Hearing on "China's Impact on the U.S. Auto and Auto Parts Industries"
July 17, 2006
University of Michigan-Dearborn Campus
19000 Hubbard Drive-Fairlane Center, Southern Entrance
Dining Rooms B & C
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Hearing Cochairs: Commissioners George Becker and Daniel Blumenthal
Monday, July 17, 2006
8:30 am – 8:45 am Introductory Remarks - Vice Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Hearing Co-Chairs Commissioners George Becker and Dan Blumenthal
8:45 am – 9:30 am Panel I: Congressional Perspectives
Representative John Dingell, Dearborn
Representative Thad McCotter, Livonia
Representative Sander Levin, Royal Oak
Senator Debbie Stabenow, Lansing
9:30 – 11:00 am Panel II: Labor Perspectives
Mr. Ron Gettelfinger, President, United Auto Workers
Mr. Leo Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers (USW)
Mr. Richard Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
11:100– 11:15 am Break
11:15 – 12:45 pm Panel III: Perspectives of Experts, Trade Associations, and Analysts
Dr. Susan Helper, Professor of Economics, Case Western Reserve University
Mr. John Moavenzadeh, Executive Director MIT International Motor Vehicle Program
Mr. Bruce Belzowski Senior Researcher, Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation, University of Michigan
12:45 – 1:15 pm Lunch Break
1:15 – 2:15 pm Panel IV: National Security Perspectives
Dr. Sheila Ronis, Director of the MBA Program, Walsh College, Vice President, National Defense University Foundation
Representatives of US ARMY
Primary: Mr. Brian Suma, US Army, TACOM, Manager, Army DMSMS INFO System
Secondary: Randal Gaereminck
2:15 – 3:15 pm Panel V: Perspectives of Parts Manufacturers
Mr. Terrence J. Keating, Chief Executive Officer, Accuride Corporation, Evansville, Indiana
Larry Denton, President, DURA Automotive Systems, Rochester Hills, Michigan
3:15 – 4:30 pm Panel VI: Perspectives of Tool & Die Manufacturers
Ms. Laurie Moncrieff, President, Schmald Tool and Die, Flint, Michigan
Mr. Mark Schmidt, President, Atlas Tool, Inc., Roseville, Michigan
4:30 – 5:30 pm Open microphone for public comment1
1 Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the hearing room. Each individual or group making an oral presentation will be limited to 3 minutes. Because of time constraints, parties with common interests are encouraged to designate a single speaker to represent their views. The Commission reserves the right to accept written material to be entered into the official hearing record.