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Tina Wu
Industrial Technology Research Institute
Mechanical and Systems Research Laboratories
Intelligent Mobility Technology Division
TEL:886-3-5915999
FAX:886-3-5820452
tina.wu@itri.org.tw
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Introduction of TAIFE 2005
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Keynote Speakers |
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| Forum Speakers |
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| Brief Introduction of Speakers |
Mr. Yasuaki Hashimoto
| Subject |
Nissan moving forward in Asia |
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| Company/Position |
Vice President of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
| education |
Faculty of Law, Keio University |
| Work experience |
- VP in charge of General Overseas Market(GOM) Marketing & Sales Dept. (Asia, Oceania) , April 2004
- General Manager in charge of General Overseas Market (GOM) Sales and Marketing Div. Oceania and Asia No. 1, April 2002
- Deputy General Manager, Overseas Operations Support Dept., April 2001
- Manager, Mid-term plan and long-term strategy, Overseas Planning Department, January 1998
- Sales Planning Manager, Nissan Europe N.V.,July 1996
- Senior Advisor, Marketing & Logistics Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd ., August 1991
- European Operations Office, August 1990
- Overseas Operations Support Dept. Overseas Logistics and System Development, July 1982
- Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Production Control Section, Tochigi Plant, April 1980
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Mr. Motonobu Takemoto
| Subject |
Toyota’s operation in world & Asia |
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| Company/Position |
President of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd |
| education |
Kobe University (graduated in 1969) The faculty of business administration |
| Work experience |
- 1969 Joined Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. Export Planning Div.
- 1971 North America, Latin America & Caribbean Div.
- 1977 Toyota Canada Inc.
- 1986 Europe Div, Toyota Motor Corp.
- 1989 Deputy General Manager at Middle East Div.
- 1994 Executive Vice President at Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd.
- 1998 General Manager at Asia Div, Toyota Motor Corp.
- 2001 Managing Director of Toyota Motor Management Services Singapore Pte Ltd.
- 2001.4 President of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
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Mr. Kou-Rong Chen
| Subject |
The superiorities and Challenges of Taiwan Auto Industry |
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| Company/Position |
President of Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. |
| education |
EMBA of National Chiao Tung Universit |
| Work experience |
Now:
President of Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. Besides serving as the President of Yulon Motor Co. Ltd., being the superior managements and a director or auditor of the board in the association businesses. The responsibilities are to planning and supervising the operation of Yulon Motor Co., Ltd., also assisting the coordination of business activities of Yulon group.
Former Key Positions in Yulon Motor Co., Ltd.:
- Senior Executive Vice Presidents
- Senior Vice Presidents
- Vice Presidents, supervising the business group in Yulon
- General Manager of Business Department
- Deputy Manager of Public Relationship section in the President's Staff Office Engineer of Technical Center
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| Technical expertise |
R&D; Public Relationship & Marketing |
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Mr.Pankaj Gupta
| Subject |
Indian Automobile industry – Current Developments and Future Direction |
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| Company/Position |
Senior Director of Society of Indian Automotive Manufacturers |
| education |
- Pankaj Gupta did his Post Graduation in Economics (Hons) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in 1983. He joined as Director in SIAM in September 2000.
- Before joining SIAM, he worked for 15 years in Industry Associations and has been focussing on policy making and areas of public policy. In SIAM as head of Economic Affairs group he is responsible for all matters relating to automobile industry including interactions with State Governments where pollution and safety form a major part of the interactions.
- He is Secretary of some of the committees in SIAM which also deliberates in the area of public policy where he heads a group in conveying the corporate citizen's roles of automobile industry to all stakeholders through periodic publications, seminars, workshops etc.
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Dr.Hong-Jae Park
| Subject |
The Development Trend of the New Emerging Automobile Market in Asia |
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| Company/Position |
Corporate Planning Division for Hyundai Motor Company & Kia Motors Corparation |
| education |
- January 1995 - October 1999… PhD (Economics), SOAS, University of London
Thesis Title: The Chaebol and Economic Growth in Korea(Supervisor: Professor Ben Fine)
- March 1988 - February 1990... M.A. (Economics), Seoul National University
Thesis Title: Reform in Wage System in China (in Korean)
- March 1981 - February 1988... B.A. (International Economics), Seoul National University.
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| Work experience |
- April 1990 - March 1992 Economic Reporter in Maeil Business News in Korea.
- April 1992 - January 1995 Manager, Human Resource Dept. in Hyundai Motor Co.
- August 2000 - Director, Corporate Planning Division, Hyundai Motor & Kia Motors.
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Professor Jamie Hsu
| Subject |
Trends and Strategies in the Automotive Industry |
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| Company/Position |
Professor of Management and Engineering, Lawrence Technological Univ. Consultant on Strategic Management, and Leadership Development |
| education |
- B. S. in Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1966
- M. S. in Solid Mechanics, Brown University, 1969
- Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics, Brown University, 1972
- Dissertation: Stress Wave Propagation in Rate Sensitive Materials
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| Work experience |
- Executive Director, GM Global Technology Management
- Executive Director, GM R&D Center
- Executive Director, GM Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center
- Manager of various GM advanced manufacturing departments
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| Technical expertise |
Author and speaker of numerous topics related to strategic planning, advanced manufacturing technology, technology planning and implementation, automotive engineering, general management, globalization, and leadership. |
| Awards/Others |
Chair, SAE Emerging Technologies Advisory Board (ETAB)
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of
- Automotive Technology and Management
- Steering Committee of the Greenfield Education Coalition
- Board Member, NRC Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design
- MIT Leaders for Manufacturing Program Steering Committee
- Univ. of Mich. Manufacturing Institute Advisory Council
- Advisory Board, Council for Asian Pacific Americans
- Senior Advisor, China Institute of Machinery and Heavy Equipment
- Executive Sponsor of GM Asian Pacific Employee Diversity Group
- Board Member, Association of Chinese Americans
- Organization of Chinese Americans Corporate Achievement Award
- Chair, Chinese American Community Center Project
- President, Detroit
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Dr. Herman Chang
| Subject |
Technology in Powertrain Electronics |
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| Company/Position |
- Director, Asia-Pacific
- Delphi Energy & Chassis
- Delphi Corporation
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| education |
Ph.D. Northwestern University |
| Work experience |
- In 1999, Delphi Energy Asia-Pacific Manufacturing Operations Director.
