Benjamin Krieger - Secretary General of CLEPA Before being appointed Secretary General, I led the CLEPA Government Affairs Department for four years, so I took office already knowing the organisation, and its key issues, which puts me in a good position to hit the ground run Details...

Bird & Bird LLP / Alexander Duisberg, PhD Looking back at the Dieselgate in September 2015, it becomes clear that change in the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles has been long overdue, next to recognizing that emission-oriented EU 5 and 6 type approvals regulations had turned outdated. Details...

Eric-Mark Huitema – Director General of ACEA Eric-Mark Huitema is the Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), a position he has held since October 2019. Details...

Carlo Bailo – President & CEO, Center for Automotive Research The Center for Automotive Research is a 401C3 non-profit automotive think tank. Our mission is to promote the sustainability of the automotive sector. We do this by providing compelling research that provides a toolkit for automotive companies to navigate the waters of the future and support their business decisions. Details...

Deloitte & ODD Consumer Study: Advanced Vehicle Technologies- 2019 Deloitte Turkey and Automotive Distributors Association jointly conducted "Automotive Consumer Survey" to reveal consumers’ opinion on advancing vehicle technologies as well as their their choice for every day mobility and potential preferences for their next vehicles’. Details...

Rene Schroeder - Executive-Director, EUROBAT First of all we want to emphasize the fact that we strongly believe that all current battery technologies have to be taken into account when talking about decarbonisation of transport (EVs and all forms of hybrid). Details...

Steve Young - General Manager, ICDP The distribution sector of the car industry in Europe is in a period of disruptive change, where many small changes over a decade or so will create a new business model. Details...

Al Bedwell - Director of Global Powertrain, LMC Automotive Global Light Vehicle (LV) sales remain strong by historical standards: the seasonally adjusted annualised rate of sales in the three months to May of 2018 was approximately 98 mn units/year. Details...

Roberto Vavassori - CLEPA president CLEPA is the European Association of Automotive Suppliers. We have over 120 corporate members and over 20 Trade associations and associated members. Details...

VDA Matthias Wissmann “Zero emissions is our visionary goal for a mobile future, zero accidents is the other one” Details...

LMC, Automotive Jonathon Poskitt “Economic expansion should see many more enjoying vehicle ownership for the first time over the course of the next decade.” Details...

ACEA Secretary General Erik Jonnaert More than ever is our sector an engine for growth in Europe, but we need the right policies in place to retain our competitive edge and to create jobs across the value chain. Details...