RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – “The Next Decade in the Commercial Vehicle Industry” has been announced as the theme for Heavy Duty Dialogue 2010 (HDD’10). HDD’10 will be held Jan. 18, 2010, at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
Heavy Duty Dialogue '10 is an exceptional business conference strategically developed for executives in the global and domestic commercial vehicle industry. HDD’10 immediately precedes Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week ’10.
Confirmed contributors include:
• Dr. Thomas PM Barnett, Enterra Solutions,
• Juergen Reers, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants,
• Eric Starks, FTR Consultants
• Stuart MacKay, MacKay and Co.
• Bob McKenna, MEMA
• Dennis Michels, Link Manufacturing
• Bill Strauss, U.S. Federal Reserve
• Peter Nesvold, Lazard Asset Management
• Eli Lustgarten, Longbow Research
• Sandeep Kar, Frost and Sullivan
• Derek Kaufmann, C3 Network
• Linda Longton, Randall Reilly Publishing
• Fleet Executive Panel
• Howard Abramson, Transport Topics Publishing
“Although the global commercial vehicle industry is always challenging, the next 10 years promises to be a period of significant change. Many leaders are discussing thoughts on what will represent the ‘new normal for the industry,’” said Timothy Kraus, president and chief operating officer of Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, the host of HDD 2010. “The theme for Dialogue reflects the need for the commercial vehicle industry to look forward and explore what is currently happening, what is planned for the coming decade and develop strategies to best deal with the new environment,” Kraus continued, “We have assembled top thought-leaders as panelists and presenters to discuss a range of opinions, to provide a basis for planning the way forward.”
For more information on Heavy Duty Dialogue '10, visit
www.hdma.org.
