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Planning to attend the 2017 Supply Chain Summit? Remember to register by April 20, 2017, to receive the best pricing via the Early Bird discount. The event will be held June 20, 2017, at Laurel Manor Banquet and Conference Center in Livonia, Michigan.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Global business issues today require companies to manage a myriad of topics ranging from worker rights and environmental management to innovation — and the growth of legislative and customer mandates is anticipated to increase. Awareness of emerging issues, compliance strategies, and transparency have become the currency needed to be sustainable.

The 2017 Conflict Minerals Industry Briefing on June 7, 2017, is designed to offer the necessary information for new professionals and to advance the knowledge level of those experienced in conflict minerals reporting.  New professionals, and those seeking a refresher of basic content, will find value in the event’s morning agenda.  More experienced conflict minerals reporters will benefit in the afternoon agenda.  And, if you’d like a full overview – stay for the entire day!

These are uncertain times for the automotive sector – from Original Equipment Manufacturers to Tier Three suppliers. For over twenty years, companies have been making strategic decisions based on the rules of the 1994 NAFTA. Today, that rulebook is about to be changed. For AIAG member companies, this means they will need to take a fresh look at what they make, where they make it, and how they make it. 

AIAG’s first live Hot Topics webinar will tackle the issue of the global supply chain talent shortage, which has now reached crisis proportions and threatens the future of the auto industry.

Progressive companies are challenged to stay informed on corporate responsibility issues confronting them in today’s marketplace; the issues range from human rights to environmental to sustainable viability. These issues are compounded by the need to concurrently manage risk and transparency for the corporation and its global supply chain.  

AIAG will host a series of roll-out events for the new IATF 16949:2016 automotive quality standard. The purpose of the events is to help AIAG members and others in attendance understand the latest edition of the standard and what it means to their organizations and the re-certification process.

Automotive professionals working in the South have an opportunity to attend a regional roll-out of the new international automotive quality standard, IATF 16949, and get their questions answered at the Southern Automotive Quality Summit on March 9, 2017.

Registration is now open for the AIAG 2017 Canadian Automotive Quality Summit, scheduled for February 16, 2017, as part of the 2017 AutoShow — O Canada! Industry Day in Toronto.

AIAG Auto Parts Purchasing Leadership and Suppliers Summit will be held on November 30, 2016, in Shanghai, China, concurrent with 2016 Automechanika, the world’s second largest Automechanika trade fair for automotive parts, accessories, equipment, and services. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Surviving and Thriving through Industry Transformation.”