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The 30th Anniversary Event

KPAI (The Association of Korean-American Professionals in the Automotive Industry) welcomes you to the "Business and Technology Summit among the Korean and North American Automotive Industry".

This event is intended not only to commemorate our monumental 30 year history of KPAI organization, but also to celebrate the initiation of the KPAI scholarship program. In addition, this event will provide opportunities for representatives of automakers and part suppliers from Korea and North America to bring together their vision and plans to pursue synergistic partnership and to overcome challenges that the automotive industry is facing together. Also, this event will provide Korean suppliers to promote its company and products to potential buyers at the Exhibition area.

We hope you will find this event informative and productive as well as enjoyable as you meet and socialize with professionals in the global automotive industry.

Event Details

• Date: January 10, 2009 (Saturday)
• Venue: Sheraton Hotel Novi
• Official Language: English
• Registration Fee: $30(KPAI Member), $40(KPAI Non-member); $20(for spouse)
• Exhibition Layout (16 companies)
• Confirmed Attendee List
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Registration is Closed

Links & Downloads

• Event Advertisement (in Korean)
• Event Brouchure
• Sheraton Hotel Reservation
• Invitation letter (in Korean)
• Invitation for the next day event for Korean companies

Event Program

2:00-3:00	Registration & Exhibition
3:00-4:00	Technical Session
	Mr. Yong-Il Kwon 7th President, KPAI	Opening Remarks
	Mr. Steve Henderson President, Dow Automotive Americas	"Innovation for the Next Generation"
	Dr. Prabhakar Patil CEO, Compact Power	"Transportation energy diversification: A battery perspective"
4:00-5:00	Business Session
	Mr. John McElroy Editorial Director, Blue Sky Production Inc	"The Latest Update On The Automotive Industry"
	Dr. Choon Chon Former President, Delphi Asia-Pacific	"Time for globalization"
	Mr. Sung-Hwan Son Consulate General of Korea	"Korea-US FTA (Free Trade Agreement) and Cooperation between US and Korean Automotive Industries"
5:00-6:00	Exhibition
6:00-9:00	Dinner Speeches & Entertainment
	Mr. Joseph Yoon President, KPAI	Welcoming Remarks
	Dr. Kwang Kuk Koh Chairperson, KPAI Scholarship Program Committee	Scholarship award & sponsorship recognition
	Anniversary Ceremony
	Dinner  (Piano, Violin, and Cello Trio)
	Dr. Hyun-Soon Lee President, Hyundai/Kia Motor Company	"Hyundai Motor Company: Overcoming Challenges Through Innovation"
	Mr. Ronaldo Reimer Regional President, Chassis Systems Control North America	"Vehicle Motion and Safety"
	Mr. Peter Sykes President, Dow Automotive	"Balancing Global Growth"
	Entertainment  (Sinaboro - Univ. of Michigan)
	Dr. Chul Koo Yun President, Celgard Korea 1st President, KPAI	"Past, present, and future of KPAI"

Sponsors

• Platinum
  • Halla Climate Control Corp.
  • Hyundai-Kia Motors
  • Mando
  • Robert Bosch LLC
• Gold
  • Celgard LLC
  • Dow Automotive
• Silver
  • ABB
  • Crestmont Auto Group
  • Parker Hannifin
  • Skye Suh, PLC
• Bronze
  • Alantum Corp
  • Hanwha Azdel (Homepage)
  • Chrysan Industries Inc.
  • Compact Power Inc.
  • DY Piston USA Inc.
  • GENTEX Corp.
  • JM USA
  • KAC
  • Kyung Chang Industrial Corp.
  • MyungHwa Ind.
  • Onegene (http://www.onegene.com)
  • Samsung Electro-Mechanics
  • Sam Tech
  • Travel Leaders
• Individual
  • Cho, Byong Kwon (Á¶º´±Ç)
  • Choe, Kyu Yearl (ÃÖ±Ô¿­)
  • Ha, Kye Hyun (ÇÏ°èÇö)
  • Han, Taeyoung (ÇÑÅ¿µ)
  • Kim, Inbo (±èÀκ¸)
  • Kim, Stephen J. (±èÁø¼±)
  • Kim, Young (±è¿µ)
  • Koh, Kwang Kuk (°í±¤±¹)
  • Kwak, Se Ro (°û¼¼·Î)
  • Kwon, O Kyung (±Ç¿À°æ)
  • Kwon, Soon Kwan (±Ç¼ø°ü)
  • Kwon, Yong il (±Ç¿ëÀÏ)
  • Lee, JongHyo (John) (ÀÌÁ¾È¿)
  • Lee, Yong Han (ÀÌ¿ëÇÑ)
  • Oh, Se Hyuck (¿À¼¼Çõ)
  • Park, Jay (¹ÚÁعÎ)
  • Seo, Yong Soon (¼­¿ë¼ø)
  • Sul, Don (¼³µ¿½Â)
  • Song, Gil-ho (¼Û±æÈ£)
  • Yoon, Joseph (À±¿ëö)
  • Yun, Chul Koo (À±Ã¶±¸)

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