Ottawa, Ontario — December 19, 2016 — The agenda for the first meeting of the Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF) of 2017 has been revealed. CCIF Toronto will take place at Universal Event Space in Vaughan, Ontario, on January 27, 2017.
Pre-registration is required to attend CCIF Toronto. Early bird registration is available until January 15, 2017, for a cost of $95 per person. The price goes up to $105 per person after that date. All registrations include the evening reception on January 26, and all events and meals on January 27. Click here to register for CCIF Toronto.
Brigitte Pesant is Director, Collision Programs, for the Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA) and is responsible for organizing the CCIF events.
“We’ve got a great slate of presentations and discussion lined up for the first meeting of 2017,” says Pesant. “There’s a good mix of presenters looking at repair techniques and technology, such as scanning, and also speakers discussing human resource issues, such as recruitment and training.”
CCIF Toronto begins with registration and breakfast in Showcase Hall, followed by the welcome address and opening remarks, delivered by Pesant and Joe Carvalho of Economical Insurance and CCIF Chairman.
The first presentation of the day will delve into an issue that’s always top of mind for professional repairers: recruitment. Annabelle Cormack, President of Cormack Recruitment will speak on “Recruitment: Bumper to Bumper.”
Cormack has been in the recruiting business since 2004, filling vacancies at every level, from entry to management, including the executive suite. She has also partnered with small and medium sized businesses to provide advice and insight on marketing, human resources, sales and customer service and is an Instructor for Langara College’s Designformation Program, where Cormack designed and facilitates the program’s career planning segment.
Andrew King, Managing Partner for DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, follows Cormack and will deliver a report on the outlook for the auto industry.
The final two presentations of the morning session both focus on training. First up is Patrice Marcil, North-American Learning & Development Director for Axalta Coating Systems. Marcil will lead a panel discussion on “Collision Industry-Education Connection.” The panel discussion will be followed by “I-CAR New Vehicle Repair,” delivered by Andrew Shepherd, Senior Director at AIA Canada and Executive Director for I-CAR Canada.
Following the lunch break, Mike Anderson of Collision Advice will lead a panel discussion on pre- and post-repair vehicle scanning and calibration. Zack Spencer of Motormouth and Driving TV rounds out the list of presenters, discussing trends for the future of the automobile.
CCIF Toronto 2017 will close with remarks from CCIF Chairman Joe Carvalho. For more information, please visit ccif.ca. You can also check out the video below for an invite to CCIF Toronto from Brigitte Pesant.
