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Program:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12th, 2021: Conference
The conference is moderated by Ivan Hodáč, an automotive expert and former ACEA Secretary General.
| 08:30 – | | Registration, Morning Coffee & Snack |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Opening Speech Robert Kiml, Vice President, Automotive Industry Association of the Czech Republic Alexander Matušek, President, Automotive Industry Association of the Slovak Republic | |
| 09:40 – 10:10 | Keynote Lecture (on-line) | |
| 10:10 - 11:40 | Panel Discussion: Future of the Automotive Industry in the Czech and Slovak Republic from the Perspective of OEMs Robert Kiml, Senior General Manager, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic David Kříž, General Director, Iveco Czech Republic Petr Michník, Legal Department/Public Relations Department General Manager, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech Michal Lábaj, Parts Development/Head of Department, Senior Manager, Kia Slovakia Miroslav Kroupa, Head of Brand Management, Škoda Auto | |
| 11:40 – 12:10 | Lecture: Outsourcing in Automotive Industry Milan Lani, Corporate Director Product Manager Contract Logistics, cargo-partner | |
| 12:10 – 13:30 | Lunch Break (80´) | |
| 13:30 - 13:40 | Development of an Innovative Environment and New Mobility Solutions as part of the Country for the Future Strategy Karel Havlíček, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of Transport | |
| 13:40 - 14:10 | Lecture: Industry and value chains will change - will we lead or follow? Shaping the Europe’s new architecture for industry and value chains Peter van Harten, Ambassador Smart Industry of the Netherlands | |
| 14:10 – 15:40 | Panel Discussion: Changes in the Supply Chains from TIER1 Perspective Tomáš Vondrák, Managing Director, Continental Automotive Czech Republic Petr Novák, Director of Corporate Planning, JTEKT European Operations Milan Šlachta, Executive manager, Bosch Group CZ and SK Jaroslav Kouřil, Group Country HR Director, Faurecia Automotive Slovakia Vojtech Žák, Chief Operations Officer, Matador Automotive Vráble | |
| 15:40 – 16:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:20 –16:50 | Lecture: GREEN DEAL - How much will it cost you to ignore it Jiří Zita, Commercial Director North-East CZ, Panattoni Czech Republic Development | |
| 16:50 – 18:20 | Block of Lectures: Requirements for CO2 Neutral Production, Circular Economy Hosted by Andrea Ćirlićová, Global Environmental Sustainability Head, Scope 3, Novartis Carbon neutrality = join the effort & take the chance Martina Hlavsová, Manager, Power & Utilities, EY Czech Republic Examples of good practice in the application of EM and EPC in industry Vladimír Kučera, Sales Director, Amper Savings Small and Medium Companies - Start the Road for Digitalization, Low Cost & Risk Free and Support CO2 Targets Jan Cholvadt, Plant Director, Kongsberg Automotive Slovakia Solutions That Enable Industrial Companies to Meet Energy and Climate Goals Pavel Kubička, Director of Strategy and Member of the Board, ČEZ ESCO | |
| 19:30 - 22:30 | Evening Networking Reception (Hotel Restaurant Benada on the Ground Floor) | |
WEDNESDAY, October 13th, 2021: Matchmaking
| 08:30 - 10:00 | First block of scheduled B2B meetings | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Second block of scheduled B2B meetings | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Third block of scheduled B2B meetings | |
*Please, note that the programme is subject to change
Registration deadline: October 6th, 2021
B2B meetings booking: September 9th - October 8th 2021 at 12:00 AM (for detailed information, see "B2B" section)
We reserve the right to change the physical event to hybrid / online event in case the government of the Czech Republic prohibits the organization of mass events due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. For more information, please visit Terms & Conditions seciton of the website.
