Theme: Towards Strengthening Indian Automotive R&D
13th March 2015: 0900 Hrs; Hotel Hilton, Chennai
The 7th Edition – Conference on Automotive R&D Trends, the annual flagship event of the Tamil Nadu Technology Development & Promotion Center of CII which is scheduled on 13th March 2015 at Hotel Hilton, Chennai with the theme “Towards Strengthening Indian Automotive R&D”. The conference aims to help stakeholders understand the current scenario of automotive R&D, challenges ahead and share their expectations. The conference attempts to project the future of the Automotive R&D in comparison with Global Level and the bring in stakeholders views for matching this growth with the global standards.
The key objectives of the conference are to: Serve as a platform for stakeholders from the automotive and allied industrial sectors to share their exert views on strengthening the base for automotive R&D; Develop a systematic approach to address the key gaps in the R&D domain; Understand the domestic and global R&D phase to plan for future developments ; Highlight priority areas for developing robust systems and solutions through research and innovation; Catalyze the automotive growth through innovation and technology; Aid the Government Agencies in development of effective R&D policy; Aid Indian industries in interactions with international networks for best practices, collaborative R&D, product development etc; Facilitate knowledge flow by working with international organizations through bi-lateral / multilateral cooperation mechanism;
The proposed sessions for the conference is as follows:
- Session 1: Automotive R&D Mega Trends – Global Perspective & Indian Standpoint
Advanced technology & concepts in Global Market – Smart / Driverless Cars, Connectivity, Micro-mobility, Alternate fuels etc; Indian Industry – Potential & Challenges; Key R&D Milestones;
- Session 2: Major Challenges in Indian Automotive R&D
Automotive R&D Policies – Indian Perspective; R&D Skill Gaps & Development Measures; Critical Resources in India – Styling, Prototyping & Evaluation; Focus on Special Areas for Product Development, Design & Styling; R&D Investments, Barriers, ROI & Efficient Business Models; Indian Automotive – IPR Perspective; Gen Y & Rapid Urbanization – Shortening Product Life Cycle etc
- Session 3: Efficient Conventions & Approaches towards a Robust R&D
Advantages of setting up R&D in India; Lean Design in R&D; India Unique Designs done in India; Capturing Indian Customer needs by R&D utilizing Quality Function Deployment Approach; Moving from Make in India towards Make for India by R&D
- Session 4: Ecosystem of Automotive R&D – Stakeholder Views & Measures
Landscape view of Indian Automotive R&D; Stakeholder Views of Indian Automotive R&D – OEM Expectations, OES, and Engineering Service Providers Solutions; Success Story of Global OEM / OES R&D in India
- Panel Discussion – “Critical Measures to Enhance Indian Automotive R&D to pace with Global Automotive Trends – OEM , OES & other Partners in R&D Supply Chain”
Prominent global speakers from leading OEMs, prominent Auto component Industries, Transport Organizations, Infrastructure Companies, Service Providers, System Integrators, State and Central Government officials, Corporate Consultants etc have been invited to participate and share their knowledge at this conference.
This conference is an ideal platform where industries and organizations can engage to explore opportunities for joint technology development, identify new business & technology areas, facilitate technology transfer, transfer commercially available off-the-shelf scalable technologies, actively collaborate with Institutes & Research labs for researches, cater knowledge exchange through Industry / Institute Exchange programs etc.
Close to 250 senior management personnel from diverse industries all over India and abroad are expected to attend this conference.
