Program

On Tuesday, March 27 at 8:00 pm, AutoRAI is very pleased to invite you to their black-tie gala. Spend an unforgettable evening in the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre and experience first hand the best and finest the car manufacturers and dealers have to offer as well as first class hospitality and entertainment.

• Arjen Bongard, Editor, Automotive News Europe and Wijnand de Geus, RAI
• Paul Nieuwenhuis, MA, PhD, AffIMI , Co-Director, Centre for Automotive Industry Research, Cardiff University
• Rob Routs, Executive Director Downstream (Oil Products and Chemicals), Royal Dutch Shell plc
• Automotive News Europe/Maritz Research dealer and consumer survey:
  Jesse Snyder, Managing Editor, Automotive News Europe
  Stephan Thun, Vice President and Managing Director Europe, Maritz Research
• Lewis Booth, Executive Vice President, Ford Motor Company and Premier Automotive Group, and Chairman Ford of Europe

• Jan-Åke Jonsson, Managing Director, Saab Automobile AB
• Daniel Hancock, Vice President, GM Powertrain Global Engineering

Panel: From Concepts to Reality

A variety of innovative alternative powertrain technologies are starting to move from research labs to showrooms. Panelists will discuss both the technical, commercial and financial barriers these concepts face and which consumers will actually buy.

• Dr. Dorette Corbey, member of the European Parliament
• Kazuhiko Miyadera, Executive Vice President, R & D Group Toyota Motor Europe
• Dr. Rinaldo Rinolfi, Executive Vice President, Director of Engines Division, Fiat Research Center
• Dr. Anton Mayer, General Manager Engineering Center Graz, Magna Steyr