Price Risk Management
Mike Barden, President, CRU

Successfully Negotiating Supply Contracts: a View from the Legal Trenches
Dan Sharkey, Co-Chair, Litigation; Global Automotive Team, Butzel Long

U.S. Sales and Marketing Update
Mike DiGiovanni, Executive Director, Global Market & Industry Analysis, General Motors Corp.

Lessons Learned & Legal Concepts to Consider in the Selling Process
Edward M. Kronk, Herbert C. Donovan, BUTZEL LONG

Strategic Platform Selection – Assessing Tomorrow’s Platform Opportunities
Michael Robinet, Vice President, Global Vehicle Forecasts, CSM Worldwide

Achieving the Impossible: Selling to Japanese OEMs and Suppliers
Eric F. Heard, President and CEO, Amtech USA, Inc.

Key Issues for Suppliers: Navigating a Challenging Landscape
Kim Korth, President, IRN, Inc.

Playing Your Hand Well: Maximizing Value Through Commercial Contracts
Dan Sharkey, Co-Chair, Litigation; Global Automotive Team, Butzel Long

A Supplier’s Eye View
Jim Davis, President & CEO, Guardian Automotive

Turmoil to Triumph: When Is the Tipping Point for Suppliers?
Dave Andrea, Vice President, Industry Analysis and Economics, OESA

OESA Overview
Neil De Koker, President and CEO, OESA

Additional GAC Documents

Agenda

GAC Meeting Documents

Final CAFE Language

The Toyota Way
Ray Tanguay, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America

Achieving Innovation Through Collaboration
Bob Sump, Vice President, Component Engineering, Nissan Technical Center North America

Collaboration for Innovation
Greg Adams, Vice President, SABIC Innovative Plastics

Technology Innovation
John Madej, President and CEO, Exatec, LLC

Collaboration Drives Innovation
Mark Hogan, President, Magna International

Collaboration at GM
Bo Andersson, Group Vice President Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors Corp.

Autos & Auto Related
Jonathan Steinmetz, CFA, Vice President, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

Global/NA Vehicle Market Dynamics
Michael Robinet, Vice President, Global Vehicle Forecasts, CSM Worldwide, Inc.

Continental AG: Strategy and Future Trends
Manfred Wennemer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Continental AG

Bo Andersson's Remarks
Bo Andersoon, Group Vice President Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors Corp.

Global Automotive Deal Perspectives
Michael Burwell, U.S. Transaction Services Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

INTEGRATION STRATEGIES –CAPITALIZING ON SYNERGIES
Bill Kozyra, President and CEO, Continental Automotive Systems North America

Polarized Supplier Performance: Characteristics of “A” Players
William Diehl, Presidnet and CEO, BBK

Coping with Instability Throughout the Value Chain
Stephen Girsky, President, Centerbridge Industrial Partners LLC

Workshop - Tools and Principles
Norman Simms, Patent Counsel, Dow Automotive

Workshop - Business Considerations
Dominique Gimbert, International Controller, L & L Products, Inc.

Intro - Business Considerations
Dominique Gimbert, International Controller, L & L Products, Inc.

Intro - Tools and Principles
Norman Simms, Patent Counsel, Dow Automotive

Intro
Ron Wangerow, Intellectual Property Counsel, Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership

Automotive Plastics
Jeff Mengel, Plante Moran

Managing Change
Bob Chaplin, President, Jenerxx

Hedging Plastic Costs
Marcus Hudson, President & Managing Director, Hudson and Associates

September 10 GAC Meeting Documents

The New Michigan Tax: What Auto Suppliers Need to Know
June Haas, Partner, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

MBT Administration & Implementation
Donna Donovan, Deputy State Treasurer, Tax Administration, State of Michigan

Economic Impact of the Michigan Busines Tax
Mitchell E. Bean, Director, House Fiscal Agency

Property Tax Aspects of the New Michigan Business Tax
Mark Hilpert, Tax and Economic Incentives Manager, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

Contribution of the Motor Vehicle Supplier Sector to the Economies of the United States
Ann McCulloch, Director, External Affairs, MEMA

Suppliers Turn Up the Heat in Washington
Ann Wilson, Vice President, Government Affairs, MEMA

A Lawyer’s View on Diversification with New Domestics
James Bruno, Shareholder, Butzel Long

Bosch Overview
Lee Manduzzi, Executive Vice President, Robert Bosch LLC

DENSO Purchasing Profile
Terry Helgesen, Senior Vice President, DENSO International America, Inc.

