Summit VI: Manufacturers and Dealers:

Compromise and Conflict

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Wednesday — November 17, 2004

6:30 PM Opening Reception and Dinner
Regency Club, Westwood, CA

Dinner Speaker: John Anderson, CEO, Topa Equities, oversees more than 40 corporations involved in automobile dealerships, insurance, real estate, finance, wholesale beverage distribution, and agriculture. The UCLA Graduate School has been renamed the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA In honor of Anderson’s contributions to the University.

Thursday — November 18, 2004
Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA

7:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM “The View from Wall Street: How Auto Companies & Retailers are Faring”
Michael Bruynesteyn, Senior Automotive Analyst, Prudential Financial

8:45 AM “Is there a ‘Jet Blue’ of Auto Manufacturers in Your Future?”
Steve Young, Senior Automotive Partner, A.T. Kearney

9:45 AM     “Internet Customer Enter Here: Designing a New Facility to Follow Customers
                  where They Lead”
                       Adam Simms, President, Toyota of Sunnyvale

10:30 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM Keynote Address: “The View From Toyota”

                  Keynote Speaker: Jim Press, EVP & COO, Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc.,
                  is responsible for the nationwide operations of TMS, including Toyota and Lexus
                  automotive operations. He currently serves as chairman of the board of the
                  Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a 13-member coalition of US car and light
                  truck manufacturers.

12:00 Noon Networking Lunch: Meet and mingle with people who speak your language and
share your day-to-day challenges.

1:30 PM “Blue Sky Multiples from Recent Transactions”
Sheldon Sandler, Bel Air Partners

2:30 PM Dealer Roundtable: Current Issues Facing the Industry
Moderator: Michael Lazarus, Bel Air Partners

3:30 PM Meeting Adjourns

Summit VI: Manufacturers and Dealers: Compromise and Conflict

Summit VI: Manufacturers and Dealers:

Compromise and Conflict