Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference 2008 Brochure

NKBA Segment Events Friday, April 11th 12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Wholesale Distributors Greg Stoner CEU: 0.2 Please join the wholesale distributors segment for an engaging presentation on how distributors and manufacturers can thrive in a challenging economy. Greg Stoner, President of MasterBrand Cabinets, will speak on the effects of a possible recession on two-step distribution and what distributors and manufacturers can do to work together to overcome the challenging economy and take advantage of the possibilities it presents. practices and maintain your profit. Thompson has been involved in the kitchen and bath industry since 1972, helping form the NKBA Missouri/Southern Illinois Chapter and serving as NKBA National President from 1990-1991. 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12th 8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Builders/Remodelers’ Breakfast Victoria Downing Silver Sponsor: GE CEU: 0.2 Victoria Downing, president of Remodeling Advantage Inc., will present Low Cost, Hard Hitting Marketing: Tips and Techniques for Attracting Quality Leads. You can be doing wonderful work in the field, but if you can’t attract clients, your expertise will be wasted. Learn how remodelers around the country have turned their companies into lean and mean marketing machines. Manufacturers/Manufacturers’ Representatives’ Breakfast CEU: 0.2 The NKBA 6th annual SHARK breakfast! The event brings together manufacturers in need of reps and hungry reps looking for manufacturers. If you want to hunt - or be hunted - bring your enthusiasm, a well-crafted resume and a stack of business cards. Please note: the $45 member and $70 non-member registration fees apply only to attending the event and do not entitle you to a tabletop display. Manufacturers wishing to purchase a tabletop contact the NKBA at (800) THE-NKBA. Dealers’ Breakfast Thompson C. Price, CKD, CBD, CR Platinum Sponsor: Sub-Zero/Wolf Silver Sponsor: Wood-Mode CEU: 0.2 Thompson C. Price, CKD, CBD, CR, NKBA Hall of Fame inductee, will be presenting Are you Making Money or Just Making a Living? Join this industry expert for a detailed discussion on how you can make changes in your business Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Evening Reception CEU: 0.2 Join the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s DPH segment at the Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Evening Reception. The group will give out the DECO Award for Lifetime Achievement in the decorative plumbing and hardware industry. This important award helps recognize an individual’s dedication and focus to this industry segment. Sunday, April 13th 8:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Designers’ Breakfast Christine Corelli Gold Sponsor: GE Monogram Silver Sponsor: Lamps Plus CEU: 0.2 Join your fellow designers for a special presentation at the Designer’s Breakfast on the very important topic of customer service and how tomorrow’s customer can be yours. Back at K/BIS by popular demand, dynamic speaker and noted author Christine Corelli will help you to obtain answers to tough questions, change your approach to doing business, and more. Manufacturers/Suppliers’ Breakfast David Littlefield & Joseph McGuire Silver Sponsor: Wood-Mode CEU: 0.2 This new event provides NKBA Manufacturers/Suppliers with an exceptional networking forum, as well as the ability to learn segment-specific information from two dynamic industry speakers. David Littlefield, CEO of Littlefield, will demonstrate how strong brands can create more sales. AHAM (Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers) President Joseph McGuire will discuss common manufacturing issues. NEW ! 8 www.kbis.com http://www.wood-mode.com/ http://www.subzero.com http://www.geappliances.com http://www.monogram.com/ http://www.lampsplus.com http://www.wood-mode.com/ http://www.kbis.com

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Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference 2008 Brochure Contents Schedule-at-a-Glance K/BIS Show Floor Exhibitor List Networking & Special Events NKBA Conference Program Professional Development Courses Registration Travel Information

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