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Eleventh Annual Automotive Outlook Symposium


June 3, 2004 to June 4, 2004
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago–Detroit Branch
160 W. Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48226

Thursday June 3, 2004 | Friday June 4, 2004

Thursday June 3, 2004
     
12:00 p.m.   Lunch

    Welcome

  • Glenn Hansen, Senior Vice President and Branch Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
1:00 p.m.   Keys to Successful Automotive Strategies

Speaker
  • Jay Woodworth, President, Woodworth Holdings
2:00 p.m.   Panel

Moderator
  • Bob Schnorbus, Chief Economist, J.D. Power and Associates
Panelists
Incentive Wars and Their Impact on Consumer Spending
  • Ted Chu, Senior Economist, General Motors Corporation
Measuring Incentive Elasticities: From the Industry to the Model Level
  • Osman Kubilay Gursel, Senior Modeling Consultant, Power Information Network
Impacts on the Used Market: Prices and Retained Values
  • Jie Cheng, Vice President, Solution Development, Power Information Network
5:00 p.m.   Adjourn

Friday June 4, 2004
     
8:30 a.m.   Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.   Welcome

    Consensus Economic Outlook

  • William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
    2004–2005 Light Vehicle Sales Outlook

  • Van Jolissaint, Chief Economist, DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Break

    Heavy Truck Industry Outlook

  • Ken Vieth, Co-Principal, Americas Commercial Transportation Research Company
    Sales Outlook from the Dealers' Perspective

  • Paul Taylor, Chief Economist, National Automobile Dealers Association
12:00 p.m.   Lunch

1:15 p.m.   Doing Business in China

  • Rudolph Schlais, Chairman, I.T. United
    Suppliers' Perspective

  • David Andrea, Vice President of Business Development, Original Equipment Suppliers Association
3:00 p.m.   Adjourn

     
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