Program

We welcome you to the Hotel First Inn at our Welcome Reception. Here you will receive all information about the two-day congress. You will also have the opportunity to talk to other participants in a relaxed atmosphere. So feel free to drop by.

Venue: Hotel First Inn Zwickau

Exciting impulses and discussion rounds between industry representatives as well as politics and administration await you.

Dr. Ing. Oliver Manicke, Head of Energy System and Onboard Network, Skoda Auto a.s.
"How attractive is Germany/Europe as a location?"
Harry Rogasch, Director Public Affairs & Governmental Relations Europe, NIO GmbH
"A New Horizon – NIO in Europa"
Panel discussion Germany - Location with a future?
including Minister of State Martin Dulig
Networking plus with workshops
- Transformation strategies, ITAS - Initiative Transformation Automotive Region Southwest Saxony
- Value creation perspectives in the hydrogen economy, cH2ance / HZwo e.V.
- Securing liquidity, HEUKING KÜHN LÜER WOJTEK Partnership with limited professional liability

Venue: D R H Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
End approx. 16:30 h

Take a look behind the scenes of automotive and supplier companies in the region.

Volkswagen Saxony GmbH
Clarios Zwickau GmbH & Co. KG

Meeting point: Hotel First Inn Zwickau
End approx. 4.00 pm

We welcome you to the champagne reception starting at 4:45 p.m. in the Bürgersaal in the City Hall of Zwickau.

Constance Arndt, Mayor of the City of Zwickau
Greeting Max Jankowsky, President IHK Chemnitz
Key Note "Global transformation of the automotive industry and the challenges for the Saxon supplier industry"
Dr. Joachim Lamla, Member of the Executive Board, Porsche Consulting GmbH
Award ceremony of the August Horch Honorary Prize

Venue: Bürgersaal, City Hall Zwickau

Theme Tables
Dinner Speech
Buffet

Venue: Wilder Hirsch, Zwickau
End approx. 23:00

The following exhibitors are waiting for you:

HENNgineered
HZwo e.V.
imk Industrial Intelligence GmbH
NOVAJET GmbH
VibroCut GmbH

Venue: Bürgersaal, City Hall Zwickau

Future trends and new business models in the supplier industry

Moritz Krusch, Associate Partner, Porsche Consulting GmbH
Transformation is more than change in the powertrain
Dr. Stefan Fenchel, Project Manager "Green Plant", BMW Group - Leipzig Plant
On the way to CO2-neutral production with hydrogen
Gerhard Meister, Vice President Business Field Electrification, AVL List GmbH
Engineering service provider AVL List - Transformation from combustion engines to e-drives

The following exhibitors are waiting for you:

HENNgineered
HZwo e.V.
imk Industrial Intelligence GmbH
NOVAJET GmbH
VibroCut GmbH

Dr. Harald Straky, Vice President Product Development Electronics & Mechatronics, MAHLE GmbH
MAHLE Transformation for the Future - Challenges and Opportunities
Dr. Carsten Czenkusch, Clustermanager, Vitesco Technologies GmbH
Transformation in the automotive supply industry
Panel discussion

The following exhibitors are waiting for you:

HENNgineered
HZwo e.V.
imk Industrial Intelligence GmbH
NOVAJET GmbH
VibroCut GmbH

Digitalization of production, imk Industrial Intelligence GmbH
Shaping supply relationships, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Automated driving, FD Tech GmbH
B2B talks

Gerd Hahn, Head of the Chemnitz Engine Plant, Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH
Prospects for the Chemnitz engine plant
Dr. Christian Rosenkranz, Managing Director, CLARIOS TECHNOLOGY AND RECYCLING GMBH
Recyclability in the low-voltage battery - sustainability pioneer in the electric car
Rivian Inc. (requested)