Inforum 2009 NAIAS Auto Show Breakfast - “Recession Defense: Smart Vehicle Choices”

Event date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 7-9 a.m.

DETROIT – The economic impact of the recession, fluctuating gasoline prices, and changing consumer demand for safe, sustainable vehicles will be the focus of a panel discussion among experts at the annual Inforum NAIAS Auto Show Breakfast on Wednesday, January 14, 2009.

Titled “Recession Defense: Smart Vehicle Choices,” the breakfast is presented by Inforum, one of the largest and most prestigious professional organizations for women in the Midwest. Industry leaders will reflect factors that influence how consumers can balance making smart, small, safe and sustainable automotive choices.

A highlight of this event will include the release of new data by Lonnie Miller, Director of Industry Analysis, R.L. Polk & Co., on the loyalty of customers who purchase hybrid vehicles.

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Time: 7 a.m. Networking/Registration; 7:30 a.m. Hot Breakfast; 8-9 a.m. Presentation

Location: Detroit Marriott - Renaissance Center, Columbus Ballroom, Detroit, MI 48243

Tickets: Member, $45; Non-Member, $60 (Add $10 after Jan. 11, 2009)

Tables of 10 may be purchased for $525, which includes special recognition and reserved seating at the event.

Register on the calendar at www.inforummichigan.org or 877.633.3500.

PANELISTS:

* Gary Allgeier, Director of Financial Services, Suburban Collection
* Sue Cischke, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company
* Rebecca Lindland, Director of Industry Research, Global Insights
* Elizabeth Lowery, Vice President, Environment, Energy and Safety Policy, General Motors
* Matt Roush, Technology Editor, Great Lakes IT Report, WWJ

Moderator: Michelle Krebs, Senior Editor, Edmunds.com.

BASF is the presenting sponsor of the Inforum NAIAS Auto Show Breakfast.

WWJ is the exclusive radio sponsor.

Promotional partners:

* Automation Alley
* International Association of Business Communicators-Detroit Chapter
* Public Relations Society of America-Detroit Chapter
* SAE-Detroit Section
* Society of Women Engineers

This program is presented by Inforum, one of the largest and most prestigious business forums for women in the nation. It has more than 2,000 members from a broad cross-section of Michigan’s business community. The mission of the organization is to strengthen the business environment by creating opportunities for women to lead and succeed. Founded as the Women’s Economic Club in 1962 in Detroit, Inforum has affiliates in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan. For more information, visit www.inforummichigan.org or call 877.633.3500.

Leslie Herrick, APR
Communications Manager
Inforum, A Professional Women's Alliance
Inforum Center for Leadership
3663 Woodward Ave., Suite 4-1610
Detroit, MI 48201-2403
313.578.3244 direct
313.578.3245 fax

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