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Web Portal a Resource for Information and Discussion

DETROIT, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Summit will be held June 15-17 at the Marriott Renaissance Center in Detroit, but the conversation has already begun in The National Summit eCommunity, a content rich web portal accessible to those registered for the event.

The online content, supplied by The National Summit Knowledge Partners - Deloitte, Ernst & Young, McKinsey & Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers - provides insights and perspectives on the topics slated for discussion throughout the three-day event. Offering a broad range of content across key issues impacting four disciplines - Technology, Energy, Environment and Manufacturing -the forum delivers the opportunity for registrants to understand and discuss multiple perspectives before, during, and after The National Summit.

"The eCommunity allows participants to gain knowledge of the four disciplines we are addressing, see different points of view and express their own opinions," said Beth Chappell, president and CEO of the Detroit Economic Club (DEC). "It is one of the many innovative features that make The National Summit such an engaging and exciting initiative."

For the eCommunity and at The National Summit, Ernst & Young will coordinate the discussion for Technology; PricewaterhouseCoopers for Energy; McKinsey & Company for Environment; and Deloitte for Manufacturing.

"One of the primary reasons for convening The National Summit is to stimulate conversation on important, timely, and critical topics impacting the ability of the United States to compete in a global market," said Joe Vitale, principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and Knowledge Partner leader of the Manufacturing Discipline. "The presentations and discussions planned during The National Summit are important, but forums like the eCommunity are also vital to promoting ongoing dialogue, understanding the cadre of perspectives, and developing actionable plans that address these issues."

For example, in an effort to drive discussion, Deloitte has posted the following content related to structural costs, one of four Manufacturing Town Hall themes slated for discussion during The National Summit:

-- In a booming economy, companies tend to focus more on growing revenue

and market share than on managing costs and operating efficiencies.

But when the economy slows, they must find ways to do more with less

-- particularly within supply chains. For most business leaders, the

first instinct is to cut costs. But is that really the best way to

start?

Registered participants can view more and join in these online discussions, by visiting The National Summit eCommunity. Limited tickets remain available, and can be purchased by going to NationalSummit.org and clicking on Registration.

About the National Summit

During The National Summit the country's top business and government leaders and academic experts will discuss and advance a national economic agenda. When the three-day gathering is over, its remarks, reports and recommendations will be posted in the eCommunity.


William Clay Ford, Jr., Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company and Andrew N. Liveris, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Dow Chemical Company, will co-chair The National Summit. Currently, more than 90 leaders, from both the public and private sectors, have agreed to address a General Session or take part in Town Hall panel discussions at The National Summit, including:

- Richard H. Anderson; CEO, Delta Air Lines, Inc.

- Steven A. Ballmer; CEO, Microsoft Corp.

- Jim Balsillie; Co-Chief Executive Officer, Research In Motion

- The Honorable Sandy K. Baruah; Senior Fellow, The Council on Competitiveness

- The Honourable Perrin Beatty; President & CEO, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce

- David Blood; Co-founder & Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management

- Dr. Grace M. Bochenek; Director, TARDEC

- John Briscoe; Professor of the Practice of Environmental Health, Harvard University

- Beth Chappell; President & CEO, Detroit Economic Club

- Eva Chen; Co-founder & CEO, Trend Micro, Inc.

- The Honorable Aneesh P. Chopra; Chief Technology Officer, The United States of America

- Dr. Mary Sue Coleman; President, University of Michigan

- Thomas P. d'Aquino; President & CEO, Canadian Council of Executives

- Richard E. Dauch; Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, AAM, Inc.

- D. Scott Davis; Chairman & CEO, United Parcel Service, Inc.

- Emily Stover DeRocco; President, The Manufacturing Institute

- Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.; CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd.

- Michael J. Dolan; Senior Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corp.

- Brian Dumaine; Global Editor & Assistant Managing Editor, Fortune Magazine

- Esther Dyson; Chairman, EDventure Holdings Inc.

- Anthony F. Earley, Jr.; Chairman & CEO, DTE Energy Co.

- The Honorable John M. Engler; President, National Association of Manufacturers

- David G. Etheridge.; U.S. Utilities Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

- Matthew W. Ferguson; President & CEO, CareerBuilder.com

- Marvin S. Fertel; President & CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute

- J. Erik Fyrwald; Chairman, President & CEO, Nalco Co.

