• Jim Lentz, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.
• Christine K. Cortez, Senior Vice President, Global Service and Parts, Chrysler Group
• Johan de Nysschen, Executive Vice President, Audi of America
• Steve Wilhite, Chief Operating Officer, Hyundai Motor America

Concurrent Panels - Split of Hubbard Ballroom

Panel: Distribution/Logistics

Finding the Quickest Route to Your Customer

In the age of immediacy, it's not enough to have a great product if you can't deliver it in a hurry, whether it's produced around the corner or around the world. But there are ways to outpace your customer's accelerating expectations. This panel will showcase strategies and tactics that work.

• Christopher J. Connor, President Americas, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics LLC
• Alan DeCarr, Group Vice President & General Manager, Toyota Logistics Services & International Operations, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc.
• Jerry Reynolds, President, CarGuy Media
• Mitch Williams, Chairman, Specialty Equipment Market Association

Panel: Alternative Energy/Powertrain

Powering the Future in New Ways

Politics, economics and soaring fuel prices are escalating consumers' expectations about fuel economy. Alternative energy sources and advanced powertrains mean big changes that can help give your customers what they need and want. This panel will showcase what’s currently available, what’s on the horizon and its’ impact on the industry.

• Don Altermatt, Senior Manager, Diesel Engine Engineering, PowerTrain Product Engineering, DaimlerChrysler
• Nancy Gioia, Director, Sustainable Mobility Technologies & Hybrid Programs, Ford Motor Company
• Tim Leuliette, Chairman & CEO, Metaldyne
• Kevin B. McMahon, Managing Partner, The Martec Group, Inc.
• Prabhakar Patil, CEO, Compact Power Inc.

Polk Loyalty Awards

• Richard E. Dauch, Co-founder, Chairman & CEO, American Axle & Manufacturing
• Rick Wagoner, Chairman and CEO, General Motors

• Buzz Hargrove, President, Canadian Auto Workers Union
• Laurie Harbour-Felax, President, Harbour-Felax Group
• Peter J. Marks, Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH
  Chairman, President and CEO, Robert Bosch Corporation
• Mike Jackson, GM North America Vice President of Marketing & Advertising, General Motors

Concurrent Panels - Split of Hubbard Ballroom

Panel: Marketing/Sales

Marketing Tomorrow: Reaching the Right Buyer

Consumers are better informed about the growing selection of products. They’re becoming more finicky about how and where they want to buy. That will affect how automakers market their products and dealers sell them. This panel will feature today’s top marketing executives as they explain what’s coming and how you can use it.

• Timothy A. Blett, President - Newport Beach, Doner
• Andrea Hoffman, Founder and CEO of Diversity Affluence, Hoffman Management & Consulting LLC
• Deborah Wahl Meyer, Vice President, Marketing, Lexus Division
• Peter van Stolk, President & CEO, Jones Soda Co.

Panel: Purchasing/Supplier

New Purchasing Models: Getting Competitive Together

The competitive forces that automakers face mean pressure on suppliers to cut costs, build lighter parts and add value for their customers. This panel will explore how confronting these challenges together helps build stronger purchasing models.

• Tony Brown, Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing, Ford Motor Company
• George Dettloff, President and CEO, SKF USA
• Mark T. Hogan, President, Magna International
• Tim Myers, Senior Manager, Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.
• Daniel Ustian, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Navistar International Corporation
  

Cocktail Reception - Regency Ballroom

New this year! Attendees will have an opportunity to have their picture taken standing next to the BorgWarner Indianapolis 500 Trophy at the reception and afterglow. And we mean "standing" and not "holding": The 110-pound sterling silver trophy is 5 feet, 5 inches tall.
Find out more about the Trophy.

• Roger Penske, Chairman, Penske Corporation
• J Mays, Group Vice President, Design, and Chief Creative Officer, Ford Motor Company