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Friday, September 20, 2024

The OTA Convention and Executive Forum has a new home

Listen Up: Ready for the Best Convention Speaker Lineup Weโ€™ve Ever Assembled?

The OTA Convention and Executive Forum (Nov. 13-14) has a new home โ€“ The Ritz-Carlton in downtown Toronto. And complementing this year’s exciting venue change is a jam-packed business agenda featuring the most thought-provoking and inspiring lineup of speakers and panelists we’ve ever assembled for convention:

Business Therapy

An expert on leadership and change, Tom Connellan has been dubbed โ€œthe Dr. Phil of corporate performance.โ€ His highly customized presentations are fast-paced and entertaining, providing audiences with โ€œhow-toโ€™sโ€ on creating customer loyalty, attaining superior sales performance, or navigating turbulent economic times.

Flying High

If youโ€™re looking to take your business to new heights, enlist Don Bell as your co-pilot. One of the founders of WestJet, Bell is widely credited with helping to make the company one of North Americaโ€™s most prosperous. He will share with OTA carriers his secretes to understanding business from the โ€œground upโ€ and building an inspirational โ€œgame changingโ€ corporate culture.

Making Change

Considered one of the most successful senior business communication executives of our time, Mark Thompson, CEO and co-founder of the Business Entrepreneurship Hub for Virgin Unite and author of Success Built To Last, shares his insights from studying the success of world-class companies that have confronted change and generated teams that lead to unstoppable growth.

Talkinโ€™ About Next Generation

Has there ever been a bigger generational gap in trucking? Renowned author and business columnist Doug Robbins will facilitate a canโ€™t-miss session between veteran fleet owners and the next generation of trucking professionals as they discuss how they are bridging the generation gaps at their companies.

And thatโ€™s not all! Our traditional State of the Industry Outlook is back and better than ever. Join our all-star panel of freight economy experts as they explain current and long-term trucking trends. Featuring: Noel Perry, FTR Associates; John Larkin, Managing Director, Stifel Associates; Doug Payne, President and COO, Nulogx Inc.; Emanuella Enenajor, Economist, CIBC World Markets (TBC).

Click here to register and see the full Convention agenda โ€“ including all business sessions, receptions, Next Gen program and Casino Royale Poker Tournament. And donโ€™t forget to talk and stir some buzz about the Convention at theย OTA Premier Events Facebook page.