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Flavio Volpe

APMA

Flavio Volpe is an internationally recognized champion of Canada’s automotive industry. Since 2014, he has proudly led the APMA, representing 200+ suppliers to the worldwide automotive industry.

Working closely with officials in Ottawa, Washington & Mexico City during the 2017-19 NAFTA renegotiations, he led the effort to secure an unprecedented increase in Regional Content for suppliers in the new USMCA. In 2022, he was named to the Ontario Premier’s Council on US Trade & Competitiveness.

When the global COVID19 pandemic created a dangerous medical equipment shortage in Canada in 2020, he launched one of the biggest peacetime mobilizations of the country’s industrial capacity in its history. Dubbed a ‘Manufacturing Hero’ by the Toronto Star for his leadership, this work resulted in the largest build-orders of critical ventilators, PPE & test swabs in Canada’s history.

In 2022, when anti-government actors illegally blockaded the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor costing the industry $1B, he led the APMA to secure an injunction in Ontario Superior Court to force the reopening of Canada’s most critical international border crossing.

A passionate technology leader, his response to the Prime Minister’s challenge for a net-zero economy by 2050 was to launch an all-Canadian, zero-emissions, autonomous concept prototype, Project Arrow. Described by the Globe and Mail as ‘an audacious play to build an all-Canadian electric car’, Project Arrow was revealed at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to global coverage & serves as a premier showcase of Canada’s automotive technology cluster.

Flavio is a sought-after voice by leading global publications including The Economist, New York Times, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, CNN, BBC, CNBC, FOX & the Washington Post. He speaks frequently on industry issues at House of Commons Standing Committees in Finance, Industry and Trade.

Honors:

– Top 100 Most influential People in Government and Politics, The Hill Times, 2023
– Top 50 People Influencing Canadian Foreign Policy, The Hill Times, 2021, 2022. 2023
– Industry Leader of the Year, Canada Newsmakers, Automotive News Canada, 2017
– Impact Award, Champion for Diverse Talent, Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement, 2021
– Industry All-Star, Automotive News Canada, 2018, 2019, 2020
– Top 100 Lobbyists in Canada, The Hill Times, 2022, 2023
– ‘Next Generation’ Honoree, ICCO, 2011

Flavio holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Toronto & an MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business.

Bob Magee,

Flavio Volpe,

Lauren Tedesco,

Frank Ricci,

Fred Di Tosto,

Janette Thor,

Gian Paolo Vescio,

Joanne Myers,

Martin Mazza

Rob Peters,

Steve Henry,

Ray Tanguay,

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Bob Magee

The Woodbridge Group

Flavio Volpe

APMA

Lauren Tedesco

Senior Vice President, APMA

Frank Ricci

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.

Fred Di Tosto

Martinrea International Inc.

Janette Thor

Conestoga College Associate Director, Workforce Development & Corporate Training

Gian Paolo Vescio

Vescio General Counsel, APMA

Joanne Myers

Former Educator/External Consultant

Martin Mazza

The Woodbridge Group

Robert Peters

Callisto Integration

Steve Henry

Magna International

Ray Tanguay

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.