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Flavio Volpe
APMA President
10 Four Seasons Place, Suite 801
Toronto, ON M9B 6H7
Tel: 416-620-4220
Fax: 416-620-9730
Flavio Volpe is a champion of Canada's globally relevant automotive sector and is dedicated to the growth of Canada's automotive innovation, the development of new markets and the leveraging of its international leadership. Representing the interests of suppliers at home and abroad, he proudly leads the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) - Canada's national association representing OEM producers of parts, equipment, tools, supplies and services for the worldwide automotive industry.
Working closely with officials in all three countries during the NAFTA renegotiations, he led the industry’s effort to secure an unprecedented increase in regional value content for automotive suppliers in the new USMCA.
Flavio speaks regularly on behalf of industry interests, opportunities and challenges in Canada and abroad and is a sought-after voice by leading global publications including The Economist, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC, CNBC, Globe and Mail and Washington Post. Flavio was recognized as Industry Leader of the Year by Automotive News Canada in 2017 and again in 2018.
Previous to APMA he served as Managing Director, Canada of WIRSOL AG, the EU’s largest privately-held solar photovoltaic energy developer, and as Chief of Staff to the Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Trade.
Flavio holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Toronto.
Warren Ali
Senior Vice President of Innovation
10 Four Seasons Place, Suite 801
Toronto, ON M9B 6H7
Tel: 416-620-4220
Fax: 416-620-9730
Colin S. Dhillon
Chief Technical Officer
10 Four Seasons Place, Suite 801
Toronto, ON M9B 6H7
Tel: 416-620-4220
Fax: 416-620-9730
Lauren Tedesco
Vice President, Learning and Development
10 Four Seasons Place, Suite 801
Toronto, ON M9B 6H7
Tel: 416-620-4220
Fax: 416-620-9730
Lauren Tedesco is the Vice President, Learning and Development at the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association.
She oversees workforce development programs and policy for the auto supplier sector, building the first industry-wide digital learning program. Prior to joining APMA, Lauren was a senior advisor at the Law Society of Ontario while instructing communications students at Sheridan College. Her agency experience at leading public relations agencies set the groundwork for senior roles in the public sector including Director of Communications to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Education. At each step, her insight and foresight guided the formulation and launch of major public policy initiatives, underscoring the need for strong strategic planning for disruptive agents of change.