Episodes

July 27, 2020

July 2020 Interview with Alan Ahern Independent Rep Council Chair

ECIA CEO David Loftus chats with Alan Ahern, Crowley Associates and Independent Rep Council Chair about this quarter's activities, including developing best practices for distributor training, improving the extract, transfer and load (ETL) process, Alan's company response to COVID-19 and the benefits of active engagement in ECIA.
July 14, 2020

July 2020 Interview with Rob Kirch, ECIA Manufacturers' Council Chair

Vishay's Rob Kirch and ECIA CEO David Loftus update the industry on the ECIA Manufacturers' Council activities during this past quarter. In spite of COVID-19, the Council has accomplished quite a bit - adding new members, expanding market share data collection, advancing the modernization of the design registration process and much more. Listen to this latest podcast to learn more about Rob on a personal and professional level, his endorsement of association work and the importance of being 'in ...
July 14, 2020

July 2020 Interview with Rob Kirch, ECIA Manufacturers' Council Chair

Vishay's Rob Kirch and ECIA CEO David Loftus update the industry on the ECIA Manufacturers' Council activities during this past quarter. In spite of COVID-19, the Council has accomplished quite a bit - adding new members, expanding market share data collection, advancing the modernization of the design registration process and much more. Listen to this latest podcast to learn more about Rob on a personal and professional level, his endorsement of association work and the importance of being 'in ...
July 14, 2020

July 2020 Interview with Rob Kirch, ECIA Manufacturers' Council Chair

Vishay's Rob Kirch and ECIA CEO David Loftus update the industry on the ECIA Manufacturers' Council activities during this past quarter. In spite of COVID-19, the Council has accomplished quite a bit - adding new members, expanding market share data collection, advancing the modernization of the design registration process and much more. Listen to this latest podcast to learn more about Rob on a personal and professional level, his endorsement of association work and the importance of being 'in ...
June 30, 2020

June 2020 with Louise Forrest, Sr Content Project Manager at Compliance & Risks

ECIA's Don Elario interviews Louise Forrest, who led the Global Regulatory Compliance team, for the last 5 years, at ECIA's newest Service Partner, Compliance & Risk. This valuable discussion covers how regulatory deadlines are impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, the new SCIP database requirements for the electronics industry; data protection regulations for the billions of connected IoT devices; how Brexit will impact the EU REACH rules and much more.
June 30, 2020

June 2020 with Louise Forrest, Sr Content Project Manager at Compliance & Risks

ECIA's Don Elario interviews Louise Forrest, who led the Global Regulatory Compliance team, for the last 5 years, at ECIA's newest Service Partner, Compliance & Risk. This valuable discussion covers how regulatory deadlines are impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, the new SCIP database requirements for the electronics industry; data protection regulations for the billions of connected IoT devices; how Brexit will impact the EU REACH rules and much more.
June 30, 2020

June 2020 with Louise Forrest, Sr Content Project Manager at Compliance & Risks

ECIA's Don Elario interviews Louise Forrest, who led the Global Regulatory Compliance team, for the last 5 years, at ECIA's newest Service Partner, Compliance & Risk. This valuable discussion covers how regulatory deadlines are impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, the new SCIP database requirements for the electronics industry; data protection regulations for the billions of connected IoT devices; how Brexit will impact the EU REACH rules and much more.
June 3, 2020

June 2020 with Tom Runiewicz, Senior Principal Economist, IHS Markit

ECIA's Chief Analyst Dale Ford interviews Tom Runiewicz, Senior Principal Economist with IHS Markit about what the data is saying on how soon the global economy will recover from the Covid-19 crisis. In his sobering analysis of key datapoints, he explains how and what he's tracking to understand the impact of the global pandemic.
June 3, 2020

June 2020 with Tom Runiewicz, Senior Principal Economist, IHS Markit

ECIA's Chief Analyst Dale Ford interviews Tom Runiewicz, Senior Principal Economist with IHS Markit about what the data is saying on how soon the global economy will recover from the Covid-19 crisis. In his sobering analysis of key datapoints, he explains how and what he's tracking to understand the impact of the global pandemic.
June 3, 2020

June 2020 with Tom Runiewicz, Senior Principal Economist, IHS Markit

ECIA's Chief Analyst Dale Ford interviews Tom Runiewicz, Senior Principal Economist with IHS Markit about what the data is saying on how soon the global economy will recover from the Covid-19 crisis. In his sobering analysis of key datapoints, he explains how and what he's tracking to understand the impact of the global pandemic.
May 19, 2020

