Challenges for the CEE auto industry and its global competitiveness
The two-day automotive forum in Prague provided a strategic overview to the latest European and global auto trends, forecasts and policy initiatives, to the production, expansion and investment plans of the automotive OEMs and to supplier operational challenges in CEE. It provoked a strategic CEO debate for the macroeconomic stability in Central & Eastern Europe focused on challenges for the region’s auto industry and its global competitiveness.
Prominent audience from automotive industry
As a key speaker at the CEE Automotive Forum Dr. Till W. Truckenmüller acquainted the audience with the Bulgarian approach in the automotive industry. He presented the future opportunities for development of the automotive industry in Bulgaria (with focus on the core projects: Auto Park Bulgaria and DonauMotor: (http://automotive.bg/projects/); the objectives and activities of Automotive Cluster Bulgaria to attract automobile manufacturers, producers of special vehicles and leading international suppliers of automotive components and the initiatives of the cluster to support the activities of the member companies and the guidelines for cooperation with other organizations.
More than 250 delegates attended the automotive forum, among the highly prospective audience were Kenta Koide, President of Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile, Czech Republic, Joachim Koschnicke, Vice President, Government Relations, Adam Opel; Michal Kadera, External Affairs Director of Skoda Auto, László Urban, Deputy Managing Director, Suzuki Hungary, Paul Schockmel, New CEO CLEPA – European Association of Automotive Suppliers, Hanno Miorini, VP Sales – Austria & South, Eastern Europe Robert Bosch, Frederic Flory Vice President, Seat Covers and Metal, Grammer AG; Pavel Vesely, Head of Regional Office, East Europe Volkswagen Group Purchasing, Jérôme Vinot Préfontaine, Purchasing Director, Central Europe PSA Peugeot Citroen, Central Europe Sourcing Office at PSA Peugeot Citroën, Roberto Barge, Purchasing & Suppliers Manager, FIAT Automobili Srbija etc.
The CEE Automotive Forum 2014 submitted a high-level b2b meeting environment for industry OEMs and Tier 1 & 2 suppliers from all CEE countries
Тhe international conference for the automotive sector in Central and Eastern European organized by Adam Smith Conferences, offered a global approach, regional expertise and accelerated an active exchange of ideas among designers, manufacturers, original equipment suppliers, and important stakeholders in the automotive sector.
The forum enabled close contacts and a high-level knowledge exchange and networking among corporate business leaders and representatives of the largest European and international automobile companies like Toyota, Peugeot, Citroen, VW, Ford, Porsche, Great Wall Motors Bulgaria, etc.
For further information on CEE Automotive Forum 2014 (21-22 October in Prague), organized by Adam Smith Conferences please visit: http://www.ceeautomotive.com/.