Thursday, December 9, 2021
The Townsend Hotel | Birmingham, MI
The Townsend Hotel | Birmingham, MI
Presenting Expert Intelligence into the Future of Automotive
Welcome to Wards Intelligence Outlook
The 2021 Wards Intelligence Q4 Outlook Conference will take place in-person on Thursday, December 9 at The Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, MI.
The Wards Intelligence Outlook Conferences are a quarterly series, delivered by our team of industry analysts. The Outlook Conferences aim to uncover key research and insights on hot topics, trend analysis of OEM strategies, new technologies, market outlooks and more, so you can gain valuable, expert insight to make informed decisions for the future of your business.
The Wards Intelligence Q4 Outlook Conference is an in-person event. However, we understand that not everyone will be able to attend in-person. Simply indicate your intention on registration. By registering to attend the event virtually, you will have access to the presentations post-event.
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Q4 Outlook Speakers & Agenda
8:00 am – 8:40 am
Registration & Coffee
8:40 am – 9:10 am
Smart factory – Connectivity Enhanced Vehicle Production
Steve Bell, Principal Analyst – Connectivity, Wards Intelligence
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Automotive OEMs are either retooling their factories or making plans to retool their factories with connectivity as a central feature. As OEMs move away from the production of ICE to electric or hybrid vehicles the factories need to be not only retooled but rethought as flexibility and adaptability become more significant success factors than scale.
Working on EV systems and architectures that are rapidly evolving means that traditional approaches to minimize vehicle production costs may not be appropriate. Low-cost sources of power in addition to availability of workforces with appropriate skills can mean moving factories from traditional regions to new greenfield shovel ready locations.
The opportunity to combine greenfield sites with the promise of 4G/5G private networks to deliver sustainable, flexible and cost-effective manufacturing is high on the priority list of many OEMs. Especially since great connectivity is an essential capability to exploit the benefits of AI, robotics, AR, cloud computing, digital twinning, 3D printing and automation.
Against this background we conducted a connectivity survey in the first half of 2021 to understand how the industry was approaching factory connectivity, what is important and who was influencing the direction. The presentation will address some of the results from an upcoming report.
9:10 am – 9:40 am
The Future of Sensors and Cabin Monitoring in the Software Defined Cockpit
Drew Winter, Senior Analyst – Cockpit of the Future, Wards Intelligence
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Connecting the latest sensing technology with automakers’ all-new electronic vehicle architectures is creating a wave of new opportunities to enhance vehicle connectivity and cockpit features.
The evolution of electrical and electronic architectures from independent, distributed systems to centralized computing platforms with cloud-computing capabilities, sensors, and actuators, will redefine the cockpit and reduce costs.
Enhanced interfaces will include touch, haptics, gesture, voice, eye, face, fingerprint recognition and other features. These capabilities will enable vehicles to become true “digital companions,” just like our current mobile devices.
Among the topics we’ll explore:
– When will camera-based driver- and occupant-monitoring systems be integrated with biometrics and other sensors to create immersive user experiences and wellness features in mainstream vehicles?
– What will be the biggest challenge for cabin monitoring in shared and commercial vehicles in the next five years?
– “Digital luxury” and “the subservient interior” are two of the hottest industry buzzwords. What do they mean?
– A look at a revolutionary sensing technology that could totally disrupt how we look at in-vehicle sensing.
9:40 am – 10:00 am
Speaker Q&A
Dave Zoia, Senior Director, Content, Wards Intelligence
Steve Bell, Principal Analyst – Connectivity, Wards Intelligence
Drew Winter, Senior Analyst – Cockpit of the Future, Wards Intelligence
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Coffee & Networking
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Wards Intelligence Barometer
Haig Stoddard, Senior Industry Analyst Wards Intelligence
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Haig Stoddard, Principal Forecaster, Forecast & Analytics, Wards Intelligence will review the current North America sales and production outlooks for 2022, as well as summarize the impact of the ongoing global supply chain disruptions, spurred mostly by the shortage of microchips. The presentation also will dwell deeper into answering questions related to the timing of when the industry can get production and inventory in sync with strong demand and how well each major manufacturer is handling the supply-chain disruptions.
11:00 am – 11:40 am
The New and Used Vehicle Market: What are the Questions?
Paul D. McCarthy Ph.D., Director, McCarthy Analytic Consulting
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Paul McCarthy’s presentation provides an economist’s perspective on demand, supply, and the connection between new and used vehicles gleaned from over 25 years of modeling at Ford and Ford Credit. He will make a case for an alternative perspective on leasing and used vehicle price dynamics, and highlight the importance of financing conditions on vehicle demand. His overall framework will help in understanding recent developments, while also shedding light on how the market may evolve with the rollout of electric vehicles.
11:40 am – 12:00 pm
Speaker Q&A
Dave Zoia, Senior Director, Content, Wards Intelligence
Haig Stoddard, Senior Industry Analyst, Wards Intelligence
Paul D. McCarthy Ph.D., Director, McCarthy Analytic Consulting
Regular Registration Rate: $595
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The Wards Intelligence Q4 Outlook Conference is an in-person event. However, we understand that not everyone will be able to attend in-person. At registration, simply indicate your intention. By registering to attend the event virtually, you will have access to the presentations post-event.
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ATTENDEE ROLES HAVE INCLUDED: Corporate Management | Industry Analysts | Finance | Engineering | Sales & Marketing
COMPANIES REPRESENTED HAVE INCLUDED:
ATTENDEE ROLES HAVE INCLUDED: Corporate Management | Industry Analysts | Finance | Engineering | Sales & Marketing
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A Schulman
AAM
Achates Power, Inc.
Acument Global Technologies
AGC Automotive Americas
AK Steel
Analog Devices Inc.
Associated Spring
BANDO USA Inc.
BASF
Baum and Associates
BorgWarner
Bridgestone APM
Canadian National Railroad
Center for Automotive Research
Clarion
Continental Automotive
CpK
Delphi
DENSO International America, Inc.
Dow Automotive
DTE Energy
Durez Corp
Eagle Ottawa
Eaton
ELECTRICFIL CORPORATION
ESG Automotive
Export Development Canada
Faurecia
FBR Capital Markets
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Federal-Mogul
Fiat Chrysler
Ford Motor Co.
Fuji Heavy Industries USA, Inc. (Subaru)
Fujikura Automotive America
Fujitsu Ten Corp of America
General Motors
GKN Driveline
Granges Americas
HELLA
Henkel
Honda
Hyundai
IEEE
Intertek
Johnson Controls Inc
Keystone Powdered Metal
KOTRA
Lacks Enterprises
Lubrizol Corporation
Mahle
Maxion Wheels
Methode Electronics
Miba Sinter USA, LLC
Mills Sales Company
Morgan Samuels
Movimento
Nemak
NERA Economic Consulting
Nissan
NOVO Motor Acoustic Systems
NSK Steering Systems America
Nylok, LLC
Obara USA
Panasonic Automotive
PGK Engineering
Pioneer Automotive Technologies, Inc.
RLE International
Robert Bosch LLC
Royal Technologies Corp
SCHRAMM Coatings GmbH
Shaeffler Group
SKF
SRG Global
SSAB
SSAG
Stant Corporation
Steel Dynamics
Steel Market Development Institute
Stout Risius Ross
Sundberg-Ferar
TE
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Electromac Group Inc.
ThyssenKrupp Automotive Sales and Technical Center
Toyota
United States Steel Corporation
VM MOTORI
ZF North America, Inc.
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