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José Maria Alapont Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Federal-Mogul Corporation “Driving global profitable growth” The speaker will discuss strategies for global profitable growth through world-class technology, best cost leadership, quality excellence in products and services and lean principles to drive customer, employee and stakeholder satisfaction |
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Dr. Takis Athanasopoulos Managing Officer Toyota Motor Corporation and Executive Vice President Toyota Motor Europe “Prepared for Tomorrow” |
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Dr. Volkmar Denner Member of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH. Responsible for the Automotive Electronics and Energy and Body Systems Divisions, and for the ZF Steering Systems joint venture “The vision of accident-free driving” With the application of driver assistance systems and the interconnection of active and passive safety, the vision of accident-free driving is getting within reach. |
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Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer Director of the Center of Automotive Research and Managing Director B&D-Forecast “Short- and long-term market trends” |
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John Fleming President and Chief Executive Officer Ford of Europe and Group Vice President Manufacturing Ford Motor Company “European Car Markets and Ford Strategy” |
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Dr. Uwe Franke Chairman of the Board of Deutsche BP AG “Growth and alternative fuels” |
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John F. Kill President, Customer Groups and Global Advanced Development, Visteon Corporation "Gaining sustainable advantage through innovation" "Focus is King, Innovation is Queen." A focused product group organization and a balanced global R&D, engineering and manufacturing footprint are Visteon's enablers. Global innovation power and consumer insight create customer benefits. |
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Robert J. Koehler Chairman of the Management Board SGL-Carbon AG "Development Potentials for Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Composites in the Automotive Industry" The share of composites installed in automobiles will increase following the change of paradigm in energy costs combined with 'automotive mega trends'. The speed of substitution depends on the development of materials and production technology, the associated reductions in cost and the willingness of the automobile industry to participate actively and financially in the development process. The specific competence of SGL Carbon lies in material development and production. Cooperation agreements have been made with renowned automotive suppliers, e.g., Benteler, and automobile manufacturers, e.g., Audi, for the engineering, testing and industrial production of components. |
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Zhenxin Lu Vice President of Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation (“NAC”) “The development strategy of NAC in developing automobile markets: market, positioning and product” |
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Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG, President Division Automotive Systems “Growth through safety technology and hybrid drives” Important fields for future growth are technologies for the prevention of accidents and for improving the sustainability of mobility. Presented will be current developments of technology in the sectors of safety and hybrids. |
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Jürgen Pieper Co-Head of Equity Research Bankhaus Metzler “Corporate values – how do investors and bankers assess them” Values and evaluation: We establish an actual value, a price, but we also evaluate, in other words, we formulate an opinion, an assessment. Value: We analyse the corporate value essentially with two methods, the absolute, independent of actual market prices and transaction prices, and the relative; here, the basis is comparable market prices. Evaluation: We evaluate the perspectives of the company; we establish a clearly formulated opinion. The result is “yes or no”, “good or bad”, “buy or sell”. |
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Manfred Rotterdam Vice President Design, Engineering & Product Business Development, VP Johnson Controls “Growth through innovations in the interior” |
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Prakash Telang President of Tata Motors Ltd., Light and Small Commercial Vehicles “The strategy of Tata Motors in the global automobile business” |
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Dr. Thomas Weber Member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG. Responsible for Group Research & Mercedes Car Group Development “Customer benefits and market success through brand-interlinking, innovative management” |
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Siegfried Wolf CEO and Member of the Board of Directors Magna International Inc. “Factors for successful partnerships between OEMs and suppliers” The overall success of the automobile industry essentially depends on the quality of the partnership between OEMs and suppliers. How a globally active tier-one supplier strategically meets this challenge will be demonstrated with the example of Magna International. |
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Dr. Stefan Wolf Chairman of the Board of ElringKlinger AG “Successful positioning of a tier one supplier” Methods and possibilities for a medium-size company to master the balancing act between rising costs on the one hand and financial and capital-intensive pressure of innovation on the other. The key to success are global positioning, outstanding expertise in engineering and production as well as a maximum degree of service and quality. |
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