Taking place at the beautiful Langham Luxury Hotel, the 2018 KMC Genius Summit presented a variety of speakers and topics to equip its customers with product knowledge, best practices training, and a heavy dose of innovation.

Each day’s morning general session featured a prominent keynote speaker. Friday’s headliner was Michael Abrashoff, former Naval captain, who took command of the worst-performing ship in the Navy’s Pacific Fleet. Twelve months later it was the best ship in the entire Navy – using the same crew. Abrashoff spoke of his commitment to company-wide respect, from the top down, as well as openness to new ideas and solutions in problem-solving.

Saturday morning was equally riveting with Josh Linkner, a two-time New York Times Bestselling author, five-time tech entrepreneur, hyper-growth CEO, and founding-partner of Detroit Venture Partners. Linkner has spent his career harnessing the power of creative disruption. He showcased a variety of real-life issues various businesses have encountered – and how flipping the perspective can help solve them.

The remainder of the event was dedicated to in-depth training and breakout sessions focused on helping move attendees into a world of digital transformation. Thirteen different breakout sessions occurred over the two-day event, with most repeating each day, allowing attendees to catch more content.

The event wasn’t only about education. Plenty of networking opportunities were available, from the kickoff beer tasting event sponsored by Intel, to Saturday’s whiskey tasting, sponsored by Tridium. Prizes were given away for the most engaged attendees, determined by an in-app competition.