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Derry will walk participants through the history of
the development of data analytics. He will describe the
learning journey and processes to help management
define what data they have, what data they need, and
what data they can use. Derry will share several real-world
examples from his own stewardship of the process at
Field and will invite audience participants to share their
own experiences.
There will be a brief discussion on the impacts of
artificial intelligence and near-term potential future uses.
China Invades or Blockades Taiwan? If So,
When? How? Why? How Would the World
React?
Presented by Donald Critchlow, Center for
American Institutions at Arizona State
This session will examine in depth one of the most
critical and vital risks that the fastener industry has ever
encountered: war in Taiwan or a naval blockade of trade.
Donald Critchlow is the Katzin Family Professor and
Director of the newly established Center for American
Institutions at Arizona State University. He is the author of
many books including Revolutionary Monsters: Five Men
Who Turned Liberation into Tyranny (Regnery, 2021) and
In Defense of Populism: Protest and Democracy (University
of Pennsylvania Press, 2020. He has written for NewsMax
magazine, the New York Post, Claremont Review of Books,
and other prominent conservative outlets. He is frequently
interviewed by major international news outlets. He has
lectured throughout Europe, as well as in China and Brazil.
For more information and to register for the event go to
www.nfda-fastener.org.
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