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The 2018 NFDA International Convention & Expo has so much to offer!

From pre-convention seminars to a full schedule of workshops, general sessions, area tours and social events, there's never a dull moment to be had this year in Salt Lake City!

View the complete schedule for each day using the menu to the left and be sure to check out the videos below for a sneak preview of the engaging general sessions offered this year!

Monday Keynote: Laura Bush

Laura Bush

General Session 
Monday, October 15 

9:45 – 11:45 a.m. 

Laura Bush
First Lady of the United States (2001-2009)

For Mrs. Bush, First Lady of the United States (2001-2009), public service is a way of life. As a teacher and school librarian, she inspired children on a daily basis, recognizing the critical role education plays in laying a foundation for success. As First Lady, she continued to pursue her passion by advocating the importance of literacy and education to advance opportunity for America's young people and to foster families and communities. Join us as Mrs. Bush discusses her time as First Lady of the United States, her reflections on 9/11, her passion for education and the work of the George W. Bush Institute, which she and her husband, President George W. Bush founded after leaving the White House. She'll also share insights with NFDA President Ken Cahall during a brief, onstage conversation following her keynote address. 

As chair of the Bush Institute's Women's initiative, Mrs. Bush promotes access to education, healthcare and economic opportunity for women and girls around the world. The Women's Initiative programs are preparing and empowering the next generation of women leaders in North Africa and the Middle East, working to ensure the expansion and protection of women's rights in Afghanistan, and engaging and supporting First Ladies from around the world to effectively use their unique platforms to advance issues for women and girls in their countries.

Wednesday Keynote: Rudy Giuliani

Rudy GiulianiGeneral Session
Wednesday, October 17
12:45 - 2 p.m.

Rudy Giuliani
107th Mayor of New York City (1993-2001)

Celebrated by many as “Mayor of the World,” Rudy Giuliani provides a resolute voice in tackling the toughest domestic and international issues of our time—from long-standing global conflicts to terrorism and the new reality of cyber warfare to the future of health care reform and immigration to political leadership and insights on future elections. Acclaimed as one of the most effective chief executives in modern American history for his leadership and bravery during 9-11, Giuliani was named TIME magazine’s Person of the Year, was given an honorary knighthood by the Queen of England and was awarded the Ronald Reagan Presidential Freedom Award. Never one to shy away from a battle, Giuliani almost single-handedly took on organized and white-collar crime in New York with a remarkable record of 4,000 convictions—one that very few attorneys can match. Ushering in a new era of fiscal responsibility and broad-based growth, he turned an inherited $2.3 billion budget deficit into a multibillion-dollar surplus and added a record 450,000 new private sector jobs.

 

Full Agenda

  • Preconvention Seminars
  • Keynote Speakers
  • Sunday, October 14
  • Monday, October 15
  • Tuesday, October 16
  • Wednesday, October 17

About NFDA

NFDA is the world's leading and largest funeral service association, serving more than 20,000 individual members who represent nearly 11,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., and has an office in Washington, D.C.

 

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