Academic sessions will be concentrated in the morning; afternoons and evenings will be devoted to explore the rich commercial, cultural, historical, and scenic heritage of Istanbul. There will be opportunities to network among the participants and meet with local business and academic constituents.

Join us in exploring how Canada, the United States and Mexico can collaborate through industry, government, universities and independent research institutes to secure a healthy North American auto industry in an ever-evolving global economy. Experts from academia, government, industry, finance, labor unions, and research institutes are the targeted audience for this conference. Discussions led by international experts will focus on identifying policy options and seeking consensus on future steps to strengthen the North American auto industry.

The Forum is open to all Michigan State University alumni and friends in the Chicago business community. Chicago alumni are taking the Broad Business Alumni Network of Metro Chicago to the next level with their inaugural Broad Executive Forum. The keynote speaker will be Greg Josefowicz (BA Marketing '74), chairman, president and CEO of the Borders Group.