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IMPACT19 Seattle Welcome,

Two weeks ago, the IMA brought together leaders from around the world, including the International Executive Council (IEC) and the Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC), to tour Amazon's headquarters (HQ1) in Seattle and gain insider knowledge about upcoming technology and enhancements that will be introduced to change the way people work, operate, and live their lives.

Following a tour of the Amazon Spheres were a series of consecutive presentations by Amazon executives and a special guest appearance by NFL great, Jed Collins, on "How to consistently stay ahead and maintain a Day 1 philosophy," Amazon Alexa - "How voice AI is changing the world," Amazon is so much more than retail "Studios, Music, Planes," It's all in the cloud "How AWS is the true backbone of the web," "How consumers think and act in 2019 - Leveraging consumer Search trends to understand what consumers are really think."

We wrapped up our experience with a live music performance by local artist, Nick Mardon, and completed a 3 day IMPACT event that will leave us all thinking BIGGER! Thank you to the CMOs and leaders from Under Armor, William Lyon Homes, Amazon, the NFL, and University of Washington's Bothell School of Business for collaborating at IMPACT19 Seattle.

Sincerely,

Sinan Kanatsiz
Chairman, IMA
www.imanetwork.org
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