CLICK, LOOK AND BOOK...
|
| |
|
Joseph Dehner
Jim Dunne
Peter Horbury
Jim Taylor
Charles Vogelheim |
Third
Annual Auto Show Panel Discussion:
Is Product King?
Why attend:
Join the DEC Junior Executives, fellow DEC members and guests for this
comprehensive, thought-provoking and candid look at the critical forces
connecting consumers to the automotive market. This product-oriented
panel will address balancing function and performance with style and
the emotional connection necessary to generate an innovative and successful
product.
|
When:
Tuesday, January 9,
2007
Hors d'ouevres & Cash Bar 6:00 p.m.
Program 7:00 p.m.
Compuware
World Headquarters, Detroit
 Moderator:
David Davis, Jr.
Editor-in-Chief
Winding Road Magazine
Tickets:
Tickets are $35 each for Detroit Economic Club
members, $40 for guests of members, $50 for nonmembers.
RSVP Today! Visit our Web site at www.econclub.org
or call (313) 963-8547.
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
Join
the DEC for its Annual North American International Auto Show Luncheon
The Honorable Kwame M. Kilpatrick
Mayor
City of Detroit
Why attend:
Join fellow DEC members and guests for a special luncheon,
celebrating the opening of the 2007
North American International Auto Show. Each attendee will receive
two weekday tickets to the 2007 Auto Show, courtesy of the Detroit Auto
Dealers Association. |
When:
Friday, January 12,
2007
Speaker Reception 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Cobo Center,
Detroit
Presiding
Officer:
Keith E. Crain
Chairman
Crain Communications, Inc.
Tickets:
Tickets are $35 each for Detroit Economic Club
members, $40 for guests of members, $50 for nonmembers.
RSVP Today! Visit our Web site at www.econclub.org
or call (313) 963-8547.
Co-hosted by:
North American International Auto Show
|
|
|
|
BT
(British Telecom) Group Chief Coming to Detroit Economic Club
Topic:
Gaining a Competitive Edge in the 21st Century
A
Global
Perspective
Why
attend:
Business models of old are swept away as new industries spring
up and achieve global reach
with a speed never before possible. Modern business leaders are
now able to locate any part of
their operation anywhere on the globe that offers the greatest
advantage. Industrialized nations
are forced to answer this question: In an environment where businesses
will increasingly invest
in world-class resources, why should they invest here? Ben Verwaayen
will talk about the "Flight
to Excellence" and explore the new world of opportunities.
|
When:
Monday, January 22,
2007
Speaker Reception 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Dearborn Inn,
Marriott
Presiding
Officer:
Cynthia J. Pasky
President & CEO
Strategic Staffing Solutions
Tickets:
Tickets are $35 each for Detroit Economic
Club members, $40 for guests of members, $50 for nonmembers.
RSVP Today! Visit our Web site at www.econclub.org or
call (313) 963-8547. |
| |
| |
THEY SAID IT AT THE DETROIT ECONOMIC CLUB... |
 |
Live
Unveiling of the 2007 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists |
December 13, 2006 - The DEC was honored to be
the chosen forum for the live unveiling of the 2007 North American
Car and Truck of the
Year (NACTOY) finalists. The anticipation grew as one by one the
winners were unveiled live. The car finalists are the Honda Fit,
Saturn Aura and Toyota Camry. For trucks, the finalists are the
Chevrolet Silverado, Ford Edge and Mazda CX7. Preceding the live
unveiling, a panel of three distinguished automotive journalists
-- John McElroy, host
of Autoline Detroit and auto analyst for WWJ Newsradio 950, Edward
Lapham, executive editor
of Automotive News, and Anita Lienert, syndicated automotive columnist
-- discussed the merits and new features of the 2007 models, and
the selection
process to determine the finalists for North American
Car and Truck of the Year.
The panel discussion was moderated by McElroy. He explained the
process that the journalists went through to select the finalists.
"You have to keep in mind that... it’s
a long list that we started out with," said McElroy. "There’s
52 weeks in a year… there’s
62 vehicles that we have to go through. That means for the general
public on average there’s a new car or truck coming out more
than every single week."
Edward Lapham talked about the difference between evaluating trucks
versus cars. "If it’s a real truck, you want to do different
things with it than you do with a passenger car," Lapham said. "If
it’s a truck that is also going to be a passenger vehicle,
you need to evaluate it on the same standards as a car. But you
want to know if it’s a pickup truck, does it have good utility?
Can you get the gate down? Can you tie the cargo down and that
sort of stuff?"
Anita Lienert noted that the presence of domestic models on the
list of finalists is an indicator of the shrinking quality gap
between foreign and domestic manufacturers. "I think the gap
is closing," Lienert said. "And just looking over the
semi-finalists and the finalists that we considered, Detroit looks
really, really good. And I think that we really ought to just take
a step back, if you don’t mind for a minute, and let me say
that this is probably the most prestigious auto award out there.
This is the equivalent of the Academy Awards in Hollywood, it’s
the equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize in journalism, so I guess
my point is if you’re sitting in this audience and you’ve
got a car on any of these lists that we’re talking about,
I would take the afternoon off, buy some champagne and really party." |
|
|
| |
Happy
2007!
Beth Chappell, President and CEO, Detroit
Economic Club |
| |
| A heartfelt welcome from the Detroit Economic Club to you in
this new year. As our world, our economy, and our society continues
to change and head into unchartered territory, so too does the DEC
strive to provide fresh perspecives, innovative viewpoints, and
cutting-edge topics to our members and guests at each meeting.
With the arrival of January comes the arrival of the North
American International Auto Show, an industry mega-event as
well as a beloved Detroit tradition. As always, we will launch into
some interesting automotive discussion, starting with the Junior
Executives' Third Annual Auto Show Panel, followed by the DEC's
annual North American Internatinal Auto Show Luncheon. Join us as
we delve into the driving forces of today's automotive industry.
Best wishes for a happy, peaceful and prosperous 2007. I look forward
to seeing you at an upcoming meeting.
All the best,
Beth |
|
|
The Winter Chill is Here ... |
 |
But it's never too early to think spring...
Golf season is only a few short months away, so stock up on DEC-logoed
Cutter & Buck golf shirts and baseball hats. Pick out a new DEC travel
mug to keep your favorite beverage warm on those cold winter commutes.
Show your DEC pride by placing an Economic Club lapel pin on your overcoat,
or pick up a DEC gift certificate for that friend of family member with
a January birthday. Gift certificates
are available in any denomination.
These products and other DEC items are available now on our Web site: www.econclub.org. |
|
|
Thanks to Our Sponsors... |
Patrons: |
Champions: |
Supporters: |
Advocates: |
| |
|
|
|
Endorsers: |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Thanks to Our Partners... |
| |
| |
On  |
Join us for
Detroit Economic Club Presents every Sunday at
12:30 p.m. on Detroit Public TV.
This program is produced in partnership with Lawrence
Technological University. |
|
|
| |
| |
Send
us your comments and ideas!
© 2007. All Rights Reserved.
|
