WELCOME TO GAMA!
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN, AND THE RESPONSE IS STRONG
3rd Annual Southern Supply Chain
Summit and Ports Authority Tour
including key insights on recent developments
in Supply Chain Management
Includes Tour of the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal, with expert tour guides.
Dates: Tuesday-Wednesday, November 4-5, 2025
Location: Embassy Suites Savannah Airport Hotel145 W. Mulberry Blvd.
Savannah (Pooler), Georgia 31407
We invite you to join us for a high-energy and very informative Summit with a focus on Supply Chain Solutions.
Programming is expected to include various keynote speakers and panels who will provide key insights as to:
- Supply Chain Solutions - hear from experts,
- Recent OEM and Tier 1 Developments,
- Growth & Skill-Building in Automotive - Thriving in a Changing Industry Fueled by AI,
- Successful Lessons for Workforce Development and Retention,
- What You Need to Know about Cyber Security in the Supply Chain,
- Solutions for Surviving in a Challenging Legal and Regulatory Environment,
- And more.
- Special Tour - This year we will be touring the Georgia Ports Authority Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal from private chartered buses, with expert tour guides.
The meeting's overall schedule (subject to change) is expected to include:
Tuesday, November 4
- 10:00am - Exhibitor Set-Up begins
- 11:00am - Exhibitor Showcase Opens
- 12:00noon - Registration and Networking Open - Exhibitors Showcase continues
- 1:00pm - Opening Remarks, followed by loading on to buses for the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal Tour
- 3:00pm - Arrive back at Hotel following the Ports Authority Tour
- 3:15pm-5:00pm - Meeting continues with Introductory comments including an Overview of Activity in Georgia, updates on GAMA, and a Keynote Speaker (TBD) from the Georgia Ports Authority
- 5:00-6:30pm - Networking Reception, Exhibitor Showcase continues
- 6:30pm - Meeting Adjourned
Wednesday, November 5
- 7:30am - Exhibitor Showcase Opens. Coffee, Tea, Beverages, Light Snacks and Networking. (Breakfast is already provided to Hotel guests at the Hotel.)
- 8:30am - Program begins with Expert Speakers and Panels on Supply Chain Solutions, Recent OEM and Tier 1 Developments, and Growth & Skill-Building in Automotive – Thriving in a Changing Industry Fueled by AI, and more
- 10:30am - Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase
- 11:00am - Panel presentation on Optimizing Your Success in the Current Supply Chain Environment
- 12:00noon - Networking Lunch and Exhibitor Showcase
- 1:00pm - Program continues with Expert Speakers and Panels on Successful Lessons for Workforce Development and Retention, What You Need to Know about Cyber Security in the Supply Chain, and Solutions for Surviving in a Challenging Legal and Regulatory Environment
- 4:00pm - Meeting Adjourned
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GAMA’s UPCOMING EVENTS / MEETINGS (some dates and content tentative if in planning stage)
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PARTNER EVENT - 2025 Southern Automotive Conference SAC)
October 7-10, 2025 - Von Braun Center; Huntsville, Alabama
Registration now open at https://southernautocon.com/
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PAST MEETINGS
SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHERN TECHNOLOGY AND AI SUMMIT
IN DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA
GAMA August 20-21, 2024
SECOND ANNUAL SUPPLY CHAIN SUMMIT AND RIVER BOAT TOUR
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We have now had record attendance at our last venue, as well as
four sold-out meetings in a row before that.
GAMA's RECENT PAST MEETINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED:
UPDATES:
Here is a map showing just some of the current major activity relating to the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) near and around Savannah, Georgia:
Here is some update information:
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On June 27, 2024, Rick Walker, President & CEO of GAMA, was a speaker at the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain, Digital Strategies, North America, Conference held in Nashville, June 26-27, 2024.
In January 2023, Rick Walker, President & CEO of GAMA, was a speaker at the 29th Annual U.S. Federal Reserve Bank Automotive Insights Symposium.
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WHAT IS GAMA?
GAMA is a non-profit trade association which passionately promotes growth, profitability, and workforce development in Georgia’s and the region's automotive and ground transportation industry. GAMA is a community of businesses, both domestic and international, with common interests and goals, which provides a highly interactive forum to help members achieve the following:
- higher levels of innovation, quality, and profitability
- professional success through unique educational opportunities
- successful networking among customers and peers
- solutions to workforce development issues
Check out our 7 Reasons Why You Should Join GAMA video below!
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Some Important GAMA Membership Benefits At-A-Glance:
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PARTNER EVENTS
- September 23, 2025 - Constangy Brooks Annual Labor & Employment Workshop - Ponte Vedra Inn; Ponte Vedra, Florida - Registration Opening Soon
- October 7-10, 2025 - Southern Automotive Conference (SAC) - Von Braun Center; Huntsville, Alabama - Registration now open at https://southernautocon.com/
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DIVERSITY STATEMENT
GAMA fosters and promotes an inclusive environment that leverages the unique contributions of diverse individuals to improve the lives of its members. We respect, value, and celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics, and perspectives that make each person who they are. GAMA believes that differences in age, race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, thinking style, and background bring richness to our organization. By bringing diverse individuals together, we can collectively and more effectively accomplish our mission of workforce development, networking, education, and connectivity. GAMA strives to develop programs and opportunities that reflect these core values, and thereby, educate, empower, and enlighten its members.
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DRIVING THE GROWTH OF GEORGIA'S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY *
GAMA IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU!
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* "GAMA", "GEORGIA AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION", AND "DRIVING THE GROWTH OF GEORGIA'S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY" ARE FEDERALLY REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF GAMA.
