Mark Your Calendars: Heavy Duty Dialogue '08 to Take Place Jan. 21

Mark Your Calendars: Heavy Duty Dialogue ’08 to Take Place Jan. 21

Heavy Duty Dialogue ’08, the annual conference for executives and leaders in the heavy duty industry, is set for Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 at The Mirage, Las Vegas. Organized by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), the event will precede Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW), which kicks off the evening of Monday, Jan. 21, and continues through Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at The Mirage.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – Heavy Duty Dialogue ’08, the annual conference for executives and leaders in the heavy duty industry, is set for Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 at The Mirage, Las Vegas.

Organized by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), the event will precede Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW), which kicks off the evening of Monday, Jan. 21, and continues through Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at The Mirage.

HD Dialogue ’08 will continue the event’s tradition of offering a stellar line-up of analysts and industry experts forecasting the future of the heavy duty industry. Confirmed speakers to date include:

• Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett, noted author and expert on international security and globalization;

• Derek Kaufman, president and CEO of C3 Network; and

• Peter Nesvold, transportation industry analyst for Bear Stearns.

Several panel discussions and presentations with other industry leaders are planned for HD Dialogue ’08. The 2007 event, which drew more than 300 senior executive participants, attracted the largest audience in the event’s history.

More details will be updated regularly on the HDMA Web site, http://www.hdma.org.