Management conference offered by Center for Growing Talent

Management conference offered by Center for Growing Talent

The Produce Marketing Association's Center for Growing Talent is offering a conference for mid-level managers in September.

Called the High Performance Management Conference, the event is slated for Sept. 19-22 in Chicago, according to a news release.
"Every industry executive wants what this experience delivers: It encourages our mid-level managers to expand their thinking, and teaches them to tackle business challenges from a more strategic point of view," the center's board chairman-elect Leonard Batti, president of Taylor Farms Florida, said in the release.
The conference features speakers including:

  • Networking expert Michael Goldberg;
  • Emmy award-winning journalist Bob McNaney;
  • Corporate trainer and best-selling author Dr. Andy Neilliel; and

  • Produce Marketing Association CEO Bryan Silbermann.
Event information and a link to a registration form is available online.

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