- Craig Giffi; Vice Chairman, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP

- Alexis Glick; Vice President & Anchor, Fox Business Network

- Dr. Ronald E. Goldsberry; Advisor, Deloitte Consulting LLP

- John M. Grillos; Director, Curriki

- Ashok Gupta; Air & Energy Program Director; Natural Resources Defense Council

- Anders Gustafsson; CEO, Zebra Technologies Corp.

- Jonathan D. Harber; Co-founder & CEO, SchoolNet, Inc.

- Linda Hasenfratz; Chief Executive Officer, Linamar Corp.

- Frederick (Fritz) A. Henderson; President & CEO, General Motors Corp.

- Benjamin Heywood; Co-Founder & President, PatientsLikeMe Inc.

- Robert Johnston; Director, Global Energy & Natural Resources, Eurasia Group

- Dean Kamen; President, DEKA Research & Development Corp.

- Dr. John Kao; Founder & Chairman, Institute for Large Scale Innovation

- Christopher J. Kearney; Chairman, President & CEO, SPX Corp.

- Rik Kirkland; Director of Publishing, McKinsey & Co.

- Martin M. Koffel; President & CEO, URS Corp.

- Philip J. LeBeau; CNBC; Auto and Airline Industry Reporter

- Richard Lechner; Vice President, Energy & Environment, IBM Corp.

- Timothy D. Leuliette; Chairman, President & CEO, DURA Automotive Systems, Inc.

- The Honorable Gary F. Locke, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce

- Edward T. Lu; Program Manager in Advanced Projects, Google, Inc.

- Thomas Lyon, Professor & Director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan

- Timothy M. Manganello; Chairman & CEO, BorgWarner Inc.

- Peter J. Marks; Chairman, President & CEO, Robert Bosch LLC

- Michael B. McCallister; President & CEO, Humana Inc.

- Charles G. McClure; Chairman, CEO & President, ArvinMeritor, Inc.

- Harold W. McGraw III; Chairman, President & CEO, The McGraw-Hill Cos.

- Leonard T. Mendonca; Chairman, McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey Co.

- Alan R. Mulally; President & CEO, Ford Motor Co.

- James J. Mulva; Chairman & CEO, ConocoPhillips Co.

- Joseph A. Muscat; Partner & Director, Americas Cleantech Network, Ernst & Young LLP

- Dr. Jayson Myers; President, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

- Noam Neusner; Principal, 30 Point Strategies

- James B. Nicholson; President & CEO, PVS Chemicals, Inc.

- Dr. Jay Noren; President, Wayne State University

- Keith D. Nosbusch; Chairman & CEO, Rockwell Automation, Inc.

- Steve Odland; Chairman & CEO, Office Depot, Inc.

- Vikram S. Pandit; CEO, Citigroup Inc.

- W. Douglas Parker; Chairman & CEO, US Airways Group, Inc.

- Richard D. Paterson; Global Energy, Utilities & Mining Leader and U.S. Energy Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

- Rebecca Quick; Co-Anchor, "Squawk Box", CNBC

- James H. Quigley; Global CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

- Sam Rashkin; National Director, ENERGY STAR for Homes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

- Robert G. Reiss; Host, The CEO Show

- Matthew K. Rose; Chairman, President & CEO, BNSF Railway Co.

- John W. Rowe; Chairman & CEO, Exelon Corp.

- Richard O. Schaum; General Manager, 3rd Horizon Associates LLC

- Tom Schmitt; President of Global Supply Services, Senior Vice President & CEO, FedEx Solutions

- Eric Schurenberg; Managing Editor, CBS Money Watch

- Dr. Alan Shaw; President & CEO, Codexis, Inc.

- The Honorable James H. Shelton, III; Assistant Deputy Secretary, Innovation & Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

- Walter E. Shill; North America Managing Director, Management Consulting, Accenture

- Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon; President, Michigan State University

- David P. Steiner; CEO, Waste Management, Inc.

- Michael H. Thaman; Chairman, President & CEO, Owens Corning

- James S. Turley; Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young LLP

- Tony L. Uphoff; Chief Executive Officer, TechWeb

- Timothy Wadhams; President & CEO, Masco Corp.

- Donald J. Walker; Co-CEO, Magna International Inc.

- Joseph L. Welch; Chairman, President & CEO, ITC Holdings Corp.

- Ronald A. Williams; Chairman & CEO, Aetna Inc.

- Deborah L. Wince-Smith; President, The Council on Competitiveness

- Dr. William Winkenwerder, Jr.; Chairman, The Winkenwerder Co. LLC

- Robert Youngjohns; President of North American Sales & Marketing, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corp.

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