When electronica 2008 opens its doors in Munich on November 11th, the delegates at one of the special conferences accompanying the trade fair will already be running at “full speed”: the “electronica automotive conference” will welcome international experts and decision-makers from the automobile industry, automotive component suppliers and system manufacturers at the Munich International Congress Centre (ICM) of Messe München GmbH. Under the slogan “electronics meets automotive” they will examine fundamental technologies, pioneering developments and forward-looking trends relating to automobiles and automotive electronics.
The agenda of the automotive conference will feature compact know-how and efficient networking at the highest level. Expert speakers from companies such as BMW, Delphi, Sharp, Valeo, Volvo, ELMOS Semiconductor, Freescale Semiconductor, Panasonic Industrial Europe, STMicroelectronics and Tyco Electronics AMP will present current and future technologies, as well as strategies and trends in automobile electronics. The first day of the conference will be devoted to the “Decision-makers’ perspective: Developments and strategies“. This will include, for example, the talk entitled “Ultra Low Cost Cars – Opportunities and Challenges” by Ian Riches from Strategy Analytics on the challenges facing developers and suppliers of automobile electronics and semiconductors as a result of the recent trend towards low cost cars. The second day of the conference will be devoted entirely to the topic of “Expert knowledge”. The speakers will include Jacqueline Dedo from SAE International on the topic of “Trends in the U.S. Automotive Market: Key Challenges and Innovations”. The conference will finish with the talk entitled “Trends in Automotive Electronics” by Dr. Axel Heinrich from Volkswagen.
All in all, the electronica 2008 is essential for international professionals; the meeting place for all decision-makers who value interdisciplinary exchange as well as obtaining a global overview. True to its motto: “get the whole picture.”
