The 6th annual CADA Summit boasts a larger event space at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and has a powerful lineup of speakers focused on how Canada’s retail automotive industry will evolve in the near future.
“We design every aspect of this event specifically for dealers, and our sessions are aimed at answering questions that can keep dealers up at night,” said John White, CADA President and CEO.
From forecasts from leading economists, to expert advice from some of Canada’s top dealers, to auto industry focused futurists, it promises to be the best CADA Summit ever. “This is a really great lineup of speakers,” said Bonnie Wasser, CADA’s Industry Relations Officer, and a key architect for this year’s event.
Speakers include Peter Leto, Head of Industry, Automotive Retail Sales U.S., with Google; Craig Alexander, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist with the Conference Board of Canada; Dennis DesRosiers, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc; Peter K. Welch, President & CEO, National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA); Sheryl Connelly, Manager, Consumer Trends and Futuring, Ford Motor Company; John Ellis, Author of “The Zero Dollar Car”; Norman Hébert, President and Chief Executive Officer, Groupe Park Avenue; Steven Landry, President and Chief Executive Officer, AutoCanada, and Christopher Pfaff, President & CEO, Pfaff Automotive Partners.
“It will also be capped off with a moderated conversation with former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, which dealers will want to hear, especially with NAFTA very much in the news,” said Wasser.
The event marketing this year is promoting the message “Be Among the Leaders” and Wasser said after looking at the list of dealers already registered to attend, they represent a cross-section of influential dealers. “It’s the ultimate networking and knowledge gathering session for Canadian dealers,” said Wasser.
The event is held Feb. 14, 2018 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, and is held for the first time in conjunction with the Canadian International AutoShow. As for every CADA Summit event to date, TD Auto Finance is the event’s exclusive sponsor.
