Sponsors and partners
Strategic Partner
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $12 billion in FY22 and approximately 25,000 people globally working alongside 125,000 global customers, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of What’s Possible.
Strategic Partner
NXP Semiconductors brings together bright minds to create breakthrough technologies that make the connected world better, safer and more secure. As a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets while delivering solutions that advance a more sustainable future. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has approximately 31,000 employees in more than 30 countries and posted revenue of $13.21 billion in 2022.
Lead sponsor
Aeva’s mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics, consumer electronics, consumer health, security and beyond. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position, allowing autonomous devices like vehicles and robots to make more intelligent and safe decisions.
Lead sponsor
Born from the acquisition of LeasePlan by ALD Automotive, part of the Societe Generale Group, Ayvens is the leading global sustainable mobility player committed to making life and business flow better. By bringing together complementary capabilities and expertise built over decades, our legacy companies saw an opportunity to reimagine mobility as we know it, providing full-service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management and multi-mobility solutions to large international corporates, SMEs, professionals and private individuals. With 15,700 employees across 44 countries, 3.4 million vehicles and the world’s largest multi-brand EV fleet, we’re leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and spearhead the digital transformation of the mobility sector. Ayvens. Better with every move.
Lead sponsor
As the world’s largest automotive services organisation, Cox Automotive’s vision is to transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses vehicles.
Cox Automotive provides a complete set of industry leading solutions for manufacturers, fleet owners and retailers.
Powered by technology and market insight. With people at its heart. We can put ourselves and our partners ahead of the game. Pioneering. Profitable. Sustainable.
Lead sponsor
Lex Autolease is the UK’s leading fleet management and funding specialist and currently manages more than 278,000 vehicles (including more than 100,000 alternatively fuelled vehicles). As part of its sustainability strategy, Lex Autolease has committed to achieving net zero emissions across all its customer fleets by 2030.
Lex Autolease offers a range of specialist services including fleet management, administration and consultancy and it sits within Lloyds Banking Group Consumer lending Transport division, alongside Black Horse and Tusker.
Lead sponsor
We are MSX. For over 25 years, we have proudly partnered with top automotive OEMs and mobility companies worldwide, offering unwavering support in their pursuit of transforming their retail strategies and managing operations across key areas such as Dealer Performance Improvement, Repair Optimization, and Consumer Engagement. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, we empower our clients to unlock their full potential through the combination of people, processes, and technology. Equipped with innovative solutions, extensive industry knowledge and passion for revolutionizing retail operations, we strive to inspire and drive our automotive clients towards success. MSX employees 5,000 team members across 80 countries.
Lead sponsor
Uber is racing to electrify and become the cleanest platform on the planet by 2030. Not only is this mission critical to Uber’s business, but electrification of urban transport is essential to hitting our collective climate targets. To reach our zero emissions goals, we’re investing $800 million in resources to help hundreds of thousands of drivers go electric. As a result, Uber drivers are going electric around 7x faster than typical car owners and, in turn, delivering up to 4x the emissions benefits compared to regular motorists. With electric trips available on Uber in over 200 cities and counting, we're building the most widely available electric car network in the world.
Lead sponsor
Warwick Acoustics design, develop and manufacture revolutionary audio speakers, which are unique in the automotive industry. Their patented electrostatic technology eliminates the cones, coils and magnets of traditional designs. The resulting 90% lighter, 1mm thick ElectroAcoustic panels, give unrivalled design freedom, with speakers able to be positioned in areas where a conventional speakers would be too heavy or require air volume behind it. This allows engineers freedom to position speakers in acoustically optimal positions, or designers the option to increase storage or passenger space. The ElectroAcoustic panels use 90% less energy and are 100% recyclable, making them perfect for EVs.
Associate sponsor
Allianz Partners is a world leader in B2B2C insurance and assistance, offering global solutions that span mobility and assistance, international health and life and travel insurance. One of the strategic priorities is to act as an enabler of the mobility transition by anticipating new mobility trends and providing tailored insurance and service solutions for e-mobility, micro mobility, autonomous driving and many more. Customer driven, our innovative experts are redefining insurance services by delivering future-ready, high-tech high-touch products and solutions, that go beyond traditional insurance. We collaborate with leading automotive manufacturers and mobility providers and our products are embedded seamlessly into our partners’ businesses, sold through intermediary channels or directly to customers through the Allianz brand. At Allianz Partners we uniquely combine services, insurance, technology and the human touch to provide customers with peace of mind, just a click away.
Present in over 75 countries, handling over 72.5 million cases each year, Allianz Partners is well positioned in the insurance and assistance services market.
Associate sponsor
ANSYS Inc, is the leading provider of engineering simulation solutions at the heart of the disruptive innovations shaping the future of the transportation and mobility industry. Engineering simulation is the only way to deliver the safer, more sustainable electric, connected and autonomous transportation and mobility experiences of the future. Building on a foundation of core vehicle engineering solutions – from aerodynamics to lighting to lightweighting and crash simulation – Ansys’ software is enabling the industry to bring innovation to market faster, at lower cost and risk and with greater product quality. Companies across the automotive ecosystem, from global OEMs to start-ups rely on Ansys to engineer what’s ahead.
