Italian-German Forum 2035 and the automotive supply chain: changing the manufacturing model to meet a technological transformation

On Thursday, March 29^th, starting from 2.30 p.m., at the Arena of Bologna Trade Fair Service Centre, inside the MECSPE Exhibition Core, it will be held the Italian-German Forum dedicated to the automotive industry and to the great changes the latter will be called to face within 2035. The issues will concern frame parts that shall be reengineered with new solutions, innovative and lighter materials that will replace steel, a stronger presence of on-board electronics, the whole power line that will need to be reconceived, control and management of the powertrain that will gain more and more importance, but we will also talk about the new character that supply chains will be expected to acquire. Experts in technologies and market, through successful best practices and case histories, in collaboration with the Italian-German Chamber of Commerce, the division of industrial exhibitions of Stuttgart Trade Fair, including AMB and Moulding Expo, and Tecniche Nuove Group, will create an afternoon full of ideas and insights, analysing the challenges the automotive industry is called to face, the possible impact of the sustainable mobility on the supply chain and the adoptable measures.
The programme of the Forum coordinated by Alessandro Garnero, editorial director of Tecniche Nuove Group, will be divided into three moments of debate and discussion:

• 2.30 – 3.30 p.m. Plenary session: An evolving automotive scenario
  Moderator of the session will be Alessandro Marino, Secretary General of the Italian-German Chamber of Commerce. Speeches will be delivered by prof. Karsten Stahl, Managing Director Institute of Machine Elements FZG Munich; Markus Heseding,Managing Director VDMA Precision Tools – Impact of the electrification of powertrain in motor vehicles on the machinery and component supplier industry; Prof. Ciro Attaianese, Managing Director Consortium ELMO Electrification of Mobility – University of Naples Federico II – The indispensability of research and higher education for implementing the transition to e-mobility; Nicola Amati, Politecnico di Torino, Coordinatore del Centro Interdipartimentale CARS@POLITO – The importance of the Vehicle Laboratory Testing to reduce the time to market in electrified vehicles.

• 3.30 – 4.30 p.m. Panel 1:THE ELECTROMOBILITY IMPACT ON THE AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN AND HOW ITALY AND GERMANY CAN RESPOND              Moderator of the session will be prof. Carlo Gorla of Milan Polytechnics.
  The floor will be given to the German and Italian industries of the subcontracting chain.Claudio Mus– Technical – R&D Director Endurance Overseas; Davor Petrović – Marketing and Communications Manager Marzocchi Pompe; Mauro Barchiesi – CEO Bora Italy; Jorge Bertsos – CEO Ubiemme Gühring Italia; Claudio Gabos– Managing Director Mapal Italia; Lorella Ceschini – University of Brescia; Enio Gritti – Managing Director OMR Automotive; Francesco Meroni – Head of e-mobility and electrification solutions – KEB Italia; Paolo Basilico – Sales dept. KraussMaffei Group Italia

• 4.30 – 5.30 p.m. Panel 2:MEASURES TO FACILITATE THE RESHORING AND SHORTENING THE SUPPLY CHAINS OF STRATEGIC PARTS – The role of institutions in strengthening European industry. Cooperation with innovation and technology transfer centers                                                                    Moderator of the session will be Mr Stefano Colletta,CEO Exellence International Consultancy and Technical Director of Meccanica News review.
  Institutions’ role for the strengthening of the European industry. The collaboration with innovation and technological transfer centres, the new structure of supply chains. This session will be attended by: Christoph Gelzer– Project Coordinator CARS 2.0 Cluster Automotive Region Stuttgart; Federico Capucci –Cluster Manager Clust-ER MECH Meccatronica e Motoristica; Giuseppe Corcione– CEO di Reinova and member of Gruppo Componenti ANFIA (Associazione Nazionale Filiera Industria Automobilistica); Michele Merola –President AIDAM – Associazione Italiana di Automazione e Meccatronica; Roberto Frassine –President Assocompositi and President EuCIA (European Composites Industry Association); Marco Gazzaniga– Business development Icona Design Group; Stefania Minnella– Application Specialist 3D Printing HP