Ride the Wave to Success at the PTDA 2008 Industry Summit
Chicago, Ill. -- February 29, 2008 -- The Power Transmission
Distributors Association (PTDA) heads to one of the world’s most
dynamic and luxurious destinations—Miami Beach, Florida—for
its 2008 Industry Summit on Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 at the Loews Miami
Beach Hotel.
Playing off the Miami Beach location distributors and manufacturers
in the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry attending the
Industry Summit will “Ride the Wave to Success” and learn
how to coast past their competition. The PTDA 2008 Industry Summit
offers:
- Ken Schmidt, former director of communications for Harley-Davidson
Motor Company, as the opening keynoter. Schmidt will share his
experience in restoring Harley-Davidson’s image and re-igniting
consumer demand for its motorcycles. His lessons in maintaining
relationships with veteran customers and innovatively pursuing new ones
with a successful corporate culture will resonate with any business
manager.
- Alan Beaulieu, senior analyst and economist for the Institute for
Trend Research, repeating his appearance from last year’s Industry
Summit, will review his 2007 forecast and give attendees insight into
the next economic wave.
- Workshops on a broad selection of topics that will increase
efficiencies in transporting product to Latin America, reduce operating
costs through new technologies and identify and capitalize on
employee’s strengths to ride the wave to greater
profitability.
- Manufacturer-Distributor Idea Exchange (MD-IDEX)—quick and
effective business meetings between current and potential business
partners.
Social events that take advantage of the elegant and exuberant
atmosphere of Miami Beach and offer informal networking opportunities,
including a golf outing at the historic Miami Beach Golf Club.
- A special welcome reception and simultaneous translation of many of
the educational programs specifically for Latin American
distributors.
The PTDA Industry Summit is open to all employees of member companies
and qualified prospects. Detailed program information and
registration information will be available in June. For more
information, visit www.ptda.org/Summit or contact
PTDA at +1.312.516.2100 or ptda@ptda.org.
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 211 power
transmission/motion control distributor firms with over 3,500 locations
throughout North America and 12 other countries, as well as 202
manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry.
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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