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7:00 a.m.	Registration, Breakfast, Exhibits Open
8:00	Welcome Address: Gary Ransdell, President, Western Kentucky University Emily Kolinski, Senior Economist, Ford Motor Company
8:45-9:30	"Get Used to Higher RPM's or Stall Out" Ken Kreafle, General Manager - Quality Department, Toyota Motor Manufacturing
SESSION I (9:30 a.m.- 11:45 a.m.) The effect of E- commerce on OEM's and their Supply Chains
Session Ia: 9:30-10:30	Industry-wide Collaboration or OEM Domination: The Future of the Electronic Supply Chain
	The formation of on-line exchanges such as Covisint and VW Exchange has been controversial. Proponents say that the vision of these online collaborations is to build an online environment that will enable individual enterprises and the automotive industry to achieve efficiency in their supply chain, from procurement to critical operation issues like design. Opponents argue that in the long term, these exchanges will drive smaller suppliers out of business by squeezing their margins and charging them transaction fees for using the platform. Suppliers do not have an ownership stake in the exchanges; they are concerned with implementation and support costs. This session will explore the future and impact of these collaborations, from procurement to sophisticated activity like product design, through OEMs and suppliers.
	Moderator: Mike Cole, Franklin Precision Industries
	Presenters: Robert Brennan, Arvin Meritor William McGinnis, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Vic Milewski, SAP
Session Ib: 10:45-11:45	Trust, Cost, Profits, Quality and Loyalty
	E-commerce and online exchanges can be a barrier or a "middleman" between OEMs and suppliers. E-commerce also has the potential to integrate supply chain management and collaboration in the overall decision-making process. In this regard, the automotive industry has experienced a variety of procurement methods. In one aspect suppliers are kept at arms length; and in another, suppliers are integrated into the assemblers' decision-making process and are treated as a partner in the production process. What multiple areas will E-commerce promote? This session will explore how online exchange platforms are addressing this issue along with potential opportunities and costs.
	Moderator: Luc Fabry, FFIO
	Presenters: Chris Guthrie, Trace Die Cast Rajeev Sawhney, Western Illinois University Jim Lindesmith, Program Manager E-Business , Timken
Noon	Lunch, and Keynote Address
	Curt Gibbs, Director of E-commerce, Saturn
SESSION II- (1:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.)
Role of E-commerce in Global Markets and Workforce Development
Session IIa: 1:45-3:00	E-learning and Training
	One key to success in transforming your organization (whether you are an OEM or a supplier) to an E-enterprise is to make sure that your workforce is properly trained and educated to deal with the challenges and opportunities that cutting age technology and methods bring forth. In other words you need "knowledge workers" and "knowledge management" to create a "knowledge database" inside your organization. Information is the key to organizational success in the 21st century. This session will introduce and discuss available E-learning and training methods and tools that suppliers can use to develop their workforce and gather critical information needed for effective decision making. In addition, this session will also introduce E-commerce developments and resources from the Office of Automotive Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce.
	Moderator: Linda Johnson, Western Kentucky University
	Presenters: Forrest Nielsen, U.S. Department of Commerce Dale Brill, General Motors (e-GM) Raymond Gage, Microsoft
Session IIb: 3:15-4:30	Automotive E- commerce around the world
	This session will focus on E-commerce activities of North American, European and Japanese assemblers. Toyota is still exploring its options including its own supplier portal. Likewise, Volkswagen has begun work on its own supplier portal (VW Exchange) with i2 Technologies, taking the lead in establishing a European Internet supply network. How will the North American model differ from the Asian and European model?, or are we looking at a single global model that will be the standard?
	Moderator: Robert Brennan, Arvin Meritor
	Presenters: Richard Iler, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Robert Young, Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America Mike Gordon, Powerway
6:00 p.m.	Exhibits Close
6:30-8:30 p.m.	Reception at the Corvette Museum

 

8:00 a.m.	Breakfast
SESSION III: ( 9:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.) Global Automotive E- commerce
Session IIIa: 9:00-10:15	Managing the Balance between E- commerce and Brick-and-Mortar Investments: Extending the Potential of E- commerce
	The Internet has provided organizations with a competitive edge never imagined before. If implemented efficiently in an organization’s business model, the following advantages can be achieved: improved responsiveness of an organization’s value chain, virtual integration of a multi-tiered value chain, design collaboration, improved communications, real-time market feedback, and shorter product life cycle. Integrating the Internet with the existing capital investment in one’s business model is a challenge faced by many organizations and suppliers in general. This session will discuss how to manage and integrate effectively brick-and-mortar and online investments.
	Moderator: Joe Dehner, Frost Brown Todd LLC
	Presenters: Jan Aase, GE Todd Boullion, Online Marketing Manager, Dell Bill Walles,Internet Operation Center

Session IIIb: 10:30-11:45	Standardization vs. Proprietary E- commerce System
	Industry associations are working to create global standards for underlying electronic communication infrastructures. These efforts will greatly improve flexibility, speed, and reliability of electronic communications globally. Efforts were made with EDI with limited success, and now suppliers are looking at different platforms such as XML for standardization. Furthermore, concerns exist about the reliability and security of the Internet, so there are efforts underway to provide industrial-strength private Internets. This session will discuss the current status of these efforts and why it is critical from a supplier's viewpoint to have a global standard for the different exchanges.
	Moderator: James H. Graham, Director, Information Technology Resources Center, University of Louisville.
	Presenters: Paul P. Gutelius, Base2 Corporation Alan Jones, MISG Doug Buchanan, ANX
Noon	Lunch- Key note Address: Paul Hebeler, Automotive Industry Director (Strategic Client Development), Oracle Corporation Joe Cangemi, Professor of Psychology,Western Kentucky University
1:45 pm	Conference evaluation and Exhibits close
Conference Ends
Disclamer: Program will be updated as it gets finalized. All appearances are subject to change or cancellation on short notice.