Founded in 1970, Ansys employs globally nearly 4,900 professionals. Our engineers are experts in their fields including finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, semiconductor, electronics and electromagnetics, optics, systems and software, multidisciplinary design optimization, materials and digital mission engineering. Headquartered south of Pittsburgh, USA, the company has more than 75 global locations and a network of channel partners around the world.
Associate sponsor
Argus, a global leader in automotive cyber security, provides DevSecOps, vehicle security and fleet protection technologies and services for automakers and their suppliers. Our solutions ensure that vehicle components, networks and fleets are secured and compliant throughout their life cycle. Argus’ innovative methods and solutions are based on decades of cyber security and automotive research and have culminated in over 100 granted and pending patents. Founded in 2014, Argus is headquartered in Israel, with offices in USA, Germany, France, Japan, and Korea.
Associate sponsor
Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
Associate sponsor
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place. The automotive industry is undergoing major transformation. Our automotive consulting experts help new and existing players navigate everything from the ICE to BEV transition to ongoing supply chain challenges and the growing relevance of software defined and autonomous vehicles. We embrace new technologies, such as generative AI and augmented reality, to help our clients stay at the leading edge of innovation and data-driven decision making.
Associate sponsor
CA Auto Bank is the digital bank specializing in sustainable mobility. Operational in 18 countries, it combines a wide range of financing, rental and mobility services with innovative and flexible banking products. We combine a century of experience and success with the strength and driving vision of the Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance Group. Our blend of tradition and innovation enables us to aim for ambitious goals: to become one of the leading independent players in auto, rental, and mobility financing. Our reach extends to every sector, from automotive to motor vehicles, to leisure, to marine, to agriculture, to light and heavy commercial vehicles, but always with a strong focus on green mobility. We bring nearly 100 years of experience in car and rental financing on the road to green mobility. Our goal is to democratize sustainable mobility. We want to enable everyone to experience eco-driving, especially electric driving. “Sustainability” for us means taking care of both the Planet and People. It is this approach with which we support our customers, constantly to meet their expectations.
Associate sponsor
Caresoft Global a technology-driven Benchmarking and Cost Reduction consulting company addressing challenges relative to product development, cost optimization, manufacturing, and aftermarket for major automotive OEMs, off-highway, commercial vehicle manufacturers, and their suppliers. Their Patented and award-winning technologies combined with highly evolved processes enable their customers to gain actionable insights that accelerate R&D programs, fuel growth decisions, cut costs, and improve efficiencies.
Associate sponsor
Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. We believe affordable, reliable and ever-cleaner energy is essential to achieving a more prosperous and sustainable world. Chevron produces crude oil and natural gas; manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives; and develops technologies that enhance our business and the industry. We are focused on lowering the carbon intensity in our operations and seeking to grow lower carbon businesses along with our traditional business lines.
Associate sponsor
Contentful is the intelligent composable content platform that unlocks all of an organization’s digital content to deliver impactful customer experiences, making content a strategic business asset. The Contentful Platform, Contentful Studio, and the Contentful Ecosystem combine the flexibility of composable content with the intelligence of AI, empowering digital teams to drive business momentum through collaboration, speed, and scale. Contentful powers innovative content experiences across brands, regions, and channels for organizations around the world, including nearly 30% of the Fortune 500.
Associate sponsor
Corporate Value Associates is a Global Strategy Boutique, founded in 1987 with the vision to create an agile global consulting firm, radically content based and operating at the highest level with clients. CVA has 18 offices, serving clients with innovative and customized solutions.
Our Automobility platform is one of our 7 ecosystem platforms, where we work with players across the full automotive downstream from fundamental strategy & investment choices down to concrete operational & IT decisions. We work across player-types (OEMs, Dealers, IAMs, Captives, Banks, auto-portals, RACs) in one team to help our clients make sense of a changing ecosystem.
Associate sponsor
Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services. Deloitte currently has approximately 455,000 people in more than 150 countries and territories. Our culture and purpose - to make an impact that matters - is shared by our member firms all over the world. It is brought to life in our work for clients, but also in three common ambitions: our WorldClass initiative, through which we will support 50 million people by 2030 develop job skills, improve educational outcomes, and access opportunities to succeed in this new economy; our WorldClimate sustainability strategy, through which our people are playing their part by making responsible climate choices within our organisation and beyond; our ALL IN diversity and inclusion strategy.
Associate sponsor
Dentsu is the network designed for what’s next, helping clients predict and plan for disruptive future opportunities in the sustainable economy. Taking a people-centred approach to business transformation, dentsu combines Japanese innovation with a diverse, global perspective to drive client growth and to shape society.
Associate sponsor
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 responsibly-sourced commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that enable decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.
Glencore companies employ around 135,000 people, including contractors. With a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 40 offices.
Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.
Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
Glencore recognises our responsibility to contribute to the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Our ambition is to be a net zero total emissions company by 2050. In August 2021, we increased our medium-term emission reduction target to a 50% reduction by 2035 on 2019 levels and introduced a new short-term target of a 15% reduction by 2026 on 2019 levels.
Associate sponsor
Hydro is a leading aluminium and energy company committed to a sustainable future. Our purpose is to create more viable societies by developing natural resources into products and solutions in innovative and efficient ways.
Hydro is present throughout the aluminium value chain, from energy to bauxite mining and alumina refining, primary aluminium, aluminium extrusions and aluminium recycling. We provide products and components to a variety of industries with a strong relationship with the automotive industry.
Associate sponsor
McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm committed to helping organizations realize sustainable, inclusive growth. We work with clients across the private, public, and social sectors to solve complex problems and create positive change for all our stakeholders. We combine bold strategies and transformative technologies to help organizations innovate more sustainably, achieve lasting gains in performance, and build workforces that will thrive for in this generation and the next.
Associate sponsor
Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation. We are over 10,500 Thoughtworkers strong across 48 offices in 19 countries. For 30 years, we’ve delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator.
Associate sponsor
As a technology company and partner to all automakers and new mobility players, Valeo is innovating to make mobility cleaner, safer and smarter.
Valeo enjoys technological and industrial leadership in electrification, driving assistance systems, reinvention of the interior experience and lighting everywhere. These four areas, vital to the transformation of mobility, are the Group's growth drivers.
Valeo in figures: 22 billion euros in sales in 2023 | 112,700 employees at December 31, 2023 | 29 countries, 175 plants, 19 research centers, 47 development centers, 20 distribution platforms. Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
Associate sponsor
From connected supply chains in automotive manufacturing to connected and autonomous vehicles to enhanced customer experiences and more, the future of the auto industry increasingly depends on digital innovations. Verizon can help you design a transformation roadmap that gets you from where you are to where you want to go. Our advanced solutions and expertise can help enable connected vehicles, unify technology, differentiate experiences, and secure critical data
Associate sponsor
VML is the WPP powerhouse that brings together brand experience, customer experience and commerce to drive growth for some of the world’s biggest brands. An industry leader in mobility & automotive strategy, we have created award-winning campaigns, as well as designing and delivering state-of-the-art technology and data solutions for manufacturers including Ford, Volvo, Mazda andMercedes-Benz. Our transformational work for these automotive leaders is underpinned by our global Enterprise Solutions capability that houses best-of-breed expertise to seamlessly inte nd enable the experiences that customers expect today, while driving growth for businesses. It is home to 7,000+ technology experts across our key offices and local markets, focused on delivering on the increasing market demand for applications of AI, technology-driven transformation, and operational efficiencies, brought to life via robust data and technology solutions.
Exhibiting Partner
Appointedd is a global enterprise online booking solution. With Appointedd, your customers can book any event, test drive, or vehicle service appointment on your website or app in as little as seven seconds. Our technology drives revenue and saves time by providing frictionless booking experiences.
Founded in 2011 with flexibility at its core, Appointedd partners with global businesses to make booking a seamless process. Appointedd’s technology works with the leading virtual, payment, and CRM solutions to ensure a best-of-breed scheduling solution.
Appointedd powers bookings for dealerships, OEMs, leasing organisations, and service garages to help improve customer experience. With software that is easy for customers and staff to use, you can build meaningful customer relationships. Our in-app data reporting suite and utilisation functionality helps inform meaningful strategic decisions that increase booking numbers and revenue based on real-time insights, enabling you to drive customer lifetime value and ensure your brand leads the way for customers.
Exhibiting Partner
Commercetools is the global leader in composable commerce, offering a pioneering composable platform that enables brands to adapt and thrive in the dynamic digital commerce landscape. Our platform empowers businesses to innovate, integrate online and offline channels seamlessly, explore new markets, and unlock revenue opportunities. By partnering with commercetools, businesses can future-proof their eCommerce business while minimizing technical and operational risks.
Exhibiting Partner
Plugsurfing allows you to access over 650,000+ charge points in 27 European countries. Our mission is to make public EV charging easy and reliable. We connect charge point operators, carmakers, and over 2 million drivers on the same platform to make this happen. In addition, we build creative ways for emobility companies to access this vast network.
Exhibiting Partner
Xtrac, headquartered in Thatcham, UK, with US operations in Mooresville, NC, and Indianapolis, IN, is a leading supplier of high-performance transmissions for motorsport and high performance automotive applications. We design, manufacture, and assemble transmissions in-house, using cutting-edge tools and equipment. Trusted by top motorsport teams globally, including factory entrants and 'one make' championships, Xtrac offers a range of cost-effective transmission products. Moreover, Xtrac leads the automotive industry transition from ICE to hybrid and electric vehicles, delivering transmission projects for next-gen vehicles in motorsport and high performance automotive sectors, emphasising our expertise in adapting to evolving technology.
Supporting Partners
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