WHAT: 11th annual AutoWeek Design Forum
"Design-in-Luxury: How a company uses design as a way to go about
building marque equity"
WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004
Day-long program runs 8 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Riverview Ballroom, Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, Detroit
HIGHLIGHTS: Leading design professionals will share creative insights and
industry trends with hundreds of automotive and non-automotive professionals
and students.
Speaker presentations (9 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.)
* Ralph V. Gilles, director - Design, DaimlerChrysler Corporation;
* Simon Humphries, project manager, Global Design Management
Division, Design Center, Toyota Motor Corporation Design Center;
* Oliver Stephani, leader, Concept R Exterior Design Team,
Volkswagen AG; and
* Frank Stephenson, Granturismo Management - concept design
director, Ferrari-Maserati.
Pre-dinner reception (5:00 p.m.) and dinner (6:00 p.m.)
Dinner program (7:30 p.m.)
* Announcement of AutoWeek Editors' Choice Awards from 2004 North
American International Auto Show recognizing Best in Show, Most
Fun, Most Significant and Best Concept vehicles.
* Remarks by Ed Welburn, vice president design, North America,
General Motors.
INFO: http://www.autoweek.com
CONTACT: Pat Adanti-Joy, +1-586-939-3429 (office), +1-248-891-2125
(onsite), for AutoWeek; or Cheryl Rothe of AutoWeek, +1-313-446-6767 (office),
+1-586-321-1211 (onsite).
SOURCE AutoWeek
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