Society of Automotive Analysts

A Night of Networking and Wine
2016-03-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Michigan By The Bottle, 29932 Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, 48073, United States
An Evening of Networking…and Wine Tasting
Join the Society of Automotive Analysts (SAA) for an evening of networking and exclusive access to automotive professionals.
Meet with the SAA Board of Directors and engage with industry experts to exchange ideas and opinions, while enjoying some of the finest wines made in Michigan and local produce.

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Warranty/Recall Summit
2016-03-16 08:00 - 11:00 | Skyline Club, 2000 Town Center #2800, Southfield, 48075, United States
3rd Annual Warranty and Recall Summit
The New Normal Taking Root – Lessons Learned from 2015
As recall volumes hit another new high in 2015, and news of global recalls dominate the headlines, the industry began to react to what is becoming the new normal – greater regulatory enforcement, the need for improved compliance, and the need to reconsider the complex relationship between the owner experience and the necessity of recall.
Hear from Neil Steinkamp of Stout Risius Ross (SRR) as he discusses the latest data, trends and observations on automotive recalls. Discussions will include:

2015 overview of key metrics and developments
Recall Completion Rates – insights from Owner Notification letters and QPRs
Design, Manufacturing and Assembly Issues – a new study looking at the intersection of defect descriptions and Section 573 disclosures
Component trends – analyses combining recall, TSB, investigation and other data sets to evaluate component trends
Forward Thinking and Forward Collisions – what are the early indicators of new technologies?
Financial claims/accruals for OEMs and suppliers

Speakers include:
Neil Steinkamp
Managing Director
SRR

Brian Westenberg
Principal
Product Safety Group
Miller Canfield

James Derian
Corporate Counsel
Delphi Automotive Systems

Jeff Sutter
Global Director, Innovation & Continuous Improvement
Nexteer Automotive

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Business is Booming...Is Yours?
2016-02-11 17:30 - 20:00 | MI
In today’s improving economic climate, sellers are busy managing the business at hand. But what about future business? Are you being proactive and continuing to prospect or just riding the wave of good times?
Do you find prospecting for business challenging so much so that it stops you from doing it? Don’t you wish you had a prospecting process that would allow you to prospect efficiently and easily?
And, perhaps most important, how do you distinguish yourself from the competition in ways that leaves your prospect wanting to learn more?
Join the SAA’s Young Professionals Network for a valuable networking and professional development event on February 11, 2016. Sandler Training’s Ken Seawell will help you develop the mindset, knowledge, and technique to prospect more effectively, more enjoyably and more profitably.

$10 for SAA and YPN members; $20 for non-members.
5:30-6:30 p.m. – Networking (pizza, salad and refreshments served)
6:30-8:00 p.m. – Presentation from Ken Seawell, Sandler Training
Registration will be open to the first 50 people.

2016 Automotive Outlook Conference - Registration Closed 1/7/16
2016-01-10 14:00 - 19:00 | Gem Theater, 333 Madison Street, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
Registration closed as of 3:00pm (EST) Thursday 1/7/2016.
Walk-ins will be turned away!
The automotive industry is not “business as usual.” New outside forces, new technologies and new entrants into the industry are forcing OEMs and suppliers to rethink how they do business. Design, engineering, purchasing, marketing, sales and more must all be re-examined thanks to the many “disruptors .” However, many companies are adapting to the disruptors and finding change is not necessarily bad.
Join the SAA at the Annual Automotive Outlook Conference to look at the challenges – and opportunities — brought by disruptors. One thing is clear: Companies must change their mindsets or they will be left behind. Don’t miss this valuable event that can help your company face the new realities.
Confirmed speakers include:

Karl Brauer, Senior Director of Insights and Senior Editor, Kelley Blue Book
Marta Blue, Senior Vice President, CarGurus
Justin Fishkin, Chief Strategy Officer, Local Motors
Gregg Garrett, CEO and Managing Director, CGS Advisors
Phil Gott, Director, IHS Automotive (Gott will also unveil findings from IHS Automotive’s Urban Mobility Study)
Brian Johnson, Managing Director, Barclays Capital
David Johnson, President, Achates Power
Steve Kiefer, Vice President, Global Purchasing & Supply, General Motors
Phil LeBeau, Automotive Reporter, CNBC
David Liniado, Vice President, New Ventures at Cox Automotive
Brian Moody, Site Editor, Autotrader
Jim Sayer, Deployment Director and Head of Human Factors, UMTRI Michigan Mobility Transformation Center

Additional speakers to be announced
Agenda
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Registration and Networking
2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Speakers and Q&A
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Networking Reception and Strolling Dinner

CNBC’s Phil LeBeau (left) will open the event by discussing his take on how disruptors are changing the way we do business.
Following the presenters, there will be a networking reception and strolling dinner.

Obtain a Free NAIAS Industry Preview Pass
Outlook attendees will receive a NAIAS Industry Preview Pass good for show floor access Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Passes can be used only by Outlook attendees and will be given only to attendees who don’t already have NAIAS credentials. (Instructions on obtaining and using the Preview Pass will be sent after completing registration)

Our New Home: Detroit’s Gem Theater will provide a classic, intimate setting for the Outlook Conference.

Strategic Planning Summit
2015-09-10 07:30 - 13:00 | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Detroit Branch, 1600 E Warren Ave., Detroit, MI, 48207, United States
Join the SAA for a detailed look and analysis of where the automotive market will be in the next few years, including risk awareness in a more challenging environment.

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2015-03-28 | Gem Theater, 333 Madison Street, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
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