<p> Are folks who say they're thought leaders actually thought leaders? <a href="http://www.automationworld.com/index.php?searchword=gary+mintchell+columns&searchphrase=all&option=com_search&itemid=">Gary Mintchell</a> Editor in Chief discusses what makes a true thought leader and examples of it at a recent <a href="http://www.automationworld.com/news-7127">WBF event</a>. Other topics include the upcoming <a href="http://conference.mesa.org/en/conferenceoverview.asp">MESA Conference</a> in June the recent <a href="http://www.packworld.com/paf">Packaging Automation Forum</a> and other user conferences in June. </p>