October 3 (Mon)
7:00 - 8:30
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John McElroy
Editorial Director, Blue Sky Production, Inc.
Topic: A New Direction For The Auto Industry
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October 4 (Tue)
9:00 - 10:00
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Honorable Norman Mineta
Former Secretary, Department of Transportation
Former Secretary, Department of Commerce
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October 5 (Wed)
7:00 - 8:30
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Honorable Joel Szabat
Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Transportation
Policy in the U.S. Department of Transportation
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October 6 (Thu)
7:00 - 8:30
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David E. Cole
Chairman Emeritus,
Center of Automotive Research
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October 7 (Fri)
7:00 - 8:30
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Kristin Zimmerman, PhD
Advanced Technology Infrastructure, GM
Topic: Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Choices for the Volt
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Note: Registration is required.
Hosting Organization
Detroit
International Exhibitions
Detroit
International Auto Salon
Time: 17:30 -
Venue: COBO Center
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October 3 (Mon)
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Opening Ceremony and International Reception Night
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October 4 (Tue)
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The Global Detroit Night—Networking Reception
Co-hosting with Detroit Chinese Business Association
www.dcba.com
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October 5 (Wed)
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Cocktail Reception & Networking
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October 6 (Thu)
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Taiwan Saxophone Night
Performer: Sam Hsiao
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Note: Registration is required.
Hosting Organization
Detroit
International Exhibitions
Detroit
International Auto Salon
Co-Hosting Organizations
Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Greater Detroit
Michigan Chinese Academic and Professional Association
Detroit Chinese Business Association
American International Exchange Center
Detroit Chinese Engineers Association
DIAMTS Forum
Date: Oct. 3
Venue: Cobo Center
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Time
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Speaker
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Subject
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09:40-10:00
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Host
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Welcome
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10:00-10:30
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China Association of Automobile
Manufacturers
Consultant and former Deputy secretary-general
Mr. Ningwu Shen
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A New Stage of China's Automobile
Industry
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10:30-11:00
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Hong Kong Diecasting and Foundry
association Chairman &
Wan Ho Holdings Inc President
Mr. Fred TAM
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An environmental friendly vacuum
coating equipment and methodology
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11:00-11:30
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Foundry Institution of Chinese
Mechanical Engineering Society
Vice Director Mr. Yanchun Lou
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Lightweight of Automobile castings
in China
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11:30-12:00
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Hong Kong Productivity Council
Dr. Xiaoming Wang
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Vacuum Assisted Mold Filling
and Pressurized Feeding for
Magnesium Casting
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12:00-13:30
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Lunch
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13:30-14:20
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China Auto Parts & Accessories
Corporation President Mr. Kangren Chen
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The Win-win China---US cooperation in
the Auto Parts Industry
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14:20-14:50
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China Council for the Promotion
of International Trade
Machinery Sub-Council
Vice Chairman Mr. Weidong Zhou
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The Promotion and Creation of Sales
Operation of New-energy Automobiles
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14:50-15:40
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Suzhou China Autoparts Industrial
Park Development Co.,Ltd
General Manager Ms. Tian Yamei
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R&D Testing Goes Global Design
Manufacturing Cooperates Seamless
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15:40-16:30
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Q & A
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Time: Tuesday, October 4
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Time
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Speaker
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Subject
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Automobile Market and Future Propulsion
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10:00 – 10:45
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Mark Lundquist,
President & CEO of
Fulcrum Edge, Inc.
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Auto Market Trend
- China and the world
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10:45 – 11:00
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Break
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11:00 – 11:45
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Xavier Mosquet,
Senior Partner & Managing Director,
Global Automotive Sector Leader,
The Boston Consulting Group
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Review on future propulsion
technologies in 2020 and beyond
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Powertrain Technology
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11:45 – 12:30
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Dr. Min-Chia Lai,
Professor, WSU
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Advanced Engine Technologies
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12:30 – 13:15
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Lunch
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13:15 – 14:00
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Shushen Bai,
Senior Staff Engineer, GM
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Dynamical Analysis and Control System
Design of Automatic Transmissions
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Electrified Vehicle Technology
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14:00 – 14:45
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Dr. Rickard C. Hill,
Professor at University
of Detroit Mercy
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Future hybrid technologies/or Fuel
Cell technologies for automobiles
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14:45 – 15:30
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Bruce Blakemore,
Technical Expert,
Ford Motor Company
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Consideration in Lithium-ion
battery Manufacturing
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Vehicle Dynamics and Control
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15:30 – 16:15
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Jianbo Lu,
Technical Expert,
Ford Motor Company
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Advanced Vehicle Dynamics and Control
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Active Safety
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16:15 – 17:00
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Wende Zhang,
General Motors
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A Path towards Autonomous Driving :
From Challenges to Opportunities
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17:00 – 17:30
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Closing Remarks, President of NACSAE
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Time: Wednesday, October 5
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9:00 – 12:00
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Advanced Electric Vehicle Technology Session
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Time
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Speaker
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Subject
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9:00 – 9:50
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Mr. Michael J. Bly,
GM Executive Director,
Global Electrical Systems,
Infotainment & Electrification
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Vehicle Electrification and
the Chevy Volt Connection
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9:50 – 10:30
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Prof Margaret S. Wooldridge,
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Departments
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Michigan
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Opportunities (and Challenges)
of Next Generation Fuels
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10:30 – 10:40
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Break
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10:40 – 11:20
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Robert L. Vitale,
Advanced Vehicle Engineering Lead,
GM
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EN-V, Driving the Future
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11:20 – 12:00
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Steven Cai, Engineering Group Manager
– Global BEV and PHEV Batteries,
GM Global Engineering
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Key Enablers
to Improve EV/PHEV Adoption
from Engineering Perspective
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12:00 – 13:00
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Lunch & Career Opportunities
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13:00 – 16:30
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Vehicle Crash Safety & Auto Market Session
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13:00 – 13:50
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Dr. Stephen Kang,
Senior Technical Expert,
Safety Core and Strategy Department,
Ford Motor Company
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Vehicle Crash Safety Today and Future
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13:50 – 14:30
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John Waraniak,
Vice President of Vehicle Technology,
SEMA
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SEMA: The Power of the Aftermarket
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14:30 – 15:10
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Dr. Jie Du,
Director,
Global Automotive Operations,
J.D. Power and Associates
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JDPA 2011 US Green Automotive Study
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15:10 – 15:20
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Break
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15:20 – 16:00
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Michael J. Miske,
Attorney at Dawson & Clark PC
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Product Safety and Liability
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16:00 – 16:40
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Dr. Fuchun Zhu,
CAE Global Resource &
Technical Manager,
Humanetics Innovative Solutions Inc.
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Focusing on Occupant Safety
– Introduction to ATD
and Simulation Tools
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17:30 – 19:30
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Cocktail Reception & Networking
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Time: Thursday, Oct. 6
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Time
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Speaker
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Subject
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9:00 – 11:00
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Kush Shah,
Chair,
American Society for Quality,
Automotive Division
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Organizational Excellence through
Six Sigma Quality
Improvement Process
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11:00 – 12:00
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Irene Grabowski,
President,
Business System Solutions,
LLC
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How to become 3rd party certified :
ISO9001 : 2008,
ISO/TS 16949 : 2009,
ISO14001 : 2004
- An overview of the process
& why it is a good business tool
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Time: Thursday, Oct. 6
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Time
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Speaker
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Subject
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13:00 – 13:10
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Mr. Eric Huang,
Chairman,
Detroit International Auto Salon
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Opening Remark
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13:10 – 14:00
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Dr. David Chang,
Precision Machinery to e-Supply
Chain for EV & Vehicle Electrification
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Taiwan - Cutting Edge R&D
to Innovation Products
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14:00 – 14:45
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Mr. Bernard Swiecki,
Automotive Suppliers,
Center for Automotive Research (CAR)
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The North American Environment for Asian
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14:45 – 15:00
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Break
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15:00 – 15:45
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Mr. Yueh- Chyou Wen,
Taiwan External Trade Development Council
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Taiwan – Your Business Alliance Linking
You to a World of Profits in Asia
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15:45 – 16:05
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Overview of Metro-Fab Engineering Inc.
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16:05 – 16:25
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Ms. Patty Fu
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Overviews of Bright Vision Technologies
Inc. & Hine Soon Industrial Corp.
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16:25 – 16:45
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David Chen,
Vice President,
Asia Forging, Inc.
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Overview of Asia Forging, Inc.
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16:45 – 17:30
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Q & A
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17:30 –
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Reception Night
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Time: Friday, Oct. 7
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Time
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Speaker
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10:30 – 12:00
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Pastor Barbara,
Pastor Ellis Smith
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Name: John McElroy
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
John McElroy is the host of “Autoline Daily” the first industry webcast of industry news and analysis. He is also the host of the television program “Autoline Detroit,” a weekly half-hour discussion program featuring top automotive executives and journalists. The show can be seen online at www.autolinedetroit.tv. McElroy also broadcasts five radio segments daily on WWJ Newsradio 950, the CBS affiliate in Detroit. He writes a weekly blog for Autoblog.com and a monthly op-ed article for Ward’s AutoWorld.
John McElroy brings an extensive background to covering the auto industry. He took his first plant tour when he was only six years old. As he got older, he read any and every book about cars he could get his hands on, which led to an understanding of automotive engineering principles. As his enthusiasm for cars grew, he successfully—though briefly—ventured into amateur road racing. He also gained valuable insight to the industry working as an hourly UAW employee in various automotive manufacturing plants while working his way through college, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English at Wayne State University.
As a journalist, McElroy put his automotive background to good use. His past experience includes five years as Detroit Editor for Road & Track, and as the American correspondent for World Cars, which was published by the Automotive Club of Italy. He was also invited to write the annual automotive entry for the Encyclopedia Britannica Yearbook. He spent most of his career at the trade magazine Automotive Industries where he ultimately rose to Editorial Director.
McElroy has appeared as an automotive expert on ABC World News Tonight, CBS News, and NBC Nightly News. He is often interviewed by CNN, NPR, and CBC in Canada. He is frequently asked to speak to automakers, suppliers and industry organizations. He is a member of the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year.
McElroy has won numerous awards for editorial excellence, particularly the Jesse
H. Neal award in 1984 for his series titled, “Inside Japan,” and in 1995 and
1997 for his Editorial opinion pieces. In 1997 he was named “Communicator of the
Year” by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Detroit. He was awarded first
place in the International Wheels Awards in 2004 for his television documentary
“The Woodward Avenue Dream Cruise” and in 2005 for his documentary “Challenge
Bibendum” and second place in 2006 for “A Car Is Born.” John McElroy is a
thorough student of the industry as a print journalist, television and radio
broadcaster, analyst and lecturer.
Name: Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Menita
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
Norman Y. Mineta is the longest serving Secretary in the history of the U.S. Department of Transportation, becoming the 14th Secretary of Transportation on January 25, 2001.
He was also the first Asian-American Cabinet member during the Clinton administration, and the first Cabinet member to switch directly from a Democratic to a Republican Cabinet. In December 2004, Secretary Mineta accepted President Bush's invitation to continue his service in the Cabinet during the President's second term until July 6, 2006.
As Secretary of Transportation, Mineta oversaw an agency with almost 60,000 employees and a $61.6 billion budget. Created in 1967, the U.S. Department of Transportation brought under one umbrella air, maritime and surface transportation missions.
At the U.S. Department of Transportation, Secretary Mineta has delivered on the President's historic commitment to safety. During his first four years as Secretary, America achieved the lowest vehicle fatality rate ever recorded, the highest safety belt usage rate ever recorded, and the lowest rail fatality level ever recorded. The Secretary has overseen the safest three-year period in aviation history. In addition, Secretary Mineta was instrumental in persuading every state in the country to set a blood alcohol rate at .08 percent, an alcohol level that has proved to be effective in preventing automobile crashes and improving safety.
Secretary Mineta also oversaw the Coast Guard's response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including developing the Sea Marshal Program, Maritime Safety and Security Teams, and expanding the number and mission of Coast Guard Port Security Units.
Secretary Mineta guided the creation of the Transportation Security Administration, an agency of more than 60,000 employees charged with protecting Americans as they travel across our country. Starting from a blank sheet of paper on Nov. 19, 2001, Secretary Mineta led a team that met all 36 mandates set forth by Congress – including screening all airline passengers by the TSA's first anniversary and all baggage by Dec. 31, 2003. Because of the Secretary's leadership, the TSA quickly developed into an effective agency that has restored air travelers' confidence in aviation security following the terrorist attacks. The Transportation Security Administration was transferred to the Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.
Prior to joining President Bush's administration as Secretary of Transportation, Secretary Mineta served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton. He was vice president of Lockheed Martin Corporation prior to joining the Commerce Department.
From 1975 to 1995, he served as a member of U.S. House of Representatives, representing the heart of California's Silicon Valley. As a member of Congress, then Representative Mineta was known for his dedication to the people of his district, for consensus building among his colleagues and for forging public-private partnerships. Mineta's legislative and policy agenda was wide and varied, including major projects in the areas of economic development, science and technology policy, trade, transportation, the environment, intelligence, the budget and civil rights. He co-founded the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and served as its first chair.
Mineta served as chairman of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee between 1992 and 1994. He chaired the committee's aviation subcommittee between 1981 and 1988, and chaired its Surface Transportation Subcommittee from 1989 to 1991. During his career in Congress he championed increases in investment for transportation infrastructure, and was a key author of the landmark Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, which shifted decisions on highway and mass transit planning to state and local governments. ISTEA led to major upsurges in mass transit ridership and more environmentally-friendly transportation projects, such as bicycle paths. He also pressed for more funding for the department's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
After leaving Congress, he chaired the National Civil Aviation Review Commission, which in 1997 issued recommendations on reducing traffic congestion and reducing the aviation accident rate. Many of the commission's recommendations were adopted by the Clinton administration, including reform of the FAA to enable it to perform more like a business.
Secretary Mineta and his family were among the 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry forced from their homes and into internment camps during World War II. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Secretary Mineta joined the Army in 1953 and served as an intelligence officer in Japan and Korea. He joined his father in the Mineta Insurance Agency before entering politics in San Jose, serving as a member of its City Council from 1967 to 1971 and mayor from 1971 to 1974, becoming the first Asian Pacific American mayor of a major U.S. city. As mayor, he favored greater control of transportation decisions by local government, a position he later championed in ISTEA.
While in Congress, Mineta was the driving force behind passage of H.R. 442, the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which officially apologized for and redressed the injustices endured by Japanese Americans during the war. In 1995, George Washington University awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Medal to Mineta for his contributions to the field of civil rights. In 2003, Secretary Mineta received the Panetta Institute's Jefferson-Lincoln Award for his bipartisan leadership in addressing the nation’s challenges and was selected by the Council of Excellence in Government to receive the Elliot L. Richardson Prize for Excellence and Integrity in Public Service.
Secretary Mineta is married to Danealia (Deni) Mineta. He has two sons, David and Stuart Mineta, and two stepsons, Robert and Mark Brantner.
Name: ILF Founder Joel Szabat
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
Joel Szabat is founder of the International Leadership Foundation, a non-profit organization providing public service scholarships for Asian American college students. Joel is a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in the U.S. Department of Transportation. Formerly, he served as the Chief of Staff of the Small Business Administration. He also headed the U.S. government’s transportation reconstruction efforts in Iraq, overseeing $600 million worth of projects to help Iraqis rebuild their aviation system and railroad network, and to rehabilitate their ports. Before deploying to Iraq, Joel served Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta in both the policy and budget officers, with the added responsibility to implement the President’s Management Agenda throughout the department.
Joel was the Principal Transportation Consultant in the California Legislature, and from 1990 to 1993 served in the Environmental Protection Agency in President George H.W. Bush’s administration. He was an advocate on behalf of the Asian American community during California’s 2000 redistricting process. Joel was an Army officer, commanding armor units along the East-West German border during the Cold War, and a management consultant for transportation clients in the private sector. Joel has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics and Public Administration from Georgetown University.
Name: David Cole, Ph.D.
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
David E. Cole is the Chairman of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was formerly Director of the Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation (OSAT) at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. He has worked extensively on internal combustion engines, vehicle design, and overall automotive industry trends.
Dr. Cole's recent research has focused on strategic issues related to the restructuring of the North American industry and trends in globalization, technology, market factors, and human resource requirements. He was formerly a member of the Energy Engineering Board of the National Research Council and the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Pact Select Panel. He is also a director of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, as well as a director of seven automotive supplier companies. In addition, Dr. Cole is a member of the Executive Committee of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and was recently appointed by Michigan’s Governor to the Strategic Economic Investment and Commercialization Board and the Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission. He was named a co-chair of Detroit Renaissance’s “Road to Renaissance” Project in the fall of 2006. At the University of Michigan he is a member of the Energy Research Council and Mechanical Engineering External Advisory Board. He is also a member of the Denso Foundation Board. Dr. Cole was formerly a director of the Automotive Hall of Fame and a member of the Board of Trustees of Hope College.
He is active in SAE, including serving two terms on the Board of Directors. In February 1986, he was named a fellow of SAE. He is also active in the Engineering Society of Detroit and was elected to fellow status in 1990. In 2000, he received the Engineering Society’s highest award, the Horace H. Rackham medal. In 1993, he received the National Automobile Dealers Association Foundation's International Freedom of Mobility Award. In 1994, Design News selected Dr. Cole as one of eight engineering leaders, and he was also selected to receive Sweden's Order of the Polar Star.
In the fall of 1998, Dr. Cole was named as the Marketing Educator of the Year by the Society of Marketing Executives. Additionally, he received the 1998 Rene Dubos Environmental Award for his contributions to the industrial ecology of the automobile and in 1999, Chevalier of the National Order of Merit from France.
Dr. Cole also has been actively involved in the start-up of five different Ann Arbor-based companies. Dr. Cole's technical and policy consulting experience includes a variety of assignments for industry, labor, and government.
Dr. Cole received his B.S.M.E. and Mathematics, M.S.M.E. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Name: National Director, of MBDA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce/ David A. Hinson
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
As National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Mr. Hinson oversees a national operation of five regional offices and 48 minority business centers. This operation expands the U.S. economy and creates new jobs by providing services to promote the growth and global competitiveness of minority businesses.
Since the start of the Obama Administration, this operation has assisted minority-owned firms in obtaining nearly $7 billion in contracts and capital, creating nearly 11,000 new jobs.
The overall mission of MBDA is to achieve economic parity for the minority business community. In order to achieve this goal, MBDA is focused on building the foundation for the next generation of $100 million minority-owned companies.
Mr. Hinson is uniquely qualified to lead MBDA. Prior to joining MBDA, Mr. Hinson was President and CEO of Wealth Management Network, Inc., a multi-million dollar independent, financial advisory boutique. Before his own path into entrepreneurship, Mr. Hinson managed a 10-state sales region as Director of Advisory Services and Managing Director of Business Development for Envestnet Asset Management, a publicly traded, $70 billion financial advisory firm.
In addition, Mr. Hinson previously held a variety of senior-level and mid-management positions at Bank of America, Morgan Stanley & Company, First Chicago (now JP Morgan Chase) and the Village Foundation.
Mr. Hinson received an MBA in finance from The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and a bachelor's degree in insurance and finance with honors from Howard University in Washington, DC. In addition, he completed a fellowship in international finance with honors from the Stockholm School of Economics and graduate-level studies in French with honors at the University of Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, West Africa.
Mr. Hinson is a native of St. Louis, MO., and currently resides in Washington, DC.
Name: David Bing, Detroit City Mayor
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
David "Dave" Bing (born November 24, 1943) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Detroit Pistons (1966–75). He was a seven-time All-Star.
In 1966, Bing joined the NBA as a second overall first-round pick of the Detroit Pistons, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. While with the Pistons, he played in seven NBA All-Star Games and was named to the All-NBA First Team twice in 1968 and 1969.
After his career with the Detroit Pistons, Bing went on to spend two years with the Washington Bullets and one with the Boston Celtics before retiring at the conclusion of the 1977–1978 season. He was awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1977.
Bing was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1996, he was named one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players.
After retiring, he worked at a warehouse of the steel processing company Paragon Steel. He left after two years, after stints in the company's shipping and sales operations. In 1980, Bing opened Bing Steel with four employees in a rented warehouse. Losing all his money in six months, the company shied away from manufacturing to focus on being a middleman. With General Motors as their first major client, the company turned a profit in its second year. By 1984, Bing was awarded by President Ronald Reagan the National Minority Small Business Person Of The Year.
At the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, Bing received the Schick Achievement Award for his work after his NBA career.
On October 16, 2008, Bing announced that he would be a candidate for the mayor of Detroit in the February 2009 primary election (Detroit mayoral election, 2009). Then Bing was re-elected to a full term on November 3, 2009.
On January 19, 2009, Bing was to be named as a recipient of the National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award. The award honors athletes who have made significant contributions to civil and human rights and who helped establish a foundation for future leaders in athletic careers in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. The honor was to be presented during the half-time show of the game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Detroit Pistons in Memphis, Tennessee.
Name: Robert A. Ficano, Wayne County Executive
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
Robert A. Ficano has been Wayne County Executive since January 2003, after serving with distinction as Sheriff in Wayne County for nearly 20 years, presides over approximately two million citizens in the most populated county in the state of Michigan and the 11th largest county in the nation. Overseeing an annual budget of more than $2 billion, Mr. Ficano is a recognized leader in attracting investment and positioning Wayne County as the place to locate, conduct business, live, work and enjoy leisure-time activities. He is leading several major initiatives, including the Detroit Region Aerotropolis and international investment with China, the Middle East and other countries. Mr. Ficano is the highest ranking Michigan elected official with the most delegations to China having led five previous trade missions to China. He is a key leader in exploring airport development, having been the invited guest to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and the Airport World Conference in Frankfort, Germany and conferences in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Vancouver, Canada, etc.
He is committed to making Wayne County a desirable place to conduct business, pursue an education, build careers and raise families. Implementing this vision means investing in economic and community development, education and quality health care. From its cities, suburbs and rural communities, Mr. Ficano’s goal is to leverage Wayne County’s assets: diversity, a highly skilled workforce, educational opportunities, nationally recognized health care facilities and business growth opportunities that enhance the quality of life for all constituents. Mr. Ficano wants to open doors for corporative agreements between Chinese companies and US companies and welcome all Chinese companies to do business in Wayne County.
Mr. Ficano is a graduate of Michigan State University and University of Detroit Mercy Law School.
Name: Dr. Kristin Zimmerman, Manager, Advanced Technology Infrastructure, R&D Center, General Motors (GM)
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
Dr. Zimmerman joined General Motors (GM) Research and Development (R&D) Center in 1993 to create GM’s Global Academic Partnerships Program. The Program’s structure and process for effective acquisition of technical expertise from the academic sector became the protocol for establishing GM’s Global Satellite Laboratory Network. Key to the operation of the program is the GM Academic Partnerships Master Agreement written by Zimmerman in 1994. The Master Agreement has been used to create over 100 GM Satellite Laboratories across the globe including laboratories in India, Europe, and China and was a key enabler during the creation of the SGM Vehicle Joint Venture in Shanghai.
Dr. Zimmerman recently returned to GM’s R&D Center from her two year assignment in Beijing China working for GM’s China Operations in the area of Environment, Energy & Safety Policy, where she focused on implementing GM’s global energy/carbon management strategy, policy and practices. She also supported management of the GM China Automotive Energy Research Center (CAERC) on the campus of Tsinghua University. The CAERC is a partnership between GM, Tsinghua University and the Shanghai Automotive Industries Corporation (SAIC) and was launched in April 2008.
Dr. Zimmerman’s current assignment is on the Chevy Volt Team working with a broad group of internal and external stakeholders (utilities, state, local and federal government, communities) to facilitate Plug-in Readiness for GM’s Chevy Volt Launch markets. She continues to work on issues concerning Energy and Global Climate policy development and reporting practices and is GM’s program manager of the GM/The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Atlantic Rainforest Project in Brazil.
In 1999-2000, Dr. Zimmerman received a GM Fellowship to the National Academy of Engineering in Washington D.C., where she worked on policy development targeted to enhance the U.S. engineering, science, and technology workforce.
Dr. Zimmerman recently completed her term as President of the Society for Experimental Mechanics. She has been recognized nationally by the Alpha Sigma Mu- Materials Research Honor Society and was inducted into the Sigma Xi-The Scientific Research Society in 1997.
Dr. Zimmerman’s educational background is in the fields of Physics and Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Mechanics. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Michigan State University.
Name: Jie Du, Director of JD Power
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
Jie Du is Director, Modeling and Scientific Programming in Global Automotive Operations at J.D. Power and Associates. He is responsible for the Power Information Network (PIN) remarketing practice. He also leads a team that develops decision optimization solutions, based on market intelligence, and researches methodologies for vehicle sales and price forecasting as well as new- and used-vehicle market interactions. Additionally, he manages the company’s product for the optimal distribution of auction vehicles and the production of CPOV Evaluation Reports and Auction Performance Reports.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Du was senior manager, Decision Optimization and senior computer scientist, Modeling and Scientific Programming.
Prior to joining J.D. Power and Associates in 1991, Mr. Du worked for the Chrysler Corporation, where he designed and developed next-generation emission test cells.
Mr. Du is a member of the American Management Association and a member of the Institute of Operation Research and Marketing Science. He has authored several articles, including “PIN Optimal Distribution of Auction Vehicles System: Applying Price Forecasting, Elasticity Estimation, and Genetic Algorithms to Used-Vehicle Distribution,” published in Marketing Science. He has also delivered presentations at conferences, including the 2008 National AutoRemarketing Conference in San Diego and the 2007 iRemarketing Conference in Detroit. The computer system and methodologies his team developed for auction vehicles were awarded a U.S. patent in 2009.
Mr. Du is a past president and member of the Detroit Chinese Engineers Association.
Mr. Du received a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics from Tsinghua University in Bejing, China, a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and scientific computing from the University of Michigan.
Name: Ben Erulkar, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Detroit Regional Chamber
Guest speaker at the DIAMTS
Biography:
Benjamin Erulkar has worked at all levels of domestic and international business and government for the last two decades. In government, he served most recently as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development from 2005 – 2009. In this position, Mr. Erulkar directed and coordinated all operations of the Economic Development Administration (EDA), establishing that agency as a national and international leader in results-based public-private partnerships. He also represented the United States at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris and led the Department of Commerce’s efforts to respond to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes.
Prior to his appointment as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Mr. Erulkar served as EDA’s Chief Counsel, where he led and managed all aspects of EDA’s legal practice and policy, including securing EDA’s 2004 reauthorization legislation and promulgating a comprehensive revision of EDA’s regulations.
Before joining EDA in 2003, Mr. Erulkar was an attorney in private practice with Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. from 1996-2003, and Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. from 1992-1996. With both firms, Mr. Erulkar represented private energy companies, financial institutions and sovereign governments in complex privatizations, loan facilities, trade policy and energy project financings. He maintains an active bar membership within the District of Columbia.
Most recently, Mr. Erulkar served as Senior Advisor at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where he directed the Corporate Community Investment program for over 100 Fortune 500 members of the Chamber’s Business Civic Leadership Center. He has also served as an external advisor for the Capital Region of Denmark, helping to shape and direct a five-year regional economic growth program for Copenhagen and its surrounding municipalities.
Mr. Erulkar holds degrees from Harvard University (AB, magna cum laude), the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies (MA with Distinction) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD). He resides in Takoma Park, Maryland with his wife and two children.
Name: Kangren Chen
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Kangren Chen is the President of China Auto Parts & Accessories Corporation (CAPAC). Mr. Chen is a Senior Accountant; he is one of the first CICPA in mainland China as well. Mr. Chen obtained his MBA in the class of 98, Jinan University in which he worked as a lecturer. He worked for Eastern China Institute of Technology, Guangzhou Chengao Machinery Co., Ltd, and Guangzhou Mechanical Engineering Research Institute as well.
Kangren Chen leads CAPAC staffs to innovate new ideas both on management and technology research. He has set up business and technology developing strategies, adopted information management system, and focused on developing core technology, products, and staff training scheme as well. To increase CAPAC’s competition in the market, he has paid attention to the market and economy environment, and formed 6 sectors—international trade, manufacturing, research, testing, industry service, and industry base development sector. These sectors support each other, and raise the value of CAPAC.
Name: Weidong Zhou, Vice Chairman
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Biography:
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Machinery Sub-Council
1986 Graduated from Dept. Economic Information Management, Renmin University of China
1986-1993 Worked for China Automobile Industry Corporation and China Automotive Industry Economic Information Research Institution
1993-1998 Worked for Dept. Machine Building Industry, P.R.C.
1998-2000 Worked for State Bureau of Machine Building Industry, P.R.C.
2000- Worked for China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Machinery Sub-Council
Name: Lou Yanchun, Vice President
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Lou Yanchun, male, born in 1963, Ph.D, Eng., researcher. He graduated from Shenyang University of Technology in 1986 and majored in Foundry, and gained his Ph.D from China Academy of Machinery Science and Technology in 2006. He is now the President of Shenyang Research Institute of Foundry, and he also serves as the Director of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES), Vice-President of Foundry Institution of CMES and China Foundry Association, Director of Productivity Promotion Center of Foundry Industry of China, Chief Commissioner of the National Technical Committee 54 on Foundry of Standardization Administration of China, and President of Foundry Journal Agency.
He has devoted himself to the R&D for foundry materials, casting technology and equipment, and their engineering application for many years, and has made a great contribution to solving many biggest engineering problems. Under his leading, five provincial/ministerial key laboratories and engineering research centers has been established, and for two of which he is the man at the wheel. His research work has won him many technology awards including two National Prizes for Progress in Science and Technology (both in second place), four Provincial and Ministerial Science & Technology Awards, one Excellent Award of China Patent, etc. By now, he holds six invention patents, and has published over 30 technical papers.
As the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the 69th World Foundry Congress, which held in Hangzhou China in October 2010, he presided the opening and closing ceremony of the congress, and made a plenary presentation. Since 2002 he served as the Chief Commissioner of the National Technical Committee 54 on Foundry of Standardization Administration of China, he has organized establishing, revising or censoring 64 national standards and 15 industrial standards, led and taken part in the establishment and revision of 10 national standards, taken charge of drafting and establishing one national standard.
Name: Tam, Chit Ho, President
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Tam, Chit Ho (Fred Tam) was born in XinHui city, China in 1953, graduated from Industrial Manufacturing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic College in 1976. Fred Tam was honored as “Zeng Cheng Shi Honorable Citizen” from The Zeng Cheng Shi Government in 1994 and appointed as an Engineering Advisor of Guangdong Industrial University Information Engineering Institute in 2000. Fred Tam was accredited as Honorary Fellow of The Professional Validation Council of Hong Kong Industries in March, 2004. Presently, Fred Tam is president of Wan Ho Holdings Incorporation.
Fred Tam has been running diecast replicas business for more than 30 years and has been employed as QC Manager and Factory Manager at the world renowned ten big toy manufacturers. Started with a small production plant in Hong Kong, now the facilities are located at Zeng Cheng and Shi Jie, GuangDong China with workforce over 3000.
Target for diversifications and innovations. Wan Ho is mainly serving in four sectors, namely die cast replicas, UGT decals printing, sports helmets and vacuum coating equipments. Due to its extraordinary R&D ability, Wan Ho keeps on expanding its horizon to unprecedented areas. Its innovation ability keeps Wan Ho the pioneer in the industry and attributes to its success throughout the years.
Fred Tam joined as member of Hong Kong Diecasting Association since 1992 and was appointed as Chairman in 1995 and 1996, now is Chairman of Hong Kong Diecasting and Foundry Association and committee members of China Foundry Association.
Fred Tam believes the entrepreneurial spirit of “receiving customers with respect, working with diligent efforts, occupying the market with quality products, and earning profits with high proficiency” by following the commercial principles of maintaining loyalty to our promises and honesty in actions from the beginning to the now.
Name: Wang Xiaoming
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Dr. Wang Xiaoming has 20 years of experience in materials technology. His experience expands from powder metallurgy to lightweight metallic materials, mainly on materials and technology development. He is highly experienced in materials development, processing and characterization, especially in casting and diecasting of lightweight metals and powder metallurgy of automotive components.
Name: Tian Yamei
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I have been working in the automotive area for more than 30 years, and organized enterprises to invest, plan and cooperate in so many projects; organized the enterprises of China Auto Parts Joint Marketing Group to business negotiation and global purchasing; organized the enterprises of China Auto Parts Plastic Development Center and Electronic Development Center to the seminars about manufacturing, R&D, technology improvement, technology cooperation and technology communication, to promote the advanced technology and scientific and technological achievements; organized enterprises going abroad to import high technology, to attract foreign investment and update our process equipments, etc, all of which play an active role in improving the economic efficiency of enterprises, promoting related industry, plastic, mold, equipment and the development and application of electronic technology. Through information communication, technology services, talent training and marketing services, concentrate on the auto parts industry, to promote a comprehensive development of both domestic and international auto parts industry. Through the integrated services, China Auto Parts is improving itself to be the leading authority in auto parts industry.
Name: Ningwu Shen
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Born in 1942, graduated from Tsinghua Univercity of Beijing China in 1966. Automobile Design.
1968-1986 Engineer and Chief Engineer of General Assembly Plant of DFM
1986-1988 Deputy Chief Engineer of Dongfeng Motor Co.
1988-1997 Vice President of Dongfeng Motor Co.
1997-2003 Vice Chairman of Dongfeg Motor Group
2003-2007 Deputy Secretary General of CAAM
2007-2009 Assistant Secretary General of CAAM
2010- Consultant of CAAM
Senior Consultant of Beijing West Industry Co.
Senior Consultant of China Auto Parts & Accessories Corp.
Independent board director of Jinguan Auto Company in Chongqing
Independent board director of zhaofeng components Co.in Hangzhou
Independent board director oc Changchai.limited Co.in Changzhou
Name: Michael J. Bly, General Motors Executive Director, Group Global Functional Leader
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Micky Bly is Executive Director, Group Global Functional Leader of Vehicle Engineering’s Electrical Systems, Infotainment and Electrification for General Motors. Named to this position in June of 2010, Bly oversees the company’s design and development of traditional electrical and infotainment systems, OnStar engineering, hybrid and electric vehicles, which includes the Chevrolet Volt’s vehicle integration and advanced battery development.
Previously, he was Executive Director of Engine Hardware Analysis, Design, Development and Validation.
From 2006-2008, Bly was Director of Global Hybrid Integration and Controls. He oversaw the teams responsible for the production and development of GM’s multiple hybrid vehicles, and contributed to the integration work on the Volt. Bly’s team of engineers made sure all of the components – from the engine, transmission, brakes and batteries, to the controllers and software – came together seamlessly. He is particularly proud of the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid, which was named Green Car Journal’s “Green Car of the Year.”
Bly joined GM as a student intern in 1986 and was hired to GM’s Powertrain Engineering staff after graduating from Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1990. In 2003, he received a master’s degree in engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
In his 20 years at GM, Bly has worked on various powertrain programs in the United States, England and Germany. His first position was in Warren, Mich., as a Powertrain Development and Validation engineer. He held positions of increasing responsibility in the Small Block V8 engine group, including lead development engineer for the iconic Corvette C5 V8 engine group. In 1997, he was transferred to Lotus Cars in Norwich, England, and promoted to Engine Management Systems engineer for GM’s highly successful Ecotec L4 – GM’s first global four-cylinder engine program. He also was vehicle system engineer for powertrain for the Opel Corsa and Vectra programs at Opel engineering in Russelheim, Germany.
Upon returning to the U.S. in 2000, Bly was appointed engineering group manager for North America Emission Controls Hardware. Two years later, he assumed the role of V6 Calibration System manager at GM’s Milford Proving Grounds. In 2003, he was appointed to oversee all technical briefings and staff facilitation on behalf of the GM Powertrain group vice president and continued this work until his executive appointment overseeing hybrid vehicle integration in 2006.
Bly is GM’s key executive for the Georgia Institute of Technology and serves as a member of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board. He is Co-Director of the General Motors/ University of Michigan Advanced Battery Coalition for Drivetrains, which is a joint research program focused on spanning the gap between battery material synthesis and vehicle controls integration while developing the next generation of battery engineers. He became a board member for Hughes Research Laboratories in October 2009 and a board member of Michigan FIRST Robotics in 2010. Bly is the former co-executive GM lead for EcoCAR, one of North America’s premier college automotive engineering competitions that is sponsored by GM and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Name: Stephen Kang, Senior Technical Expert, Dept. Safety Core and Strategy, Ford
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Dr. Stephen Kang is currently a Senior Technical Expert in the Safety Core and Strategy Department of Ford Motor Company. He has over 20 years of automotive safety experience in USA. Dr. Kang has been teaching automotive safety classes for SAE International for six years with participants from Chrysler, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Ford, NHTSA, US Department of Transportation, US National Transportation Safety Board, Transport Canada, etc.
Dr. Kang has been conducting occupant safety and CAE training internally at Ford Motor Company for the past 14 years. He has designed and conducted extensive dynamic component tests that significantly improved crash modeling, established several Ford internal component design requirements. Dr. Kang is the recipient of the Henry Ford Technology Award in 2005. He serves as an Advisory Board Member for TNO North America and is a certified six-sigma Black Belt.
Name: John Waraniak
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John Waraniak, vice president of vehicle technology leads SEMA’s advanced vehicle technology strategy, programs and initiatives. His role is to help performance aftermarket companies understand the challenges, develop solutions and capitalize on new business opportunities presented by today’s complex vehicle technologies and systems. Waraniak is a proven industry leader who has worked for automotive, motorsports, aerospace and consumer products companies for more than 25 years. With specific expertise in vehicle systems engineering and collaborative product development, Waraniak serves as the primary contact for SEMA members to reach automakers and original-equipment suppliers on vehicle architecture, product development and systems integration opportunities.
John currently serves as a member of the Carroll A. Campbell Jr., Graduate Engineering Center Industrial Advisory Board at Clemson University and the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Administration Advisory Board. Prior to joining SEMA, Waraniak held executive management positions with a range of global companies, including TATA Motors, Johnson Controls, General Motors, Hughes Aircraft, Northrop and No Fear. His engineering background, combined with his entrepreneurial leadership and brand democracy skills played an integral role in helping these companies develop and implement innovative strategies for adapting best business and technology practices for lean product-process development, customer-centric growth and improved profitability. Waraniak has authored numerous industry articles and reports, and is a frequent speaker on the benefits of collaborative product development, lean customization and open innovation. He has co-chaired the auto industry’s prestigious Management Briefing Seminars for over ten years where he has been an outspoken advocate for the specialty equipment and performance aftermarket industry with the OEM community.
Waraniak is a native Detroiter and earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. He has a master’s degree in mechanical and industrial engineering from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in engineering management from West Coast University. He also graduated from the California Institute of Technology’s Executive Engineering Management Program. John is an avid auto industry, action sports and motocross enthusiast. He resides in West Bloomfield, Michigan with his wife Terri and has two sons, Scott and Jeff.
SEMA: The Power of the Aftermarket
No industry is tied to technology more than the auto industry and our industry hasn’t seen this much change since it began 100 Years Ago. This is truly one of the most exciting times to be in the auto industry -- particularly if you are an enthusiast and have a passion for cars. And that’s what SEMA – the Specialty Equipment Market Association – is all about – Connecting Vehicles to Consumer’s Lifestyles, Brands and Experiences. This is a New Day and a New Game with New Rules and New Players. SEMA has the power to make, move and reshape markets.
Name: Fuchun Zhu, CAE Global Resource & Technical Manager, Humanetics Innovative Solutions Inc.
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Fuchun Zhu graduated from Bioengineering Center, Wayne State University, Michigan in 1995, with a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering. He continued pursuing his Ph D. study in the field of Biomechanical Engineering focusing on the development of 3-D finite element model of human neck and obtained Ph D candidate in 1997.
Shortly from late 1997 to early 1999, he worked at ESI and General Motors as a senior project engineer. He joined FTSS* in 1999 as a senior CAE project engineer. Two years later he was promoted to the Technical Lead position. In 2005 he was appointed as the CAE Technical Manager, and then promoted to CAE global resource and technical manager in 2010.
In the past fourteen years, he has been working with various FE analysis codes (LS-Dyna, Pamcrash, Radioss, and Abaqus) and managing many FTSS (Humanetics) finite element dummy model development projects, such as Hybrid III family dummies, SID-IIs, World SID 5th and 50th, Q3 and Q3s child dummies, and recent Flex PLI GTR legform for pedestrian protection.
Name: Margaret S. Wooldridge, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of Michigan
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Professor Margaret Wooldridge is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 1995; her M.S.M.E. in 1991 from S.U. and her B.S. M.E. degree from the University of Illinois at Champagne/Urbana in 1989. Prof. Wooldridge’s research program spans diverse areas where high-temperature chemically reacting systems are critical, including synthesis methods for advanced nanostructured materials, power and propulsion systems, and fuel chemistry.
She is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the recipient of numerous honors including the ASME George Westinghouse Silver Medal, ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal, an NSF Career Award, the SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educator Award, and the University of Michigan, College of Engineering Education Excellence Award. Professor Wooldridge is also the Director of the Automotive Engineering Program at the University of Michigan and co-director of the Global Automotive and Manufacturing Program.