An OESA Town Hall Meeting
Mike Lapinski, Director of Purchasing, AISIN World Corporation of America

Selling is the Easy Part
Kim Korth, President and CEO, IRN, Inc.

Managing Contractual Relationships and Supply Chain Distress
John R. Trentacosta & Judy A. O’Neill, Foley & Lardner LLP

Next Steps and Closing Remarks
Neil De Koker, President and CEO, OESA

Re-brand and Re-image to Engage the Next Generation Workforce
Jim McElya, Chairman and CEO, Cooper-Standard Automotive

Supplier-to-Supplier Coopetition
Jim Orchard, President, Faurecia North America

Breakaway From Status Quo
Mahesh Lunani, Automotive Strategy & Change Practice Leader, IBM Corporation

Breaking the US OEM-Supplier Gridlock
George Perry, President & CEO, Yazaki North America, Inc.

Pursuing New Opportunities for International Automotive Suppliers in Russia
Boris Firsov, Principal, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

The Russian Automotive Market – The Rising Star in the East
Juergen Reers, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

OESA Overview
Neil De Koker, President and CEO, OESA

Turmoil to Triumph
Neil De Koker, President and CEO, OESA

Key Issues for Suppliers
Kim Korth, President, IRN, Inc.

Maximizing Value Through Commercial Contracts
Dan Sharkey, Co-Chair, Litigation; Global Automotive Team, Butzel Long

Supplier Case Studies
Jim Jarrell, COO, Linamar Corporation

Supplier Case Studies
Bill Ferrington, Vice President, Sales, Behr America, Inc.

Annual Global Supplier Industry Study
Erkut Uludag, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

TorqTransfer Systems Global Product Development
Andy Yu, Vice President, Engineering, BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems

Adapting to Tomorrow's Vehicle Development Framework
Michael Robinet, Vice President, Global Vehicle Forecasts, CSM Worldwide

Building Blocks to Effective Product Development
Laurie Harbour-Felax, President, Harbour-Felax Group

Innovation Never Sleeps –Insights Into Global Product Development
Robert Chwalik, Principal, PRTM

Avoiding the Squeaky Wheel Phenomenon During Global Product Development
Scott Dahl, Director of Marketing & Product Planning, Robert Bosch, LLC

Applying Value Stream Mapping to Lean Product Development
Abe Vadhavkar, Manager, Body Exterior and Sheet Metal Engineering, Ford Motor Company

The New Political Landscape Around Health Care
Steve Kraus, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Moving Transformation Forward in Southeast Michigan
Vernice Davis Anthony, President and CEO, Greater Detroit Area Health Care Council

Dana Corporation Case Study: Consumer-Driven Health Care Experience Analysis
Ron Prebe, Manager, Employee Group Benefits, Dana Corporation

U.S. Economic and Light Vehicle Outlook
George M. Magliano, Director, North American Automotive Industry Research, Global Insight Inc.

Capital Markets -- Senior Financing and Credit Protection Panel -- Delaware Bay Risk Solutions
John Molli, CEO, Delaware Bay Risk Solutions

Centerbridge Partners
Stephen Girsky, Managing Director, Centerbridge Industrial Partners

Management with a Private Equity Mindset -- Panel Discussion -- BBi Enterprises
Steve Brown, President and CEO, BBi Enterprises

Management with a Private Equity Mindset -- Panel Discussion -- Excello Engineered Systems
Larry Brehm, President and CEO, Excello Engineered Systems

Management with a Private Equity Mindset -- Panel Discussion -- Casting Technology Corporation
Craig Conaty, President and CEO, Casting Technology Corporation

Management with a Private Equity Mindset -- Panel Discussion -- JL French
Jack Falcon, President and CEO, JL French

Automotive Suppliers: A Powerful Group of Product and Process Innovators
Neil De Koker, President, OESA