PTDA Canadian Conference Retooled to Deliver Immediate Take-Home
Value for Attendees
Chicago, Ill.—February 22, 2010—Two months into
2010, it is apparent that executives in the power transmission/motion
control industry are ready for action. After the turbulence in the
economy for the past year, companies are seeking innovative programs
that deliver ideas that can be implemented immediately. The Power
Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) is meeting that need with
an innovative new program for the 2010 Canadian Conference.
Scheduled for June 3-5, 2010, at the Marriot Montréal
Château Champlain in Montréal, Québec, the PTDA Canadian
Conference has been retooled to help attendees make more connections,
work together more efficiently to serve end users and continue
innovating in the new economy. The changes to the 2010 program
were driven by input from PTDA’s Canadian distributor members, and
enhance the networking and educational components of the event.
New Product Showcase Helps Channel Partners Connect
A product showcase has been added on June 3 to provide an additional
opportunity for channel partners – both new and established
– to meet in an informal format. Held during the Welcome
Reception, the Product Showcase features table-top exhibits of new
products from PTDA’s manufacturer members. To learn more about the
Product Showcase, visit www.ptda.org/ProductShowcase.
Industry Panel on Distribution Channel Efficiencies
One of PTDA’s five strategic goals is to champion manufacturers
and distributors, operating in concert, to effectively and efficiently
serve their mutual customers. Led by facilitator and former PTDA
President Don Latham, Belterra Corporation, a panel of some of the
industry’s top executives will discuss the challenges and
opportunities for improving the distributor/manufacturer-supplier
relationship, concentrating on those factors that can improve the
efficiency of the channel in serving the customer. Panelists
Francois Arbique, KINECOR LP; Ali Moghadam, Canadian Bearings Ltd.;
Dermot Strong, BC Bearing Engineers Ltd.; Randy Breaux, Baldor Electric
Company; Sean Hickey, Lafert North America; Tom Karch, SKF Canada
Limited; and Jos Sueters, Tsubaki of Canada Limited will explore how
distributors and manufacturers can work together to streamline processes
and reduce expenses in order to increase margins and profitability.
Roundtable Discussions on Creating a Culture of Innovation
Corporate planner Ryan Garrah will lead attendees through an
interactive session that will help unleash the creativity needed to
foster corporate innovation. In a short program followed by
roundtable discussions, attendees will discover what they can achieve by
stepping outside of their comfort zone and embracing new ideas.
Keynote Speakers on Conducting Business in the New Economy
Pierre Marc Johnson, former premier of Quebec, leads off the Canadian
Conference with a keynote on Free Trade. Currently serving as
Chief Negotiator of the Québec Government of Canada for EU free
trade negotiations, Johnson is of counsel to the offices of Heenan
Blaikie where he acts as lead counsel in commercial negotiations,
international partnerships and foreign investment ventures.
Ken Wong of the Queen’s School of Business will address Marketing
& Your Next BIG Thing on Friday afternoon. Wong combines a
review of the recent trends in the power transmission/motion control
industry with lessons learned from other industries with common
characteristics to present an “outsider’s view” of the
challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.
Joe Ellers, author of The Sales Manager's Handbook and The Best
Distribution Sales Book Ever, will give attendees all the tools they
need to take sales management efforts to the next level. Ellers will
cover setting goals that drive the right activities, creating the value
proposition, using six major tools of the sales management professional,
compensating for what you (really) want and developing a sales process
that is easy on the manager and really helps the salesperson.
For more information on the PTDA Canadian Conference, visit www.ptda.org/CanadianConference.
Founded in 1960, the Power Transmission Distributors Association
(PTDA) is the leading association for the industrial power
transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel. A
U.S.-based trade association, PTDA represents 198 power
transmission/motion control distribution firms that generate more than
$10 billion in sales and span 3,500 locations in North America and 11
other countries. PTDA members also include 187 manufacturers that
supply the PT/MC industry. Nearly 20 percent of PTDA’s
distributor member companies are headquartered in Canada.
PTDA is dedicated to providing exceptional networking, targeted
education, relevant information and leading-edge business tools to help
distributors and manufacturers meet marketplace demands competitively
and profitably. For more information, visit www.ptda.org.
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