eAutoWorld Announces Heavy Hitting Lineup
DETROIT, March 26 -- A stellar group of automotive e-Business executives is ready to kick off the eAutoWorld conference and exhibition, April 17-18 at the Dearborn Ritz-Carlton. The program includes e-Business executives from General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Johnson Controls, Cooper Tire, Covisint, MSX International, AMR Research, Polk Co., Sun Microsystems and many more. These automotive thought leaders will be discussing their eBusiness strategies as well as providing practical solutions that attendees can apply to their business practices.
The conference has three distinct tracks: Streamlining Supply Chain & Logistics, Integrating the Aftermarket and Connecting Service:
Keynote Speaker:
Bo Andersson VP of Worldwide Purchasing, General Motors Production Control & Corporation Logistics
Streamlining Supply Chain & Logistics Speaker Title Company Kevin Prouty Research Director AMR Research Darron Gifford Executive VP Covisint Mike Doyle Executive Director National Initiative for Supply Chain Integration John Waraniak Director, eBusiness Speed Johnson Controls, Inc. Kevin Kyles Director, Supply Chain Management MSX International George McAfee Project Manager - Operations Research Cooper Tire Doug Young Solution Consultant - Supply Chain Mgmt. i2 Technologies Mike Brennan Editor & Publisher Michigan Technology News Jay Harrison President Internet Operations Center Chris Norton Senior Technical Manager IBM Software, Tivoli Security Ken Barney Security & Privacy Services EDS Fred Thomas Principal Thomas Consulting Gregory Humes VP & COO Vector SCM Jim Kowalski Group VP, Automotive and Transportation Manugistics Brian Hancock VP of Operations Schneider Logistics, Inc. Chuck Fenton Principal Research Engineer Sterling Commerce Barry Bomier President Great Lakes Trade Corridor Association Mark Wrubel Business Process Specialist Ford Motor Company Tom Turner Senior Vice President WhereNet General Consul John Tenant Canadian Consulate General
Integrating the Aftermarket : Speaker Title Company Christine Cortez Senior VP - Global Service & Parts DaimlerChrysler Chuck Rotuno President & CEO OEConnection Ron Pyle President, Distribution Network CarParts Technologies Mike Gingell Aftermarket VP Polk Co. Mike Levine Founder PickupTruck.com Jack Saltiel President Racesearch.com Greg Knott CIO, North American Parts and Service GM -Service Parts Operations
Connecting Service: Speaker Title Company Brian Gratch Principal Gratch Associates Joseph Williams Sun Microsystems Paul Nogaki Director of Business Development Tuttle Click Automotive Donald Brady Director of Business Development Networkcar, Inc. Patrick Dessert Director PDM Center, Oakland University Walt Ware VP Telematics Vetronix Corp. Steve Ford The Car Guy Andrew Shelley Director of e-Business Initiatives Cross-Country Automotive Tom Godward Partner PRTM
eAutoWorld is a trade conference and exhibition featuring leading experts and executives in the automotive information technology industry. The conference focuses on practical and realistic e-business partnerships and solutions. eAutoWorld provides a forum for automotive manufacturers, distributors, parts suppliers, and technology partners to discover how they can increase profits and improve core business operations. The conference will be held at The Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn, MI on Wednesday, April 17th - Thursday, April 18th. Show hours are from 8:00 am - 7:00 pm on Wednesday and 8:00 am - 3:00 pm on Thursday. Full conference passes are $595 and Expo Only Passes are free. For more information or to register please visit www.eAutoWorld.com or call 1-800-830-3976.