Automotive Industries Holds Third Annual Automotive Supplier Conference
21 October 1999
Automotive Industries Holds Third Annual Automotive Supplier Conference In Dearborn, Mich., Oct. 26-27
DETROIT, Oct. 21 -- Automotive Industries holds its third
annual Automotive Supplier Conference (ASC) at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn on
Tuesday, October 26 and Wednesday, October 27. This year's theme is Modular
Manufacturing. Suppliers must quickly learn to take advantage of this new
process to be on the leading edge of Modular Mania. AI's ASC, a survival
guide for suppliers, is designed to address changes taking place in the
automaker and supplier communities.
Speaker agenda follows.
Automotive Supplier Conference
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 26 and 27, 1999
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Dearborn
Fairlane Town Center
Great Lakes Center
Dearborn, MI 48126
Automotive Industries's Automotive Supplier Conference:
SUPPLIER SURVIVAL GUIDE TO MODULARIZATION
Hyatt Regency Dearborn
October 26 - 27, 1999
Tuesday, October 26
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 a.m. Welcome - Marjorie Sorge, Editor-in-Chief, Automotive
Industries
9:00-9:45 a.m. Modularization: Where We Are Now
Jim Harbour, Chairman, Harbour & Associates
10:15-11:45 a.m. Modularization: Systems Companies Speak Out
Kenneth L. Way, Chairman & CEO, Lear Corp.
Joseph M. Magliochetti, President & CEO, Dana Corp.
Rick Streicher, Sr. Vice President, Sealing System,
Visibility and Systems Protection Products, Federal-
Mogul Corp.
George R. Perry, President & CEO, Siemens Automotive
Corp.
Noon - 1:45 pm Luncheon
June Nagle, Exec. Director, Indirect/Machinery &
Equipment Worldwide Purchasing, General Motors:
The Evolving Role of Suppliers in the 21st Century
1:45-3:00 p.m. Modularization: Purchasing Trends
Robert G. Harvey, Sr. Vice President, Appnet
Larry Alles, Vice President and General Manager,
Johnson Controls
David S. Hoyte, President, Arvin Ride & Motion Control
Products
Wednesday, October 27
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Modularization: Pitfalls and Mountains to Climb
Sandy Munro, President, Munro & Associates, Inc.
10:15-11:45 a.m. Modularization: The Mass Customization Link
Maryann Keller, President, Auto Services Unit,
priceline.com
Sheila R. Ronis, President, The University Group
Bill Pochiluk, Partner-Automotive Practice,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Neil De Koker, Managing Director, Original Equipment
Suppliers Association
Noon - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon
Thomas (Tony) Brown, Director of Purchasing Strategic
Planning and Process Leadership, Ford Motor Company
The Future of E-Business at Ford and the Industry
1:45-3:00 p.m. Modular Assembly Plans
Paul A. Gustafson, President, Emhart Fastening
Teknologies
Steve Delaney, Vice President, Interior & Exterior
Systems, Visteon Automotive Systems
Glenn A. Mercer, Director, Automotive Services,
McKinsey & Company
James A. Bertrand, Vice President, Operations, Delphi
Automotive Systems