IHS Markit Blockchain Presentation and Evidence-based Sales Performance the Subject of Talks at ECIA Regional Series in Boston 

Atlanta, GA – ECIA members in the Boston area were out in full force last week for two presentations on issues that are top of mind for the electronic components industry: What Blockchain means to component industry (answer: more hardware = more ASICs) and  Sales Performance. ECIA’s CEO Bill Bradford presented on the Drivers of Sales Performance: An Evidence Based Approach and  Randy Lawson, IHS Markit presented “Blockchain and Semiconductors: Quantifying the opportunity.” With a projected 10 billion more devices connecting to the Internet in the next four years, it’s more important than ever before to verify and trust the complex relationships between devices and the services they enable. Blockchain is seeing increased adoption across a number of industries.

In addition to Bill Bradford’s presentation on sales performance, ECIA Senior Vice President Victor Meijers discussed two initiatives launched by ECIA in the past few months: the global expansion of the organization and the ongoing rollout of the Global Industry Practices Council, led by Don Elario.

Thank you to our 2018 Sponsors: Avnet, Digi-Key Electronics, ebm-papst, and the TTI Family of Companies: TTI Inc, Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics, and Symmetry Electronics.

ECIA thanks the following members for their guidance and assistance in planning the Regional Event:

Julie Carr and John Hutson, MacInnis Company; Paul Dosser, Digi-Key Electronics; Todd McAtee, Mouser Electronics; Dave Norris, Norris and Associates; Craig Sanderson, Sager Electronics; and Mark Shiring, ebmpapst.