MAY 5-7, 2018

FOUR SEASONS RESORT • PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

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The premier conference for forging executives to connect with their peers and gain valuable insight

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ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS2018 FIA

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WELCOME FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Dear Friends:

I would like to extend a personal invitation for you to join me at the 2018 FIA Annual Meeting of Members taking place from May 5-7, 2018 at the Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

This year’s presentations will focus on timely topics such as recruiting and developing your workforce, becoming the fullest leader you can be and strategic planning for your business. Our representatives from Washington, D.C., will deliver industry and economic updates.

Our esteemed keynote speakers include Homeboy Industries Founder and Director Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J., Edge Factor Host and Founder Jeremy Bout and Armada Corporate Intelligence managing director and co-founder Christopher Kuehl, Ph.D.

The 2018 FIA Annual Meeting also will feature a variety of networking events, including a historic Worth Avenue walking tour, stand-up paddle boarding, a sunset reception, a golf tournament at Lake Worth Golf Club and an industry celebration banquet and reception.

The Forging Industry Association (FIA) is only as strong as the support of its members. Now more than ever, it is important for us to come together to share new ideas, identify opportunities and challenges and strive to strengthen our industry as we forge into the future.

Thank you for your continued investment in FIA and the forging industry. I look forward to seeing you in Palm Beach this, May.

Warm Regards,

Jeffrey T. JonesVice President, Forge Resources Group 2017-18 Forging Industry Association Chairman

SATURDAY, MAY 5

SUNDAY, MAY 6

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. FIA Board of Directors Meeting

10:00 a.m. – Noon FIERF Board of Trustees Meeting

Noon – 5:30 p.m. Conference Registration Open

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. FIA & FIERF Joint Strategic Planning Session

6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Opening Reception and Banquet

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Conference Registration Open

7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Executive and Spouse Joint Welcome Breakfast

8:30a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Strategic Planning: How Successful Forging Companies Build Their Strategies Speaker: Glen Tecker, Tecker International LLC Keynote Presentation Sponsor:

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Economic Update: Mid-Year Report & Forecast Speaker: Christopher Kuehl, Ph.D., Armada Corporate Intelligence Keynote Presentation Sponsor:

1:00 p.m. FIA Golf Tournament Lake Worth Golf Club

1:00 p.m. Optional Activity 1: Everglades Airboat Tour Sawgrass Recreation Park

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sunset Reception

MONDAY, MAY 7

7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Conference Registration Open

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Executive Breakfast

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Inspiring Your Next Workforce With the Power of Storytelling Speaker: Jeremy Bout, EdgeFactor Keynote Presentation Sponsor:

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Servant Leadership: Becoming the Fullest Leader You Can Be Speaker: Shawn Ishler, Bartell & Bartell, Ltd.

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Spouse Breakfast and Chef-Led Cooking Demonstration 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Washington Update: Fair Trade Investigation for Forging Industry Speaker: Jack Levy, Cassidy Levy Kent

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. State of the Association Speaker: Jim Warren, FIA

11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. FIERF Update Speaker: Mark Shirley, Finkl Steel

11:45 a.m. – Noon FIA Official Business Executive Session

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Executive and Spouse Joint Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Executive and Spouse Joint Special Session Hope Has an Address: The Power of Boundless Compassion Speaker: Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, Founder, Homeboy Industries Keynote Presentation Sponsor:

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Optional Activity 2: Stand-Up Paddle Boarding

3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Optional Activity 3: Historic Worth Avenue Walking Tour

6:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Annual Meeting Reception and Banquet

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS

JEREMY BOUT, EDGE FACTOR

Since the beginning of mankind and paintings on cave walls, stories have connected generations and united communities. Critically acclaimed storyteller Jeremy Bout is the founder and host of Edge Factor and leads the team in creating cinematic media and turnkey resources. Providing regional solutions to national workforce development challenges, Edge Factor empowers community stakeholders with tools to inspire students to pursue career pathways, reach parents and build bridges between industry and education.

REV. GREGORY J. BOYLE, HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES

Gregory Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California, the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world. A Jesuit priest, from 1986 to 1992 Father Boyle served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church, then the poorest Catholic parish in Los Angeles that also had the highest concentration of gang activity in the city.

Father Boyle witnessed the devastating impact of gang violence on his community during the so-called “decade of death” that began in Los Angeles in the late 1980s and peaked at 1,000 gang-related killings in 1992. In the face of law enforcement tactics and criminal justice policies of suppression and mass incarceration as the means to end gang violence, Father Boyle and parish and community members adopted what was a radical approach at the time: treat gang members as human beings. In 1988 they started what would eventually become Homeboy Industries, which employs and trains former gang members in a range of social enterprises, as well as provides critical services to thousands of men and women who walk through its doors every year seeking a better life.

Father Boyle is the author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. His new book, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship, was published in 2017. He has received the California Peace Prize and been inducted into the California Hall of Fame. In 2014, the White House named Father Boyle a Champion of Change. He received the University of Notre Dame’s 2017 Laetare Medal, the oldest honor given to American Catholics.

