Speakers Announced for Automotive Engineering International Fuel Cell Transportation Technology Summit

    WARRENDALE, Pa., May 3 Marko Pencak, Director, Energy
Technology Equity Research, Credit Suisse First Boston; Dr. Allan C. Lloyd,
Chairman, California Air Resources Board; and Catherine Lentz, Program
Manager, California Fuel Cell Partnership will present keynote addresses at
the Automotive Engineering International (AEI) Fuel Cell Transportation
Technology Summit, June 11, 2001, at the Hyatt Hotel in San Jose, California.
    Mr. Pencak joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1998 after serving as
director of the research department at an institutional boutique.  In the most
recent Reuters Poll, he was ranked first by corporations in the engineering
category.
    An alternative fuels expert, Dr. Lloyd presents information to
international audiences, focusing on the viable future of advanced technology
and renewable fuels, with attention to the urban air quality challenges
California faces.
    The California Fuel Cell Partnership will place approximately 70 fuel cell
passenger cars and buses on the road between 2000 and 2003.
    As fuel cells continue to gain more attention as viable solutions to
traditional power sources, AEI is bringing you the opportunity to sit
face-to-face with leading experts in all phases of fuel cell development.
    The OEM Perspective forum will be moderated by Dr. Christopher C. Green,
Executive Director, Regional Science and Technology, General Motors
Corporation.  Participating in the forum will be Reginald Modlin, Director
Environment & Energy Planning, DaimlerChrysler Corporation; Bruce Kopf,
Director, THINK Group Business Office, Ford Motor Company; Byron McCormick,
Co-Director, Global Alternative Propulsion Center, General Motors Corporation;
Dr. Olaf Dubel, Group Leader Powertrain Development, Alternative Propulsion
Systems, VW; and Dr. Young-Woo Kim, President, Hyundai America Technical
Center.
    The Commercialization Challenges: Part 1 - Fuel Cell Components forum will
be moderated by Thomas S. Moore, Vice President, Liberty & Technical Affairs,
DaimlerChrysler Corporation and will include Jean Botti, Director, Customer
Solutions Center & European Engineering, Delphi Automotive Systems; Dr. Roland
Burmeister, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, DMC2, Fuel Cell Division; Bob
Coff, Director, Engineering & Manufacturing, XCELLSIS; Thomas H. Ross, Vice
President, Strategic Sales & Marketing, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.; and Alan
Osborne, General Manager, ZeVco.
    The Commercialization Challenges: Part 2 - Energy Sources forum will also
be moderated by Thomas Moore and participants include Paul J. Berlowitz,
Project Leader - Fuel Cells, ExxonMobil Corporate Strategic Research; Rex. E.
Luzader, Vice President, Business Development & Transportation, Millennium
Cell; Greg A. Romney, Vice President, Texaco Energy Systems Inc.; Matthew J.
Fairlie, Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Stuart; and Dr.
William Tiedemann, Vice President, Battery Research, Johnson Controls.
    This Fuel Cell Transportation Technology Summit provides an opportunity to
network with key players in the industry who are addressing current challenges
and the impact fuel cells will have on the future.
    For more details, including registration, program requests and special
events, contact Sandra Gadzia, phone: 724-772-7198; fax: 724-776-2449; or
email: gadzia@sae.org.  Pre-registration for the Summit ends May 11.

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