AIAG Hosts 17th Annual AUTO-TECH Conference and Exposition.DETROIT Detroit, city, United States Detroit (dĭtroit`), city (1990 pop. 1,027,974), seat of Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River and between lakes St. Clair and Erie; inc. as a city 1815. -- -- MEDIA ADVISORY -- AIAG AIAG Automotive Industry Action Group AIAG Animal Industries Advisory Group Hosts 17th Annual AUTO-TECH Conference and Exposition exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress.
WHAT: Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) hosts Auto-Tech
2004--an annual conference and exposition for automotive
executives and managers from OEMs and suppliers who wish to
streamline business processes and manage globalization.
WHO: Speakers will include: GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner;
Ford President Nick Scheele; Chrysler Group CEO and
President Dieter Zetsche; Ford COO and Chairman Global
Operations Jim Padilla; Chrysler Executive Vice President
Global Procurement and Supply Tom Sidlik; Ford Vice
President Global Purchasing Tony Brown; and GM Vice
President Worldwide Purchasing, Production Control and
Logistics Bo Andersson. The event is expected to attract
more than 4,000 automotive and technology executives.
WHERE: Cobo Conference Center, Detroit, Mich.
WHEN: Media/executive preview and reception,
Monday, Aug. 30, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Exhibit floor and OEM/technical sessions,
Tuesday, Aug. 31, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 2, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
FEATURED: Tuesday, Aug. 31, 8 a.m.: Opening keynote, Rick Wagoner
of GM
Tuesday, Aug. 31, noon: Doug Duchardt, Director,
GM Racing Team
Tuesday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.: Awards dinner (Detroit Marriott
Renaissance Center) Nick Scheele of Ford
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 8 a.m.: Purchasing town hall,
Tom Sidlik of DaimlerChrysler, Tony Brown of Ford,
Bo Andersson of GM
Wednesday, Sept. 1, noon: Luncheon keynote, Dieter Zetsche,
DaimlerChrysler
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m.: International dinner (Detroit
Marriott Renaissance Center), David Hemmings, President,
Pacific Rim Alliance
Thursday, Sept. 2, 8 a.m.: Breakfast keynote, Paul Horn,
IBM
REGISTRATION: News media may register for Auto-Tech 2004 at
http://www.aiag.org/autotech/presscred_app.cfm
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