May 2020 TrustedParts.com Launch

ECIA Senior Vice President Victor Meijers and Dave Doherty of Digi-Key discuss the rebranding of ECIA's component search engine, www.TrustedParts.com. Victor and Dave explain why the ECIA Board decided to rename ECIAauthorized.com and how customers and members gain value from a source for 100% authorized components.
May 19, 2020

May 2020 TrustedParts.com Launch

ECIA Senior Vice President Victor Meijers and Dave Doherty of Digi-Key discuss the rebranding of ECIA's component search engine, www.TrustedParts.com. Victor and Dave explain why the ECIA Board decided to rename ECIAauthorized.com and how customers and members gain value from a source for 100% authorized components.
May 19, 2020

May 2020 TrustedParts.com Launch

ECIA Senior Vice President Victor Meijers and Dave Doherty of Digi-Key discuss the rebranding of ECIA's component search engine, www.TrustedParts.com. Victor and Dave explain why the ECIA Board decided to rename ECIAauthorized.com and how customers and members gain value from a source for 100% authorized components.
May 11, 2020

May 2020 Interview with Penny Heyes The Trust Bridge

ECIA's Vice President of Industry Practices Don Elario talks with Penny Heyes, of The Trust Bridge about how her organization came to be and how it is broadening its mandate; why it's more important than ever for companies to manage data security, and the value to members of the ECIA Service Partnership.
May 11, 2020

May 2020 Interview with Penny Heyes The Trust Bridge

ECIA's Vice President of Industry Practices Don Elario talks with Penny Heyes, of The Trust Bridge about how her organization came to be and how it is broadening its mandate; why it's more important than ever for companies to manage data security, and the value to members of the ECIA Service Partnership.
May 11, 2020

May 2020 Interview with Penny Heyes The Trust Bridge

ECIA's Vice President of Industry Practices Don Elario talks with Penny Heyes, of The Trust Bridge about how her organization came to be and how it is broadening its mandate; why it's more important than ever for companies to manage data security, and the value to members of the ECIA Service Partnership.
April 22, 2020

April 2020 Interview with Jackie Mattox, Founder of Women in Electronics

ECIA CEO David Loftus discusses gender parity in the electronic components industry with Jackie Mattox, Founder of WE. The conversation covers the reasons why the organization came into being, its history and structure, the positive industry response, and how people can get involved.
April 22, 2020

April 2020 Interview with Jackie Mattox, Founder of Women in Electronics

ECIA CEO David Loftus discusses gender parity in the electronic components industry with Jackie Mattox, Founder of WE. The conversation covers the reasons why the organization came into being, its history and structure, the positive industry response, and how people can get involved.
April 22, 2020

April 2020 Interview with Jackie Mattox, Founder of Women in Electronics

ECIA CEO David Loftus discusses gender parity in the electronic components industry with Jackie Mattox, Founder of WE. The conversation covers the reasons why the organization came into being, its history and structure, the positive industry response, and how people can get involved.
March 31, 2020

March 2020 Interview with Cliff Waldman, New World Economics

In this timely interview, ECIA's Dale Ford discusses the impact of COVID-19 on electronics manufacturing and the electronics components industry with Cliff Waldman, CEO of New World Economics, an economic research and consulting firm. Cliff tells Dale what managers should look for as the crisis unfolds and what the data are telling economists about the long term effects.
March 31, 2020

March 2020 Interview with Cliff Waldman, New World Economics

In this timely interview, ECIA's Dale Ford discusses the impact of COVID-19 on electronics manufacturing and the electronics components industry with Cliff Waldman, CEO of New World Economics, an economic research and consulting firm. Cliff tells Dale what managers should look for as the crisis unfolds and what the data are telling economists about the long term effects.
March 31, 2020

March 2020 Interview with Cliff Waldman, New World Economics

In this timely interview, ECIA's Dale Ford discusses the impact of COVID-19 on electronics manufacturing and the electronics components industry with Cliff Waldman, CEO of New World Economics, an economic research and consulting firm. Cliff tells Dale what managers should look for as the crisis unfolds and what the data are telling economists about the long term effects.
March 16, 2020

March 2020 Interview with David Loftus, ECIA's new President and CEO

Bill Bradford interviews David Loftus, who has assumed the mantle of ECIA's President and CEO. As Bill passes the baton, we learn more about David's stellar background and his vision for the future of our industry and the Association.
March 16, 2020

March 2020 Interview with David Loftus, ECIA's new President and CEO

Bill Bradford interviews David Loftus, who has assumed the mantle of ECIA's President and CEO. As Bill passes the baton, we learn more about David's stellar background and his vision for the future of our industry and the Association.