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AUTOMOTIVE ROUNDTABLE AGENDA

Thursday, January 22, 2009

11:30 a.m. Retailer-Only Luncheon
1:30 p.m. Retail Franchise Executive Overview
  • Gary Dilts, Senior VP of Global Automotive, J.D. Power and Associates
All-new Franchise Assessment (Non-Luxury)
  • Dave Sargent, Vice President of Automotive Research, J.D. Power and Associates
  • Rod Wright, Vice President of Automotive Operations, J.D. Power and Associates
  • Tom Libby, Senior Director of Revenue Forecasting, J.D. Power and Associates
  Break
3:30 p.m. All-new Franchise Assessment (Luxury)
  • Dave Sargent, Vice President of Automotive Research, J.D. Power and Associates
  • Rod Wright, Vice President of Automotive Operations, J.D. Power and Associates
  • Tom Libby, Senior Director of Revenue Forecasting, J.D. Power and Associates
4:30 p.m. China Coming to USA?
  • Michael Dunne, Managing Director of China Operations, J.D. Power Asia Pacific
5:15 p.m. Closing Comments
5:30 p.m. Industry Networking Reception

Friday, January 23, 2009

7 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. 2009 U.S. Automotive Outlook
  • Gary Dilts, Senior VP of Global Automotive, J.D. Power and Associates
J.D. Power New Vehicle Launch Index
  • Dave Sargent, Vice President of Automotive Research, J.D. Power and Associates
  • Rod Wright, Vice President of Automotive Retail, J.D. Power and Associates
9:30 a.m. Financial Panel: Getting Through the Credit Crisis
  • Moderated by Peter Brown, Vice President and Associate Publisher, Automotive News
  • Panelists:
    • Mike Jurecki, CEO, RouteOne
    • Raj Sundaram, Senior Vice President of Solutions and Services, DealerTrack
    • David Welch, Bureau Chief, BusinessWeek
  Break
11:15 a.m. Morning Keynote
  • Jim Press, Vice Chairman and President, Chrysler LLC
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Dealer Keynote
  • Mike Jackson, CEO, AutoNation
2:15 p.m. Afternoon Keynote
  • Mark Fields, President of the Americas, Ford Motor Company
3:15 p.m. Wrap-up / Closing Comments
3:30 p.m. Industry Networking Reception