HDMA Names Participants in Heavy Duty Dialogue

The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association has announced additional participants in Heavy Duty Dialogue 2009, for a total of 18 influential senior executives scheduled to discuss "The Commercial Vehicle Industry in Transition" Feb. 16 in Orlando, Fla.


Topics for the Heavy Duty Dialogue '09, held the day before Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, include an industry forecast to define the near- and long-term future for the industry, U.S. energy policy, economic and environmental sustainability, and a "developing storm" of a generationally diverse workforce. A major feature of the event is a panel discussion with the top industry CEO's and their opinions on megatrends.

Heavy Duty Dialogue '09 confirmed contributors include Howard Abramson, Publisher & Editor in Chief, Transport Topics; Kelly Dier, President, Marmon Highway Technologies Companies; Kenneth Gronbach, Principal, KCG Direct; Timothy Kraus, President & COO, HDMA; Dean Lockwood, Weapon Systems Analyst, Military Wheeled Vehicles, Forecast International; Louis Lavorata, Senior Vice President & CFO, Citation Corp.; Eli Lustgarten, Partner, Longbow Consulting; Timothy Lynch, Vice President, American Trucking Associations; Stuart MacKay, President, MacKay & Co.; Robert McKenna, President & CEO, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association; Joe McAleese, President & CEO, Bendix CVS; Charles "Chip" McClure, Chairman & CEO, ArvinMeritor; Jim Mele, Editor in Chief, Fleet Owner; Dennis Michels, President & CEO, Link Manufacturing; David Sexton, President, Shell Oil Products U.S.; William Strauss, Vice President & Economist, U.S. Federal Reserve; Ann Wilson, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, MEMA; and George Zirnhelt, President & CEO, Power Systems Research.

More info: www.hdma.org