Industry Leaders Assemble to Discuss New Millennium
6 January 1999
Industry Leaders Assemble to Discuss New Millennium During Automotive News World Congress, Co-sponsored by Automotive News and PricewaterhouseCoopers
DETROIT, Jan. 6 -- The world's most successful and forward-
thinking automotive executives will gather here next week to trade
perspectives on the global industry as the 1999 Automotive News World Congress
gets under way Jan. 10-13 at the Marriot Renaissance Center.
The theme for the Congress, co-sponsored by Automotive News and
PricewaterhouseCoopers, is "Opportunities for the New Millennium." Speaking
are 44 top industry leaders. Keynote addresses by Juergen Schrempp, Chairman,
DaimlerChrysler; and Robert Eaton, Chairman, DaimlerChrysler will open the
Congress Sunday evening.
Ron Zarrella, President, General Motors North America will replace Louis
R. Hughes, Executive Vice President, New Business Strategies, General Motors
Corporation who was slated to speak with Minoru Nakamura, President, Nissan
North America, Inc. Monday evening. The gala dinner on Tuesday will feature
presentations by Bruno Sacco, Senior Vice President, Design, DaimlerChrysler;
and Jacques Nasser, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company.
Added to the roster of speakers are Stephen Yokich, President,
International Union, UAW; and Steve Girsky, Automotive Analyst, Morgan
Stanley. They will join James Press, Senior Vice President & General Manager,
Automotive Operations Group, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; and Don Walker,
President & CEO, Magna International Inc., on Tuesday morning.
Three panel discussions Monday and Tuesday afternoon will focus on:
globalization; powertrains of the future; the retail revolution; global
product development, intelligent transportation systems; and marketing and
advertising. These panels, in addition to featured speakers each morning,
promise to make this year's Automotive News World Congress both enlightening
and innovative.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest professional service
organization, helps both automotive and non-automotive clients build value,
manage risk and improve their performance. Drawing on the talents of more
than 145,000 people in 152 countries, PricewaterhouseCoopers provides a full
range of business advisory services to leading global, national and local
companies and to public institutions. These services include audit,
accounting and tax advice; management, information technology and human
resource consulting; financial advisory services including mergers and
acquisitions, business recovery, project finance and litigation support;
business process outsourcing services; and legal services through a global
network of affiliated law firms.
Founded in 1925, Automotive News is published every Monday by Crain
Communications Inc., a privately held company that publishes over 30 consumer,
business, and trade publications. This news weekly provides in-depth coverage
of the auto industry and is written for original equipment manufacturers,
their franchised dealers and suppliers. Readers are primarily decision-makers
from all segments of the automotive industry, as well as others allied with
it. It is the only 100 percent paid publication in the industry.
For more information on the World Congress or to register, call
800-816-9594, or visit the World congress website at:
http://www.autoworldcongress.com.