Reuters Events Automotive launches digital first congress uniting 5000+ CEOs, Innovators and Disruptors from across the world.
Detroit June: CEOs and board members from PSA North America, Inc, Volkswagen Group of America, Bentley Motors, Carvana, Hyundai Motor Group, and more will speak at the brand new Reuters Events Automotive Summit Online on November 11-13th, 2020.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused disruption to organizations large and small, across the globe. At Reuters Events Automotive, they are reimagining what an event looks like in the era of social distancing.
For 2020, Reuters Events have decided to add a virtual element to their flagship Reuters Events Automotive Summit (Nov 11-13th, Detroit), via a bespoke digital conferencing platform and live stream. This will unite 5000+ global leaders, to discuss 2020’s most busines critical topics.
Over 3 days, this meeting will delve into focused sessions across:
- Adjusting to a New World: A review of the challenges, solutions, and future post COVID-19
- The Car of the Future: Electrification, road to autonomy and future of design
- The Car in Context: How Automotive fits into the wider mobility movement
- Connected Customer Experience: Digitalize the driving, engagement and servicing experience
- Deliver the Future of Automotive Retail: From transactional to an omni-channel customer-centric experience
View the website for the full agenda here: https://www.reutersevents.com/events/automotive/
“The friction between traditional automotive retail models and the reality of today’s digital consumer is a paradigm that can be solved with thoughtful practices” says Larry Dominique, Chairman and CEO, PSA North America, Inc. and 2020 keynote speaker.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Larry Dominique, Chairman and CEO, PSA North America, Inc
- Scott Keogh, CEO and President, Volkswagen Group of America
- Astrid Fontaine, Member of the Board People, Digitalization & IT, Bentley Motors
- Ernest Garcia, III, Chairman and CEO, Carvana
- YoungCho Cho, President & Chief Innovation Officer, Hyundai Motor Group
- Daniel Weissland, President USA, Audi of America
- Giovanni Palazzo, CEO, Electrify America
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Incorporating the third regional seminar on Weigh-In-Motion, this year’s conference theme is Addressing the new normal and the future of transport. Now in its 40th year the conference will unpack policy, strategy and technology applications for all aspects and modes of transportation. Delegates can look forward to hearing from global transport experts, learning from cutting-edge research papers and networking with southern Africa’s top transport professionals.
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RUGGEDISED Final Event & Recharge Earth
The EU-funded project RUGGEDISED Smart Cities and Communities is hosting its final event next 6 September 2022 in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), followed by the Recharge Earth Energy Transition Conference (7-8 September), which will also feature RUGGEDISED best practices. The entire event takes place in the RUGGEDISED demonstration area, Heart of South, at the Rotterdam Ahoy Conference Centre.
The event will showcase the lessons from the RUGGEDISED project, where the cities of Rotterdam, Glasgow, Umeå, Parma, Brno and Gdansk have worked with researchers and private industry on pushing urban transition through Smart City developments and methods.
The first day of the final event is dedicated to learning, discussing and exchanging views based on the work done in RUGGEDISED. In sessions that will require engagement and openness from all participants, RUGGEDISED will invite attendees on a journey to shape how we will create buildings, districts and entire cities in support of climate neutrality. The programme will include sessions on ‘The Lighthouse Stories’, ‘Innovation capacity in European Smart Cities’, ‘How to set up city-led urban innovation systems?’, and ‘The Legacy of RUGGEDISED’, among others. There will also be different networking opportunities throughout the day. The event will close with study tours in Rotterdam to learn more about the RUGGEDISED innovations.
On 7-8 September, professionals involved in the energy transition will convene at the Recharge Earth conference, where RUGGEDISED will also share its best practices. The conference will include high-level political speakers and engaging plenary session. Important themes will be discussed in an international programme with RUGGEDISED partners putting special focus on how digitalisation and a social perspective can help support the energy transition throughout Europe.
To register, visit here: https://ruggedised.eu/final-event/