Annual Conference To Explore Bottom Line Profits Despite Competition And Retail Incentives
WHAT: 29th annual Automotive News World Congress
"Your Growth Imperative: From Vision to Execution"
WHEN: Monday - Thursday, Jan. 17 - 20, 2005
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, Mich.
HIGHLIGHTS: The four-day agenda features:
* individual presentations by:
- Michael J. Burns, chairman, president and CEO, Dana
Corp. and Dieter Zetsche, president and CEO,
DaimlerChrysler Corp. (7:45 and 8:30 p.m.,
respectively, Mon., Jan. 17);
- Dr. Jeffrey Runge, administrator, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration and Stephen Girsky,
managing director, Morgan Stanley (7:45 and 8:30 p.m.,
respectively, Tues., Jan. 18)
- Jim Padilla, CEO, Ford Motor Co. and Trevor Creed,
senior vice president - design, Chrysler Group (7:45
and 8:30 p.m., respectively, Wed., Jan. 19);
- leading automaker and supplier executives (9 a.m. -
12:30 p.m. Tues. and Wed., Jan. 18 - 19 - complete
speaker roster at www.autonews.com/2005worldcongress)
* afternoon panel presentations:
- F&I Profits: Making Money the Right Way and
Powertrains of the Future (2 - 4:30 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 18)
- From Vision to Execution: The Next Big Buzz and
Transforming Vehicle Development (2 - 4:30 p.m. Wed.,
Jan. 19)
* Tuesday, Jan. 18 dinner presentation of the Polk
Automotive Loyalty Awards (7:15 p.m.)
* Wednesday, Jan. 19 Gala Dinner program (7:15 p.m.):
- presentation of the BorgWarner Championship Driver's
Trophy to 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice and
the BorgWarner Team Owner's Trophy to Rahal/Letterman
Racing; and
- presentation of the Automotive
News/PricewaterhouseCoopers Shareholder Value Awards.
MEDIA CENTER: A working media center will be available in the Knight
Room, 2nd floor, Hyatt Regency. The center will be
staffed 3 - 10:30 p.m. Jan. 17 and 7 a.m. -10:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 and 19. Onsite media registration is available.
CONTACT: Pat Adanti-Joy, (586) 939-3429 (office) and
(313) 982-6920 (World Congress media center 1/17-1/19)
PRNewswire -- Jan. 17