NRW in Germany - Land of Innovations: German-Japanese Smart Mobility Symposium
The transformation of the automotive industry from a mobility 'machine provider' to a mobility 'service provider' with electric drive train, big data, autonomous driving and other high-tech and digital capabilities will have a huge impact on people's daily lives, especially in the world’s leading automobile producing economies.
On the occasion of the visit to Japan of Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister of Economic Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany’s leading industrial state, you are invited to attend our symposium on "Smart Mobility“. In addition to NRW’s top global players, speakers will present the most recent activities of the startups e.GO Mobile AG and StreetScooter GmbH.
Toyota Motor Corporation and Hitachi, Ltd., both of which have subsidiaries in NRW, will present their solutions for electric mobility as well as social innovation, transport and mobility solutions. Finally, presenters and panelists from Germany’s Hidden Champions, based in NRW, will highlight and discuss charging systems, quality and safety issues.
In the morning of the "Energy Storage and Smart Mobility Day 2018“ you are invited to join the "Energy Storage Summit Japan 2018" (ESSJ) conference organized at Iino Hall by Messe Dusseldorf Japan.
To Registration ↓↓↓
https://events.nrwinvest.com/en/symposium-17102018/registration/
Date: 17th October 2018, 14:00-19:30
Networking 18:00~
Venue: Iino Hall
Languages: English, Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Cost: free of charge
Please register until Oct 11 (Thu)
Program* 13:30 - Registration of the Participants
14:00 Welcome and Opening
Georg Löer, President and Representative Director, NRW Japan K.K.
14:05 Opening Remarks by the Moderator
Dr. Martin Schulz, Senior Economist, Fujitsu Research Institute
14:10 Keynote
NRW: The Innovative Location for the Challenges of Smart Mobility in
Europe
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister of Economic Affairs, Innovation,
Digitalization and Energy of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia
14:25 Keynote
E-Mobility – Smart Mobility: Technical Requirements for Safe Solutions
Dr. Ing. Michael Fübi, Chairman of the Executive Board of TÜV Rheinland
14:40 Keynote
Toyota’s Challenge to promote Widespread Use of Electrified Vehicles
Yusei Higaki, Grand Master, Overseas External Affairs Division, Toyota
Motor Corporation
14:55 Keynote
Innovations for Smart Mobility in Collaboration of Science and Industry
Stephan Krumm Ph.D., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of e.GO Mobile
AG, Managing Director of the Complexity Management Academy GmbH
15:10 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Martin Schulz, Senior Economist, Fujitsu Research Institute
- Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister of Economic Affairs, Innovation,
Digitalization and Energy of the German State of North Rhine–Westphalia
- Dr. Ing. Michael Fübi, Chairman of the Executive Board of TÜV Rheinland
- Yusei Higaki, Grand Master, Overseas External Affairs Division, Toyota
Motor Corporation
- Stephan Krumm Ph.D., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of
e.GO Mobile
AG, Managing Director of the Complexity Management Academy GmbH
15:30 Coffee Break
15:45 Affordable Smart Mobility made in NRW
Prof. Dr. Peter Burggräf, CEO, StreetScooter Research GmbH
Professor and Chair for International Production Engineering and
Management, University of Siegen
16:00 Electrifying Mobility - Combining Energy & Mobility Solutions for a
Sustainable Future
Dr. Frank Meyer, Senior Vice President B2C Solutions, E-Mobility &
Innovation, E.ON SE
16:15 Panel Discussion: Charging Solutions from NRW, Germany:
precise, smart & green
Moderator: Dr. Martin Schulz, Senior Economist, Fujitsu Research Institute
- Dag Hagby, CEO, EBG compleo GmbH
- Christopher Mennekes, CEO, MENNEKES Elektrotechnik
GmbH & Co. KG
- Dr. Frank-Michael Baumann, CEO, Energy.Agency.NRW
16:45 Coffee Break
17:00 Hitachi's Social Innovation in Transport & Mobility
Yoshiyuki Ogura, Corporate Officer of Hitachi, Ltd.
Chairman of the Board, Hitachi Europe Ltd.
17:15 Smart Mobility meets Safety and Reliability – Best Practice made in NRW
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Braasch, Founder and Managing Director, IQZ GmbH
17:30 From Toyota Production System to Modular Flex Production System –
Concept for Automotive Production of Tomorrow
André Tünkers, Managing Director, TÜNKERS Maschinenbau GmbH
17:45 Cybersecurity Solutions for the Automotive Industry
Timo Gendrullis, Head of Consulting & Engineering, ESCRYPT GmbH
18:00 End of Symposium
18:00 Networking with light buffet dinner in Room A
19:30 End of event
*(Program may be subject to change)
Yours faithfully
NRW Japan K.K.
Georg K. Löer, President & Representative Director
Contact: Ms. Yagihashi Tel.03-5210-2300
Patronage: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the German State of North-Rhine Westphalia
Hosted by: NRW.INVEST GmbH, NRW.International GmbH
Partners: Business Metropole Ruhr, Düsseldorf Chamber of Industry and Commerce, German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH), Energy.Agency.NRW
Supported by: German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (DIHKJ), Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Japan, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Media Partner: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (The Daily Industrial News)
We would like to inform you, that during the event photos will be taken. If you participate in this event, you are also giving your consent to that.
