Indian Automotive Industry

STOP PRESS: Reinhold Hierl, newly-appointed Head of BMW India’s International Purchasing Office, agrees to host a Purchasing Roundtable.
Denis Trifonoff, CEO of Kamaz Vectra, has confirmed the Russian truckmaker will discuss its production operations in Tamilnadu.
Somnath Bhattacharjee, EVP, Sales, Marketing & Aftermarket, VECV / President, Volvo Trucks India, has agreed to discuss India’s position in the global auto industry from the viewpoint of his successful international JV.

Adam Smith Conferences are pleased to announce that there has been an excellent response to this exciting and timely addition to their portfolio of conferences focusing on the most dynamic automotive markets worldwide. India is, arguably, the most exciting and vibrant automotive market in the world today. It is anticipated that it will become the world’s 7th largest car-producing nation in 2010 and leading analysts forecast that by 2030 it will be the 3rd largest.

The forum will bring together top executives of the leading domestic and international OEMs present in India (in both passenger and commercial vehicles), together with their counterparts from the component suppliers, as well as government and industry officials, advisers, financiers and service providers. The event will serve as a platform to learn about the development strategies of all the major players, address the challenges that face the industry and to provide potential new entrants to the market with the opportunity to meet with and hear first hand from India’s automotive industry leaders.

We are proud to announce that key members of the speaker faculty include:

 Kiminobu Tokuyama, Managing Director & CEO, Nissan Motor India
 Professor Bharat Balasubramanian, Vice President, Group Research & Advanced Engineering, Daimler AG
 Rajeev Kapoor, President & CEO, Fiat India
 Dr Wilfried Aulbur, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India
 Ravindra Dayal, Executive Officer (Production Engineering), Maruti Suzuki
 Krishna Swamy, Vice President & Managing Director, Volkswagen India
 Rajesh Goel, General Manager & Operating Head – Purchasing, Honda Siel Cars India
 Graeme Maxton, Author & Automotive Correspondent, The Economist
 Dr V Sumantran, Executive Vice Chairman, Hinduja Automotive
 Ravi Santhanam, Managing Director, Hindustan Motors
 Niraj Hans, Managing Director, Fiat Partecipazioni India
 Deep Kapuria, Chairman & Managing Director, Hi-Tech Gears / Past President, ACMA
 Gerald Porcario, General Manager, Marketing, Mahindra Renault
 Akash Passey, Managing Director, Volvo Buses India