The automotiveIT International Congress, which takes place July 1 and 2 in London, has as its theme „Connected Mobility 3.0 – IT Moves the Auto Industry.“ With the speaker lineup almost complete, the automotiveIT International Congress is set to cover topics ranging from connected retail and the role of big data analysis to open-source infotainment and other key trends in 21st century mobility.
The program includes Maurits Aalberse, director of connected services at China-based carmaker Qoros, and Philippe Gicquel, president of open-standards infotainment association Genivi. The speakers are joining executives from Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo Cars, Audi, Continental, Toyota, Volvo, BT, Renault and Volkswagen, who will all be addressing some of the most crucial IT issues on the agenda of the global auto industry today.
The conference program kicks off – on July 1 – with a visit to Audi City, the virtual showroom that contains many of the elements that will play a major role in increasingly connected car retailing. The full conference day – July 2 – will feature presentations by Jaguar Land Rover Group Engineering Director Wolfgang Ziebart on the latest trends in connected infotainment; Volvo Cars Vice President Thomas Mueller on new driver-assistance systems; and European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes, who will address the congress by video link from Brussels.
Two panel discussions will be among the highlights of the main conference day. A session on Connected Retail will hear from Renault Chief Digital Officer Patrick Hoffstetter how the French carmaker is adopting new technologies in its sales and marketing, and from VW’s head of UK sales, Ian Plummer, who will give the perspective from Europe“s largest car group. Chris Harris, marketing director at UK dealer group H.R. Owen and Magma“s chairman, Martin Leach, will also join the group. Another panel discussion will look at the benefits to come from big data. Dave Bentley, general manager information systems at Toyota Motor Europe, Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global, Michael Natusch, director EMEA at Pivotal are amongst the participants in this session.
The automotiveIT International Congress, which is supported by major automotive associations like UK’s SMMT, Germany’s VDA, South Africa’s NAAMSA, Netherland’s RAI, Russia’s OAR, Belgium’s FEBIAC as well as GENIVI, ENX, AIC, WORLD DMB and CVTA, is the first conference hosted by the automotiveIT Group outside Germany. The business publishing company, which distributes award-winning print magazines and other news products in German and English, has for more than five years held successful industry events during the annual CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover and at the Frankfurt and Hanover auto and truck shows.
More information on the London Congress can be found at: congress.automotiveIT.com
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