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On February 3, RSPA concluded the first stateside thought leadership summit in more than 10 years. More than 150 top executives from companies throughout the point of sale ecosystem were welcomed to the Park Hyatt Aviara resort from January 31 until February 3.

Introducing a new keynote concept with a Professor-in-Residence, RSPA welcomed Dr. Robert J. Bies, professor of Management at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Dr. Bies, recipient of numerous teaching awards at Georgetown brought a curriculum entitled Create or Fail: Seeking the Competitive Advantage to INSPIRE 2016 education attendees. Bies challenged attendees' to re-think their current approach to injecting new ideas into their businesses, through his three days of workshops.

Networking opportunities, often seen as one of the top draws for INSPIRE attendees, were also plentiful at INSPIRE 2016 including a special guest at the closing brunch, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. "I am thrilled with the response from this year's attendees-they found the event to be highly valuable, inspiring and great fun," said Kelly Funk, RSPA President and CEO. "There were also several new ideas shared through the workshop setting that RSPA is excited to explore further."

For more information on the INSPIRE 2016 event, visit www.GoRSPA.org/INSPIRE.