Speakers for the annual Aftermarket Distribution Summit include a top industry CEO, a best-selling author and strategic planning expert, a sales training and development expert, a service shop specialist and industry insiders.
“The speaker lineup for the 2010 Aftermarket Distribution Summit delivers attendees needed content from high-profile speakers that will address the pressing issues faced today by aftermarket professionals,” says Tom Stewart, CVSN president and president of Carolina Rim & Wheel. “These speakers set the stage for a must-attend event with valuable takeaway knowledge and strategies.”
The theme for the 2010 Summit is “Strategies for Success.”
The Aftermarket Distribution Summit, Sept. 12-15, is expected to draw hundreds of truck industry aftermarket professionals to The Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wis. The event combines the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network’s annual fall meeting and Truck Parts & Service magazine’s Truck Parts Seminar. Additional details for distributors and suppliers, including registration information, is available at either www.AftermarketDistributionSummit.org or www.cvsn.org.
The 2010 Summit speakers include:
- Bill Lasky: Lasky, president and CEO of Accuride Corporation, will provide his assessment of the heavy-duty aftermarket, where it is now and what the future will bring. Lasky will also touch on how planning the strategies for future success have become more difficult when survival takes center stage.
- Brent Grover: Grover is a managing partner with Evergreen Consulting, LLC and an NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence distinguished fellow. He serves as an advisor to the distribution channel on strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. He is the author of six books including the best-selling “Strategic Pricing for Distributors,” published last year.
- Rick Farrell: Farrell is president of Tangent Knowledge Systems, a Chicago-based sales training and development firm. He has more than 25 years of sales experience, 10-plus as a sales trainer. He is the author of an upcoming book, “Selling has Nothing to do with Selling.” He will show attendees how to retool their sales organization to meet the realities of the new economy.
- Scott DeGiorgio: DeGiorgio is general manager of the Automotive Repair Solutions Group at Mitchell1, a leading provider of information to the transportation industry since 1918. DeGiorgio oversees product and business management for the repair information product line consisting of the OnDemand and ShopKey branded repair and transmission products, as well as the commercial vehicle division which provides technical information for vehicle maintenance, service and repair for the commercial truck and trailer markets.
In addition to the speaker lineup, the Aftermarket Distribution Summit will feature Truck Parts & Service magazine’s array of business sessions with issue-driven panels and interactive breakout sessions; a CEO-level, focused technology presentation hosted by Datalliance/HDX; and a service shop presentation hosted by HDDA (Heavy Duty Distributor Association) featuring Scott DeGiorgio of the automotive repair solutions group at Mitchell1.
Additionally, the Aftermarket Distribution Summit will include three sets of 3 to 60 minute private strategic planning sessions scheduled between distributors and suppliers; a spouses’ program; networking opportunities, including the Tenneco Challenge Golf Tournament, and a tour of Lake Geneva; and presentation of the CVSN President’s Award to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the industry. Regarding the latter, the 2010 recipient is industry icon Harvey Peterson of CATCO Parts and Service.
