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The SAA and MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers, in cooperation with Plante Moran and our host Marelli, is excited to present the 16th Annual Purchasing Summit on May 20, 2025.

This can’t-miss event offers suppliers a unique opportunity to hear directly from Plante Moran and OEM purchasing representatives as they break down the Plante Moran North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index® (WRI®) Study results and discuss how industry purchasing is shaping up for 2025 and beyond.

Agenda:

• Collin Shaw, President, MEMA OE Suppliers; Adam Bernard, Principal, AutoPerspectives, President SAA; Mark Barrott, Partner, Plante Moran; and Chiara Delporto, Global Key Account Executive, NA, Marelli, will kick off the event with opening remarks
• Dave Andrea, Principal, Plante Moran, will unpack results from the Plante Moran North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index® (WRI®) Study
• Dave Andrea will then be joined by Itay Michaeli, Analyst-Autos, TD Securities, for a fireside chat
• OEM representatives from Ford (Rowina Fornica, Head of Supply Chain Excellence), Nissan (Steve Jernigan, Senior Director – Production Purchasing), Honda (Mike Lapham, VP, Purchasing), General Motors (Tanya Skilton, Executive Director, Global Purchasing & Supply Chain), Stellantis (Marvin Washington, VP, Supplier Risk, Relations and Diversification Management), and Toyota (speaker TBD) will close the day with a panel conversation

Automotive suppliers with a commercial responsibility or direct customer interface are encouraged to attend this event. This event is closed to the media.

Event Pricing:

Early Bird: Register by April 23, 2025 — $205

Regular Pricing: April 24 – May 20, 2025 — $260

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The complete agenda and additional information can be found by clicking the “register” button.

Clicking the register button will take you to the MEMA OE website to complete registration.