Why to Attend CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2019?

Find below some comments of last year delegates and why they encourage the participation at this very important event.

Denisa Brighton, CEO, British Chamber of Commerce in the Slovak Republic “This event has been great. All the key players in automotive and associative industries together under one roof created an opportunity for a dialog, for sharing a common issues and finding solutions to these problems.”

Guido Glania, executive board member, Slovak German Chamber of Industry and Commerce  "This event is really important because it brings together established OEMs and many companies from supply chain both in Slovakia but also in neighbouring countries. It offers new business opportunities because it makes people meet, sharing information and expectations of the partners. And I think specially in this time when we have lots of challenges in automotive sector, new development, new engines, new business model, it is really important to have this kind of partnerships being established and have really profound conversation about challenges and opportunities.” On the first day, the participants learned a lot about the new trends in the automotive industry which we are facing at the moment.One of the most valued was Abel Carrillo's lecture from Impulse Logistics, which explored the theme of industry 4.0. He gave a more detailed view of how this megatrend will hit the development of cars. Frank Schlehuber of CLEPA, the European Association of Car Suppliers, also spoke about the latest trends, not only in the development of automotive production but also in changes in the spare parts market.

Kyuchul Choi, director, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Bratislava (KOTRA) “The automotive industry is undergoing a very big change from traditional combustion engines to electric motors, autonomous cars, robotic vehicles and so on. This means that lower suppliers are getting more important than they have ever been. Through this event can meet car producers and large TIER 1 and 2 suppliers who know each other and they satisfied the new demand of customers. I would like to emphasize that the communication between OEM and TIER 1 and TIER 2 should shift from the vertical to the horizontal. This means that the supplier is no longer just a supplier but should be more a partner rather than a supplier” The number of participants considered the most important part of the event to meet new partners and look for new contacts not only during the networking evening, but also on the second day of the event, when they had scheduled business meetings with other participantsin advance.A total of 669 meetings were arranged at 15 minute intervals at 50 negotiating tables.

Juraj Sinay, former president, Automotive Industry Association of the Slovak Republic “We created the platform for about 400 people to meet. They could meet and explain each other theirpotentials, which they as small and medium enterprises have and can offer to bigger companies especially to group of biggest suppliers TIER 1. So they can become effective part of the supply chain.”

Martina Le Gall Maláková, president, French-Slovak chamber of commerce „On my opinion the very important message of this event is that we joined together. I hope we will also join in the future and will positively influence the business environment in Slovakia and in the region as well.“