Kastner and Raybuck - NTEA
The NTEA, the association for the Work Truck Industry, is holding its inaugural Executive Leadership Summit this October in Las Vegas.
The two-day summit, Oct. 14-15 at the JW Marriott Resort & Spa, promises to be a “unique opportunity to learn economic and political issues that could impact your company,” according to the NTEA.
Among the presentations are the following:
• Rich Galen, a former press secretary for Dan Quayle and Newt Gingrich, will talk about the current political scene and offer predictions for the next election cycle.
• Peter Zeihan, geopolitical strategist and forecaster, will provide insights into how threats, crises, and opportunities will affect the North American market.
• Andrej Divis, head of global truck research for IHS Global Insight, will offer an in-depth look at North America’s commercial vehicle markets.
• Mark Vitner, managing director and senior Economist with Wells Fargo Securities LLC, will examine the factors that are expected to drive growth in the work truck industry in 2015 and 2016.
• NTEA managing director Michael Kastner and Bob Raybuck, NTEA director of technical services, will examine the effects of new fuel efficiency regulations on medium and heavy trucks.
• Rob Stevens, vice-president of strategy for ROUSH Clean Tech, will moderate a panel on the transformation of work trucks into integrated work systems.
• Steve Carey, the NTEA’s executive director, and Doyle Sumrall, an NTEA managing director, will look at evolving trends and changing dynamics in the industry, such as sales, plant utilization, backlogs, employment levels, and fleet purchasing.
For more information about the conference and registration, visit www.ntea.com/executivesummit