019, the first phase in unit load design after years of significant investment in R&D and staffing. This fast-paced session, led by NWPCA staff and leading pallet design experts, explores the new cutting-edge technology that is available in PDS. We'll overview how the unit load analysis for corrugated boxes works and show how pallet design has been revolutionized so that you can provide greater service to your customers. We'll also highlight new design features and some insights into the next release… enhanced unit load design for drums and pails.