Upcoming Dates

Recent Meetings

About the Meetings
Interested in Attending
 

Previous Presentations

- Leslie Chapman's Presentation

- Video on Babcock Ranch

- Michael Strong's Presentation
- Brian Kilcourse Presentation

- Robert Denk Presentation

- Kermit Baker Presentation

- Lyle Heideman Presentation

- Carl Steidtmann Presentation

- Chase Kushak of Pulte Presentation

- Zoltan Pozsar of Moody's Economy.com Presentation

- Greg Thomas of Palladium Presentation

- Accenture - Jeff Smith Presentation

- Tony Callahan of Beazer Presentation

Upcoming Dates

Meetings are open to Advisory Board members and sponsors as well as retailer, builder and distributor guests. If you are interested in attending a meeting or becoming a sponsor, please contact ann@presidentscouncil.com.

Recent Meetings:

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

During the International Builder Show - Las Vegas, NV

Luncheon Meeting

Agenda & Attendee Booklet

 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

 

Leslie Chapman-Henderson
President & CEO
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. - FLASH®
& Managing Consultant - ICC Foundation

"The Future of Building:

Smart, Safe and Sustainable Converge for a Stronger Shade of Green"

View Leslie Chapman's Presentation,  View Video on Babcock Ranch
 

Michael Strong

CGP, CGR, GMB, CAPS

President

GREENHAUS BUILDERS
 

“Green Building and Remodeling:
From Market Transformation to Cultural Transformation”

View Michael Strong's Presentation

 

 

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

During the National Hardware Show - Las Vegas, NV

Luncheon Meeting

Agenda & Attendee Booklet

 

FEATURED SPEAKER:

Brian Kilcourse

Managing Partner

Retail System Research

 

"Maintaining Shares of Sales in Today's New Economic Reality"

Recognizing that tough times push consumers to trade down, Brian Kilcourse used RSR's extensive bed of research, much conducted since the market collapse in Fall 2008, to provide leading initiatives that can help combat new consumer spending trends.  These "real life" examples of winning retail strategies included ways retailers can optimize localization, customer experience, brand, workforce and information.  He provided down-to-earth tactics and best practices of Retail Winners while the industry adjusts to shifting consumer demand.

 

Brian Kilcourse Presentation

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Luncheon Meeting

During the International Builder Show - Las Vegas, NV

Agenda & Attendee Booklet

Presentation
House Prices and Production: How Low Will (Should) They Go
by Robert Denk, Economist
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS
Mr. Denk joined us to provide an analysis of housing market conditions, nationally and regionally, present and future including an analysis examining house prices, production, mortgage pool quality and the implications for foreclosures. His forecast is for continued declines in housing production through the first half of 2009, turning up in the second half, with more impressive growth coming in 2010.  As he stated, "An optimist might point to sales of existing houses bottoming out last quarter, sales of new houses bottoming out this quarter, and housing starts bottoming out next quarter and say this indicates the housing market overall is beginning the process of recovery.  A pessimist might point to financial market stress and economic recession and see continuing darkness. These are very uncertain times."  Over the longer term, however, Mr. Denks predicts the price and production bubbles are largely deflated and demographic pressures are accumulating, so the important question really is how soon can we expect to get back to normal.  The NAHB thinks that over the long term sustainable demand is roughly 1.5 million single family starts plus another 300-400 multifamily starts; and that part of the boom was stealing from the future and part was just plain overbuilding, but supply and demand will return to balance by late 2012 or early 2013.

 

As an economist for more than 20 years in Washington DC working in the private, non-profit and government sectors, Mr. Denk is especially suited to present his knowledge and provide a forecast. As an economist with the NAHB, his responsibilities include developing econometric models of national, state and metropolitan area housing activity, long term projections of housing demand, and providing ad hoc analysis on a range of housing sector issues.

 

Robert Denk Presentation

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Luncheon Meeting: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
During the Builders Show in Orlando

- Agenda &  Attendee Booklet

Presentations:

 

Home Building at a Crossroads: How We Can Emerge from This Downturn Stronger and More Competitive

By Kermit Baker, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow
Joint Center for Housing Studies
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
 

An industry maven, Dr. Kermit Baker will join us to discuss his vision for the future of the building industry during current economic times. With the troubled state of existing conditions, Dr. Baker will address how builder consolidation presents as-of-yet unrealized opportunities for a more efficient and a more productive industry. Referencing research conducted by the Harvard Builder Study in conjunction with Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, he will discuss some industry best practices as well as examples from outside the home building industry that can improve supply chain efficiencies for the builder, dealer and manufacturer.

