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Conference organizers for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) have revealed that Brian Kight, author of DailyDiscipline.com and advisor to businesses and sports teams, will serve as the 2023 keynote speaker. In his keynote address, Kight will give inspiration for attendees to grow their businesses through improved leadership skills. HDAW‘23 will take place January 16-19, 2023, at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.
“We are proud of where our industry is today and take pride in the resourcefulness and resilience we have all displayed to capitalize on opportunities and overcome challenges,” said Brian Rieger, vice president of America sales, Consolidated Metco, and the supplier co-chair for HDAW‘23.“We are eager to hear Brian discuss how we can continue to ‘shift, adapt, and grow’ to help ensure that our attendees and their businesses can continue to evolve and be at the forefront of the heavy-duty aftermarket industry.”
Kight’s keynote will take place during the opening general session on Tuesday, January 17, and will address his proven, discipline-based strategies that can help leaders and organizations evolve with the changes in the heavy-duty aftermarket industry. By unpacking his performance pathway and the behaviors and strategies that accelerate performance, leaders at every level will walk away with simple, actionable skills to drive excellence in their businesses.
Kight is an entrepreneur, speaker, and advisor to businesses, sports teams, and schools, and has been featured in ESPN, The Wall Street Journal, NBC, Forms, Sports Illustrated and more. He is the founder of DIGNVS, LLC and the author of DailyDiscipline.com, a daily memo on personal discipline with over 35,550 subscribers. Its central mission is to help people build the discipline they need to accomplish their desires as fast and reliably as possible.
“HDAW’23 is shaping up to be our largest, most impactful show to date,” said Bill Betts, president and COO at Betts Company, and the distributor co-chair for HDAW‘23. “We look forward to providing attendees with access to industry and thought leaders, an unmatched education program, invaluable networking opportunities and an impressive, product expo and sold-out One-on-One Business Meeting Program.”
This year’s One-on-One Business Program has sold out supplier rooms and will have a record number of both suppliers and distributors participating in over 1,900 scheduled meetings throughout the week.
HDAW‘23 will welcome more than 2,500 executives and managers from across the industry, including distributors, suppliers, service providers, industry experts, and thought leaders, and more. Over four days, heavy duty aftermarket professionals will experience expert-led education, invaluable networking opportunities, personalized business meetings and a Product Expo that provides an exclusive view of the latest products moving the industry forward.
Registration for HDAW‘23 is still open. For more information and to register, visit www.hdaw.org.
