GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Did you know that the product marketing manager for the Ford Mustang is a woman and her boss is a woman? The automotive industry is reinventing itself with all-new products and a fresh outlook for the future, and women are taking a leadership role in this transformation.
Learn more about how women are making an impact on the future of the automotive world at Inforum's "Women Making a Difference in the Automotive World" breakfast on Friday, February 1, 2008.
Keynote speaker Amy Marentic, Large Car & Crossover Planning Manager, Product Marketing, Planning and Strategy, Ford Motor Company, will share how Ford is developing vehicles and technology with women in mind.
A native of West Michigan, Marentic will discuss her career and how women are making a difference in the auto industry. She will preview several new automotive products and show specific examples of how the women who are developing these products have influenced their evolution, such as the Ford Flex.
The Flex will be launched this summer with many features developed with women in mind, such as a refrigerator, multi panel vista roof where each occupant gets their own special skylight, adjustable pedals, a power liftgate, a capless fuel filler, a rear backup camera and SYNC and Next Gen Navigation.
In addition, Marentic will touch on Ford Motor Company's efforts to deliver a more connected in-car experience and her personal quest to help save American manufacturing.
Marentic also will discuss the Ford employee group Warriors in Pink and Mustang Sally, run by women for women, and its 13-year history of raising funds for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure.
Everyone who registers for this Inforum breakfast event will receive a free ticket to the Grand Rapids Auto Show.
Date: Friday, February 1, 2008
Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. (Guests will receive a free ticket to the Auto Show
with their registration.)
Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Pantlind Ballroom, 187 Monroe Ave N.W.,
Grand Rapids , MI 49503
Tickets: Inforum members $25; SME members $30; Non-members $35. (Add $10
after January 29, 2008.)
Table of 10, including special seating and program recognition, $350.
Register at www.inforummichigan.org or call 616.913.0206.
Event sponsored by Warner Norcross & Judd, LLP and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.