August 2021 Volume 3

INDUSTRY NEWS

Get the Detroit Experience

We are excited to be hosting Forge Fair 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. Up-and-coming restaurants, new hotels, scenic and social parks, public transit, bike lanes and a walkable international riverfront are redefining Detroit. Architecture from Albert Kahn and Isamu Noguchi can be found next to 24-hour spots selling street food and stylish speakeasies pouring locally crafted beer and cocktails. The city’s Greektown, Eastern Market, The District Detroit, Corktown and Midtown neighborhoods are flourishing with action. The downtown district is a hub of activity with theaters, music venues and two of downtown’s professional sports facilities, Comerica Park and Ford Field, side by side. The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau (DMCVB) is your resource for all things Detroit. Visit them online at www. VisitDetroit.com.

TCF Center: The Forge Fair 2021 venue, TCF Center is Detroit’s major convention facility. The facility recently put the finishing touches on a $279 million, five-year renovation project. From the riverside atrium to the 40,000-square-foot Grand Riverview Ballroom, from the giant video display entrances and a robust Wi-Fi system throughout the facility, TCF Center has everything Forge Fair exhibitors and attendees need.

Congratulations to the TCF Center for receiving their GBAC STAR™ Facility Accreditation. GBAC STAR™ is the cleaning industry’s only outbreak prevention, response, and recovery accreditation for facilities. FIA takes the health and safety of our Forge

Fair attendees very seriously and we are happy to be partnering with a facility that goes above and beyond to ensure everyone's well-being.

Forge Fair 2021 Keynote Speaker Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence

Women in Forging Panel

Moderated by Ashleigh Walters, President, Onex, Inc. this panel session will cover topics such as transitioning into the next generation; men becoming mentors and allies to women in the industry; finding work/life balance; labor and workforce development; and more. Panelists will include female leaders from FIAMember companies.

Dr. Christopher (Chris) Kuehl is the managing director of Armada Corporate Intelligence and one of the co-founders of the company. He has been Armada's economic analyst and has worked with a wide variety of private clients and professional associations in the last 18 years.

Thursday, October 28 │ 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

He is the chief economist for the National Association for Credit Management (NACM). He prepares NACM's monthly Credit Managers Index. Chris makes approximately 100 presentations each year to business and industry associations in the US and overseas, and is available to speak at FIA member company events for a reduced rate. He has a doctorate in Political Economics, advanced degrees in Soviet Studies and Asian Studies and was a professor of international economics

and finance for over 15 years prior to starting Armada. Wednesday, October 27 │ 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

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