Confirmed speakers and panellists include:

• Dave Cameron
  General Manager, Purchasing
  NISSAN EUROPE

• Colin Dodge
  Managing Director
  NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING UK

• Christian Hue De La Combe
  Director, Vehicle Cost Reduction
  RENAULT

• Jeremy Burne
  President
  MOTOR SPORTS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

• Bob Symonds
  Leader
  CITY OF SUNDERLAND COUNCIL

• Silke Jagla
  Consumer Research Manager
  JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH

• Julian Thomas
  Partner
  DELOITTE

• Matthew Adby
  Technical Manager
  X-RITE

• Mark Basten
  UK ACC Engineering Manager
  TRW

• Sarah Chambers
  Director, Automotive Unit
  DTI

• Dr Pierre Macaudiere
  Marketing and Innovation Director, Automotive Group
  RHODIA

• Professor John MacIntyre
  UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND

• Dr Christian Rennert
  Key Account Manager International Markets
  WILHELM KARMANN GMBH

• Hossein Nejad Salimi
  General Manager, International Cooperation Division
  IKCO GROUP

• Dr Thierry Seguelong
  Vice President, Business Development
  AAQUIS & AAQUIS

• Andy Tempest
  Managing Director
  PRODRIVE AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS

• Friedrich Wegert
  Director, Projects
  WILHELM KARMANN GMBH

• Dr Nick Barter
  Programme Director Foresight Vehicle
  SMMT

• Norman Jones
  Solution Consultant
  PEOPLESOFT

• Dave Sargent
  Partner, Executive Director of European Operations
  JD POWER AND ASSOCIATES

7th International Automotive Conference
20 - 21 October 2004
University of Sunderland
United Kingdom
in partnership with The City of Sunderland