Next month, nearly 90 ASA leaders and volunteers will gather in Southern California to hear solutions presented by the three issue strategic-action teams (ISATs) that were established to develop solutions to the pressing threats impacting our industry and the way our members will need to compete by 2027. Acting on the resounding cry of “What’s Next?” by last year’s Winter Strategic Meeting participants, each ISAT was charged to dive deep into each issue, identify a comprehensive detailed plan of action, determine the resources needed to truly solve these issues, and to determine the sources of those resources to solve the mega issue and the metrics by which we can measure our success as we move forward.
Each team started its work thinking about what winning looks like in the age of rapid change. What are the most significant trends that members will face? What will be required in the evolution of distribution businesses to remain relevant and successful? What specific recommendations must ASA strategically focus on in 2019 and beyond? And what are the resources and tools, and access to capital that will be required to lead members into the future? The following is a glimpse of what each team will report at the Winter Leadership Meeting: