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2016 Automotive News World Congress

Attendees - By Company (as of January 4, 2016)

760 WJR Program Director Mike WheelerA & E Networks Erica DriscollA Raymond Nori ShirakabeA+E Networks Account Executive Mark StanleyAAM Chairman & CEO David DauchAAM VP, Advanced Engineering & Electrification Nigel FrancisAAM President Mike SimonteAAM Director, Marketing & Communications Chris SonABCgroup Sr. VP Global Sales Ray TonelliABRACAF Vice President Helcio CardosoABRACAF Vice President Paulo FigueiredoABRACAF President Fiat Dealers Association Guido VivianiAccenture Managing Director Don BogojevichAccenture Managing Director Coleen BorgiaAccenture Managing Director Ron GriggsAccenture Managing Director Venkatesh IyerAccenture Managing Director Anant KamatAccenture Managing Director Ben LanglinaisAccenture Managing Director Andrea LucchesiAccenture Managing Director Dannie OxyerAccenture North America Automotive Industry Lead James RobbinsAccenture Managing Director Michael SharpeAccenture Managing Director Sean SmithAce Metrix Vice President and Managing Editor Skip StreetsActivEngage CEO Todd SmithADESA EVP, Chief Economist Tom KontosAgence France-Presse John BiersAgence France-Presse Videographer William EdwardsAgence France-Presse Mira ObermanAgence France-Presse Business Correspondent Luc OlingaAgence France-Presse Tangi QuemenerAgence France-Presse Photographer Jewel SamadAK Steel Principal Engineer Prabhat RastogiAlcoa Innovation & Technology Comms Mgr Tracie GliozziAlcoa Vice President - Commercial Global

AutomotiveJ. Michael Murphy

Alcoa Director Automotive North America Chad SandyAlcoa Global Marketing Mgr. - Automotive John ThomasAlly Financial President, Auto Finance Tim RussiALWAN CARS LLC Sales Manager Imed BoukhchemAMCI Global Chief Strategy Officer Ian BeavisAmericaJR.com Photographer Gloria RzucidloAmericaJR.com Owner & Web Designer Jason Rzucidlo





AmericaJR.com Reporter Jerome RzucidloAmerican Chemistry Council Managing Director-Plastics Markets Keith ChristmanAmerican Chemistry Council Director, Market Innovation Rob KrebsAmerican Chemistry Council Senior Director, Automotive Gina OliverAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Vice President, Export Sales Vicki Poponi

Americas & JLR Customer Group

Vice President Albert Faraj

AMICA President Hakim AbdelmoumenAmphenol Adronics General Manager Karen RobinsonANDANAC Carlos EscotoANDANAC Rodrigo ManzanoANDANAC Jose TrevinoAndor Capital Management CEO Dan BentonAndor Capital Management Principal Andrew BerlinerAPMA President Flavio VolpeAQUENT National Account Director Patricia PriceARaymond Tricia OngARaymondTinnerman Automotive, Inc

Director - Business Development James Head

ARCADIS Vice President / Market Sector Lead - Automotive

Robert Ellis

ARCADIS Vice President / Global Account Leader John McKennaARCADIS Associate VP, Principal in Charge Wendy WhiteArcelorMittal President Todd BakerAsbury Automotive Group EVP & COO David HultAsbury Automotive Group Vice President, Manufacturer Relations Matt MeesAsbury Automotive Group President & CEO Craig MonaghanAssociated Press Auto writer Dee-Ann DurbinAudi of America President Scott KeoghAuto Trends Magazine Matthew KeeganAutobytel Mindy HoweAutobytel Richard ShuggAUTOCOM Manuel GarridoAutoliv VP GM Global Business Unit Arthur BlanchfordAutoliv Vice President Stephanie JettAutomobilwoche Director of Sales Thomas HeringerAutomobilwoche Publisher Helmut KlugerAutoMotion Ben AndersonAutomotive Containment and Consulting, Inc.

Chief Operating Officer Russell Shostak

Automotive News Group Publisher KC CrainAutomotive News Editor-In-Chief Keith CrainAutomotive News Director of Sales Rick Greer



Automotive News Publisher & Editor Jason SteinAutomotive News Europe Editor Luca CiferriAutoNation Chief Marketing Officer Marc CannonAutoNation Chairman, CEO and President Mike JacksonAutoPacific, Inc. Industry Analyst Paul WaattiAUTOPartsAsia Correspondent Louis RumanoAutoweek Publisher Dutch MandelAxalta Coating Systems VP, APC Global David GrimesBaird Adam SchmitzBallweg Automotive Family CEO Jason BricklBallweg Automotive Family VP Operations Adam FitzpatrickBATZ, S. COOP. Sales Director Aitor EtxeberriaBB&T Capital Markets Managing Director Tony CristelloBB&T Capital Markets Associate Analyst William NuckolsBend All Automotive Vice President Gino BertiBend All Automotive CEO Alfred NapolitanoBend All Automotive President Walter ZontaBMO Bank of Montreal Director, Operations Matthew GrayBMO Bank of Montreal Vice Presdent Robert SadokierskiBMW of North America, Inc. VP Corporate Communications of

Americas, BMW GroupAlexander Bilgeri

BMW of North America, Inc. Executive and Internal Communications Manager

Andrew Cutler

BMW of North America, Inc. Business Communications Manager - Media Relations

Kenn Sparks

BMW of North America, Inc. President & CEO Ludwig WillischBNP Paribas Managing Director Nader TannousBollhoff Steve PaddockBond Brand Loyalty Vice President, Major Accounts Paul McCallumBond Brand Loyalty Director, North American Automotive

SolutionsChris Travell

BorgWarner Andy AlmyBorgWarner Chris BerubeBorgWarner Dr. Hermann BreitbackBorgWarner Mike BrudenellBorgWarner Merrill CainBorgWarner Jim CampellBorgWarner Marco CaputoBorgWarner Marketing Analyst Michelle CollinsBorgWarner Sharon CooperBorgWarner Pamela DavisBorgWarner Stefan DemmerleBorgWarner President and GM Morse Systems Joe FadoolBorgWarner Jamal Farhat





BorgWarner Dave FurstBorgWarner Scott GallettBorgWarner John GasparovicBorgWarner Daryl GingellBorgWarner Tom GrissomBorgWarner Tony HenselBorgWarner Laurene HorisznyBorgWarner Ron HundzinskiBorgWarner Kim JenettBorgWarner Shamone JohnsonBorgWarner Brad LaFaiveBorgWarner Ken LambBorgWarner Chris LankerBorgWarner Mike LevittBorgWarner Dave LewandowskiBorgWarner Michelle LoganBorgWarner Tom McGillBorgWarner Al MosterBorgWarner Wouter NijenhuisBorgWarner Lise NissenBorgWarner John NortonBorgWarner Dan PaterraBorgWarner Katya PruettBorgWarner Jeff SavajolsBorgWarner Rich SchaumBorgWarner Jeremiah ShivesBorgWarner Steve ShunckBorgWarner Chris ThomasBorgWarner Noah TristerBorgWarner Chris VanceBorgWarner CEO James VerrierBorgWarner Karl WagnerBorgWarner Julie WattsBorgWarner Kristi WilliamsonBorgWarner Denis WillsBorgWarner Morse Systems VP Sales Engineering & Business

DevelopmentTony Messina

Bose Marketing Manager Janine BenedictBoston Consulting Group Senior Partner & Managing Director Xavier MosquetBP Michael LynskeyBraunAbility Director, Product Portfolio Jim ProbstBraunAbility Sr. Project Manager Thomas WittBridgestone Americas President OE Div Michael Martini



Brooks Kushman ShareHolder Kevin HeinlBrooks Kushman ShareHolder John RondiniBrose Jim NaderBrose North America President Michael BrosseauButler-MacDonald, Inc. Senior Business Development Manager Grant GilmoreButler-MacDonald, Inc. Director of Plastics Raymond PomerleauC.L.N. S.p.A. Representative Officer Japan Group

AdvisorShigeru Numata

C.L.N. S.p.A. CEO, Automotive Division Giulio PampuroCablevision Media Sales VP, Automotive Sales John VerreCallisonRTKL Sr. Associate Vice President Matthew UsbeckCanadian Assoc of Moldmakers

Executive Director Diane Deslippe

Canadian AutoWorld Managing Editor Jackson HayesCapital Automotive SVP & Director of Acquisitions William BeckCapital Automotive CEO Jay FerrieroCar Smart News Senior Editor John ZajacCarlist.com Videographer Mark BatchelorCarlist.com CEO Lou Ann HammondCarLister.co CEO Bryan HarmonCartelligent President David ShapiroCascade Engineering Inc. General Manager Scott ZylstraCastrol - Nexcel Programme Director - Nexcel Steve GoodierCDK Global CEO Steve AnenenCDK Global President, Automotive Retail North

AmericaBob Karp

CDK Global President Brian MacDonaldCDK Global Global Chief Strategy Officer Malcolm ThorneCelanese Global Automotive Corporate Accounts

DirectorJeffrey Helms

Center for Automotive Research

Vice President of Operations Lisa Hart

Center for Automotive Research

Brett Smith

Challenge magazine / KL Media Group

General Manager Rafik Lahlou

Change Up CEO Lee CarpenterCinetic Automation Proposal Manager Phil BrooksCinetic Automation Human Resources Jerry MakuchCinetic Automation Director of Sales and Marketing Robert MartinCinetic Automation Program Manager Pete SochowiczCisco Systems Lisa CharneyCisco Systems Ray CushmanCisco Systems Russ Edwards





Cisco Systems Darrin HandsCisco Systems Steve HenryCisco Systems Monte HuberCisco Systems Jake ManninoCisco Systems Dawn MudieCisco Systems Director, Automotive Andy SiudaraCisco Systems Dan WigginsClean Plastic Purge Compounds

Vice President of Operations George Lemieux

Clean Plastic Purge Compounds

President Rochelle Lemieux

Clemson University Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations

Anne Barr

CMG Vice President Business Development Michael DelfinCMG ContMid Group President & CEO Phil JohnsonCollege for Creative Studies Provost, VP of Academic Affairs & Prof of

DesignSooshin Choi

College for Creative Studies President Rick RogersCommunica Senior Vice President David KanarowskiCommunica, Inc. Creative Director Dan RenaudConsulate General of Macedonia in Detroit

Consul General Elena Zarkovska

Consumer Reports Cars Content Development Team Leader Mark RechtinConsumer Reports Mel YuContinental Automotive President NAFTA Automotive Divisions Jeff KleiContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.

VP, Body & Security, North America Mike Crane

Continental Corporation Communications Manager Mary ArrafContinental Corporation VP Marketing Communications Kathryn BlackwellContinental Corporation VP-JKOEM Scott BrooksContinental Corporation Key Account Manager James GlassonContinental Corporation VP Sales Federico Morales-

ZimmermanContinental Corporation Key Account Manager Andres MoranContinental Corporation Director of Sales Jeff RoanContinental Corporation CEO, NAFTA Samir SalmanContinental Corporation Director of Sales Dave ZimmermanCore Molding Technologies Automotive Market Manager Ivan FeitlCovestro LLC Director of Market Development Bruce BendaCox Automotive Communications Manager Yancey CaseyCox Automotive EVP & Chief Financial Officer Neil JohnstonCox Automotive Inc. Sr. Vice President Group Strategy, Business

Development and Enterprise SolutionsAmit Maheshwari

Cox Automotive Inc. Sr. Director OEM Relations Catherine Scalia



Crain’s Detroit Business Publisher Mary KramerCredit Agricole CIB Vice President Glen AndrianovCredit Agricole CIB Managing Director Corey BillupsCredit Agricole CIB Senior Banker Regis LeenhardtCSC Senior Principal Gary MaxeyCSC Principal Jim ScomazzonCSR Wire and 3BL Media Correspondent Alicia DouglasCU-ICAR Executive Director Fred CartwrightCU-ICAR Director, International Business

DevelopmentSuzanne Dickerson

Cushman & Wakefield Managing Director Jeffrey GreenDana Holding Corporation President, Light Vehicle Driveline

TechnologiesRobert Pyle

Dana Holding Corporation Vice-President of Sales, Light Vehicle Driveline Technologies

Dave Rosquin

Dealer360 CEO Michael PhillipsDealerRater CEO Gary TuckerDealertrack Technologies Vice President & GM DMS Solutions Sharon KitzmanDealertrack Technologies Director of Strategy Kai NielsenDealertrack Technologies CEO Mark O’NeilDealertrack Technologies David RoachDecision Analyst Vice President, Director of Automotive

ResearchAllan Vivian

defi Solutions CEO Stephanie Alsbrooksdefi Solutions CFO Georgine MuntzDeloitte Consulting LLP US Automotive & Off Highway Practice

LeaderBruce Brown

Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC

Lei Zhou

Detroit Free Press Greg GardnerDetroit Regional Chamber President & CEO Sandy BaruahDetroit Times News Brice HunterDetroit Times News Editor Gary HunterDominion Dealer Solutions Director of Public Relations and Event

ManagementPeyton Hoffman

Dominion Dealer Solutions OEM Sales Director Ryan KellyDominion Dealer Solutions VP Prod Management & Strategy John ReedDominion Dealer Solutions Product Manager Michael SosDr. Schneider Automotive Systems, Inc.

Plant Manager Torsten Langguth

DSM Engineering Plastics Americas

Business Unit Director Americas Richard Pieters

Dunne Automotive Ltd. President Mike DunneDurr Systems Inc. Director of Sales Mark Murray





Durr Systems Inc. President Bruno WelschEaton VP - Sales - Lt Veh & Eng N.A. Gustavo CruzEaton Manager, Global Business

CommunicationsJim Michels

Eaton President - Vehicle Group N.A. Pavan PattadaEaton Corporation Senior Vice President Scott AdamsElectric Cities of Georgia Senior Business Development Lonnie SmallwoodElektrobit Director marketing Manuela PapadopolElizabethtown/Hardin County Industrial Foundation

President and COO Rick Games

Embassy of Morocco Ambassador Rachad BouhlalEmbassy of Morocco in the U.S.

Counselor Anouar Benichou

Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco

Karim El Rhaidi

EMJ Construction National Account Executive Matthew PattersonEnplas Corporation Chief Yuichiro MorimotoEntergy MS Senior Project Manager Taurus WrightEnterprise Holdings VP Communications Christy CavalliniEnterprise Holdings, Inc. Vice President, Fleet Strategy Kevin JoyceEnterprise Holdings, Inc. SVP, Vehicle Acquisition Susan LombardoErnst & Young Director Mark HeistermannESG Automotive, Inc. President Steve PolakowskiEvercore Vice President Daniel KehEvercore Senior Managing Director Stephen WorthExaminer.com Automotive Reporter Kevin LeeExco Technologies Limited Executive Vice President Darren KirkExco Technologies Limited CEO Brian RobbinsExeter Finance Corp EVP, Chief Marketing Officer Elizabeth WebbExeter Finance Corporation Marketing Program Manager Suzi StraffonExport Development Canada Sector Advisor - Automotive Christian BertrandExport Development Canada Global Trade Director Rob CaouetteExport Development Canada Martin DucharmeExport Development Canada Chief Representative, United States Robert PelletierExxonMobil Chemical Senior Marketing Advisor George RacineExxonMobil Chemical Jeffrey ValentageEY Automotive & Transportation Marketing

LeaderRegan Grant

EY Partner Andy SaleEY Marketing Coordinator Nicole SimmonsEY Automotive Analyst Anil ValsanFacebook Global Client Partner Patrick McFallFagor Ederlan US Sales Director Gumaro RiveraFaurecia xWorks Director, Advanced Business Development Dana Lowell



FCA Senior Manager Mark MenardFCE Project Director Kaoutar BenchekrounFENABRAVE Past President Favio MeneghettiFICO Solution Sales Executive Rod PageFifth Third Bank Senior Credit Officer David SpringsteenFives Cinetic Corp CFO-Chief Financial Officer Michael PaisleyFives DyAG Corp Sr. Program Manager Marty SaboFives DyAG Corp President John StencelFMR VP Sales & New Business Development Jon BrancheauFMReps Jesse HendersonForbes Midwest Bureau Chief Joann MullerFord Eric BhoemFord Chris ContiFord VP Sales Peter HuizingaFord Bernard SilverstoneFord Motor Company Group Vice President, Communications Ray DayFord Motor Company UAW Coordinator Gregg DunnFord Motor Company President & CEO Mark FieldsFord Motor Company Andrew KiddFord Motor Company UAW Assistant Director Kevin Tolbertforteq Group CEO Rune Bakkeforteq Group Director-Sales and Engineering Scott RogersFourin Inc. Staff Writer Hisashi AndoFrost & Sullivan VP Sales Brian DrakeFrost & Sullivan VP Lisa WhalenGa Dept of Economic Development

Deputy Commissioner, Global Commerce Tom Croteau

Ga Dept of Economic Development

Senior Event Manager Rachelle Goldstein


Senior Project Manager Wylly Harrison


Project Manager Joseph Huntemann

General Motors President Dan AmmannGeneral Motors Executive Director, Advanced Technology

CommunicationsDave Roman

Georgia Electric Membership Corporation

Senior Project Manager Bradley Harris

Georgia Power Company General Manager, Economic Development Jonathan SangsterGeorgia Power Company Senior Project Manager Charles StallworthGermain Motor Co. Steve GermainGermany Trade & Invest Director Emilio BrahmstGermany Trade & Invest Senior Manager Investor Consulting Stefan Di BitontoGermany Trade & Invest Marketing Manager Izabela Krzyżyżska





Ghafari Associates, LLC Chairman Yousif GhafariGhafari President Process Engineering Lawrence DentonGKN Driveline Steven LachanceGKN Driveline Greg McLeanGKN Driveline Regional Manager, Marketing

CommunicationsLori Petrelecan

GKN Driveline Jim VoeffrayGKN Driveline Robert WilligGM Shaunda SnellGMP Securities Director, Research Analyst Justin WuGO! Experience Design Account Director Carol FlemingGO!XD Becky ReadGoodyear Dunlop Tires NA VP Shoichi FujiiGoodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Vice President & General Manager Original Equipment North American Consumer Tires

Johann Finkelmeier

Google Inc. Product Manager, Android Auto Andrew BrennerGoogle Inc. CEO, Self-Driving Car Project John KrafcikGoogle Inc. Communications, Self-Driving Cars Johnny LuuGovernment of Canada Trade Commisioner Anne CascaddenGovernment of Canada Senior Trade Commissioner Genevieve DionneGovernment of Canada Consul General Douglas GeorgeGovernment of Canada Director Ted KawashimaGovernment of Canada Canada and Ontario Automotive Advisor Ray TanguayGreat Wall Motor Company EE Technical Director Shepherd SanyangaGreat Wall Motor Company Technical Translation Specialist Jiao Min SunGreat Wall Motor Company Architecture Development Leader Tie Lin ZhaoGrede Chairman and President Doug GrimmGreen Hills Software VP Dan MenderHandelsblatt New York Bureau Chief Thomas JahnHarbour Results, Inc. Director of Business Development Marion WellsHeidrick & Struggles Partner Gregg McDonaldHireology Vice President of Sales Kevin BaumgartHirschmann Automotive North America LLC

Managing Director Markus Bischof

Hitachi Consulting Stephen EngelHitachi Consulting Dennis McRaeHonda VP, Acura Field Operations David HendleyHRSflow North America VP Sales Stephan BerzHRSflow North America John BlundyHumanetics VP Sales & Marketing Michael JaroucheHumanetics President & CEO Christopher O’ConnorHyundai Frank BorochHyundai Eric Senay



Hyundai Charley YoonHyundai Motor Company Deputy General Manager Sejun MoHyundai Motor Company Executive Vice President Hongjae ParkIBM Engineering Solutions Executive William BolanderIBM SAP Business Dev Exec Les BotfaIBM Partner Ryan CoatesIBM Strategy Consultant Dennis EphlinIBM Automotive Centre of Competence Paul FieldenIBM Client Executive Arlin GehrkeIBM Industry Client Leader Joe GhanemIBM Senior Managing Consultant Ed GibbsIBM Managing Director Doug GrossIBM Automotive Marketing Leader for IBM

AnalyticsKal Gyimesi

IBM Global Lead Account Partner Holger HornIBM Event Specialist Tammy HughesIBM Automotive Industry Solution James JohnsonIBM GBS- Director Ajit KolheIBM Market Development Leader Amy LawrenceIBM GBS Go-To-Market Leader Dan MitzenmacherIBM GIC Industry Lead Sree NairIBM VP of Services Karen NewmanIBM Business Development Arjun ParthaIBM Managing Director David RibickIBM VP, Global Lead Account Partner Donna SatterfieldIBM Global GBS Automotive Industry Leader Alexander ScheidtIBM Global Automotive Portfolio Leader Janet SimonIBM Global Automotive Research Lead Ben StanleyIBM Managing Director Volkswagen Group Uwe WinkelhakeIBM General Manager Global Automotive

IndustryDirk Wollschlaeger

IBM Ford Client Executive Kevin WoodI-CAR CEO & President John VanAlstyneIdeal Group Chairman Frank VenegasIdeal Group President Loren VenegasIHS Automotive Director, Client Sales and Service Bill HarrissIHS Automotive Account Director Joseph RobinsonIHS Automotive Account Director Sarah SampsonIl Sole 24 Ore Journalist Andrea MalanINCOE Corporation Business Development Manager Jim BottINCOE Corporation North American Sales Manager David LangeIndustry Canada Director General Colette DownieIndustry Canada Assistant Deputy Minister Philip JenningsIndustry Canada Senior Director Charles Vincent





IndustryWeek Staff Writer Laura PutreINglass CEO Maurizio BazzoInvest Macedonia Economic Consul Dejan VelickovITOCHU Associate Director Arbora JohnsonITOCHU International Inc. Director, Deputy General Manager Christopher BanksJATCO USA Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing Tim GlockJETRO Hyerin ChildsJETRO Researcher Noriko OharaJETRO Director Kohei OkuiJETRO Hidemi SaitoJETRO Daily Newsletter Kevin KalbJiji Press News Agency NY Correspondent Naoko KomiyaJM Family Enterprises Strategic Planning Analyst Cynthia BrandtJMI Solutions Managing Director Steve EdwardsJobsOhio Director Automotive Jonathan BridgesJobsOhio Sr. Managing Director Kristi TannerJohnan America Director of Operation Deanna NelsonJohnan America, Inc. Sales Manager Gregg Wurthjust-auto Director Automotive Services David Leggettjust-auto.com Director of Sales Mike Chiswelljust-auto.com Calum MacRaejust-auto.com Brian PriestleyKelley Blue Book Managing Editor, News Matt DeLorenzoKelley Blue Book Director, Strategic Automotive Industry

InsightsTony Lim

Kelley Blue Book Manager, Strategic Automotive Industry Insights

Mark Williams

Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC Partner Mark KnothKia Motors Director, Corporate Planning & Analytics Torsten BuhrkeKlüber Lubrication Key Account Manager - Automotive Jerry DiNelloKlüber Lubrication Automotive Account Manager Leah KaribianKlüber Lubrication Group Manager Automotive Michael NortonKlüber Lubrication Account Manager GATE A/B Anastazi SarigiannisKlüber Lubrication Director of Sales North America, GATES Eric SpadavecchiaKoc Holding President Cenk CimenKongsberg Automotive Executive Vice President Joachim MagnussonKongsberg Automotive Vice President, Global Programming

ManagerIan Van Duijvenboode

KOPPU HATCHERIES PVT LTD Manager Murali KrishnaKPMG Partner Derek PetersKy. Cabinet for Economic Development

Research Specialist Abby Bryant

Ky. Cabinet for Economic Development

Acting Secretary Erik Dunnigan




Project Manager Lindsey Ransdell


Managing Director, Asia Office Kenji Takada


Executive Director Dave Tatman

Kyodo News Reporter Scott DixonKyodo News Keiichiro OtsukaL.E.K. Consulting Managing Director Francois MalletteLaval Tool President Jonathan AzzopardiLear Corporation President & CEO Matthew SimonciniLeggett & Platt Automotive Director Sales & Marketing Scott IrwinLeggett & Platt Automotive Group

Vice President - Purchasing Tony Norko

Leggett & Platt Automotive Group NA

Director Program Management Shaun Howick

Leggett & Platt Automotive Group NA

President Automotive Group- NA Barry Jones

LIASE Group Limited Managing Director-Asia Vanessa MorielLIASE Group Ltd. President & CEO John BukowiczLIASE Group Ltd. Non-Executive Chairman Victor DoolanLiberty Advisor Group Principal Nathaniel LewisLionbridge Matthew MillerLionbridge Business Development Director Roberta NicholasLionbridge Technologies Lead Development Specialist Thomas ZimmermanLithia Motors, Inc Ex. Chairman Sidney DeBoerLloyds Bank Director Automotive Stuart ApperleyLuxeScholars Russell HillMacedonia Free Zones Authority

Chief Executive Officer Viktor Mizo

Macedonia Free Zones Authority

State Counsellor Dancho Petrov

Macedonia Free Zones Authority

Bojana Tevceva

MAEVA Group LLC Chairman & CEO Harry WilsonMagna International Market Research Manager Franco D’AlimonteMagna International Real Estate Manager, The Americas Faith JacksonMagna International Inc. Director of Corporate Communications

and PRTracy Fuerst

Magna International Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Jim TobinMagna International Inc. CEO Don WalkerMagna Seating Vice President Finance Glen CopelandMagna Seating Vice President Sales & Marketing Randy Koenigsknecht





Magna Seating Vice President Engineering & Global IT Services

Jeff Lambert

Magna Seating Vice President Program Management & Supply Chain Management

Deepak Nagaraja

Magna Seating Vice President Operations Burge YoungManheim Sr. Director Lois RossiManheim North America President Janet BarnardMaritzCX VP- Automotive Solutions Strategy David EnsingMaritzCX VP and Global Automotive Practice Leader Paul HerdmanMaritzCX Director of IT Tia WurstMartinrea International Inc. Vice President, Corporate Quality Rob LaileyMartinrea International Inc. Director Terry LyonsMartinrea International Inc. Hemi MiticMartinrea International Inc. Lead Director Fred OlsonMartinrea International Inc. Executive Chairman Robert WildeboerMATCOR-MATSU GROUP INC Lynn DiFlorioMATCOR-MATSU GROUP INC Director of Engineering Matt McNuttMATCOR-MATSU GROUP INC PRESIDENT-AUTOMOTIVE GROUP Markus ZankerMATCOR-MATSU GROUP INC. CEO Daniel TiberiniMcKinsey & Company Ngan NguyenMcKinsey&Company Director Hans-Werner KaasMcLarty Companies Chairman Thomas “Mack” McLartyMEDZ Board Chairman Omar ElyazghiMEMA President & CEO Steve HandschuhMercedes Benz RDNA President Neil ArmstrongMercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC

Head of Strategy - Americas Region Sidhartha Nair

Mercuri Urval Board & Executive Germany

Vice President Global Head Automotive Klaus Steinmann

Metalsa Vice President of Strategy Michael LeeMetro Atlanta Chamber Director, Supply Chain Troels AdrianMichelin Olivier SalaminMicrosoft Account Executive Jesse AlleyneMicrosoft Sr. Account Executive Brian BelloliMicrosoft Director of Industry Technical Strategy –

Discrete ManufacturingRohit Bhargava

Microsoft Director Manufacturing Industry Technical Strategy – Heartland

David Coe

Microsoft Account Executive Clint CrookMicrosoft Senior US Industry Marketing Lead -

ManufacturingTamra Daniels

Microsoft District General Manager – Heartland John FikanyMicrosoft Account Executive – Heartland Cindy Frank



Microsoft Director of Business Development - Discrete Manufacturing

Chris Harries

Microsoft Senior Director of Business Development – Discrete Manufacturing

Sanjay Ravi

Microsoft Director of Sales – Heartland Brian WillsonMin of Economic Development

Special Advisor Nadia Nincevic

Min of Economic Development

Manager Julie Washburn

Moretto USA LLC Business Development Manager Paolo GasparottoMoretto USA LLC General Manager Angelo MorettoMorgan Stanley Managing Director Adam JonasMoroccan Investment Development Agency

Key Account Manager NAFTA Nahla Benslama

Moroccan Investment Development Agency

Minister Delegate of Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy

Mamoun Bouhdoud


Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and Digital Economy

Moulay Hafid Elalamy


Deputy Senior Advisor Automotive Industries

Ayda Fathi


Senior Advisor Automotive Industries Khalid Qalam


Event Manager Myriem Sadik

Motormindz Editor Ivana KalafaticMotormindz Chief Consulting Officer David NathansonMotormindz Founder Jeff Van DongenMotorTrend Audio Host/Producer Charlie VogelheimMSX International Chairman of the Advisory Board Aldo FozzatiMyStar Managing Director Adam AlfiaNalco Seth WerlinskyNational Automobile Dealers Association

Vice Chairman Jeff Carlson

National Automobile Dealers Association

Chairman Bill Fox


Director of International Affairs Albert Gallegos


Senior Vice President, Industry Relations Michael Regan


Industry Relations Chairman Mark Scarpelli


President Peter Welch





National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Administrator Mark Rosekind

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Director of Communications Gordon Trowbridge

National Post Transportation Reporter Kristine OwramNCM Associates Trevor RobinsonNielsen VP, Client Solutinos Ganesh RelekarNielsen Managing Director, Automotive NA Mark SneathenNikkei News Correspondent Toyoki NakanishiNikkeiBP, Inc. Interpretor Shinji SakamakiNikkeiBP, Inc. senior editor Takashi TakadaNissan Riley McAndrewsNissan North America Vice President, Corporate Communications David ReuterNorth Line Partners Managing Partners Bradley HoldenNorth Line Partners Partner Alex RichardsonNucor Automotive Sales & Marketing Manager Sean MadiganNvidia PR Manager, Automotive Fazel AdabiNvidia Director of Automotive Danny ShapiroOakley Industries President Michael OakleyOmron Corp. Industry manager Monika MinarcinOne World Partners LLC Phil BiggsOptimum US President Arvind VermaOracle Technology Sales Manager Thomas MillerPega Sales Executive Julie AsciuttoPegasystems Director, Industry Marketing Elaine FearnleyPegasystems Inc Senior Account Executive Mark AbbottPeltier Enterprises, Inc. President Robert PeltierPerformance Automotive Network

Kevin Atwell

Performance Automotive Network

Kirk Bengtzen


Bruce Daniels


President Michael Dever


Shane Dever

PIP Passion in Philanthropy Director of Communications Chelsea GibsonPiston Group VP, Sales & Program Management Bob HollowayPiston Group Chairman & CEO Vincent JohnsonPlante Moran Management Consulting Partner Daron GiffordPLASTIC OMNIUM Chairman & CEO Laurent BurellePlastic Omnium Marketing Manaer Yves RebuelPlastic Omnium Auto Exterior CEO Eric Auzepy



Plastics News Publisher Brennan LaffertyPotomac Associates President Hisashi KominePowertrain International Magazine

Associate Publisher & Editor-in-Chief M Nasim Uddin

PwC Automotive Marketing Manager Tanya BaasePwC Partner Brian DeckerPwC U.S. Automotive Deals Leader Paul EliePwC Partner Charles FinnPwC U.S. Automotive Leader Saverio FatoPwC Global Automotive Leader Rick HannaPwC Managing Partner Doug HarveyPwC U.S. Automotive Advisory Leader Evan HirshPwC Senior Manager Brad JansenPwC Partner John JullensPwC Partner Bernd JungPwC European Automotive Marketing Manager,

Business DevelopmentSimone Lunova

PwC Partner Kumar KrishnamurthyPwC Partner Mike LambertPwC Senior Manager Chad NeumannPwC Partner Ricardo NoriegaPwC Partner Dietmar OstermannPwC Automotive Business Development

DirectorKristin Ritter

PwC Partner Scott SchuellerPwC U.S. Automotive Marketing Leader Michael ShapiroPwC U.S. Automotive Assurance Leader Kristin SmallwoodPwC U.S. Automotive Tax Leader Amy SolekPwC Global Lead Analyst, PwC Autofacts Christoph StuermerPwC Greater Michigan Managing Partner Ray TelangPwC Partner Reid WilkPwC Partner, U.S. Transaction Services Jeff ZaleskiRACO Industries Senior Account Manager Nancy DozierRenault-Nissan Alliance President & CEO Carlos GhosnRenault-Nissan Alliance CEO Chief of Staff Frédérique Le GrevesReuters News Managing Editor Paul IngrassiaRJ Corman Business Manager Robert HeltonRML Automotive CEO Franklin McLartyRoanoke Regional Partnership Business Development Manager Ann Blair MillerRobert Bosch LLC Vice President Tom HymanRobert Bosch LLC Manager - Sales Fred JagenbergRobert Bosch LLC President Mike MansuettiRobert Bosch LLC Executive Vice President Manfred MuellerRobert Bosch LLC Director of Sales Rick Puchalski





Robert Bosch LLC Regional President Scott WinchipRobert W. Baird & Co. David LeikerRoechling Automotive General Manager Christoph KemperRoechling Automotive SE & Co. KG

CEO Erwin Doll

Runipsys North America Engineering/Product Manager, North America

Christopher Barks

Runipsys North America Sales & Marketing Manager, North America

John Roland

Runipsys Worldwide General Manager Alexis BricoutSaint-Gobain Exec. Account Manager Paul HumphreysSAP Louis BedigianSAP Chet HarterSAP Ken PingelSAP Brian SmithSAP Stephanie ThomasSAP Adam WardSAP America Sr. Principal William NewmanSCI MarketView President and Chief Executive Leader and Alan BirdSCI MarketView Executive Leader, Technolog & Enterprise John CurradoSCI MarketView Executive Leader, Product Matt GielowSCI MarketView Executive Leader, SCI Lori MurtaghScotiabank Managing Director and Head David BrooksScotiabank Vice President Ruth McBrideScotiabank Senior Vice-President Automotive Finance

- ScotiabankKevin Teslyk

Sealed Air Corporation Andy MandelSecurity Innovation Director Automotive Business Devlopment Mark PetersSeegrid Strategic Account Manager Darryl PieningSeegrid VP of Sales Chris VisnicSeekingAlpha.com Automotive and Technology Columnist Anton WahlmanSeguin Advisory Services President Charles SeguinSGP Group Director of Foreign Subsidiaries Rafal KlamaSGP Group CEO Mariusz PutoShawmut Corporation Director - Business Development Adeel BaigShawmut Corporation VP Tier Sales Sherri HarringtonShawmut Corporation EVP/GM Wade MartinShiloh Industries, Inc. Vice President Sales and Program

ManagementScott Borovich

Shiloh Industries, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Ramzi HermizShiloh Industries, Inc. Senior Vice President - Business

Development & TechnologyBrad Tolley

Siemens Industy, Inc. Vice President, Head of Automotive, Aerospace and Turnkey Solutions

John Billings



Siemens Industy, Inc. Corporate Account Manager, Ford Motor Company

Jeffrey Hall

SIGMASOFT Virtual Molding Project Engineer Gabriel GeyneSIGMASOFT Virtual Molding President Christof HeisserSika Automotive Alessandro AlagnaSika Automotive Dirk BrandenburgerSika Automotive Andreas FinkenzellerSika Automotive Tom FitzgeraldSika Automotive Ralph HorsterSika Automotive Urs JaegerSika Automotive Dave JonesSika Automotive Peter LuescherSika Automotive Jim MikoSika Automotive Head Global Automotive Marketing Greg MoranSika Automotive Torsten NitzscheSMR Automotive Systems Executive Vice President Global Sales Barrie PainterSMR Automotive Systems Chief Operating Officerr Cezary ZawadzinskiSociete Generale Geoffroy DegramontSociete Generale Director Geoffroy DegramontSociete Generale Senior Managing Director Paul KavanaghSociete Generale Koji TashiroSociete Generale Head of Client Coverage and Investment

Banking AmericasGuido Van Hauwermeiren

Sonic Automotive Director, Brand Management Marti EulbergSpencer Stuart Kathleen TamayoSpencer Stuart Francois TrucSteel Technologies VP New Domestic Auto John HollanderSteel Technologies Inc. Sr. VP Automotive Patrick CarrollSubaru Megumi SuzukiSubaru Europe Homologation mgr Vito ColonnaSupplierBusiness Senior Editor Julian BuckleySym-Tech Inc. President & GM Christopher CawstonSym-Tech Inc. CEO Bradley WellsTakata Executive Vice President Robert FisherTangier Automotive City Director Ahmed BennisTD Bank Economist Dina IgnjatovicTecnologia del Plastico General Manager Alfredo DomadorTecnologia del Plastico Content Director & Editor-in-chief Laura FlorezTecnologia del Plastico Associate Publisher Giovana ReyesTekfor USA Account Manager Christian RuvalcabaTekfor USA President Kevin WeldiTennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

Project Manager Chassen Haynes





Tennessee Economic & Community Development

Project Manager Victoria Hirschberg

Tennessee Valley Authority Target Market Specialist Chris BerrymanThe Bank of Nova Scotia Dana MaloneyThe Guardian Reporter Benjamin PrestonThe Martec Group Senior Project Manager Casey SelecmanThe Martec Group Director, Business Development Heather VolkemaThe Mistry Group - UBS Senior Vice President - Wealth

ManagementTim Mistry

The Presidio Group Managing Director James TaylorThomsonReuters - Detroit Transportation Editor Joe WhiteTI Automotive Chairman of The Board, CEO & President William KozyraTimkenSteel Senior Manager - Global Sales - Mobile Tim ClaybaughTimkenSteel Vice President - Mobile Tim HaubenstrickerTimkenSteel Corporation Director - Marketing Daniel SutterToyota Principal Engineer George NicolsToyota Motor North America Executive Communications Specialist Matthew CarrothersToyota Motor North America VP Corporate Communications Steven CurtisToyota Motor North America U.S. Auto Market and Economics Analyst Neil DhulesiaToyota Motor North America Chief Communications Officer Scott VazinToyota Motor North America, Inc.

VP, CIO and CISO Toyota Eng. & Mfg., TMNA, Inc.

Tim Platt

Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. Midwest Public Relations Manager Curt McAllisterToyota North America Chief Executive Officer Jim LentzToyota North America Specialist Brian WatkinsTPT CEO Dave KunselmanTransport Topics Bruce HarmonTrinseo Global Marketing Communications Leder Marjolein GroenewegTrinseo Account Executive Gerard MazurTrinseo Director R&D Plastics Tony SamurkasTrinseo Marketing Manager Automotive Anis TebibTrinseo VP Performance Plastics Dagmar Van HeurTrueCar Corporate Communications Specialist Veronica CardenasTrueCar Senior Auto Analyst Stacey DoyleTrueCar Chief Communications Officer Alan OhnsmanTrueCar CEO Chip PerryTrueCar Senior Manager, Corporate

CommunicationsCarly Schaffner

TrueCar Social Media Manager Christina ShadleTwitter, Inc. Senior Director of Autos Robert PietschTwitter, Inc. Industry Marketing Lead Rebecca RosengardU.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Director of the Office of Transportation & Air Quality

Chris Grundler

Universal Dynamics President Bill Goldfarb



Universal Dynamics Director of Sales David MillerUniversal Dynamics Marketing Communications Specialist Stephanie WeaverUniversity of Michigan Communications Director, UMTRI Sue CarneyUniversity of Michigan Research Scientist, Human Factors Group

UMTRIJim Sayer

USAA Lead Vendor Relatinship Manager Kevin ThornleyValeo Blake AtlerValeo Joseph KajyVirginia Economic Development Partnership

Vice President Business Attraction Mike Lehmkuhler

Voith Industrial Services VP Sales & Business Development Jason ToffoloVoith Industrial Services, Inc. CEO William BellVolkswagen Group of America Chief Technology Officer, Americas Region Thomas BierwirthVolkswagen Group of America Americas Region CIO Abdallah ShantiWall Street Journal Reporter Christina RogersWall Street Journal Reporter Mike SpectorWallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

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Director Business Development Automotive

Andreas Rothe

Zoom Active Lifestyle Marketing

SVP, Business Development David Marcou

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