The 9th PTCLive Executive Exchange Automotive in Ingolstadt

by Verena Roehrig 

Now under the new global umbrella of the PTCLive Executive Exchange event series, this event continued the successful PTC Innovation Forum Automotive event series, held every year since 2003 and making this Forum almost an institution. We were able to offer a highly attractive agenda with high ranking customer speakers who presented visions and current projects around product development and related topics, representing all of PTC’s major segments.

Almost 70 director and VP level customers from 43 companies and 6 countries, from leading automotive OEMs and suppliers, and leading PTC experts discussed current challenges to the automotive industry such as growing product complexity, shifts of business to global markets, proliferating regulatory requirements, and the need to ensure exceptional product quality and service.

Some of the top attending companies:

·         OEMs: Audi, BMW, Daimler, Nissan, Porsche, Volkswagen, PSA, Scania, MAN Truck & Bus,

·         Suppliers: Autoliv, AVL List, Bosch, Continental, Denso Automotive, FCI Automotive, GKN Driveline, Hoerbiger, MTU Friedrichshafen, Pirelli, Schaeffler, Webasto, ZF Friedrichshafen

·         Partners, Consulting Firms: Accenture, NTT Data, Porsche Consulting, Mieschke Hoffmann & Partner

Keynote and Speakers:

·         Hans-Georg Härter, Chief Executive Officer emeritus, ZF Friedrichshafen “The Future of the Automotive Industry – The Role of Tier One Suppliers in a Changing Business Environment“

·         James Gehan, VP of Product Management, PTC“Driving Value throughout the Product Lifecycle“

·         Dr. Alp Atik and Stefan Voeltz, Volkswagen
“Addressing Powertrain Complexity through modular product architecture and local variants“

·         Dr. Jürgen Schuller, Head of Development Chassis Control Systems / Electronic Control Units / Functional Safety; Audi “Software engineering as part of an integral product definition process“

·         Rainer Eidloth, project manager program SPEED, Schaeffler Technologies         
The SPEED development platform at Schaeffler