About Automotive Roundtable Series
To maximize the interest of working group members, the Automotive Working Group is launching a new event initiative “Automotive Roundtable Series” in partnership with G-I-Event in 2015. This initiative is created to supplement regular working group meetings and further strengthen the programming of working group portfolios.
The “Automotive Roundtable Series” features a number of selected roundtable events, which aims to connect the industry, exchange ideas and discuss business opportunities and challenges in China. The Roundtables are conveniently held outside the chamber and coordinated primarily by G-I-Events. As the Strategic Partner to G-I-Events, chamber members will enjoy reserved speaking slots for presentation and panel discussion for the selected roundtables.
Interested in getting involved with the “Automotive Roundtable Series”? Please contact Ink Zheng, the working group coordinator, at izheng@europeanchamber.com.cn for details.
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Speaking of sustainable transport, safety, efficiency and a development towards a greener environment are the key pillars.
September Automotive Roundtable will gather experts of the whole value chain – from manufacturers of loading pallets and warehouse equipment to the load carrier and commercial vehicles makers to discuss transport in China, short- and long-term activities to balance economical efficiency and reliability on one hand, and on the other hand, to meet the demands of sustainable transport, to make good use of resources and achieve strict emission standards to protect the environment.
Featured Speakers:
- Mr. Mats Harborn, Executive Director, Scania China Strategic Office & Vice President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
- Mr. Andreas Schmitz, CEO Schmitz Cargobull (Wuhan) Trailer Co., Ltd. and Member of the Board, Schmitz Cargobull AG
- Dr. Zheng Ren, Head of Logistics IT, Siemens Logistics Automation Systems (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
- Mr. Willi Li, Managing Director China, BLG Logistics Group
Moderator: Mr. Robert Earley, Transportation in the Era of Big Data Program Director, Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation & Co-Founder, Pathway to a Prosperous Planet Initiative
When: Thursday, September 17, 2015, 6:00 pm
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Registration and Networking Dinner
(Costs will be paid by participants separately to the restaurant)
7:00 pm: Presentation
By Mr. Mats Harborn, Executive Director, Scania China Strategic Office & Vice President, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Mr. Mats Harborn is Executive Director of Scania China Strategic Center with focus on long-term business development, He also serves as Vice Chairman of Scania Sales (China) Co Ltd. Mr. Harborn has been a very active participant in the Chinese public debate on the improvement of the transport and logistics industry. He has lived and worked in China for over 20 years with fluent Chinese.
7:20 pm: Presentation: Facilitating Transport Intelligence in China
By Mr. Andreas Schmitz, CEO Schmitz Cargobull (Wuhan) Trailer Co., Ltd. and Member of the Board, Schmitz Cargobull AG
As CEO of Schmitz Cargobull (Wuhan) Trailer Co., Ltd. Mr. Schmitz has led the company’s entry into the Chinese market by establishing a joint venture with DongFeng.Furthermore, Andreas Schmitz has been a Management Board Member of Schmitz Cargobull AG, the European market leader for trailers, since December 2008. As the Head of Sales in Central Europe and Emerging Markets, he has expanded the company’s market leadership in the former Eastern Bloc region and further developed its regional production capability in Lithuania and in St. Petersburg.
7:40 pm: Panel discussion: Sustainable Transport in China
Moderator: Mr. Robert Earley, Transportation in the Era of Big Data Program Director, Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation & Co-Founder, Pathway to a Prosperous Planet Initiative
Mr. Robert Earley leads iCET’s program on making better use of Big Data to improve regulation of the transportation industry in China and abroad, with a focus on fuel economy, environmental impact of vehicles, and reduction of emissions from the freight and logistics sectors. His past research has focused on global fuel economy standards, green freight and logistics, and policy on lifecycle sustainability in biofuels. Robert is the past executive director and current advisor to the Beijing Energy Network, supporting youth, cultural exchange, and innovation in the transport and energy sectors in China and around the world. He has lived in China for nearly 12 years, and has traveled extensively across Asia for his work.
Panel additionally includes:
Dr. Zheng Ren, Head of Logistics IT, Siemens Logistics Automation Systems (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Dr. Ren got his university degrees at Harbin Institute of Technology, Tongji University, and RWTH Aachen. He finished a three years DFG research project in his field of Computer Vision before joint Siemens in Germany in 1992. He started with his expert career in the department R&D, and worked in various leadership positions in technology development, project engineering, and project execution in area of logistics automation. He moved to Siemens China in 2006, in role of business manager he has been in charge of series of IT and automation projects with customers of logistics industry. Dr. Ren is certified as Siemens Senior Project Manager with the entitlement Project Management Accessor.
Mr. Willi Li, Managing Director China, BLG Logistics Group
Willi Li is Managing Director for China at BLG Logistics (Beijing) Co., Ltd. --- a subsidiary of BLG Logistics Group from Bremen in Germany. BLG Logistics Group is the European Market Leader for Automobile Logistics with global network, In China BLG is located in three cities (Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin). Mr. Li graduated from University Frankfurt am Main in Germany. He has been working in logistics industry for more than 10 years with extensive experiences in contract logistics, international freight forwarding and automotive logistics. In his early career, Mr. Li worked for several large multinational companies, deeply involved in both managing and operation works.
8:10 pm: Q&A
Where: Restaurant “Lake Rhine" 莱茵湖畔餐厅
No. 6 Fangyuan West Road, Outside of Xiaoyun Bridge, Chaoyang
District, Beijing (Opposite side of Lido Place, inside of Lido
Park)
北京市朝阳区霄云桥外芳园西路六号（丽都广场斜对面，丽都花园内）
Fee: 150 RMB/Person, incl. 1 Welcome Drink if registered by September 16
250 RMB/Person, incl. 1 Welcome Drink at the door without registration
Free for Annual Sponsors!
(Please note only cash or pre-payment via bank transfer is accepted)
Language: English
Please RSVP by September 16. In case you register but cannot attend, please cancel your reservation by September 16. Otherwise you will be invoiced for the event.
