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Convergence 2000 to Feature Leading CEOs From Electronics and Automotive Industries

31 July 2000

Convergence 2000 to Feature Leading CEOs From Electronics and Automotive Industries

    TROY, Mich. - For anybody with a stake in electronics and transportation, 
the lineup of keynote speakers at Convergence 2000, this October 16-18 at Cobo 
Center in Detroit, is a must see.  Featuring CEOs from a variety of industry 
leaders, conference attendees can expect to hear about the latest in automotive 
electronic trends, issues, challenges and future developments.

    Scott McNealy, CEO and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, opens the Congress
on Monday, October 16, at 9 a.m. with a bird's eye view of the IT industry and
a business goal of establishing connectivity for everyone at anytime,
anywhere.

    Shoichiro Irimajiri speaks later on Monday at 1:30 p.m.  As vice chairman
of Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Irimajiri oversees a company recognized as the
leader in interactive digital entertainment media.

    Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett Packard (HP), kicks off Tuesday's activities
with a keynote address at 8:30 a.m.  Fiorina is dedicated to making HP the
company that makes the Internet work for its customers.

    John F. "Jack" Smith, Jr., Chairman, General Motors Corp., starts
Wednesday's lineup at 8:30 a.m.  After recently passing the CEO baton to Rick
Wagoner, Smith is now focusing on building and sustaining a variety of the
number-one automaker's complex business and organizational relationships.

    Michael Armstrong, AT&T CEO, will speak to the congress on Wednesday
afternoon at 2 p.m.  Armstrong leads a telecommunications giant and served as
the turn-around expert at Hughes Electronics, where he shifted the company
focus from defense to electronics, space and telecommunications.

    William Clay Ford, Jr., wraps up Convergence 2000 with his keynote speech
at Wednesday evening's banquet on October 18.  As the scion of the auto
industry's first family, Ford brings a cross-generational view to the evolving
automotive business.  Ford has led a number of innovative changes at Ford
Motor Company, positioning the number-two automaker as a leader in engineering
and design.

    "The caliber of these speakers demonstrates the importance of Convergence
2000, the emerging role of mobile electronics and the future potential made
possible by technology and innovation," said J.T. Battenberg III, Convergence
2000 host and chairman, CEO and president of Delphi Automotive Systems.

    Convergence is the premier congress for the technical review of progress
in the application of electronics to transportation systems.  The theme of
this year's conference is "Automotive Electronics: Delivering Technology's
Promise."