MARTIN KOERS
Managing Director, German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)

KEYNOTE: Future Challenges of the Automotive Industry

BIO:
Dr. Martin Koers became Managing Director of the VDA on February 1, 2019. In this capacity he is responsible for Manufacturer Group III, which includes suppliers, medium-sized businesses, aftermarket, development service providers and startups, and is the largest group of VDA members. In addition, he is responsible for communication and events – including the IAA Cars in Frankfurt and the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover – and for the areas of economic intelligence and statistics, IT and digitization within the VDA.

After studying business administration in Münster (Germany) and Edinburgh (Scotland), Martin Koers initially worked at the Institute of Marketing under Prof. Meffert. After obtaining a doctorate, he was engaged as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois (US), before switching to the Ford Motor Company, where he held posts including assistant to the Board, head of a distribution region, and Manager Product Marketing at Ford of Europe‘s headquarters. From November 2007 he was Head of the Economic and Climate Protection Department in the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), before becoming one of the VDA’s Managing Directors in February 2019.

PAVEL KYSILKA
Founder, 6D Academy
Ex-governor of The Czech National Bank

BIO:
Pavel is an economist, a former acting governor of the Czech National Bank and Chairman and CEO of Ceska sporitelna (Czech Savings Bank), currently Founder and Chairman of 6D Academy and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ceske drahy (Czech Railways).

VLADIMÍR BÄRTL
Deputy Minister, Section of European Union and Foreign Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech republic

BIO:
Born 14th July 1965 in Liberec, is married and has three sons and daughter. He completed his secondary schooling at the College of Civil Engineering in 1983. In 1988 he graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague with specialization in Geodesy and Cartography. In the period from Mr Vladimír Bärtl 1989 to 1993 Mr Bärtl worked in Geodézie ČS, a.s. and gained professional experience in geographic information systems in Paris. He co—founded the firm HOUDEK s.r.o., focused on metrology and transfer of technologies. Mr Bärtl joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1999 and he worked at Czech Embassy in Ottawa from 2000 to 2004. After that he was adviser to the Vice Minister of Industry and Trade from 2004 to 2006 as co—author of Export Strategy 2006—2010 and of the project: "The new System of State Commercial and Economic Services Abroad". He absolved a study focused on "Negotiation techniques in EU" in 2005. Mr Bärtl worked at Czech Embassy in Paris from 2006 to 2010. He co—organized the "Czech and French Economic Year" during the successive French and Czech Presidency in EU. He was a team member for the localization of the Galileo Managing Centre to Prague. After that in 2010 he was involved in commercial projects of the company BCM Control s.r.o., and successively in 2011 he acted as representative of the Minister of Industry and Trade for international commercial competitiveness and for promotion of Czech commercial interests abroad. Mr Vladimír Bärtl was named Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade as of 15th March 2014. He manages the Section of European Union and Foreign Trade. Mr Bärtl also likes to promote traditional Czech engineering products in an unconventional way – sometimes he flies Czech airplanes or drives Czech motorcycles during his official journeys.

ROBERT KIML
Senior General Manager, Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech

LECTURE:
Long Term Development of Supplier and Customer Relations at TPCA

BIO:
Experienced Production and Administration General Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Automotive Engineering, Quality Management, Root Cause Analysis, Manufacturing and HR.

IVAN HODAČ
Founder & President, Aspen Institute Central Europe
Former ACEA Secretary-General

Special Guest & Event Host

BIO:
Ivan Hodač is a Founder and President of the Aspen Institute Prague. He was Secretary-General of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) from 2001 until October 2013. He is the Chairman of the Board at cabinet DN. The Financial Times listed him among the most influential personalities in Brussels politics. Before joining ACEA, he was Senior Vice-President and Head of the Time Warner Corporate office for Europe. Previously he was Secretary-General of the trade organization IFMA/IMACE, Senior Economist at Didier & Associates, and Assistant Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges. He was born in Prague, where he studied mechanical engineering. He completed his education in economics and political science at the University of Copenhagen and the College of Europe in Bruges (European studies).

PETER TINKA
Head of Quality CEEMEA, Schaeffler Slovakia

LECTURE:
Fit for Quality Mindset
Based on motto: „We live our Quality mindset“ we created unique Fit for Quality program accepted by VDA and presented on annual VDA meeting in Berlin as a best awareness Quality project. Fit for Quality program is conected with Six Sigma, but focused on mindset and behavior of each person on workplace.

BIO:
Since 2015 a Head of Quality CEEMEA at Schaeffler, where he works more than 20 years on quality architecture of high precisions processes. In 9 plants, 2 of them in Czech Republic and 2 in Slovak Republic, with more than 20.000 employees in Subregions CEE and MEA, we produce super precision bearings and components.

FILIP VONDRUŠKA
Senior Data Analyst, Logio

LECTURE:
Data monetization: Increase the suppliers reliability
The lecture will show real case study how precise monitoring of suppliers reliability brings financial benefits. The presentation will include live and interactive demo how this issue might be solved.

