The 7th IRT was held in Phoenix Arizona USA in conjunction with the ARA Annual Convention & Trade Show.
Sunday, November10, 2013
7:00 – 8:00 pm Opening Reception
Monday, November 11, 2013
8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – Noon Opening Remarks and Country Reports
Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 pm Keynote address: Tony Aquila, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Solera Holdings Inc. A Global View of the Automotive Claims Industry: What it Means For Professional Automotive Recyclers
2:15 – 5:20 pm Global Presentations :
- Chen Ming, Ph.D – Professor, Executive Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of AARTI, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai, P.R. China
- Mike Third – Total Auto Recyclers, Melbourne, Australia - ISO 9001 Certification – The Value to Professional Automotive Recyclers
- Anson Tse – Head of eBay Parts and Accessories
- Mark Buffa and Yury Kagaov, ARADirect Salvage Acquisition
- Steve Fletcher – Executive Director of the Automotive Recyclers of Canada (ARC) - Working with the Canadian Government and Automakers on Effective Industry Stewardship
- Howard Nusbaum – Administrator of the National Salvage Vehicle Reporting Program - The United States’ NMVTIS system and Its Importance in ensuring proper handling of total loss vehicles
5:40 – 6:00 pm Wrap Up & Conclusion - Andy Latham, Salvage Wire Ltd., UK
6:30 – 9:30 pm Dinner in the Desert
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
8:00 – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 11:45 am Facilitated Roundtable Discussions
11:45 am – Noon Closing Comments