AutoCEE: Your Source Of Automotive Contacts In Central & Eastern Europe

Main Conference Day One

26th November 2008

08.00	Registration And Morning Coffee
08.45	Chairman’s Opening Remarks
09.00	Examining The Potential For Automotive Growth In The Czech Republic And Government Strategies To Support This Dr Robert Szurman, Commissioner of the Minister, CZECH MINISTRY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY

09.30	Mapping Skoda’s Growth Strategy In Europe And Asia - Planning For Success Fred Kappler, Member of the Board, Sales and Marketing, SKODA AUTO

10.00	Identifying Kia Motors Slovakia’s Short- And Long-Term Production Plans To Understand The Impact This Will Have On Your Business Young-Taek Huh, Vice-President of the Administration Group, KIA MOTORS SLOVAKIA

10.30	Hyundai In The Czech Republic: Update On Production Plans And Future Growth Strategies Petr Vanek, General Manger PR, HYUNDAI CZECH REPUBLIC

11.00	Coffee And Networking
11.30	TPCA’s Outlook On Current And Future Production: Models, Production Volumes And Projected Growth Bernard Million-Rousseau, Executive Vice President, TPCA

12.00	The Role of PSA Trnava In The Automotive Industry Of Central And Eastern Europe Jean Mouro, Director General, PSA TRNAVA

12.30	Getting Suppliers Right First Time: Sourcing High Quality Suppliers In New Locations Colin Fearon, Emerging Markets Sourcing Manager, FORD EUROPE

13.00	Lunch
14.30	Stream A: Quality Management	Stream B: Sourcing and Cost Reduction
	Managing Relationships To Improve Quality: Leveraging Collaboration Along The Entire Supply Chain Pavel Hortlik, Deputy General Manager, Quality Control, TPCA	Identifying The Role Of CEE Suppliers In PSA International Purchasing Strategy Franck Guyot, Central European Purchasing Manager, PSA Charles Herval, International Purchasing Network Director, PSA
15.00	Taking A Global Perspective To Map Out And Overcome CEE-Specific Quality Challenges Dr Thomas Dueckers, VP, CIS Countries, JOHNSON CONTROLS	Implementing Cost Reduction Activities To Balance Price Pressure And Customer Needs In Your Business Kersten Janik, CEO, TEDRIVE
15.30	Coffee and Networking
16.00	Preparing Your Manufacturing Staff And Processes For OEM Quality Inspections, Audits And Certification Tsugio Nishi, President, SANDEN MANUFACTURING POLAND	Challenges Arising From The Current Raw Material Market In CEE Lech Kozlowski, EMEA Purchasing Manager, FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
16.30	Establishing Best Practice Quality Procedures In A New Plant: Laying The Foundations For A Strong Customer Relationship Hans-Joerg Greif, Plant Manager, TRELLEBORG AUTOMOTIVE	Excellence In CEE: Putting In Place Effective Supplier Development Strategies Attila Biro, Vice President, Purchasing, KNORR-BREMSE
17.00 – 18.00	Champagne Discussion Roundtables After the main presentations are finished, you’re bound to be full of questions and ideas about the information and cutting edge strategies which have been presented to you. AutoCEE 2008 gives you the opportunity to discuss these burning issues in small groups with OEMs and your peers, and throws in champagne to get the debate flowing! These roundtables will be led by top OEMs and tier 1 suppliers so book early to ensure your place. Andy Piatek, Director, Purchasing and Logistics & Mark Trowbridge, HUM Procurement Division Manager, HONDA EUROPE Petr Vanek, General Manager, PR, HYUNDAI Bernard Million-Rousseau, Executive Vice President, TPCA Jean Mouro, General Manager, PSA TRNAVA Colin Fearon, Senior Purchasing Manager Emerging Markets Sourcing, FORD Helge Zeuner, Head of CEE Purchasing Office, VW Kersten Janik, CEO, TEDRIVE

19.00	AutoCEE 2008 10th Anniversary Celebrations! Celebrate the top performers in 2008 and make invaluable business contacts through informal networking Welcome Drinks Reception: 19.00-20.00 Awards and Dinner: 20.00 – 22.00 After a full day of industry-focused presentations and formal networking with your clients and competitors, you need an opportunity to relax and take advantage of informal networking opportunities. Catch up with senior OEMs you have met throughout the day to enhance your chances of becoming a preferred supplier Take the opportunity to make new personal contacts and discover potential partnerships Bring your team to the conference to increase your networking power Find out who has made the biggest impact in the industry at the annual awards

Main Conference Day Two

27th November 2008

08.30	Chairman’s Opening Comments
09.00	Tracking Mercedes’ Footprint in CEE: Procurement And Supplier Management Gerd Schlaich, Director Advanced Supplier and Commodity Management, Procurement Mercedes-Benz Cars and Vans, DAIMLER

09.30	Sourcing In Low Cost Countries – A Case Study On Volvo’s Global Purchasing Schemes And The Role Of CEE Within Them Anna Vilhelmsson, Emerging Market Sourcing Manager, Purchasing Overseas Operations, VOLVO

10.00	Putting In Place Best Practice Strategies For Supplier Development In Order To Deliver Maximum Results To Your Partners In CEE Region Dr. Tomasz Górski, Assistant Plant Manager, FIAT AUTO POLAND

10.30	Coffee and Networking
11.00	Navigating To Low Cost Country Sourcing Excellence: Key Success Factors To Become An LCC Sourcing Leader In Eastern Europe Jan Wüllenweber, Principal, McKinsey Cologne Alexander Unterschütz, Associate Principal, McKinsey Munich

11.30	VW Sourcing Strategies: Purchasing And Supplier Localisation Helge Zeuner, Head of CEE Purchasing Office, VOLKSWAGEN

12.00	Turbulence: Managing Operations In The Age Of Uncertainty Matthias Holweg, Senior Lecturer Operations Management, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, JUDGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

12.30	Lunch
	Stream A: Supply Chain Management	Stream B: HR Management
14.00	Strategies For The Optimisation Of Your Supply Chain: Taking An End-To-End Perspective To Increase Efficiency Daniel Palm, Head of Fraunhofer Center for Production and Logistics Management, PPL, FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE	Solving The Skills Deficit: The Skoda School Case Study Vladimir Hamáek, Vice Chancellor of Škoda Auto College, SKODA AUTO
14.30	Increasing Efficiency And Raising Quality Through Accurate SOP Management Cem Mercan, Plant Manager, FAURECIA LOZORNO	Putting In Place Best Practice Techniques For Staff Retention At A Time Of High Regional Turnover Katernina Becicova, HR Manager, KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE
15.00	Coffee and Networking
15.30	Case Study: Managing Your Supply Chain To Support JIT Delivery While Reducing Costs Andrej Michalak, Logistics Manager CEE, DELPHI	Panel Discussion: The Recruitment Landscape In CEE - Opportunities And Challenges Katarina Becicova, HR Manager, KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE Cem Mercan, Plant Manager, FAURECIA Kersten Janik, CEO, TEDRIVE Alexander Yevzelman, Business Development Director, JOHNSON CONTROLS
16.00	Implementing Effective Collaboration Strategies To Reduce Costs And Improve Logistics Performance Istvan Redai, Logistics & Production Leader, KIRCHHOFF HUNGARIA	The Academic Perspective: What Is the Czech Education Sysytem Doing To Support Growth In Relevant Skills? Jan Macek, Head of Jozef Bozek Research Centre, CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

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