BIO:
Filip Vondruška is data analyst and Business Intelligence expert at consulting company Logio s.r.o. He helps the customers to become real data-driven companies but never forgets that any data-project has to bring real financial benefit. Filip Vondruška has implemented tens of projects in automotive industry including cooperation with the biggest players in Region – Škoda Auto a.s. and Volkswagen Slovakia a.s.

LADISLAV BRÁZDIL JR.
Project Manager, Executive, ZLKL

LECTURE:
ZLKL’s Success Story
ZLKL started 26 years ago as a small company manufacturing furniture components. Today it belongs to TIER 1 suppliers for the automotive industry and owns a wide and advanced technological park within machining and sheet metal processing divisions. It drew experience from company’s own 10-year development and launch of a worldwide unique vehicle for the wheelchair users.

BIO:
Ladislav Brázdil Jr. is the older son of the founder of the ZLKL company. He studied economics and then joined the family company by managing a project for the development and production of a vehicle for disabled persons (the Elbee vehicle). He now manages all company investment projects.

BOGDAN IONITA
Transport and Logistics Manager, GEFCO

LECTURE:
Managing supply chain solutions of batteries for electric vehicles
Electric vehicles will reshape the future of the automotive industry. The lecture will present a case study about the transportation, warehousing and pre-assembly of electric batteries and the subsequent just-in-time and just-in-sequence deliveries right onto the assembly line.

BIO:
Bogdan Ionita is Cluster Overland and Warehousing Manager for the geo-region Czech Republic and Slovakia at GEFCO. Bogdan has a longtime management experience with emphasis on transportation and supply chain. He studied trade and marketing in Bucharest and gained first experience in logistics as Airfreight Manager. Prior to coming to the Czech Republic, Bogdan has also worked as Overseas Manager and Country Operations Manager at GEFCO Romania.

JOHANNES GERARDUS SANDERS
Cost saving analyst, GQ systems

LECTURE:
DRIVING TO THE FUTURE Cost reduction is driving force to improve efficiency, increase profits and innovate in the future.

In today's turbulent economic climate, manufacturers face major challenges in the automotive sector. Manufacturers must clearly distinguish themselves from their competitors, while they are still active, efficient, cost-saving and looking for new markets and extra growth. They have to do this while being burdened with complex systems, rigid legacy infrastructure and increasing compliance requirements. Innovate to reduce costs and impact on the environment. Because customers demand more efficient vehicles, car manufacturers have to often work in advanced research together. Most of them, if not all brands implement the environment programs and countries are very strict in forcing companies to innovate more sustainability throughout the life cycle of vehicles, from production to disposal and recycling. The development of cleaner and more efficient vehicles and engines is essential. We at GQ systems believe, that the key to achieving these goals is to start with implementation of cost reduction, so that maximum money is made available to innovate. Car manufacturers, Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers can achieve significant cost savings and improve efficiency productivity in their company when they implement cost savings as a business process, and more importantly consider it, as a habit throughout the organization.

BIO:
As a cost saving analyst, he manages and monitors for GQ systems all cost saving projects in Europe in automotive and non-automotive industry. He has built up his experience in the field of quality management and plant management over the past 25 years from west till the east Europe. He started his career in an American company in the Netherlands, where cost savings was very common and central process in the organization. Over the years he specialized himself in lean manufacturing, process improvement, quality management and cost savings processes. His customer were VW group, BMW, Scania and DAF truck, companies which are specialized from acoustic and plastic parts till high temperature sensor and headlights. Since 2016, he has been working as a consulting & interim and cost-saving manager for GQ systems.

ANNA CHORVÁTHOVÁ
Logistics Planning Manager, ŠKODA AUTO

LECTURE:
Automated Spare Parts Warehouse

BIO:
She has been active in the automotive industry for 13 years. After completing her engineering studies at the Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, she worked as a start-up manager at Continental AG. In 2011, she accepted a work call in the form of joining ŠKODA AUTO a.s. as a Coordinator for International Project Management at the Production Planning Department. Since 2016, he has been the Head of Logistics Planning at ŠKODA AUTO a.s.

MARTIN CHARVÁT
Logistics Planning Coordinator at ŠKODA AUTO a.s. (region India), ŠKODA AUTO

LECTURE:
Automated Spare Parts Warehouse

BIO:
He works for ŠKODA AUTO since 2011, when he started as a trainee. Prior to joining the company, he graduated in business economics at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague and spent two years working in the USA and Ireland. At ŠKODA AUTO, he gains experience in the field of Logistics, where he worked as an assistant manager and subsequently as a specialist in Pre-series Logistics in China. Since 2018 he works as coordinator of logistics planning for the region of India.

PAUL GOFF
Global STA Director - Interiors & European Operations Launch,
Jaguar Land Rover

SPEAKER

TBC

PETR NOVÁK
Member of the Board, Automotive Industry Association of the Czech Republic

Special Guest & Event Host