- In 2001, Asia-Pacific Manufacturing Operations Director for Delphi Energy & Chassis and Delphi Steering & President of Delphi China.
- In 2002, Regional Director for Delphi Energy &Chassis and Delphi Steering
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| Technical expertise |
He has been a contributor to numerous news and automotive publications in China.
Published 19 technical papers on chassis engineering and served as a lecturer in engineering at the University of Dayton in Ohio |
| Awards/Others |
General Motors President’s Council Award |
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Mr. Takeo Kawai
| Subject |
Telematics Products and Service in Japan |
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| Company/Position |
- Denso Corporation
- ITS Engineering Department 1
- General Manager
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| education |
- B.D. Electrical Engineering
- Waseda University, Japan, 1980
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| Work experience |
- Electrical Engineer, Denso Corporation, 1980-1991.
- Senior Technical Staff Denso International America, LA Labs, 1991-1994
- Manager, Denso Corporation, 1994-present
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| Technical expertise |
- Cellular phone product design
- Electronic Toll Collection equipment design
- Embedded telecommunication equipment design
- Radio Frequency circuit design
- Analogue circuit design, Antenna design
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Mr. Stefan Stocker
| Subject |
The Technology trend and strategy in automotive electronics |
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| Company/Position |
President,Bosch Corporation |
| education |
- Graduate School of Tokyo Institute of Technology i n March 1982.
- Received a master's degree in Electronic Engineering
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| Work experience |
- Jun. 1982 Entered Robert Bosch GmbH
- Oct. 1985 Transferred to Robert Bosch Packaging Machinery Co., Ltd. Director
- Oct. 1987 Transferred to Nippon ABS Co., Ltd. Managing Director
- May 1991 Reassigned to Robert Bosch GmbH Director, K1 Division Responsible for production planning
- Feb. 1993 Director, K1 Division Responsible for sales
- Apr. 1994 Director, K1 Division Responsible for engineering
- Jun. 1997 Joined Zexel Corporation Managing Director
- Jun. 1998 Senior Managing Director
- Jul. 1998 Senior Managing Director General Manager of SE Development Division
- Jul. 1999 Senior Managing Director Overall management of Development Assistant to President
- Jun. 2000 Executive Vice President Overall management of Development Assistant to President
- Jul. 2000 Zexel Corporation renamed Bosch Automotive SystemsCorporation
- Jul. 2002 President
- Jul. 2005 Bosch Automotive Systems Corporation renamed Bosch
Corporation
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| Technical expertise |
Electronic Engineering |
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Mr. Mark Hogan
| Subject |
"The Road Ahead: What it takes for Suppliers to Succeed in Asia." |
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| Company/Position |
- President
- Magna International Inc.
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| education |
- BSc Business Administration 1973 (University of Illinois)
- MBA 1977 (Harvard University)
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| Work experience |
- 1992 – 1997 : President and Managing Director, GM do Brazil
- 1997 – 1998 : Vice President and General Manager GM North America Car Group, Small Car Operations
- 1998 – 2001 : Group Vice President – General Motors President - eGM
- 2002 – 2004 : Group Vice President – General Motors Advanced Vehicle Development
- August 2004 to present : President of Magna International Inc.
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Dr. Jeffery Colwell
| Subject |
- Automotive Components
- Development under the
- Influence of Public-Private R&D
- Funding Partnerships
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| Company/Position |
Battelle Memorial Institute Vice President |
| education |
Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1979 |
| Work experience |
- Vice President, Applied Energy Systems, Battelle, 2003-2005
- Vice President, Automotive Sector, Battelle, 1999-2003
- Research Leader, Applied Metallurgy, Battelle 1995-1999
- Assoc. Professor, Inst. of Paper Science, 1990-1995
- Assoc. Manager, Corrosion, Battelle, 1985-1990
- Technical Staff, Exxon, Owens-Corning, Battelle, 1979-1985
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| Technical expertise |
high temperature corrosion, aqueous corrosion, surface engineering, fuel cells for automotive and energy applications, structural integrity of transmission pipeline systems, stress corrosion cracking of line pipe steels, materials for sour gas wells, materials for Kraft recovery boilers |
| Awards/Others |
More than 30 publications on various topics on corrosion |
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Dr. Naiyi Li
| Subject |
Development of Lightweight Automotive Components |
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| Company/Position |
- Ford Motor Company
- Ford Research & Advanced Engineering
- Manufacturing & Processes Department
- Senior Technical Specialist
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| education |
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
- University of Michigan, 1990
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| Work experience |
- Senior Technical Specialist, Ford Motor Company, 1999-present.
- Staff Engineer, ALCOA Inc. 1990-1999.
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| Technical expertise |
Light metal manufacturing processes and product development : Aluminum , Magnesium : Metallurgy, Die casting, Continuous casting, Semi-solid metal forming, Solidification , Extrusion, Hydroforming, Welding etc. |
| Awards/Others |
- Published over 50 technical papers on various archival journals and conference proceedings.
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