2006 CBU/CAR Seminar
China's Automotive R&D and Independent Brands
Time: November 20-21, 2006 Venue: Great Wall Sheraton, Beijing

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   Conference Program

PRE-CONFERENCE, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2006

 

   
10:00 VIP Tour of Auto China 2006
19:00 Speaker Dinner (Sponsored by KROYMANS COPORATION )
19:30-21:00 Pre-Registration (Penoy & Lotus)
   

DAY ONE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006

 

   
07:30
Breakfast and Registration
08:20
Chairmen's and Sponsors' Opening Remarks
08:30

PANEL I. Moderator: Lei Xing, CBU/ CAR
STATE-LEVEL POLICY SUPPORT FOR R&D AND INDEPENDENT INNOVATION

"Some Issues Concerning Independent Innovation in the Automotive Industry"
Liu Shijin

Deputy Director
State Development and Research Center
Wang Bingke
Vice Director of Economy System Reform and Operation Department
Ministry of Information Industry
"China's Clean Fuel Vehicles: Development and Prospects"
Wang Binggang

Director of Expert Team
Coordination and Steering Team for the National Clean Vehicle Action
09:45
Questions and Answers
10:15
Refreshment Break
   
10:30

PANEL II. Moderator: Yi He, www.sohu.com
BUILDING A DEPENDABLE OEM-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP

"The Global Auto Industry: A Supplier Perspective"
Mark Hogan

President
Magna International Inc.

"Key Factors for Building a Dependable OEM-Supplier Relationship"
Chen Yilong

General Director of Asia Pacific Affairs & Chief Representative in China, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)

Lu Fujun
Director (inviting) of Engineering Institute
Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
11:45
Questions and Answers
12:15
Luncheon
   
13:30

PANEL III. Moderator: Eric Nie, CBU/ CAR
STYLING IN DESIGN: WHAT ATTRACTS CHINESE CONSUMERS

"The Role of Design"
Lowie Veermesch

Chief Designer
Pininfarina S.p.A.

"Problems in Car Development in China"
Lu Qun

Chairman/CEO
CH Auto Technology Corporation Ltd.
"Styling Automotive Trends: Past Overviews to Delineate the Future"
Alfredo Palma

Styling Manager
I.DE.A. Institute S.p.A.
14:45
Questions and Answers
15:15
Refreshment Break
   
15:30

PANEL IV. Moderator: Jones Zhong, WPR Automotive Consultancy
ENGINEERING IN DESIGN: CALIBRATION OF A VIABLE AUTOMOBILE

"The Future of Automobile Design"
Werner Wilhelm

Vice President of Engineering Research & Development
Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
"World-Class Detailed Automobile Design & Engineering"
Lei Yucheng

President
TJ Innova Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd.
"Engineering a Successful Vehicle"
Simon Stevens
Engineering Vice President
Ricardo China
"Engineering in Design: Calibration of a Viable Automobile"
Dapo Ogunmuyiwa
Managing Director
Ogunmuyiwa Motorentechnik GmbH
16:45
Questions and Answers
17:15
End of Day One
18:00-20:00

Cocktail Reception, Sponsored by MAGNA STEYR

   

DAY TWO: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2006

 

07:30
Breakfast and Registration
08:20
Chairman's Recap of Day One
08:30

PANEL V. Moderator: Lei Xing, CBU/ CAR
TESTING & VALIDATION: HOMOLOGATION FOR DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS MARKETS

"Global Economics Demands Global Vehicle Regulations"
Wolfgang Wister

Chief Counselor to the BOD and Governmental Affairs & International Relations
Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
"Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) in Europe and it's Challenges"
Christoph Grossmann
Vice General Manager
TÜV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
"How to Accelerate the Engineering of Your Vehicle for the European Market"
Bert Kreber

Member of the Strategy Board/President of Cadillac & Corvette Europe
Kroymans Corporation
"Modern Automotive Environmental Testing Standards and Methodologies"
Thilo Köppe

Managing Director
Weiss-Voetsch Environmental Testing Instruments (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
09:45
Questions and Answers
10:15
Refreshment Break
10:30

PANEL VI. Moderator: Eric Nie, CBU/CAR
DIESEL, ALTERNATIVE FUEL, HYBRID & ELECTRIC VEHICLES:
C HALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

"Hybrid Vehicles - the Best Existing Solution for the Market"
Antoni Szumanowski

Professor
Warsaw University of Technology
"Thermoelectric HVAC for Hybrid Vehicles"
John LaGrandeur
Director of Automotive Program
BSST LLC
"An Opportunity for Clean Diesel in China"
JJ Van Schaftingen
Director of the Systems Architecture and Components
Inergy Automotive Systems
11:45
Questions and Answers
12:15
Luncheon Sponsored
13:30

PANEL VII. Moderator: Wayne Xing, CBU/ CAR
AUTO ELECTRONICS: WHERE CHINA LEADS AND LAGS BEHIND (I)

"China , the New Kid on the Block - How to Catch up and Become a Global Player in Automotive Electronics"
Anton Mueller

Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Automotive, Industrial & Multi-market Business Group
Infineon Technologies AG
"Research, Development and Industrialization of Innovative ABS Systems"
Song Jian

Vice Director of Automotive Engineering Institute
Tsinghua University
"Commercial Vehicle Electronic Solution"
Thomas Hausmann

Director, Commercial Vehicle R&D
Siemens VDO Automotive
14:45
Questions and Answers
15:15
Luncheon Sponsored
   
15:30

PANEL VIII. Moderator: Lei Xing, CBU/ CAR
AUTO ELECTRONICS: WHERE CHINA LEADS AND LAGS BEHIND (II)

 
"Roles of Multinational Companies in the China Auto Independent Branding"
Chen Jinya

President of Electronics & Safety Division
Delphi Asia-Pacific
"Development of Automotive Electronic Technology in China"
Naoki Yamauchi

Deputy General Manager
Automotive Semiconductor Business Unit System Solution Business Group
Renesas Technology Corp.
   
16:10
Questions and Answers
16:30
Chairman's Closing Remarks
16:45
End of Conference Program
* Program subject to change without prior notice
   

 

 

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