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The founders of
the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium had several goals in mind when
the event was first held in Chicago in 1996. The primary goal was that the
net proceeds of the event would be used to fund scholarships for students
pursuing careers in the automotive aftermarket. Over 1000 students have
been beneficiaries of GAAS Scholarships since the program began.
Students who
receive a scholarship and plan a career as an automotive aftermarket
technician are eligible for a matching grant upon graduation from their
program and after completing six months of employment in the automotive
aftermarket.
In planning the
agenda, the following goals were established to guide the planning
committee in selecting speakers to address the Symposium.
- To design a
program where leaders in the automotive aftermarket industry could come
together in one place, at one time and hear top industry figures present
their points of view about the trends taking place today--and down the
road in the next five years.
- To invite
speakers from outside the industry to tell of similar trends in the
overall marketplace.
- To invite
someone who had a global point of view that could gaze into a crystal
ball and tell of the worldwide trends over the next eight years.
The list of
speakers who have addressed the Symposium during the past ten years is
an impressive list of leaders from both within and outside the industry.
J.T.
Battenberg, III, Delphi Automotive
Sandy Brawley, Clorox Corporation
Michael Cardone,
Cardone Industries
Julio Caspari, Sachs Automotive of
America
Cynthia Cohen, Strategic Mindshare Consulting
Dr. David E.
Cole, Center for Automotive Research
Rich Conti, Clorox Corporation
William "Dan" Daniel, ArvinMeritor Inc.
Pat Dolan, Arthur Andersen
Sir Tom Farmer, Kwik-Fit Holdings, PLC
J Ferron,
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mark P. Frissora, Tenneco Automotive
Dr.
David Fry, Northwood University
Anton H. "Tony" George, Indy Racing
League
Charles Germano, IBM
Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
Michael J. Gingell, R.L. Polk & Co.
Marc Graham,
Pennzoil-Quaker State
Steve Handschuh, NAPA
Doug Herberger, GM
Service and Parts Operation
Maynard Jenkins, CSK Automotive
Derek
Kaufman, Kaufman Peters LLC
Darren Kimball, Lehman Brothers
John
Lampe, Bridgestone/Firestone
Senator Carl Levin, Michigan
Robert
Lutz, General Motors
Victor Lopez, Rolcar
Frank Macher,
Federal-Mogul
Joseph Magliochetti, Dana Corporation
Buck Matthews,
The Ohio State University
Larry McCurdy, Dana Corporation
Robert
McKenna, Genuine Parts/NAPA
Bruce Merrifield, Merrifield Consulting
James M. Micali, Michelin North America
Dick Morgan, Aftermarket
Auto Parts Alliance
Steve Odland, AutoZone
David O'Reilly, O'Reilly
Auto Parts
Bob Olsen, AutoZone
Dr. Donald Panoz, Panoz Motor
Sports
Phil Porpora, Lee Auto Parts
Wendel Province, Midas, Inc.
George Pyne, NASCAR
Dr. Jeffrey Rosensweig, Emory University
Mark Salem, Salem Boys Auto
David Schick, Legg Mason
Kathleen
Schmatz, AAIA
Jose Sera, Gates Corporation
Larry Silvey, Advanstar
Automotive Group
Temple Sloan, General Parts, Inc.
John F. Smith, GM
Service Parts Operation
Tom Stalkamp, Daimler-Chrysler
Joel Stern,
Stern, Stewart & Co.
Dr. John Stoessinger, Trinity University
Frans van Heck, TEMOT International
Kenneth D. Walker, Meineke
Discount Muffler Shops, Inc.
John Washbish, Dana Automotive Aftermarket
Group
Jacqueline S. Weiss, Merrill Lynch
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