08:00 to 09:00 - Lobby
| 08:00 | Opening conference office |
| Registration for participants, networking and visit the exhibition |
09:00 to 09:30 - Conference hall
Inauguration of Conference
| 09:00 |
Inauguration of the 11th AKJ/CeDiam Automotive Conference with Prof. Dr. K.-J. Schmidt (AKJ/IPL), Harald Roeck (Brose) and Ulrich Thoma (Canacintra/ Cluster Automotive Puebla) together with Michel Chain (Secretario de Seccotrade) and Horacio Peredo (PrésidenteCanacintra Puebla) |
09:30 to 12:00 - Conference hall
Session 1 - Drive Automotive México
Moderators: Harald Roeck (Brose) and Ulrich Thoma (Industrias Norm)
| 09:30 |
Ramón Álvarez INA – Ramón Alvarez, Director Adjunto, Mexico City (MX) Automotive Mexico – Mexican Automotive Industry and Nafta Status |
| 10:10 |
Volkswagen de México - Carlos Ruben Luna Ramirez, Vicepresidente de Relaciones Corporativas de VW de México, Puebla (MX) Mexican Automotive Industry – Perspectives and challenges |
| 10:50 | Coffee break, networking and exhibition |
11:20 to 13:10 - Conference hall
DISCUSSION PANEL 1 - Mexico in a new world of opportunities and barriers
Moderated by Dr. Armando Bravo (CeDIAM)
| 11:20 |
PwC – Eliel Amaya, Director Customs and International Trade at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mexico City (MX) Automotive industry Mexico in a new world of Automotive - Status quo and the way of rising challenges |
| 11:50 |
A new world of Automotive – Challenges and the way of the partners in the supply chain with Ramón Álvarez (INA), Eliel Amaya (PwC), Raúl Chavez (Ford), Peter Koltai (AUDI), Volker Vossler (Schnellecke) |
| 13:10 | Quick lunch, networking and exhibition |
14:10 to 15:30 - Conference hall
Session 2 - Drive Supply Chain Excellence
Moderation: Dr. Armando Bravo (Tec de Monterrey) and Rolf Rettberg (AKJ Mexico)
| 14:10 |
Volkswagen de México - Jose Luis Rodriguez Bermudez, Gerente Disposicion de Materiales Serie Logística Tráfico y Transporte, Puebla (MX) Supply Chain Mexico – Global Facts and Challenges, Suppliers in México and expectations |
| 14:50 |
INFORM - Michael Schwemmle, Director INFORM, Aachen (DE) Design and control of an agile supply chain – New Solutions to manage volatile processes with examples of OEMs |
| 15:30 | Coffee break and exhibition |
16:00 to 18:00 - Conference hall
Session 3 – Drive Innovation and future for automotive
Moderation: Octavio Fernandez (Admexus) and Stefan Rosenwald (Hella)
| 16:00 |
AUDI – Sara Süss, Logistics Control, San José Chiapa (MX) The AUDI Material Supply Chain – Strategy, solutions management to control material for production material |
| 16:40 |
Ford – Raúl Chaves, Product Development México, México City (MX) Intelligent Mobility Connectivity and Autonomous Vehicles - A quick overview on what is going on on this arena and drivers for success. |
| 17:20 |
The AKJ working group in Mexico and The Automotive Cluster Puebla Introduction of visions, activities and results 2017, Strategy and activities 2017/2018 with R. Rettberg, H. Roeck (Brose), other Members of AKJ and J. E. G. Villarreal (Cluster Automotriz Zona Centro), - The vision, current activities and results 2017/18 - The strategy and activities 2018+ |
18:00 to 22:30 - Networking and Gala Dinner
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18:00+ 20:00 22.30 |
Networking in the Lobby Gala Dinner and Networking End of the first day of Conference |