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April 18, 2006

9:00 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
10:00 a.m.		Registration
11:00 a.m.		Welcome and Conference Opening Glenn Hansen, Senior Vice President and Branch Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
11:05 a.m.		Opening Remarks Issues for Carmakers and Parts Suppliers–Challenges for the Seventh District's Auto Industry Michael H. Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
11:15 a.m.		Opening Keynote Introduction Charles Evans, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Competition and Productivity in the U.S. Auto Industry (PDF, 116KB) Martin Baily, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company and Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
12:00 p.m.		Lunch
1:00 p.m.		Session 1: Supplier–Carmaker Relationships and Networks Moderator William Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
1:05 p.m.		The New Geography of the Auto Industry (PDF, 1.47MB) Thomas Klier, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago James Rubenstein, Professor of Geography, Miami University
1:45 p.m.		Toyota's Supplier Relations (PDF, 165KB) Dennis Cuneo, Senior Vice President, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America
2:15 p.m.		Perspective of a Large Tier 1 Supplier Keith Wandell, Vice President and President of Automotive Group, Johnson Controls
2:45 p.m.		Question and Answer
3:00 p.m.		Break
3:30 p.m.		Perspective of a Lower-Tier Supplier (PDF, 1.95MB) Jeff Jeffery, President and Chief Executive Officer, IRMCO
4:00 p.m.		Challenges for Suppliers in Dealing with Carmakers (PDF, 225KB) Neil De Koker, President, Original Equipment Suppliers Association
4:30 p.m.		Ford's New Purchasing Strategy (PDF, 30KB) Tony Brown, Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing, Ford Motor Company
5:00 p.m.		Question and Answer Transfer to the Detroit Institute of Arts
5:30 p.m.		Reception, Cocktails, and Hors d'oeuvres Detroit Institute of Art, Diego Rivera Court
6:30 p.m.		Dinner
7:00 p.m.		Dinner Keynote Introduction Michael Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Is the Auto Parts Industry Ripe for Radical Change? (PDF, 30KB) Wilbur Ross, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, W. L. Ross & Company Presentation (PDF, 37KB)
April 19, 2006

8:00 a.m.		Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.		Session 2: Regional Shifts and the Future Role of the Midwest Auto Industry Moderator Mark Gaffney, President, Michigan State AFL–CIO
8:45 a.m.		Employment Trends in the U.S. Auto Industry (PDF, 1.27MB) Sean McAlinden, Vice President of Research, Center for Economic Research
9:15 a.m.		GM's Global Supply Footprint (PDF, 4.43MB) Bo Andersson, Vice President, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain, General Motors Corporation
9:45 a.m.		Successfully Maintaining Production in the Midwest (PDF, 45KB) Tim Leuliette, Chief Executive Officer, Metaldyne Corporation
10:15 a.m.		Break Moderator Richard Mattoon, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
10:45 a.m.		Future Prospects for UAW–Supplier Cooperation (PDF, 758KB) Bob King, Vice President and Director of Competitive Shop/Independants, Parts and Suppliers (IPS) Department, United Auto Workers Union
11:15 a.m.		Legacy Cost Issues and Automotive Competition from China (Legacy Cost Issues) (PDF, 316KB) Stephen Cooney, Industry Specialist, Congressional Research Service Part II: Legacy Cost Issues and Automotive Competition from China (China's Impact) (PDF, 316KB)
11:45 a.m.		Implications of Global-Scale Outsourcing (PDF, 186KB) Dennis DesRosiers, President, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants
12:15 p.m.		Conference Wrap Up
12:30 p.m.		Lunch
1:30 p.m.		Adjourn Last updated: May 3, 2006

The Supplier Industry in Transition: The New Geography of Auto Production

The Supplier Industry in Transition:
The New Geography of Auto Production