Heavy hitters from both sides of the border will take centre stage at CADA Summit 2013, an annual learning and networking event organized by the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association (CADA) and held February 13, 2013 at the Hilton Toronto.
Bob Lutz
Industry legend and former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz will present a keynote address as will President Obama’s former “Car Czar” Steven Rattner. These high profile American industry experts will help Canada’s auto dealers gain insights into major industry events in our recent past, say the event organizers.
Bob Lutz is one of the most experienced and high-profile auto executives in the world who left an indelible mark on all three of the Big Three U.S. automakers, most recently at General Motors where he reinvigorated the company’s vehicle lineup. In his speaker’s bio on the event website: www.cadasummit.ca, Lutz is described as: “A breath of fresh air in an industry known for its blandness and tenuous grasp on the changing realities of its market. Bob stands out as a gifted, bold, sometimes brash, always opinionated, and successful executive.”
Steven Rattner served as Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury and led the Obama Administration’s effort to restructure the automobile industry, which he chronicled in his book, Overhaul: An Insider’s Account of the Obama Administration’s Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry. He is also a Contributing Writer for the Op-Ed page of The New York Times, the author of a monthly column for the Financial Times and the Economic Analyst for MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Steven Rattner
Lutz and Rattner join an all-star cast of more than a dozen speakers who will cover everything from the economic factors affecting the auto retail industry, emerging retail trends, the changing car buyer, renewal efforts by the manufacturers, the media’s perspective on the changing industry, and much more.
Organizers say there are limited seats available for this event — designed specifically for auto dealers — and CADA encourages dealers to sign up as soon as possible as seats are being sold on a first come, first serve basis.
The all-day event is being held at the Hilton Toronto on February 13, 2013 and delegate admission includes breakfast, morning and afternoon sessions, lunch, networking breaks, a cocktail hour, and a dinner banquet that will recognize the winners of CADA’s Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) survey.
TD Auto Finance is the exclusive sponsor of the CADA Summit.
Other CADA Summit 2013 speakers include:
- Jim Carroll, author, columnist, media commentator and consultant, who focuses on linking future trends to innovation and creativity;
- Preet Banerjee, the personal finance columnist for the Globe and Mail and host of The Oprah Winfrey Network Canada’s “Million Dollar Neighbourhood”;
- Ramesh Swamy, member of the U.S. Deloitte National Retail & Distribution Leadership team and a Leader of the Retail & Distribution Sector practice for Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP;
- Chris Hill, President and CEO of Electric Mobility Canada, a national membership-based not-for-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the promotion of electric mobility as a readily available and important solution to Canada’s emerging energy and environmental issues;
- Garth Turner, former federal Member of Parliament and and a nationally-known speaker and lecturer on macroeconomics, the housing market and investment techniques, as well as the author of 14 books;
- Jason Stein, editor of Automotive News in Detroit, who directs the print and online operations for one of the world’s largest automotive business-to-business news outlets, and oversees a global network of 50 reporters and editors.
- Michael Hatch, the Chief Economist for the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association, and a frequent commentator on public policy issues on Business News Network, the CBC, and in other major TV, print and broadcast media on behalf of the retail auto sector.
- Niel Hiscox, President of Universus Media Group Inc., publishers of Canadian auto dealer magazine and Affaires automobiles magazine, who is recognized as one of Canada’s leading experts on business-to-business publishing and its migration to new media. (Read Niel’s Publisher’s note in Canadian auto dealer about this event.)
- Todd Phillips, Editorial Director of Canadian auto dealer magazine and its sister publication Affaires automobiles, who will moderate a panel of media experts.
For more information visit: www.cadasummit.ca
To view the agenda visit: www.cadasummit.ca/agenda
To view the speaker’s bios visit: www.cadasummit.ca/speakers
To register, visit: www.cadasummit.ca/registration
The event is being held at the Hilton Toronto at 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, and CADA has booked rooms at a special CADA Summit rate. You can book your rooms here: www.cadasummit.ca/hotel
Look for more details on this event in Canadian auto dealer magazine and in our enewsletter in the weeks to come.
