Tom Stundza, executive editor of Purchasing Magazine, will moderate a panel of industry experts discussing “Purchasing Trends and Strategies for the 21st Century.”

Stundza will moderate the panel in a “Meet the Press” format at HD Dialogue ’06, which gets under way Monday, Jan. 23, 2006 at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
Dialogue ‘06, presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), will be held the day before the opening of the first-ever Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, Jan. 24-Jan. 27 at the Mirage.
Purchasing panel speakers include:

• Denise Clarkson, director of purchasing, TRW
• Hugh Charvat, vice president, supply chain management, FleetPride
• Dave Nelson, vice president, global supply chain management, Delphi Corp.
• Mark Purtilar, vice president, procurement, ArvinMeritor
Heading an outstanding speaker line-up at Dialogue ’06 is J.S. (Jim) McReynolds, general manager, on-highway engines, Caterpillar Power Systems North America, with his presentation on the challenges faced in the highly cyclical HD commercial vehicle business.
The HD Dialogue program, including breakfast, lunch and a reception, runs from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. The program conference will include industry and government leaders such as:

• Chris Brady, principal, Commercial Motor Vehicle Consulting
• Vicky Black, vice president, general manager, Dana HVTSS
• Bill Diggory, HDMA chairman, vice president and general manager, SKF VSM
• Dennis Kline, HDMA vice chairman, vice president, worldwide truck sales & marketing, ArvinMeritor Inc.
• Martin Labbe, CEO, Martin Labbe Associates
• Dr. Clinton Longenecker, professor of management and business administration, University of Toledo
• Anthony Lupo, attorney, Arent Fox
• Stu MacKay, president, MacKay & Co.
• Norman Mineta, US Secretary of Transportation
• Peter Nesvold, vice president, Bear, Stearns & Co.
• Chris Patterson, CEO, Freightliner Corp.
• Ken Veith, partner and senior analyst, ACT Research
• Ann Wilson, vice president, government affairs, MEMA

For registration forms and more details, visit the HDMA web site, www.hdma.org, or contact Ro Olson at HDMA, rolson@mema.org.