NDA announces keynote speakers for annual convention

The National Demolition Association (NDA) has announced the two keynote speakers for the Washington, D.C.-based associations’s annual demolition industry convention March 21-24 in Nashville, Tennessee. Chris Hogan, a motivational speaker and advocate for financial education, will lead the opening keynote session while David Zach will serve as the closing keynote speaker.

Chris Hogan
David Zach

Registration is still open for Demolition 2015, which will be hosted at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. The deadline for the discounted early bird registration is Feb. 13.

The NDA says its annual demolition industry convention has become the world’s largest exposition of demolition equipment, products and services. 

“We’re very proud to present two very in-demand speakers at Demolition 2015,” says Jeff Kroeker, president of the NDA. “Chris Hogan will speak on March 23 about the kinds of topics that resonate with our members and others involved in the demolition process, such as entrepreneurship, business improvement, leadership and financial hope.”

Kroeker continues, “David will give us all the big picture of what’s happening now and in the future in our business and professional lives. We think both men are the perfect choice to address the concerns of today’s demolition specialists.”

Once an All-American football player, Hogan began his career as a vice president at a well-respected company, helping clients manage all phases of their businesses, according to the NDA. It was during that time he realized how money issues were negatively affecting families and marriages. Described as an “engaging and humorous speaker,” he now promotes financial education as a way to protect wealth and secure the future for today’s business leaders, the NDA says.

Zach, scheduled to speak on March 24, has addressed more than 1,500 associations, corporations and colleges with humorous and thought-provoking speeches on topics that have ranged from technology and economics to demographics and society, according to the NDA. According to the NDA, he is one of the few professionally trained futurists speaking today, having earned a master’s degree in studies of the future from the University of Houston, Clear-Lake, the NDA says.

Exhibits at the NDA event give visitors one-stop access to the full range of offerings to help businesses add efficiencies, capture new opportunities and increase their profit, according to Kroeker. “It’s also the foremost venue for networking with others in our great industry,” he adds.

Social events at Demolition 2015 include a preconference annual golf tournament on March 21, a dinner cruise along the Cumberland River on the General Jackson Showboat on March 22, the Music City Honky Tonk Bash on March 23, and the NDA’s 42nd Annual Banquet on March 24.  A preconference Leadership Development Workshop also is slated for the event on March 22.

NDA members and exhibitors will receive a special discounted room rate that is available until February 17, 2015.  For information about registering as an attendee, visit www.demolitionassociation.com/registration.