“If you’re trying to decide whether or not the FIA Annual Meeting is worth your time and investment, I can tell you from experience that you won’t be disappointed! The keynote presentations are always well received. Connecting with my forging peers is so helpful to improving my operations and furthering my knowledge of the industry. There also are many fun events that both my wife and I can participate in. If you attend the FIA Annual Meeting, I am confident you will learn something new to take back and use at your company and make new friends that will last a lifetime!”

Bill Hoban – President, Cleveland Hardware & Forging Co.

JACK LEVY, CASSIDY LEVY KENT

Jack Levy advises companies and trade associations on all aspects of international economic regulation and trade policy. He has been recognized by Chambers for his wide-ranging expertise, which includes trade remedy litigation (antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard), customs, economic sanctions, and trade policy. Levy has substantial experience litigating before the Commerce Department, the United States International Trade Commission, the United States Court of International Trade, NAFTA panels and the World Trade Organization. He has represented domestic producers in industries such as chemicals, metals, manufactured goods and agricultural products. In 2017, Levy joined Myles Getlan in co-leading Whirlpool’s safeguard petition involving Large Residential Washers and the domestic industry’s AD/CVD investigations of Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia.

SHAWN ISHLER, BARTELL & BARTELL, LTD.

Shawn Ishler serves as Bartell & Bartell’s director of client services. Since joining the Bartell team in 1997, Ishler has presented to organizations throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He has worked with thousands of individuals and groups on various aspects of organizational studies, candidate assessments, executive developments, “Know Thy Self” workshops, team alignments and executive coaching engagements. He also is a lead instructor in Leadership Flight School™.

Ishler’s pragmatic, hands-on approach to training and development uses down to earth examples and clear objectives. He challenges participants to set their own specific goals and to constantly seek continuous improvement, both personally and professionally. Ishler has developed a personal philosophy of “edutainment.” This blend of Bartell & Bartell’s solid, professional development combined with Ishler’s magic and humor is designed to make the learning process a more enjoyable experience.

Ishler holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and French from Pennsylvania State University. He also was a premier Dale Carnegie sales leader, instructor and speaker prior to joining the Bartell team. Ishler consistently ranked in the organization’s top 10, which boasts 4,000 sales and training associates. In addition, he ranked fourth in the world and second nationally for his sales, training and public speaking skills in his final year with Dale Carnegie.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS

GLENN TECKER, TECKER INTERNATIONAL, LLC

Glenn Tecker is a principal partner, chairman of the board and co-chief executive officer of Tecker International. Headquartered in Yardley, Pennsylvania, Tecker International is a firm specializing in research, strategy and leadership that has completed projects for more than 2,000 organizations around the globe. Tecker has served as an association executive and board member for not-for-profit and private sector organizations. He has assisted a wide variety of trade, professional and philanthropic organizations in the redesign of governance, program and operations so that they might more effectively navigate through today’s rapidly shifting environments.

Tecker also is the co-author of three best-selling books: The Will to Govern Well: Knowledge, Trust and Nimbleness; Building a Knowledge-Based Culture: Using 21st Century Work and Decision-Making Systems in Associations; and Successful Association Leadership: Dimensions of 21st Century Competency for the CEO. Currently, he serves as a member of the executive committee of the Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Foundation and America’s Vet Dogs in New York. In 1998, Glenn was honored as the recipient of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Academy of Leaders Award, the highest possible recognition awarded by ASAE’s Board of Directors.

CHRISTOPHER KUEHL, PH.D., ARMADA CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE

Christopher Kuehl, Ph.D., is a managing director and co-founder of Armada Corporate Intelligence. Kuehl serves as Armada’s economic analyst and has worked with a wide variety of private clients and professional associations over the last 10 years. He is the chief economist for the National Association for Credit Management (NACM) and sits on the Board of Advisors for their global division - Finance, Credit and International Business. Kuehl prepares NACM’s monthly Credit Managers Index. He is the economic analyst for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and writes their bi-weekly publication, Fabrinomics, which details the impact of economic trends on the manufacturer.

Kuehl is the chief editor for Business Intelligence Briefs, distributed worldwide by business organizations. He also serves as one of the primary writers with Keith Prather for Executive Intelligence Briefs. Chris is on the Board of the Business Information Industry Association in Hong Kong and serves as a resource for the media and many trade publications.

Kuehl holds doctorate in political economics and advanced degrees in Soviet studies and Asian studies. Prior to working for Armada, Chris and was a professor of international economics and finance.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

FIA Theory & Applications of Forging & Die DesignJune 11–14, 2018Cleveland, Ohio

Automation 101 for Forging – Plant Tours & WorkshopJune 6-7, 2018 Chicago, Illinois

FIA Management Development Institute (MDI) Session 1August 26–28, 2018Cleveland, Ohio

Forging Industry Technical ConferenceSept. 11–12, 2018Long Beach, California

2018 FIA Fall Meeting of MembersOctober 15–17, 2018Fort Worth, Texas

FIA Management Development Institute (MDI) Session 2November 11–13, 2018Cleveland, Ohio

FIA Management Development Institute (MDI) Session 3January 13–15, 2019Cleveland, Ohio

2019 FIA Annual Meeting of MembersApril 27–29, 2019Tucson, Arizona

Forge Fair 2019May 21–23, 2019Cleveland, Ohio