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:
- Representative of National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
Keynote speech: Policies, priorities and progress for new energy efficient vehicles industry development in the next five years
- Mr Chen Jiachang, Deputy Director General, Department of High and New Tech, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), China
Topic: Evolution of China’s energy-saving and new energy vehicles production Industry development plan
- Mr Hou Yunchun, Vice President, State Council Development Research Center (DRC)
Topic: Taking multiple proactive measures to develop electric vehicles
- Dr Zhen Zijian, Deputy Director, National 863 Program, Office of Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Project, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
Topic: Promoting scientific and technological progress in China’s automotive sector for competitiveness and growth
- Mr. Xu Bing Jin, Honorary President, China Automobile Dealers Association (CADA), China
Topic: Sustainable development of China’s auto market: Taking product and service quality to the next level to meet customer expectations
- Mr Liu Jianhua, Deputy Director, New Energy Vehicle Promotion Office, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization
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:
- Mr Allan Larsson, Vice Chairman, ElBil2020
Topic: Sweden’s move to a fossil-fuel free future
- Mr Christian Heep, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Marketing, Germany’s Federal Association for eMobility (BEM)
Topic: Europe’s transition to electric mobility
- Professor Andrew Frank, Chief Technology Officer, Efficient Drivetrains, USA, recognised as the “father” of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
Topic: Electrification of taxis in major Chinese cities with range extended electric vehicles
- Mr M. Madani Sahari, Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Automotive Institute
Topic: Turning Malaysia into an energy efficient vehicle international hub
- Ms Francesca Forestieri, Director of GSM Association’s mAutomotive Connected Living Programme
Topic: Accelerating the development and deployment of embedded automotive devices and solutions for mobile connectivity
- Dr Anthony Thomson, Vice President, Qualcomm Europe, founder and developer of HaloIPT wireless charging
Topic: Wireless charging - The future of electric
For more details about the speakers and the summit agenda, please visit www.nextgenautosummit-china.com
