International speakers from Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Sweden, Taiwan, the UK and US are taking part in the first ever NextGen Auto International Summit China, which will be held alongside the well-established Automechanika Shanghai – Shanghai’s leading trade fair for automotive parts, equipment and services suppliers.
The summit, which takes place 11 – 13 December 2012, is co-organised by Messe Frankfurt and the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission’s International Cooperation Centre (NDRC’s ICC). It is a high level thought leadership industry event that will explore new technology, management and product innovation strategies which promise a more sustainable and profitable future for OEMs, suppliers and service providers across the automotive industry value chain. Hundreds of industry decision makers, as well as representatives from key government ministries, municipalities and influential research institutes are expected to attend the event.
Commenting on the summit, Mr Jason Cao, Senior General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd said: “We are honoured to have such a quality line up of international and domestic speakers. They are industry pioneers and technology innovators, many of whom are speaking for the first time in China. They all will share their experiences and valuable insights to help the development of China’s automotive industry.”
Representative of NDRC’s ICC added: “A range of critical issues relating to sustainable development in China’s automotive industry will be explored. Promising solutions evaluated at the summit will include key policies and priorities for a smarter, cleaner and energy efficient automotive future; adoption of new business models and a more collaborative eco-system; as well as product innovation in hybrids, e-mobility and personal transportation.”
Chinese speakers from key ministries, municipal government authorities, leading enterprises and influential institutes will discuss the progress and priorities for the automotive industry’s development under China’s 12th Five-Year Plan and they include:
Keynote speech: Policies, priorities and progress for new energy efficient vehicles industry development in the next five years
Topic: Evolution of China’s energy-saving and new energy vehicles production Industry development plan
Topic: Taking multiple proactive measures to develop electric vehicles
Topic: Promoting scientific and technological progress in China’s automotive sector for competitiveness and growth
Topic: Sustainable development of China’s auto market: Taking product and service quality to the next level to meet customer expectations
Topic: Policies, planning and priorities to support development of Shanghai’s new energy automotive industry
Leading international speakers to the summit include industry pioneers and technology innovators. Some of the contributing speakers at the summit include:
Topic: Sweden’s move to a fossil-fuel free future
Topic: Europe’s transition to electric mobility
Topic: Electrification of taxis in major Chinese cities with range extended electric vehicles
Topic: Turning Malaysia into an energy efficient vehicle international hub
Topic: Accelerating the development and deployment of embedded automotive devices and solutions for mobile connectivity
Topic: Wireless charging - The future of electric
For more details about the speakers and the summit agenda, please visit www.nextgenautosummit-china.com