MotorCities: National Heritage Area
Christopher B. Mykrantz, Senior Consultant and Practice Leader, Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Harnessing Information Technology to Achieve Operational Excellence
Nic Gaeta, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, S-Y Systems Technologies

Growing the Best Suppliers
Bo Andersson, Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors Corp.

Vision 2010: The Road to Success
Larry Jutte, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Parts and Procurement, Honda of America Manufacturing

Translating Innovation and Knowledge to the Bottom Line
Mark Frissora, Chairmand and Chief Executive Officer, Tenneco Inc.

Vision 2010: The Road to Success
Tim Manganello, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner, Inc.

Outlook for the North American Auto Industry to 2015
Michael Robinet, Vice President, Gloval Vehicle Forecasts, CSM Worldwide

Leveraging Global Innovation and Knowledge
Dr. Bernd Bohr, Chairman Automotive Group, Robert Bosch GmBH

Legal Issues Council Report
Tim Hefferon, Vice President and General Counsel, Cooper Standard Automotive Inc.

Washington, D.C. Report
Ann Wilson, Vice President, Government Affairs, MEMA

The Wall Street Perspective
Jonathan Steinmetz, Automotive Analyst, Morgan Stanley

Ford Motor Company's Aligned Business Framework
Tony Brown, Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing, Ford Motor Company

OESA IP Committee Report

Polypropylene Industry Review
Robert Dennett, Director, Polypropylene NA, Chemical Market Associates, Inc.

Automotive Plastics -- OESA Processors Opportunities
Jeff Mengel, Partner, Plante & Moran, PLLC

Traditional and New Domestic OEMs -- Dynamics that are World's Apart
Craig M. Fitzgerald, Partner, Plante & Moran, PLLC

The Road Ahead for Auto Suppliers: Challenges and Opportunities
Kim Korth, President and CEO, IRN, Inc.

Improving the Industry's Value Proposition through Collaboration
Neil De Koker, President, OESA

Manufacturing Forum: Manufacturing Matters! Looking in the Mirror - Examples in Operation Improvem
Wendy Stibitz, Senior Consultant, Harbour Consulting

Manufacturing Forum: Manufacturing Matters!
Gary Krause, Director of Special Projects, Michigan Department of Economic Development

How to Effectively Police for Infringements on the Internet
Sarah Bruno, Arent Fox

Covert Machine Readable Solutions
Chris Brown, Inksure Inc.

MEMA Government Affairs Update on Brand Protection (Aug. 2005)
Brian Duggan, Director of Commercial Policy, MEMA

The State of the Industry: What Segments are Truly Troubled?
Craig Fitzgerald, Partner, Plante & Moran, LLP

Let the Buyer and Seller Beware: Identifiying the Signs of a distressed Marketplace
John Hoffecker, Principal, Alix Partners, LLC

Buying from At-Risk Suppliers
Kim Korth, President, IRN, Inc.

Avoiding Litigation
Sean M. Walsh, Partner, Cox, Hodgman & Giamarco, PC

Ensuring Cash Flow: Leveraging Non-Traditional Opportunities
Frank Hennessey, Chairman and CEO, Hennessey Capital Group

Managing Troubled Suppliers
Kimberly D. Rodriguez, Group Leader, Restructuring and Performance Improvement, Stout Risius Ross, Inc.

Supply Chain Risk Management
Sheryl L. Toby, Dykema Gossett PLLC

State of the North American Automotive Industry
Noelle Schiffer, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, OESA

OESA Steel Resin Market Overview - May 2005 Member Survey Results
Dave Andrea, Vice President, Business Development, OESA

Managing with Daily Metrics Driving Long-Term Shareholder Value
Joseph M. Bione, Managing Member and Lawrence A. Simon, Director, Doeren Mayhew/Whitehall, LLC

Proactive Supplier Strategies to Counter National Health Care Trends
Bruce Peterson & Chris Mykrantz, Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Concluding remarks:
Laurie Felax, Vice President, Harbour Consulting

The Japanese OEM Perspective on Quality, Cost, Design and Delivery
Gary Convis, President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.

The Japanese OEM Perspective on Quality, Cost, Design and Delivery
Larry Jutte, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Parts and Procurement, Honda of America Manufacturing

The Japanese OEM Perspective on Quality, Cost, Design and Delivery
Robert Sump, Vice President, Component Engineering, Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc.

Case Study: Mass Production Stage
Bob Fesenmyer, President, Global Business Development, Dana Corporation

Case Study: Development Stage
Stephen Noon, Managing Director, Schefenacker Vision Systems USA, Inc.

Keynote Address by Japan Automotive Manufacturers Association
Toru Onda, Managing Director, Honda Motor Company, and Chairman, Purchasing Committee, JAMA

Keynote Address:
David E. Cole, Chairman, Center for Automotive Research (CAR)

Case Study: Production Preparation Stage
John Jensen, Global Director, Honda Business Unit, Autoliv ASP, Inc.

Supplier Panel Discussion
Kevin O'Keefe, Director Program Management, Robert Bosch Corporation

Supplier Panel Discussion
John Knappenberger, Vice President Administration, DURA Automotive Systems, Inc.

The Perfect Launch: A Report of Supplier Experiences
Michael Hanley, Global Automotive Leader, Ernst & Young Global Automotive Center

The Cobalt: The Supplier Role in Enabling a Flawless Launch
Lori Queen, General Motors Corporation, Vehicle Line Executive, Small Cars

The Road Ahead for Auto Suppliers: Challenges and Opportunities
Kim Korth, President and CEO, IRN, Inc.

Improving the Industry Value Proposition Through Collaboration
Neil De Koker, President, OESA

Steel and Resin Markets – Supplier Strategies
Dave Andrea, Vice President, Business Development, OESA

Steel Report Overview and Steel Outlook
Dave Andrea, Vice President, Business Development, OESA

Steel Report Strategy inside the Beltway
Ann Wilson, Vice Presient, Government Affairs, MEMA

The Steel Industry: An Automotive Supplier Perspective
Brian C. Becker, Ph.D., and Kevin A. Hassett, Ph.D, Precision Economics, LLC and American Enterprise Institute

Lean Enterprise: The Toyota Way
Jeffery Liker, Professor, University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Lean Product Development
Fred Simon, Executive Consultant, HMS Consulting LLC

The Survey Results
Alberto Ruocco & Randy Miller, Deloitte, Senior Manager & Principal

“CIO 2.0” – The Changing Role of the CIO
Alberto Ruocco, Deloitte, Senior Manager

Background
Harold Reese, Vice President – IT, Cooper Standard Automotive