Entrepreneur Troy Hazard will keynote the October 19 Kick-off Breakfast at the 2016 PEI Convention at the NACS Show. The PEI Convention will be October 18-21 and the trade show will be October 19-21 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

A serial entrepreneur, Hazard founded and has nurtured 12 businesses in two decades and has consulted successful companies including more than 300 franchise brands in 16 countries. He has been a franchisee and franchisor and has served as global president of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Author of the book Future-Proofing Your Business and former host of his own TV talk show, Hazard provides real-life strategies to prepare businesses for tomorrow, today.

The PEI Kick-off Breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. the Wednesday of the show. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased when registering for the PEI Convention at www.pei.org/show or by calling PEI at 918-236-3967.

The PEI Convention at the NACS Show is one of the 50 largest annual trade shows in the United States. More than 200 fuel and fluid handling equipment-related companies are expected to exhibit in nearly 700 booths.

Full registration for the 2016 PEI Convention includes admission to all PEI education sessions, all three days of the trade show, the PEI Industry Reception and the NACS Welcome Reception. Early-bird attendee registration, available through June 24, is $295 for PEI and NACS members and $495 for nonmembers. A one-day early-bird attendee rate is $195 for members and $395 for nonmembers. (Exhibitor booth personnel will register in mid-June with NACS when exhibitor registration opens.)

For companies with five or more full registrations, PEI offers additional group discounts. Attendees may register at www.pei.org/show. For registration assistance, call Sondra Sutton at 918-236-3967.

Founded in 1951, PEI is composed of more than 1,600 member companies in 50 states and 81 countries engaged in manufacturing and distributing equipment used in the fuel and fluid handling industry. PEI is the leading authority and source of information for the fuel and fluid handling equipment and services industry. The association is committed to promoting the value of distributor services and improving the business relationships and practices of its members. PEI is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more information, email Chris Bouldin atcbouldin@pei.org or visit www.pei.org.