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
Driverless transport isn’t simply a faraway dream. In fact, it’s already happening in innovative cities like Arlington, Texas, US and Kelheim, Germany.
Cities and transport authorities across the globe are using intelligent booking, routing and tracking software to seamlessly integrate autonomous vehicles (AVs) with existing transportation infrastructure across a wide variety of transport needs without sacrificing safety, equity or efficiency.
When deployed as part of public transport, AVs are more sustainable and accessible; and when designed and deployed efficiently, AVs can provide a useful service for riders, while enabling operators and automakers to maximise their autonomous investment.
Hear from our panel as they discuss these innovative partnerships in detail.
Speakers:
- Ann Foss, Principal Planner at the City of Arlington
- Jan Eller, Operations Principal at Via
- Meghan Grela, Autonomous Lead at Via
Join us to learn how to convene the right partners, secure funding, and start deploying AVs to meet real transport needs in your community.
The annual Summit of the International Transport Forum is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the premier global transport policy event.
Every May, ministers with responsibility for transport, business leaders, heads of international organisations, parliamentarians and policymakers, representatives of business associations and leading researchers meet for three days in Leipzig, Germany, to discuss the future of transport through the prism of a strategic topic.
Summit participation has grown to over 1200 participants from more than 80 countries, well beyond the 66 member countries of the ITF. It increasingly attracts business participants, with CEOs joining high-level discussions and companies presenting their work in the Summit exhibition or sponsoring the event. The annual meeting of the ITF Corporate Partnership Board is held as part of the Summit
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