Busy Public Policy Day ahead at The 2011 Washington Auto Show, Jan. 27

Busy Public Policy Day ahead at The 2011 Washington Auto Show, Jan. 27

Public Policy Day at The Washington Auto Show on Jan. 27 is shaping up to be a busy, day-long affair with OEM announcements, press conferences and events filling the day from early morning until evening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

8:00 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. Breakfast sponsored by Mazda: Rebecca Lindland, IHS Automotive

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Bosch

9:20 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Dept. of Energy/Green Car Racing

9:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Golden Quill Award, Washington Automotive Press Association

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Keynote: General Motors /N.A. president, Mark Reuss

10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. TBA

10:55 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Susan M. Cischke, group vice president, Sustainability,

Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company

11:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. BMW

11:55 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Toyota

12:10 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. John Browning, president and CEO, VWoA, followed by lunch

sponsored by Volkswagen

1:20 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. 2011 Launch of the Advanced Technology SuperHighway (ATS)

1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA)

2:05 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Adam Monroe, president, Novozymes/North America

2:25 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Auto Data Direct

3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. SAE International Plenary Session

Moderator:

Karl Simon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Panelists:

Ronald Medford, deputy administrator, NHTSA

Scott Miller, CEO, Synovate/North America,

Margo Oge, director, Office of Transportation & Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Michael J. Stanton, president, Association of Intl. Auto Manufacturers

Edward C. Tonkin, chairman NADA

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Sneak Peek Reception

Keith Crain/Automotive News Lifetime Achievement Award

Tribute to automotive designer extraordinaire, Carroll Shelby

7:30 p.m. WANADA Reception followed by

Shelby dinner and program

The day before, January 26, The Washington Auto Show Green Car Summit will take place on Capitol Hill in the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Bldg., with a blue-ribbon symposium panel chaired by BMW/NA CEO Jim ODonnell.

WANADA members can register for the Sneak Peek Preview by clicking on this registration link www.regisys.com/auto11c and can register for the Carroll Shelby Reception and Dinner by clicking here www.regisys.com/auto11pre.