Abstract
Efficient and clean energy remains a global challenge. Recent efforts focus on new fuel feed stocks, new methods to power the transportation and stationary power sectors and improving efficiencies of power systems. Professor Wooldridge’s research includes improving internal combustion and jet engine efficiencies and minimizing emissions through low temperature, high compression ratio methods, enabling the successful integration of alternative and biofuels into the ground and air transportation infrastructure, and controlling particle formation and growth in combustion systems to engineer advanced materials and minimize soot emissions.
During this presentation, Professor Wooldridge will discuss key chemical characteristics of transportation fuels that effect engine performance. The work will highlight the novel experimental methods developed at the University of Michigan to isolate fuel chemistry and quantify the reactivity of reference fuel compounds. The results of rapid compression facility studies and optically accessible engine studies will be presented for a range of fuels, including ethanol, butanol, iso-octane and reference grade gasoline. The discussion includes the benefits and challenges of traditional and alternative fuels on efficiency, emissions, human health and energy security.
Name: Steven Cai, Engineering Group Manager – Global BEV and PHEV Batteries Global Electrical Systems, Infotainment & Electrification General Motors Global Engineering
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Steve Cai is the Engineering Group Manager for GM’s global BEV and PHEV batteries. Named to this position in March of 2010, Cai’s team is responsible to design and develop GM’s future BEV/PHEV batteries for global programs.
Prior to his current assignment, Steve Cai managed GM’s Battery Advanced Technology Development activities from August 2009 to March 2010, including collaboration projects with national labs, universities and key technology parteners.
From 2002-2009, Steve worked as an Engineering Group Manager at GM’s Chassis and Powertrain Integration Organization. He led different teams of engineers that design and released GM’s drive train components, shifters and mounts, exhaust systems for both car and truck programs.
Steve Cai joined GM in early 1994 from a tier 1 automotive supplier. He has a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Wayne State University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Beijing Technology and Business University.
During his early years with GM, Steve has worked in various functional groups from quality to dimensional engineering to vehicle assembly engineering. He was the program quality manager that helped launching Shanghai GM’s first Buick Regal vehicle in 1997, and was instrumental in developing some of GM’s key quality processes that are still being used globally today.
Topic that Steven Cai will cover at the conference (~35 slides)
Name: Irene Grabowski, President, Business System Solutions, LLC, a Dearborn, Michigan company.
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Over twenty-five years of experience in Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Automotive Supplier manufacturing, quality, and product development serving General Motors and Chrysler.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Quality and Engineering.
Provider of, comprehensive management consulting services in quality, product development, environmental, health and safety (EHS), including systems implementation, and 3rd party auditing in automotive, aerospace, ITAR, medical devices, and federal / national laboratories.
Provider of robust ISO management systems infrastructure, leading to certification in Quality, Environmental and Safety.
Leveraged expertise derived from a decade of work as a third party auditor for a nationally recognized certificate-granting registrar.
Sustainment services include internal auditing, management and leader training, cost saving projects, and lean manufacturing.
Name: Michael J. Miske, Esq. Senior Associate, Dawson & Clark, P.C.
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Michael Miske is the go-to writer at a boutique law firm specializing in high profile, high risk jury trials. His extensive work in numerous states has covered an extremely broad range of subject matter, and includes regulatory compliance, product safety, product liability, franchise disputes, commercial insurance, arbitration, and mediation. Michael is known for skillfully bridging the gap between complex technical issues and effective legal reasoning. His highly successful arguments have saved clients tens of millions of dollars in damages and have been filed in collaboration with firms around the country, including trial courts in CA, FL, GA, OH, VA, MI, MO, MT, WA, WV, TX, the U.S. 6th and 8th Circuits, the MI Supreme Court, and in the CA, MO and MI Courts of Appeal.
Michael speaks, reads, and writes Mandarin Chinese, which he learned while a student at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is a graduate of the James Madison College at Michigan State University and received his juris doctor from the Michigan State University College of Law.
Name: Robert L. Vitale, Senior Staff Research Engineer General Motors R&D Labs.
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Robert Vitale is a member of the Advanced Technology Vehicle Concept (ATVC) engineering team. Vitale started with GM in 1977 at the GM R&D labs. Assignments have included advanced work in powertrain controls on performance, emissions and fuel economy. Laser Doppler Anemometry research on flame propagation. Vehicle testing techniques and predictive modeling, engineering design and manufacturing development. New technology assessment for automotive applications.
Recent project assignments included extensive involvement with the AUTOnomy (Skate Board) vision concept, the Hy-Wire, the world’s first drive-by-wire, fuel cell propulsion concept vehicle. In addition, Vitale played an instrumental role in the development of the Sequel, the first fuel cell powered vehicle to drive +300 miles on a single tank of hydrogen. The Sequel concept included all-wheel steer and brake by wire.
His latest project was the Electric Networked Vehicle (EN-V) concepts. These innovative and leading edge concepts were unveiled in Shanghai at the 2010 World Expo. The EN-V concept features include two passenger seating, electric propulsion with stabilized balancing. Full electric, steer & brake-by-wire technology; vehicle to vehicle wireless networking supporting positioning, communication and autonomous driving capability. Vitale’s responsibility included Human Machine Interface (HMI), body electrical, vision, lighting, body chassis interface systems, networking and communications.
A native of Detroit, Vitale received his BS Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering from Wayne State University and his MS Degree in Engineering Management from Central Michigan University. He is an IEEE member and to date has earned 39 patents.
Name: Mark Lundquist
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Mark Lundquist spent fifteen years in the aerospace and defense arenas before coming to Detroit sixteen years ago to work in the automotive, controls and robotics industries. In the corporate world he was brought in to implement change, restructuring, turnarounds, and help companies grow their business. He held executive positions such as Vice President North American Automotive Industry with Bosch Rexroth, Regional Vice President with Mannesmann AG, and Vice President Sales & Marketing with Norgren Automotive.
Ten years ago he formed Fulcrum Edge to lead boards and senior management with growth and change, and develop state-of-the-art business plans. Mark has developed and led transition training for joint ventures in Asia and America, as well as industry training and penetration for new markets such as automotive, aerospace, logistics and supply chain management. He has founded and co-founded four companies and taken one public via IPO.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a mentor to Detroit’s TechTown and Ann Arbor SPARK incubators and sits on the board of numerous companies.
Name: Xavier Mosquet
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Xavier Mosquet is the Senior Partner & Managing Director, Global Automotive Sector Leader, based in Detroit, The Boston Consulting Group.
Name: Ming-Chia Lai
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Dr. Ming-Chia Lai is a professor at the Mechanical Engineering at Wayne State University. He graduated from National Taiwan University and got his MS and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State University. He has won many both academic and teaching awards in the past. Dr. Lai's primary skills and interests are in the fields of Combustion and Energy Conversion, IC engine and Gas Turbine Combustion & Emission, Fuel Cells, Laser diagnostics in Thermal Fluid Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications, Spray Systems in Automotive Engineering and Manufacturing Processes. He is an SAE fellow and has been an outstanding member in many associations.
