Expert reaction to events changing the car industry forever
The Financial Times Future of the Car summit is where visionary OEMs, industry shakers and challenger brands come together to scrutinise the technology, consumer and business model trends forever changing the way cars are made and sold. Now in its 7th year, this is one of the most highly anticipated gatherings of OEMs and their technology partners in the global automotive events calendar.
Join us for 3 days of hard-hitting interviews with the biggest names in the business on the topics carmakers around the world are most concerned about, including how to scale-up electric vehicle production and sales, meet aggressive decarbonization targets in materials as well as exhaust-pipe emissions, and comply with sweeping new laws coming into force across the globe, as legislators and regulators tighten rules.
In an era of information noise and overload, our world-class automotive journalists distil the content that counts, so that you don’t have to. Participate in riveting live conversations, find out what other OEMs are doing, and join peer-to-peer roundtables to expand your knowledge and your network.
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Central themes
Anticipating Tighter Regulations
Sweeping ESG regulatory changes are coming into force in Europe and around the world which will fundamentally impact OEM business models, strategy and access to financing. Big penalties for non-compliance are expected. How can OEMs best prepare?
Scaling Electric Vehicles
Pressure to hasten the transition from ICE to EV is intensifying. How are carmakers dealing with the problem of scaling-up production and sales to meet ambitious national targets and win the race-to-market?
Hitting Carbon Neutrality Targets
As the world’s governments return their attention this year to combating climate change, generating more CO2 standards along the way, what practical steps is the industry taking to meet its tough emissions-reduction targets on time?
Cashing in on Car Data
As more cars connect and ‘talk’ to everything in and around them, they are producing valuable data. OEMs risk getting cut out of the opportunity by non-traditional digital players better placed to exploit it. How can OEMs leverage their advantage - an already installed base - to move ahead in the data monetisation race?
Building the ‘Personal’ Car
Today’s consumers want a uniquely tailored experience when buying a car, and when driving one. What new strategies, digital technologies, and in-car services are carmakers deploying to put individual customers at the heart of what they do, from factory, to forecourt, to kerbside?
Diversifying the Talent Base
Coding skills are as important as engineering prowess to the modern OEM. Trendy workplace cultures of Silicon Valley-style startups are not easy to compete with, however. So should OEMs mimic start-up cultures to bring the top software talent in-house? Or are they better off working with tech partners instead?
Why attend?
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the full sweep of what's happened in the global car industry in the last year and what this means for your business.
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with new clients looking for what your company offers.
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what OEMs are doing to get C.A.S.E products to market faster with new players.
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