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08/14/2013

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

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

- 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

- 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 http://www.hitachi.com.

Contacts

Lauren Raguzin
Hitachi America, Ltd.
(914) 333 - 2986

Cell: 201-566-4972
Lauren.Raguzin@hal.hitachi.com

Merrill Cain

Penske Racing

(704) 677-9200

Merrill.Cain@penskeracing.com

Brandi Ellerbee

Lois Paul and Partners

(512) 638-5327

Brandi_Ellerbee@lpp.com