Name: Shushan Bai
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Dr. Shushan Bai earned his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technologies, China, and his MS and PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Hokkaido University, Japan, both in the field of Automatic Controls. In his 23 years with GM Powertrain, he has been mainly working on advanced development of automatic transmission. His is also an adjunct faculty at mechanical engineering department of University of Michigan. He is the author of 33 technical publications and 30 patents.
Name: Richard C. Hill
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Dr. Richard C. Hill received the B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, from the University of Southern California in 1998, and the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2000. From 2000 to 2002, he worked at Lockheed Martin Corporation on satellite attitude determination and control. He then spent two years as a high school math and science teacher. In 2008 he received the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and the M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 2008 Dr. Hill joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Detroit Mercy. Since joining the faculty he has spent two visiting stints at Ford Motor Company first working on diagnostics for hybrid electric vehicles and then to develop a course on the modeling and control of advanced electric vehicles. His research interests lie in the areas of vehicle control, control and diagnosis of discrete-event systems, modular and hierarchical control, and engineering education.
Name: Jianbo Lu
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From 1997 to 2000, Dr. Jianbo Lu worked at Delphi Automotive Systems as a senior project engineer. He joined Ford Motor Company in 2000 and is a technical expert in Global Vehicle Dynamics, Driver Assistance and Active Safety with Ford Research and Advanced Engineering. Dr. Lu holds many patents and his patents have been used in millions of Ford, Lincoln, Volve, Land Rover, Mazda and Mercury brand vehicles. He was one recipient of 2002 Henry Ford Technology Award. He has 61 US patents and 200 international patents. His current research includes advanced vehicle stability control, automotive chassis control, automotive suspension system, vehicle dynamics and control, vehicle active safety, GPS navigation, automotive state estimation and driver assist system. He is an associate editor with Journal of Control Engineering Practice, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous System, and International Journal of Vehicle Performance.
Name: WendeZhang
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Wende Zhang received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He has been with General Motors R&D since 2005, where he is currently a senior researcher. Dr. Wende Zhang serves as President of Sigma Xi at GM R&D Chapter in 2011-2012, Team Lead of Next Generation Perception System (global GM R&D team) at GM since 2010.
Dr. Wende Zhang research interests include Perception and Sensing for Autonomous Driving, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Security, and Robotics. Wende Zhang was the technical lead on computer vision and the embedded researcher in the GM-CMU autonomous driving team that won the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007. His technical contribution includes more than 20 papers in various conference proceedings and journals, and more than 30 US patent application filings.
Name: Kush Shah, Chair, American Society for Quality, Automotive Division
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Kush is Manager of Advanced Propulsion Technology Quality Group at General Motors Company. During his 26 years at GM, he has held various leadership positions in manufacturing, engineering, R&D and quality organizations. He has received prestigious GM Chairman’s Honor Award, Corporate People Make Quality Happen Award and Quality Driver Award. Kush has delivered quality training to various levels of leadership. He has co-authored U.S. Patent and received Trade Secret Award from GM.
Kush is a American Society for Quality (ASQ) Senior Member and the Chair for the global ASQ Automotive Division. He has served as the Chair of ASQ Detroit Section 2007-2009. He has received Distinguished Service Award from ASQ Detroit Section and Judson C. Jarvis Award from ASQ Automotive Division for his leadership and contribution to these organizations. Kush holds Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, U.S.
He holds ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), Certified Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), and Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certifications. He is Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Shainin Red X Master.
Kush has trained thousands of quality professionals in Quality Management and Six Sigma and has been speaker at many conferences including 2010 World Conference on Quality and Improvement, 2010 Business Innovations Conference and the first Sino-America Quality Summit in Szenchen, China. His contribution to quality has been featured in magazines and newspaper.
Name: Inno Chuk, Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, Chairman / CEO, Innoson Group
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The last of six children, Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma was born unto the family of Mr. & Mrs. Chukwuma Mojekwu of Uru-Umudim. Nnewi, in Anambra State, Southeast of Nigeria, with no spoon atall in his mouth. But, what he lacked in affluent parental background, God made up for, by imbuing him with intelligence, hard-work and business acumen.
These were the qualities his elder brother, Chief Gabriel Chukwuma (of Gabros International Limited fame) identified in him which prompted him to pave the way for the youngstar’s venture into the business terrain as an apprentice after his education in Nnewi. First, it was patent medicine trade, but motorcycle spare parts later became a more viable option, which is not untypical of people from the highly industrial and commercial town.
This early tutelage became the veritable foundation which young Chukwuma needed to demonstrate his innate flair for trading. And like a mustard seed, Innoson Nigeria Limited, the first business outfit founded by Chukwuma, has not only grown into a leader in the motorcycle industry, making products that excel in all parts of Nigeria and the West Coast of Africa, but has also begotten other sister companies doing well in their respective sectors.
Innoson Group’s paradigm shift from trading and importation to manufacturing is consistent with the founder’s vision of touching positively the lives of the citizenry by using the best technologies and a well motivated indigenous workforce to manufacture products of very high international standards.
The impact of his policy, especially on the socio-economic development of his country, has not gone unnoticed, for in 2009, Chief Chukwuma was honoured with the prestigious National Honour of officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by the Federal Government of Nigeria, one year after one of the Innoson Group subsidiaries, Innoson Technical and Industrial Company limited, earned the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) MANCAP certificate.
Name: Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga, Honourable Minister of Trade and Investment, Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga is the Honourable Minister of Trade and Investment for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Honourable Minister of Finance and the Chairman of the Nigerian National Economic Management Team (NEMT). As the Governor representing Nigeria on the Governing Boards of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, he was the Chairman of the Joint Board of Governors of the World Bank and the IMF during the October 2010 Annual Meetings. He also served as Governor on the board of the African Development Bank.
He marshalled significant fiscal and budgetary reforms as the Honourable Minister of Finance, including the legal establishment of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority. While in charge at the finance ministry, Mr Aganga successfully launched Nigeria's sovereign Eurobond offering and personally led the institutional sales investor effort. He also oversaw the launch of an ambitious job creation policy and commenced the country's much needed fiscal consolidation process.
Prior to returning to Nigeria to serve in President Goodluck Jonathan's Cabinet, Mr Aganga was a Managing Director at one of the world's leading investment banks, Goldman Sachs International, London. In 2006, he led the Goldman Sachs team that gave a presentation on Nigeria's economic potential to the Nigerian President and his Economic Team. This presentation led to the launch of Nigeria's Vision 2020 programme.
Before joining Goldman Sachs, he had amassed over 20 years of international financial experience, working as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young in both Lagos and London.
Mr. Aganga is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has served on a number of boards including the board of Technoserve and as a member of an European Commission Expert Group on Alternative Investment Management.
He is the founder of the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI), which is part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. NLI is a non-profit, non-partisan leadership platform for credible and accomplished Nigerians, both at home and in the Diaspora, to play a transformative role in the society.
Mr Aganga is a professional accountant, with degrees from Oxford University, UK and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is married with children.