Global Fleet Management Conference In Pictures
Some of the attendees of the inaugural Global Fleet Management Conference take a moment to pose for a group picture.
(L-R) Attendees Robert Aguirre of Tesla, Travis Morae of RJ Corman Railroad Group, and Louise Davis-Lopez of Johnson & Johnson were all smiles at the end of the conference.
Andre Dutkowski of Daimler AG, Steve Higgs of General Motors, George Irving of Toyota, Jeff Nichols of Ford, and Jim Sassorossi of Chrysler gave insights about the global offerings of the major OEMs.
Donlen President & CEO Tom Callahan presented a humorous look at his time as an expatriate working in Japan and Australia.
(L-R) Steve Saltzgiver of Coca-Cola Refreshments, Dean Yerem of Nestle, and Mike Butsch of Joy Global gave tips on how to work more effectively with procurement.
Denis Ferault (left) and Robert Sandler of PHH Arval Global Alliance dug deep into the metrics behind global fleet benchmarking.
Robert Patrick of Merck Sharp & Dohme gave an overview of how fleet markets operate in Europe and the Middle East.
Marco Annunziata, chief economist and executive director of Global Market Insight for General Electric, gave a dinner keynote on the the global economy and its trends for the future.
BBM Founder and Publisher Ed Bobit (left) spends time with Cliff Samuelsen of ARI during a networking break, while Lynda Dinwiddie of LabCorp looks on in the background.
(L-R) Valerie Van Hoof of Athlon, Emil Gaynor of Jaguar Land Rover, and Helen Cooper of LeasePlan Supply Services outlined how to create a world-class tender process.
Bruce MacLaren, senior procurement business partner for Microsoft, delivered the opening keynote address on the future of business and connectivity.
As part of his speech, Bruce MacLaren, senior procurement business partner for Microsoft, performed an impromptu poll that brought attendees to their feet.
Global Fleet Management Conference Co-Chair Mike Antich welcomes attendees to the conference.
(L-R) Chrysler's Jim Sassorossi, Brenda Davis of Baker Hughes, and Terry Langness of PARS pose for a photo.
(Left) Rahul Bhardwaj of Pfizer and Jeff Nichols of Ford continued discussions about the day's topics.
Mike Antich (right, at the podium) introduces the final presenters, Guillaume Bourst (far left) of ALD Fortune Auto Leasing & Renting and Pascal Vitantonio (center) of ALD Automitive Brasil. Bourst gave an overview of the Chinese fleet market and Vitantonio discussed Brazil's market.
(L-R) Spirited conversations were the order of the day during breaks from presentations, including the one pictured between Robert Patrick of Merck, Pascal Vitantino of ALD, Rahul Bhardwaj of Pfizer, Inc., and Jeff Schlesinger of GE Capital.
(L-R) Peter Groftehauge of AUTOROLA, Rob Hill of ARI, Heidi DiAngelo of PHH Arval Global Alliance, Kevin Neal of LeasePlan International, and Jeff Schlesinger of GE discussed how fleet leasing companies work around the world.
Nexus Communication's Steven Schoefs (center) and Caroline Thonnon engage in a conversation with Steven Higgs (left) of GM Fleet & Commercial.
In addition to formal presentations, there were several networking breaks. Rich Pinnock of AmeriFleet Transportation, Patsy Brownson, and Lynda Dinwiddie of LabCorp take time to connect.
Attendees busily took notes during the presentations, including Daniela Gamble and Kevin Neal, both of LeasePlan International.
Bobit Business Media Group Publisher Sherb Brown introduces a speaker.
Nexus Communication's Caroline Thonnon makes her opening remarks. Nexus Communication partnered with Bobit Business Media, which produced the Global Fleet Management Conference in Phoenix.