How much am I looking forward to Reuters Automotive conference in Las Vegas?
I'm not sure if this will help, but I cancelled my trip to a conference in Italy for this.
Being asked to moderate two panels with a full line up of incredibly talented industry leaders was something I could not pass up.
Some of you know that prior to any panel I moderate we do considerable prep.
I learn about the panelists, they learn about each other.
We all have a better baseline of understanding and I know what it's going to take to highlight and spotlight each of them for the benefit of our interested audience.
Another wonderful side effect of this is they learn about me...and they learn to trust me.
Having helped with dozens of panels in the past, quite often people are anxious about taking the stage.
Trust me this is more common than you can imagine.
But over and over again I say, "I will not let you fall and I will help you put your best foot forward."
So imagine how thrilled I am to be moderating the panel with this incredible lineup:
Len Devanna Lucid Motors
Jose Angelo Guerrero @Global GoTo
Nathan Hecht Rodo
Glenn Udall, FINN
We had a terrific prep call just a few days ago and I cannot wait to meet all of these amazing gentlemen in person in Las Vegas.
There were so many terrific sound bites from our conversation but I'm going to save them for later.
If you're going to be at the conference make sure you attend our session.
For those unable to attend, I will keep you updated.
I always believe we should respect our audience. They show up to learn and gain insights and we should not let them down. It's our job as speakers and moderators to take this seriously and consider their time investment a gift.
Many thanks again to Bekki Mistri and Hayley R Dunn for your invitation. It will be terrific to meet the two of you as well.