Kermit Baker Presentation

Creating a New Vision
 

By Lyle Heidemann

President & CEO

TRUE VALUE

Lyle Heidemann Presentation

 

 

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Meeting 9:30 - 11:00

During the Köln Practical World Fair in Germany

FEDIYMA’s Special Presentation
“The New European DIY Consumer Trends”
Etienne Webre, International Manager - UNIBAL

 

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Luncheon Meeting

During the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas

 

 

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Luncheon Meeting: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

During the National Hardware Show in Orlando

- Agenda & Attendee Booklet

 

Presentation:

The Case for Optimism, One Last Time

Carl E. Steidtmann, Chief Economist & Director Consumer Business

Deloitte Research, Deloitte Services LP

With so much focus on volatile stock markets, distressed mortgage lending and declining housing, it is easy to view the economy through a lens darkly. Notwithstanding these problems, the US economy has weathered much worse. This presentation will present the case for optimism about the US economy and the home improvement industry over the course of the rest of this decade.

- Carl Steidtmann Presentation

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Luncheon Meeting: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
During the Builders Show in Orlando

-  Agenda & Attendee Booklet

Presentations:

 

Homebuilding's Next Value Lever - The Supply Chain
Chase Kushak, National Dir. Supply Chain Management
PULTE HOMES (Largest Builder in U.S.)
Every year the homebuilding industry gets more competitive and more challenging, our customers demand better quality at lower prices. To compete and grow, we need to work with our partners to embrace the incredible untapped potential of our supply chain. Chase joined us to present Pulte's plans for the future and to discuss if we are ready for the change.

-  Chase Kushak Presentation

 

The U.S. Housing Slowdown: Acts I, II and the Risk of an Act III

Zoltan Pozsar
Economist
MOODY’S ECOMONY.COM
One of the country’s top “Marketwatch Forecasters,” Zoltan joined us to take a look at the  housing slowdown and discussed important issues including: how negative housing wealth and housing-related job losses spill back into weaker economic activity; data that is crucial in tracking these secondary knock-on effects; and explained why the risk of a new round of declines in home sales and construction is rising.

- Zoltan Pozsar Presentation

- Zoltan Pozsar Article on housing related employment

 

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

During the National Hardware Show

Las Vegas Convention Center

 

Special Guest Speaker:

Strategy Execution

Greg Thomas

Vice President

PALLADIUM EXECUTIVE STRATEGY

 

Please view the following information from the meeting:

-  Agenda & Attendee Booklet

-  Greg Thomas Presentation

Monday, Mar. 6, 2006

2006 Global Retail Trends

Meeting & VIP Lunch

During the International Hardware Fair / Practical World

at the Koelnmesse

 

Special Guest Speaker

Jeff Smith

Global Managing Director
Accenture's Retail Industry Practice

-  Jeff Smith Presentation

 

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
The Peabody Orlando
During the Builders’ Show

 

Special Guest Speaker:

Supply Chain Alignment as a Competitive Advantage
Tony L. Callahan (biography)
VP Strategic Sourcing & Natl. Purchasing
BEAZER HOMES (6th Largest Builder in U.S.)

Beazer believes the ability to create a sustained competitive advantage in the marketplace will go beyond the traditional approach of one homebuilder competing with another. The future will be supply chain competing against supply chain. Traditional adversarial roles have long inhibited systemic supply chain management. Tony discussed how the winning supply chain will embrace a holistic approach of collaboration between builder, subcontractor, dealer, distributor and supplier.

Please view the following information from the meeting:

-  Agenda & Attendee Booklet

- Tony Callahan Presentation

 

Wednesday, May 18, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada

11:30 am - 1:30 pm Luncheon Meeting

(During the Hardware Show)

 

Special Guest Speaker:

Brian Kilcourse

Chief Strategist

RETAIL SYSTEMS ALERT GROUP

A look at the operational challenges that organizations face in supporting their company's growth agenda with a focus on IT solutions and best practices. 

 

Please view the following information from the meeting:

-  Agenda & Attendee Booklet

-  Brian Kilcourse Presentation

About the Meetings
Our Advisory Board is comprised of a select group of Industry retail and distributing executives which help guide and direct the activities of the Presidents Council. 

On three separate occasions during the year we hold meetings for the Advisory Board and Sponsors to discuss the pertinent issue facing the Industry and to determine ways The Presidents Council can provide information, tools, and events, which contribute to the growth and development of its members.

Interested in Attending?
If you are a retailer interested in being involved in the Advisory Board meetings, please let us know.

Also, if you are a supplier wanting to participate as a sponsor, contact us for further information.