DETROIT – Paul Horn, senior vice president and director of research of IBM Corp., and David Hemmings, president of Pacific Rim Alliance, have been added to the Auto-Tech line up of speakers. The conference is scheduled for Aug. 31-Sept. 2 at Cobo Conference Center.
Horn, who oversees the world’s largest and most prolific research organization dedicated to information technology, is the featured speaker at the Industry Breakfast on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 8 a.m. He will discuss how innovation through information technology can address 21st century challenges in the automobile industry.
Hemmings, whose company concentrates on providing business development services to mid-west companies wanting to move into the China market, will address guests at the International Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 1. He will talk about development of the global automotive supply chain in China and how Chinese companies really operate, the cultural differences, how to protect intellectual property and real life business experiences there. Held in conjunction with Auto-Tech, the dinner will be held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center at 7:00 p.m. This is the first international dinner of its kind in Detroit focusing on the supply chain issues in China.
“David’s company moved from Taiwan to Grand Rapids in 2001 and continues to have offices in Shanghai, China; Sydney, Australia; and Taipei,” said Andrew J. Cummins, executive director and CEO of AIAG. “AIAG is on a mission to work with automakers in China and their suppliers to strengthen the global supply chain and David’s experience and expertise is of value to the industry in the United States and Europe.”
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