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ASI Power Summit 2025: Shaping the Future of the Promotional Products Industry
Top executives gather in Scottsdale, AZ, to explore AI, global trade and emerging trends in promo
"The ASI Power Summit gives leaders the tools, data and connections they need to thrive in an unpredictable economy." - ASI CEO Timothy M. Andrews
The Advertising Specialty Institute® (ASI), the leading authority in the $26.6 billion promotional products industry, today announced details for the 2025 ASI Power Summit, taking place October 12-14 at Arizona’s Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa. Now in its 19th year, the industry’s premier executive conference brings together top entrepreneurs, suppliers and distributors in the promo industry for three days of critical conversations on the future of business.
For more info and to register: asicentral.com/events/power-summit.
“Right now, our industry is at a turning point,” said ASI President and Chief Executive Officer Timothy M. Andrews. “From shifting tariffs and global trade dynamics to the integration of AI, the way we do business is evolving fast. The ASI Power Summit gives leaders the tools, data and connections they need to thrive in an unpredictable economy. It’s where the conversations driving lasting change begin.”
Why Attend the #ASIPowerSummit?
· Connect and collaborate: Forge strategic partnerships that drive growth.
· Unlock insights: Discover and act on fresh perspectives.
· Get inspired: Learn from dynamic speakers and business experts.
· Stay ahead: Explore breakthrough tech shaping tomorrow.
· Elevate success: Gain tactics to reach the next level.
This year’s agenda delivers exclusive access to insights, strategies and leaders shaping promo’s future. Highlights include:
- AI in action: A keynote Q&A with Sophia, the world-renowned humanoid robot. Join Tim Andrews in an onstage conversation with Sophia, exploring how AI and robotics are reshaping communication, personalization and the promo industry itself.
- Economic insights that matter: Economist and CEO Mary Kelly, Ph.D., breaks down tariffs, inflation and geopolitical turmoil, helping members navigate today’s volatile marketplace with confidence.
- Tech futures: Disruption or extinction? Tech futurist Sam Maule explores the five-year outlook for emerging technologies and what they mean for promo leaders.
- Industry experts: Hear directly from executives at top firms, including Geiger (asi/202900), and American Solutions for Business (ASB, asi/120075), as they tackle AI adoption, global sourcing challenges and hot-button topics critical to business.
- Inside HALO’s next chapter: A discussion with new HALO CEO Jim Hilt, who brings a private equity perspective on growth, supplier relations and the impact of investment-driven strategies in promo. HALO (asi/356000) is the second-largest distributorship in North America, with nearly $1 billion in annual sales.
- 2025 Counselor Power 50 dinner: Network with the industry’s most influential executives as ASI unveils its annual ranking of promo’s power players.
