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Pasquale Scaturro to Keynote STAFDA Phoenix Convention

It’s time for a Nile adventure! The Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) is excited to welcome geophysicist and adventurer Pasquale Scaturro to its 49th Annual Convention and Trade Show, November 9-11, at the Phoenix Convention Center. Part Bear Grylls, part Indiana Jones, Scaturro will take attendees down the Nile as STAFDA’s General Session keynote speaker, Monday, November 10. His inspiring presentation will be followed by a Q&A session moderated by STAFDA President Dale Hahs II, AIS Industrial & Construction Supply, Denver, CO.

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Scaturro is one of the most successful and accomplished mountain and river expedition leaders in the world exploring the far reaches of the planet for more than 35 years. His exploits have taken him throughout North and South America, Africa, and the former Soviet Union.

Pasquale’s river descents include the Bio Bio in Chile, rivers throughout North America, and the Omo and Zambezi in Africa. His historic 114-day, 3,260-mile Nile First Descent Expedition, the first complete descent of the Blue Nile from its source high in the mountains of Ethiopia down the full length of the Nile River to its mouth at the Mediterranean Sea, will be the focus of his General Session presentation.

He also has been an active high-altitude mountaineer and the leader of numerous expeditions to mountains worldwide – including three to Everest. In 2001, he conceived, organized, and led the National Federation of the Blind’s Everest Expedition where he accompanied blind climber Erik Weihenmayer to reach the summit.

Scaturro currently manages geophysical oil and gas exploration and development projects in many of the most remote, dangerous, and politically and technically challenging places in the world. Scaturro has filmed rafting and mountaineering projects for ESPN, PBS, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic Channel.

Registration for STAFDA’s Phoenix Convention and Trade Show opens Monday, June 23, at 8 a.m. Central from the members-only section of its website, stafda.org. STAFDA’s host hotels, Sheraton Phoenix Downtown and Renaissance Phoenix Downtown, will also begin accepting reservations within STAFDA’s room block on June 23.

For more information on the STAFDA Convention and Trade Show or membership, please contact Catherine Usher, cusher@stafda.org, (262) 784-4774 or (800) 352-2981.

This article originally appeared in the April/May 2025 issue of Contractor Supply magazine. Copyright, 2025 Direct Business Media.

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