AAMA / AIAG Southern Automotive

Quality Summit

The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association, AAMA, and the Automotive Industry Action Group, AIAG, are excited to present our first Southern Automotive Quality Summit. This one-day event will highlight the industry's current best practices and showcase emerging engineering and quality processes, methods and tools that have the capability to increase the durability, reliability and safety of new parts, systems and vehicles.

January 28, 2016

7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center

Agenda:

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. - Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 a.m. - Welcome - AAMA / AIAG

8:45 - 9:30 a.m. - MEP's: Supporting the Southern Automotive Industry
                             Doug Jensen, President & CEO, Alabama Technology Network

9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Morning Break & Networking

10:00 - 10:45 a.m. - Southern Automotive Quality: Expectations & Challenges
                                 Michael Gaines, Purchasing and Division Manager, Honda

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. - High Speed Failure Management
                                 Robert Everett, Quality Manager, ZF Chassis Systems LLC

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Quality Standards Update
                             ISO 9001 (2015): Lorri Hunt, Lead U.S. Delegate TC 176
                             ISO/TS 16949: Cherie Reiche, IAOB / Fred Czubak, FCA Group

2:00 - 2:30 p.m. - VDA Quality Standards Update
                             Thomas Junggeburth, German Automotive Business Corporation

2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Afternoon Break & Networking

3:00 - 3:45 p.m. - OEM Quality Leadership Featured Speaker
                             Larry Curry, SR Manager of Parts Development, Hyundai

3:45 - 4:30 p.m. - Supplier Quality Leadership Featured Speaker
                             David Kneisler, VP, Global Quality, Dana Holding Corporation

4:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Networking Reception

Registration: $300 through Day of Show

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