BMW’s Tom Purves, Gen. Colin Powell to Keynote NADA Convention
[I]Also Featured Will be Inspirational Speaker Frank Abagnale[/I]Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW U.S. Holding Corporation, will be the keynote speaker at NADA’s 89th Annual Convention and Exposition, in Orlando, February 11-14, 2006. Joining Purves in the convention speaker lineup is Colin Powell, former secretary of state, and Frank Abagnale, whose life was depicted by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Steven Spielberg movie Catch Me If You Can.
Purves will present his views on the state and future of his company, as well as its relations with dealers, at the convention’s Opening General Session, on Saturday, February 11. Tom is a true industry leader who has helped propel BMW to a stronger position in the U.S. marketplace, and we’re very pleased that he’ll lend his insights at our most important event of the year,” said NADA Chairman Jack Kain, who will kick off the opening session.
Gen. Powell, who will address the convention on Monday, February 13, 2006, has had positions of leadership for most of his lifeãon the battlefield, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as secretary of state. Drawing on his experience on the world stage, he will illustrate what it takes to be a leader and provide strategies for taking charge during times of great change and crises.
Abagnale, who will speak at the inspirational session on Sunday, February 12, will tell how his life as a world famous con man is a story with a moral and lessons that apply in many ways to life and business.
Online advance registration for the 2006 NADA Convention and Exposition is now open through December 19, 2005, at www.nada.org/convention.
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