Attend the Smart Automotive Variant.con 2014!

After a huge success in 2013, we.CONECT brings back the leading international networking platform in the field of variant and complexity management in the automotive industry in 2014. The highly interactive expert community gathers with more than 100 delegates from leading international OEMs, Tier1s and suppliers to discuss current challenges and developments in modular concepts, lean engineering, vehicle configuration lifecycle management and more. Use the opportunity to share experiences, network, benchmark latest concepts and exchange best practices to gain exceptional benefits for your real-life business.

Main Topics of the Smart Automotive Variant.con 2014:
Establishing an Integrated Variant Management Concept
Simplifying Complexity in Automotive Design & Engineering
Modular Concepts & Lean Engineering
Configuration Lifecycle Management –
Enterprise-wide Management of Vehicle Configurations

Review the full agenda online on the we.CONECT website: http://auto-variant-management-2014.we-conect.com/en/preview/agenda for insights into show highlights, sessions and roundtable discussions, topics and speaker details.

What can you except @ the event?
100+ delegates from global operating companies, OEMs, Tier1s, partners
20+ expert speakers & moderators
20+ interactive sessions & end-user practices
4 Challenge Your Peers Round Tables
4 World Café Round Tables

“It shows that variability is present. It is important to get aware of this. The presentations show, how variability can be managed.”
Dr. Andreas Abele, Robert Bosch GmbH

Keynote Speakers from Industry-Leading Companies:

General Motors / USA | Dr. Sankar Nallapati, Senior Engineer Specialist will talk about Automation of the CAE Environment: Enabling Smarter Decisions for Designers to simplify complexity in automotive design and analysis of vehicle parts… more

Virtual Vehicle Reserach Center – The Virtual Vehicle / Austria | Dr. Michael Schmeja, Area Manager Information and Process Management will discuss the future PLM and the aspects of a human-centred product lifecycle management by outlining the future challenges in product development and the human factor in ‘complexity versus responsibility’… more

Massachusetts Institute of Technology / USA | Dr. Bruce G. Cameron, Founder, Cameron Industries & Director, System Architecture Lab, Department of Engineering Systems will provide findings from the MIT Commonality Study on Mitigating Divergence. He will identify acceptable and unacceptable drivers of divergence, review strategies for managing commonality trades and define the valuation of indirect and distributed savings… more

ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG / Germany | Dr. Michael B. Schmitz, Director Central R&D will approach the key challenges in managing global complexity in services for complex automotive test facilities, taking into account system design, global requirements in services, as well as operations, involvement of suppliers and global logistics to ensure global consistent quality…more

Click here to discover the full speaker lineup: http://auto-variant-management-2014.we-conect.com/en/preview/speakers and list of participating companies.

For more details regarding the attending companies, full session descriptions and networking opportunities, please visit our Smart Automotive Variant.con 2014 conference website: http://auto-variant-management-2014.we-conect.com.

We look forward to welcoming you at the Smart Automotive Variant.con 2014
from November 20 – 21, 2014 in Berlin!

Contact:
Serina Gummert
Digital Marketing Manager | we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH
Phone: +49 (0)30 52 10 70 3 – 83 | Email: serina.gummert@we-conect.com
www.we-conect.com

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