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Transforming roadside assistance
18 May 2018
The German automobile association ADAC and CEBIT have agreed to a long-term partnership for the ‘Future Mobility’ topic cluster at CEBIT, Europe’s biggest business festival for innovation and digitisation.
“The newly conceived CEBIT is an outstanding platform, one that reflects the digital transformation of mobility across all types of transportation modes,” said Dr August Markl, President of ADAC.
“The presence of such a strong partner will make CEBIT even more valuable from a content point of view,” added Oliver Frese, member of the Deutsche Messe Managing Board.
As a cooperation partner for the CEBIT business festival, running from 11 to 15 June in Hannover, Europe’s biggest motor club will be staging a number of innovative formats and offerings. According to Markl: “We are currently developing ADAC from a roadside assistance provider into a mobility helper for our members, and will be conspicuously highlighting this change in the CEBIT digital landscape.”
ADAC will for instance be hosting young companies from the mobility sector in its role as community captain at the Scale11 start-up platform.
Markl said he also expected the start-up pitches scheduled at the event to deliver numerous ideas to drive the digital development of Germany’s largest club, which has more than 20 million members. Young companies will have the opportunity to convince ADAC decision-makers of their new business models, and numerous experts from the motor club will also be contributing to the CEBIT d!talk conference programme delving into mobility, marketing and digital transformation themes.
“Our commitment this year is the first step in a long-term partnership with CEBIT,” said Markl. “We want to continue to be the first port of call for our members on all questions of mobility. This means ongoing further development, since mobility and mobility behaviour are changing massively due to the impact of digitisation. We’re expecting important and valuable ideas to emerge from our cooperation with CEBIT.”
“ADAC is a strong ally with great competence on the content side, with which we can actively partner to drive the topic of Future Mobility,” added Frese. “Digital transformation requires a universalist perspective in a growing number of fields–otherwise innovations won’t be able unleash their full power. An innovative payment system in a public bus is all well and good, but doesn’t add up to smart mobility in and of itself. These innovations need to be embedded in holistic solutions if we are to come closer to achieving our aims.”
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About CEBIT
At CEBIT 2018, everything is geared to generating business, leads and bright ideas. With its exhibitor displays, expert conferences and prime networking opportunities, CEBIT is a triple-punch event covering everything essential to the digitisation of business, government and society. The innovations on display in the d!conomy section of the show give IT professionals and decision-makers from the realms of business, trade and the public sector the tools they need to streamline and future proof their operations by leveraging digitisation to the fullest. The event’s d!tec showcase puts the spotlight on developers and startups and their disruptive business models, as well as on research institutes giving us a glimpse of tomorrow’s game-changing technologies. The d!talk conference program features visionaries, lateral thinkers, creatives and experts from around the globe.
The d!campus is the beating heart of CEBIT–the place where everyone gets together for relaxed networking, street food and live music. CEBIT presents the digital transformation in a totally new way, while retaining its core focus on business, leads and more leads. The first day of CEBIT 2018–Monday, 11 June–is reserved for conference attendees and journalists, with the exhibition opening on Tuesday, 12 June. The exhibition halls will be open Tuesday through Thursday from 10am to 7pm, with the d!campus staying open till 11pm on those days. Opening hours on Friday are from 10am to 5pm CEBIT Events Worldwide give Deutsche Messe’s customers even more ways of reaching their international clientele, eg. in dynamic markets such as China, Australia, Thailand and Spain.
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