August 16-20, 2021
Suburban Collection Showplace, Detroit, MI, USA | & Online

THE ENGINE OF AUTO TECH INNOVATION RETURNS IN 2021

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AUTOMOTIVE TECH WEEK 2021 | CONNECT. ACCELERATE. SHOWCASE. EDUCATE.

1 WEEK | IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL | AUTOMOTIVE TECH WEEK 2021
Be a part of the Engine of Automotive Technology. Connect with your industry, Accelerate your business, Showcase your expertise and Educate yourself at Automotive Tech Week with new and innovative ways to learn and do business.

Following the success of the Festival of Automotive in August 2020; a co-located event offering expert intelligence from TU-Automotive Detroit, WardsAuto Interiors Conference, ADAS & Autonomous Vehicles, WardsAuto UX Conference and Connected Car Insurance USA, Informa Tech Automotive Group is excited to announce the continuation of this co-located offering into 2021 under a new name, Automotive Tech Week.

In-Person & Virtual Attendees

Industry-Leading Speakers

Sponsors & Exhibitors

Automakers & Tier 1s

Johannes Biermann,
President,
Aicas

Anupam “Pom” Malhotra,
Director for Connected Vehicles,
Audi of America

Matthias Moehlig,
Director,
BMW Group

John Pelliccio,
Head of Product Communications,
Bose Automotive Systems Division

Cheryl Thompson,
Founder & CEO,
Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion and Advancement

Chris Moyer,
VP & CTO,
Exelon

Karim Chaiblaine,
VP, Cockpit of the Future; VP, Marketing & BD,
Faurecia North America

Mark Allen,
Head of Jeep Exterior Design,
FCA

Ehab Kaoud,
Chief Exterior and Interior Designer,
Ford Motor Company

Kevin Baltes,
Director of Product Cybersecurity,
General Motors 

Crystal Windham,
Director of Design, Cadillac Interiors,
General Motors

Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus,
Senior UX Engineer,
Hyundai

Joanne Leddy,
Program Manager,
General Motors

Manish Mehrotra
Director, Digital Business Planning and Connected Operations,
Hyundai Motor

Peter Virk,
Director of Connected Car & Future Technology,
Jaguar Land Rover

Pearse Umlauf,
President & CEO,
Jeep Jamboree USA

Nancy Post,
Director, Intelligent Solutions Group,
John Deere

Elaina Farnsworth,
CEO,
The NEXT Education

Hemant Sikaria,
CEO,
Sibros 

Peter Polit,
VP and GM of Connected Vehicle Strategy and Business Development,
SiriusXM

Trevor Pawl,
Chief Mobility Officer | Future Mobility and Electrification,
State of Michigan

John Kenney,
Director & Principal Researcher,
Toyota

Frank Weith,
Director Connected & Mobility Services, President,
Ventic LLC / VW Group of America  

Laurence Harrison,
Chairman,
WorldDAB Automotive Committee 

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Mobility

Electrification

Cockpit of the
Future

5G, Connectivity
& V2X

Software
Architectures

Automotive Edge

AI & Machine Learning

Supply Chain & Smart Manufacturing

ADAS, AV
& Autonomy

Quantum
Computing

FinTech

Infotainment

Connected
Payments

Start Ups

Investment / M&A

INFORMA ALLSECURE

We understand that the world has changed. COVID-19 has changed the way we work, the way we learn and the way we network. We also understand that you may be nervous about attending an in-person event. Here at Informa Tech Automotive Group your safety is our top priority. We have worked extensively with our global team at Informa to ensure that attendance at any of our events is safe and secure for all.
Post COVID-19, all Informa events will be run in accordance with the AllSecure standard, applying the full range of recommendations wherever applicable and possible, but with a commitment to ten key priorities, all detailed in the PDF to the right.

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WHO ATTENDS AUTOMOTIVE TECH WEEK?

Over 5,000 individuals will attend Automotive Tech Week in August. We’ve created customizable packages that enable you, our attendee, to choose the content best suited to you (and only pay for that content!)
Each year Informa Tech Automotive Group hosts over 10,000 established automakers, tier 1s, startups, tech companies, media, and more. They trust us to provide what they need to connect, accelerate, showcase and educate a brighter automotive future.
NORTH AMERICA: United States and Canada
EUROPE: United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine
ASIA: Japan, China, Afghanistan, India, Israel, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates
LATAM/SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru

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INFORMA TECH AUTOMOTIVE AWARDS

The Informa Tech Automotive Awards recognize and celebrate innovation, achievement and collaboration across the Automotive Tech industry. With strict criteria, entry and judging processes, the Informa Tech Automotive Awards, formerly known as the TU-Automotive Awards, are a hotly contested series of accolades every year, attracting consistently strong entries from a wide range of companies and individuals.

WARDS 10 BEST INTERIORS AWARDS

Back for an 11th year, The Wards 10 Best Interiors Awards focus on all-new or significantly redesigned vehicle interiors available in the US. The Awards recognize outstanding achievement in aesthetics, comfort, ergonomics, material use, fit-and-finish and user-friendly technology.

WARDS 10 BEST UX AWARDS

Back for an 6th year, The Wards 10 Best UX Awards focus the user experience of all-new or significantly redesigned vehicle interiors available in the US. The Awards assess the user-friendliness of technology such as touchscreens, smartphone pairing, voice-control navigation, head-up displays and the effectiveness of driver-assistance technologies such as adaptive cruise control and blind spot monitoring.