HDMA Heavy Duty Dialogue ’06, entitled “2007 and Beyond, Managing the Business Cycle,” will feature the heavy duty industry’s leaders discussing current trends and challenges.

Heavy Duty Dialogue ’06 will be held from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at The Mirage, Las Vegas , Nev.
The program includes breakfast, lunch and a reception.
Featured speakers include:
• Mike Burns, president and CEO of Dana Corp., delivering the keynote presentation on doing business in today’s environment from a global product manufacturer’s perspective
• U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta
• Chris Patterson, president and CEO, Freightliner Corp.
• Dr. Clinton Longenecker , professor of Management and Business Administration, University of Toledo

The program also includes three panel discussions:
• “2007-10, How Bad/Good Could It Be?” predictions from M. Labbe Associates, MacKay and Co., CMVC, and ACT; moderated by Peter Nesvold, Transportation Analyst, Bear Stearns
• “Protecting Your Intellectual Property in a Global Market,” led by Anthony Lupo of Arent Fox
• “Purchasing Trends and Strategies for the 21st Century,” moderated by Tom Stundza, executive editor, Purchasing Magazine.
HD Dialogue 2006 registration fees are $495 for HDMA member companies’ first registrant and $445 for each additional representative. HDMA members who are participating in HDAW can receive an addition $100 discount off HD Dialogue registration.
For registration forms and more details, visit http://hdma.org, or contact Ro Olson at HDMA, rolson@mema.org.