ADVISORY/Digital Detroit Conference 2001 To Showcase Michigan's Thriving High-Tech Scene, World-Renowned Tech Leaders To Participate

    DEARBORN, Mich.--Nov. 2, 2001--
    ADVISORY...Nov. 6 (Monday)

    Executives at AOL Time Warner headline more than 50 speakers at Digital Detroit 2001 Conference Media briefing held Nov. 6, 8:00 a.m.
    at Dearborn Ritz-Carlton

What:             While other regions across the country are
                  recovering from the honeymoon of the dot-com era,
                  Michigan is creating a high-tech center around its
                  fundamentals and automotive heritage. Digital
                  Detroit is set to showcase what's happening in
                  high-tech, as Michigan is poised to become the
                  country's next leading high-tech region --
                  capitalizing on its automotive industry, top
                  research universities and other vibrant high-tech
                  sectors such as telematics, life sciences, IT and
                  MEMS.

                  Digital Detroit Conference 2001, "Driving Michigan's
                  High-Tech Economy: Opportunity at the Crossroads,"
                  continues on its mission to become the most
                  respected high-tech economy gathering east of the
                  Valley and west of the Alley. A non-profit 501(c)6,
                  Digital Detroit is the region's premier networking
                  association dedicated to informing, inspiring and
                  educating Michigan's high-tech and entrepreneurial
                  community.

Who:              The event is expected to host over 1,000 of the high
                  economy's most influential leaders sharing ideas
                  about Michigan's high-tech future, the automotive
                  industry, the Internet's evolution, marketing and
                  entertainment, emerging technologies and
                  entrepreneurship.
When/
Where:            MEDIA BRIEFING -- Tuesday, Nov. 6th, 8:00 a.m.
                                    Digital Detroit Media Room, 
                                    Ritz-Carlton Hotel
                                    300 Town Center Drive, 
                                    Dearborn, MI

                  CONFERENCE --     Tuesday, Nov. 6th 
                                    from 8:30 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
                                    Wednesday, Nov. 7th 
                                    from 8:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m
                                    Presidential Ballroom, 
                                    Ritz-Carlton Hotel
                                    300 Town Center Drive, 
                                    Dearborn, MI
                  DIGITAL LEADERS
                  BLACK-TIE GALA -- Wednesday, Nov. 7th 
                                    from 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
                                    Henry Ford Museum
                                    20900 Oakwood Boulevard, 
                                    Dearborn, MI
Interview
Opps:             Conference keynote speakers HANK BARRY, Partner,
                  Hummer Winblad Partners; MYER BERLOW, President
                  Global Marketing Solutions, AOL Time Warner; LARRY
                  FREED, Vice President Professional Services,
                  Compuware Corporation; MARK HOGAN, President, eGM;
                  RAVI NAYER, Gedas USA; RICHARD SUTTON, Senior Vice
                  President, Warner Brothers

                  Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan, RICHARD
                  POSTHUMUS; DENNIS ARCHER, Mayor of Detroit, and
                  Detroit Regional Chamber CEO RICHARD E. BLOUSE, JR.

                  JEFFREY and RICHARD SLOAN of Sloan Ventures, 
                  co-founders and co-chairmen of Digital Detroit.