"Game Changers in the Global Commercial Vehicle Industry" has been announced as the theme for Heavy Duty Dialogue 2011. HDD'11 will be held January 17, 2011 at The Mirage in Las Vegas.


Heavy Duty Dialogue '11 is a business conference for executives in the global and domestic commercial vehicle industry. The event immediately precedes Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week '11.

This year's conference will feature a program focusing on several themes: Emerging markets and their impact on European and domestic business in trucks and components; defining the "new normal" in the economy; domestic and international truck builds, capital markets, and the effect of the 2010 elections on our industry.

This year's featured speaker is Liz Cheney, International Affairs Expert and Media Political Analyst.

Confirmed contributors to HDD '11 include:

* Donald Broughton, Avondale Partners
* Ryan Carmichael, Frost & Sullivan
* Patrick Cavanagh, Williams Controls
* Ken Davis, Eaton Corporation
* Merv Dunn, Commercial Vehicle Group
* Derek Kaufmann, Glacier Bay
* Stuart MacKay, MacKay & Co.
* Peter Nesvold, Jeffries Capital
* Juergen Reers, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
* Eric Starks, FTR Consultants
* Bill Strauss, U.S. Federal Reserve

"The global commercial vehicle industry is in a period of "game changing", with upcoming inroads by new OEM's entering the NAFTA markets within the next few years representing a period of significant change to the industry" said Timothy Kraus, president and chief operating officer of Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, the host of HDD 2011. "The theme for Dialogue 2011 reflects the need for the commercial vehicle manufacturers to react and plan, and to develop strategies to prosper in what will be the new "norm". Our program for HDD'11 foretells what is coming, what may happen in our geopolitical world, and the best ways to plan ahead."

More info: Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association.