We are proudly looking back to the 2nd CAR-Symposium in Beijing. With more than 200 participants and nearly 20 company partners the symposium successfully established its footprint in the most important market China. Keynote-Speaker like Ola Källenius (Daimler AG), Dr. Ian Robertson (BMW Group) and Alain Visser (Geely) as well as all the other speakers helped to make the Chinese CAR-Symposium an interesting and successful event again.

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We are looking forward to the 3rd Chinese CAR-Symposium 2017 in Shanghai - always nearby the Shanghai Motor Show in April 2017.

Please note: The importance of recruiting and manpower planning in China is an increasing factor especially within the automotive industry. Due to this high demand, the next Chinese CAR-Symposium will be extended by a recruiting day where potential applicants like (young-) professionals get to meet their future automotive employer. If you like further information on active participation as a partner and exhibitor within the CAR-Symposium, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Presentations:
Mr. Mats Harborn, Executive Director, Scania China Strategic Office & Vice President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Topic: How to establish more efficient logistic system under the New Normal

Mr. Jochen Siebert, Managing Director, JSC (Shanghai) Automotive Consulting Co., Ltd.
Topic:  Automotive industry in China: Is the Golden Age over?

Panel Discussion: Automotive Industry in China: Is the Golden Age Over?
Moderator: Mr. Jörg Wuttke, Vice President & Chief Representative China, BASF; President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

Speakers:

• Mr. Mats Harborn, Executive Director, Scania China Strategic Office & Vice President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
• Mr. Jochen Siebert, Managing Director, JSC (Shanghai) Automotive Consulting Co., Ltd.
• Dr. Dominik Declercq, Chief Representative China, European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) 

Attendees: 61

Companies incl.:
ALTEN CHINA, ASIMCO Technologies Group Limited, Audi (China) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., BASF, Beijing Automotive Group Co., Ltd, Beijing Benz Automotive Co, Ltd, BENE Environmental Technologies GmbH Beijing Office, Changzhou Woelco Technology Co., Ltd, China Automotive Review, Continental Automotive Holding Co., Ltd, Control Risks, CPC Consulting (Beijing) Co. Ltd., DACHSER Shanghai Co Ltd, Beijing branch, Denso China, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Draexlmaier (Shenyang) Automotive Components Co. Ltd., Drees & Sommer Project Management & Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd., ECOVIS R&G Consulting Ltd, European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Faist Anlagenbau GmbH, FAIST ChemTec GmbH, FEV China Co., Ltd., Foton, Foton Daimler, General Motor China, Häfele Hardware Technology (China) Co., Ltd., HCP, Infosys Technologies (China) Co., Ltd, JSC (Shanghai) Automotive Consulting Co., Ltd., Kerry EAS Logistics, MagnaSteyr, PwC, Scania China, Schmid Machinery (Changzhou) Co., Ltd, science + computing ag - A Bull Group Company, SEB Merchant Banking, SIP Project Management, SJTU ParisTech Review, Taylor Wessing Beijing Representative Office, Van Vliet Automobilebedijven B V., VDA, Yilio - Education and HR Solutions

Presentations:
Mr. Xia Wei, General Manager of DF VSS Automotive, Siemens
Topic: Industry 4.0 in Auto Manufacture

Mr. Neil Hickey, China Managing Director, Accenture Digital
Topic:  How will Industry 4.0 Reshape the Automotive Industry?

Panel Discussion: Will Industry 4.0 Reshape the Automotive Industry in China?
Moderator: Mr. Joffre Castilla Breininger, Account Manager, hartung:consult (Shanghai)
Speakers:

• Mr. Xia Wei, General Manager of DF VSS Automotive, Siemens
• Mr. Neil Hickey, China Managing Director, Accenture Digital
• Mr. Wen Bin, Deputy General Manager, VDMA Beijing Representative Office 

Attendees: 56

Companies incl.:
Accenture China, ASIMCO Technologies Group Limited, Austrian Embassy, Beijing Benz Automotive Co, Ltd, BENE Environmental Technologies GmbH Beijing Office, BMW Brilliance Automotive, China CapitalGuard Security Service Co., Ltd, CitNOW Video, DACHSER Shanghai Co Ltd, Beijing branch, Daimler Great China Ltd., Dataforce Automotive Information Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd, Detecon Consulting Co., Ltd., Faist Anlagenbau GmbH, Faist Trading (Beijing) Co., Ltd, FEV China Co., Ltd., HARTING (Zhuhai) Sales Ltd., hartung:consult (Shanghai), HCP, Infosys Technologies (China) Co., Ltd, JATO Dynamics, PassargeVisa, Siemens, Tianjin Xiqing Economic-technological Development Area (XEDA) Administrative Committee, Beijing TRIGO Quality & Technology Co., Ltd, VDA, VDA QMC China, VDMA Beijing Representative Office, Ventum, Vodafone Automotive