2008 Presidents’ Forum/CBU 13th Annual International Conference
Automotive Manufacturing in China: OEM & Supplier Strategies in the Next Decade
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Day One: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
14:00-17:30 Pre-Registration (venue to be posted in the hotel lobby)
18:30 Welcome Dinner & Keynote Address
Zhang Xiaoyu, Deputy Director, China Confederation of Machinery Industry
Day Two: Thursday, April 17, 2008
07:30 Coffee, Tea, Registration
08:20 Opening Remarks by Conference Chair & Sponsors
08:30 Panel I: Auto Manufacturing in the Next Decade: Policy Environment & Market Trend
China's Auto Industry to Grow Side by Side with the World's Auto Industry
Dong Yang, Secretary General, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
The Development Trend, Features and Policy Choice of China’s Auto Industry
Liu Shijin, Deputy Director, State Council Development & Research Center
Policy Environment and Market Trend of Auto Manufacturing in China
Zhang Ji, Deputy Director, Office of M/E Import/Export, MOFCOM
09:45 Questions & Answers
10:15 Refreshment Break
10:30 Panel II: Core Competitiveness of JV & Local Brands: Facing Domestic & Overseas Consumers (I)
Dongnan Auto: From Cross-Strait to Global Cooperation
Ling Yuzhang, Chairman, Southeast (Fujian) Automotive Industry Corp.
Providing the Best of Peugeot and Citroën Vehicles for Chinese Consumers
Patrick Blain, Marketing Product Planning Director, PSA Peugeot-Citroën China
The Road to Global Development of China’s Independent Vehicle Brands
Wang Fengying, President, Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd.
11:45 Questions & Answers
12:15 Luncheon
13:30 Panel III: Opportunities & Future Trend of China’s Light Commercial and Heavy-Duty Market
China’s Commercial Vehicle Market and Donfeng’s Road to the Future
Huang Gang, Vice President, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Corp.
The Road of Wuzheng: Building Vehicles for Customers in China’s Vast Rural Areas
Jiang Weidong, Chairman, Wuzheng Group Corp.
14:45 Questions & Answers
15:15 Refreshment Break
15:30 Panel IV: Competition of Global Platforms: Challenges & Opportunities for 1st-Tier Suppliers
Competition of Global Platforms: Challenges & Opportunities for 1st-Tier Suppliers
Choon T. Chon, President, Delphi Asia Pacific
Valeo’s Opportunities in China as a Tier1 Global Player
Christian Marsais, Vice President, Valeo Group China
Supplier Strategies for the Expanding China Market in the Next Decade
Keith Lomason, Executive Director, Magna International China
16:45 Questions & Answers
17:15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks/End of Day One
17:45 Cocktail Reception
Day Three: Friday, April 18, 2008
07:30 Coffee, Tea, Registration
08:20 Recap of Day Two
08:30 Panel V. From Large to Strong: Breakthrough Development in R&D and New Energy Vehicles?
Future Trend and Global Status of China’s Automobile Industry
Xu Changming, Director of Economic Research, State Information Center
DMEV & EV, the Future Mainstream New Energy Vehicle
Wang Chuanfu, Chairman, BYD Co., Ltd.
The Road to Independent Innovation and Automobile R&D in China
Lei Yucheng, Chairman & CEO, TJ Innova Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
09:45 Questions & Answers
10:15 Refreshment Break
10:30 Panel VI: Core Competitiveness of JV & Local Brands: Facing Domestic & Overseas Consumers (II)
From a Country of Motorcycles to a Country of Cars
Yin Mingshan, Chairman, Lifan Holding Corp.
The Strengths and Weaknesses of Beijing Hyundai-From the Competitiveness Perspective
J. M. Noh, President, Beijing-Hyundai Automobile Co., Ltd.
An IVECO’s View on Domestic & Export Opportunities in China
Rudi Von Meister, China General Manager, Iveco
11:45 Questions & Answers
12:15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
12:30 Luncheon /End of Conference Program
13:30 Executive Tour of Beijing-Hyundai Automobile Co., Ltd. (Bus leaves hotel at 13:30)
Day Four: Saturday, April 19, 2008
08:00 Golf Tournament: Beijing Country Golf Club
Bus leaves hotel at 8:00 am; fees payable by participants
Day Five: Sunday, April 20, 2008
08:00 VIP tour of Auto China 2008
Bus leaves hotel at 8:00 am
** Program subject to change without prior notice