--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Add to the end of the last graph of release: systems, construction machinery, high functional material & components, automotive systems and others. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at www.hitachi.com.
The corrected release reads:
HITACHI AND PENSKE RACING TO HOST PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE POWER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN RACING AND IN BUSINESS
Hitachi celebrates its partnership with Penske Racing with this exclusive business networking event leading up to the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma IZOD IndyCar Series race on August 25, featuring a panel discussion with the three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and current series championship leader Helio Castroneves
Hitachi America, Ltd.:
WHAT
Hitachi, the primary sponsor for nine races on the No.
3 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet IndyCar driven by Helio Castroneves,
will host an exclusive business networking event in San Francisco on
August 22, 2013. The event will be held at the world-class Nissan
Infiniti dealership in downtown San Francisco and will feature a panel
discussion on the power of information technology in racing and in
business, moderated by Amy Bernstein, Editor, Harvard Business Review.
WHEN
How to Utilize Technology and Information to
“Take the Lead” in Racing and Fortune 500 Businesses
August
22, 2013, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PST
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Media Opportunities: All panelists will be available for media
interviews during specific times below
- 5:30 – 6 p.m. PST
- 7:05 – 7:30 p.m. PST
- Panel Discussion: 6:15 pm – 7:05 p.m. PST
- 7:05-8:00 p.m. Business Networking/Cocktails and Refreshments
WHERE
Nissan Infiniti of San Francisco (a Penske Automotive
Group Dealership)
1395 Van Ness Avenue (corner of Van Ness & Bush
St.)
San Francisco, CA
Event will take place on the 4th Floor.
Reserved
parking for the event can be accessed through the dealership’s customer
parking and service entrances, both located on Bush Street.
WHO
Special guests:
- Moderator: Amy Bernstein, Editor, Harvard Business Review
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Panelists:
- Helio Castroneves, three-time Indy 500 winner, current IndyCar championship leader
- Will Power, Driver of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske IndyCar
- Tim Cindric, President, Penske Racing
- Ron Ruzewski, Technical Director, Team Penske
- Asim Zaheer, SVP, Marketing and CTO Office, Hitachi Data Systems
Media interested in attending the event must RSVP and contact Hitachi, Penske Racing or Lois Paul and Partners for securing press credentials for the event. Please refer to media contacts above.
About Hitachi
Hitachi America, Ltd., headquartered in
Tarrytown, New York, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and its subsidiary
companies, offers a broad range of electronics, power and industrial
equipment and services, automotive products and consumer electronics
with operations throughout the Americas. For more information, visit www.hitachi-america.us.
For more information on other Hitachi Group companies in the United
States, please visit www.hitachi.us.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2013) totaled 9,041 billion yen ($96.1 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, power systems, construction machinery, high functional material & components, automotive systems and others. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at www.hitachi.com.
