2010 Automotive News Green Car Conference/Exhibition

Making Green Mainstream:

Barriers & accelerators to meeting the new CAFE - and beyond

Program

Wednesday, June 16:
7:30am	Registration open
8:00am	Breakfast and product showcase/outdoor ride and drive
10:00am	Welcome remarks Presentation by host sponsor Ernst & Young
10:15am	Nancy Gioia, Director, Global Electrification, Ford Motor Company
10:45am	Special Session: The Business Model. What's the business case for Green technologies? The government can mandate, but the consumer has to have a reason to pay. And automotive companies have to experiment with new business models to bring the two together. Richard Steinberg, Manager, Electric Vehicle Operations and Strategy, BMW North America, LLC Richard Canny, Chief Executive Officer, THINK North America and THINK Global Brian Carolin, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Nissan North America Inc.
12:00pm	Donald Runkle, CEO, EcoMotors International
12:30pm	Lunch (buffet) and product showcase/outdoor ride and drive
2:30pm	Special Session: Powertrains. Seeking the Right Mix. Talk about emissions and fuel economy, and you're talking powertrains. The core of a vehicle remains the driver of major improvements. Sandy Stojkovski, President, SEE MORE SYSTEMS, LLC Dr. Johannes-Joerg Rueger, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Diesel Systems, Robert Bosch LLC Paolo E. Ferrero, Senior Vice President - Chrysler Powertrain, Chrysler Group LLC
3:50pm	Special Session: Electrifying Vehicles. Plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles could remake the automotive landscape. Or not. At the very least, though, they can juice up an automaker's CAFE score. Michael Crane, Managing Director of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Continental Corporation Dr. Prabhakar Patil, Chief Executive Officer, Compact Power, Inc. Michael (Micky) Bly, Executive Director of Global Electrical Systems, Hybrids, Electric Vehicles and Batteries, General Motors
5:15pm	Automotive News PACE Environmental Awards These honor innovations that contribute to environmental sustainability and/or solve environmental problems. The honorees will be chosen from the 2010 Automotive News PACE Award winners.
5:30pm	Closing reception - sponsored by Siemens Product showcase/outdoor ride and drive until 7:30pm