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TAMPA BAY • FEBRUARY 23-24 2026

This FINAL encore experience will be unlike any other. Because like everything we do, it's been "reimagined" from beginning to end. It's not a virtual or hybrid event. It's not a conference. It's not a seminar, a workshop, a meeting, or a symposium. And it's not your typical run-of-the-mill everyday event crammed with stages, keynote speeches, team-building exercises, PowerPoint presentations, and all the other conventional humdrum. Because it's up close & personal by design. Where conversation trumps presentation. And where authentic connection runs deep.

They All Have a Name

–Take time to appreciate those around you who are helping you.

The next time you are in a store, gas station, or some other place of business, take a moment to notice the name of the person across the counter from you. Make eye contact and greet them.

They are not invisible people.  They are fellow human beings.  They are someone’s son, daughter, sister, brother, wife, or husband and we have no idea of what they are dealing with that day.

They face joy, sadness, and struggles in life just like us and they have hopes of a better day and better tomorrow just like us.

The simple act of acknowledging them and saying their name can go a long way to make them feel appreciated.

David Ford
David Ford
David is a December 1975 cum laude graduate of Texas A&I (now Texas A&M Kingsville) with a BS in Electrical Engineering.  He is married to Donna who is also a 1975 summa cum laude graduate of Texas A&I with a BA in English and History. David’s career included 32 years with Union Carbide, now The Dow Chemical Company at the Seadrift Operations location in positions of control systems engineering, project management, maintenance, people leadership, and Six Sigma.  After retiring from Dow in 2007 as a Master Black Belt, he and Donna moved to San Antonio.  He started working at USAA, a financial and insurance services company as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and left USAA in 2019. David is a member of the engineering honor societies Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu.  He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas and is a member of the 2020 Texas A&M Kingsville Javelina Engineering Hall of Fame. David also serves on the TAMUK Honors College Advisory Board

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