On September 16, within the framework of the IV Forum of Mechanical Engineers of Kazakhstan, the basic global trends of the automotive industry will be presented by leading experts from the USA, China, Turkey, France and Germany.
On the agenda of the automotive section is the exchange of experience and discussion of new models of the auto business, the development of alternative fuels, hybrids and electric vehicles, the introduction of “green” technologies and raising environmental standards, a new reading of “business responsibility” and the modernization of the global automotive system.
Exclusive presentations will be made by:
Christoph Stürmer - leading international analyst at Price Waterhouse Coopers (Germany),
Mark Richardson - International expert of the global automotive industry (USA, Canada),
An Qing Heng - General Director of the Automotive Industry Advisory Committee (China),
Osman Sever - Secretary General of the Automobile Manufacturers Association of Turkey (OSD)
Jean Todt - Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Road Safety, (France)
It is planned to sign a number of international agreements between the Association of Kazakhstan Automotive Business and partner automobile associations, as well as agreements between SaryarkaAvtoprom LLP and a number of brand-holder companies on increasing the localization of production in Kazakhstan.
Speaker help
Christoph Stürmer, Leading International Analyst,
Analytical agency Price Waterhouse Coopers, Germany
Topic of the report and presentation: “Trends and challenges in the global auto industry”
Christoph Stürmer is Global Lead Analyst for Autofacts, PWC's independent research center for the global automotive industry. He was actively involved in the development of the automobile industry for 20 years.
PwC Autofacts is an international team of automotive analysts and consultants. The team focuses on research and forecast of automobile production, as well as major changes and trends. With their expertise, Autofacts experts have supported PWC's global automotive consulting network with over 2000 specialists in over 50 countries.
Mark Richardson, International expert of the global automotive industry, USA, Canada.
Topic of the report and presentation: “Innovations in automobile production technologies. Changes in the product: new types of transport - drones, electric vehicles and trends in their use."
Mark Richardson is an editor and regular columnist for The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star Wheels, and a regular columnist for Thestar.com/autos. In 2010, he was awarded Journalist of the Year by the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada. Mark Richardson graduated from Ryerson University in Canada. Over the years, he worked in such large publications as: he was the editor-in-chief of Canada Moto Guide; Autofile.ca; Autofocus.ca. As an expert in the global automotive industry, he has written numerous reviews and articles on the development of the automotive industry, global trends such as the development of electric vehicles, drones, connected cities, and an autonomous future.
An Qing Heng, General Manager, Automotive Industry Advisory Committee, China
Topic of the report and presentation: “Features of EV car production. Development trends. State support measures. New trends in car production."
Mr. Ahn has extensive professional and managerial experience in the automotive industry, particularly in automotive engineering and manufacturing. At various times, he worked at Beijing Mechanical Factory, Beijing United Automobile Manufacturers Organization and Beijing Automobile Industry Company, holding various key positions of chief engineer, general manager and vice director of the plant.
Mr. An is currently the Director General of the China Automotive Industry Advisory Committee and Chairman of the Beijing Automobile Manufacturers Association. Mr. Ap is qualified as a Senior Technical Engineer of Sciences (Professor).
Osman Sever, Secretary General of the Turkish Automobile Manufacturers Association OSD
Topic of the report and presentation: “The influence of innovations in the global automotive industry on the development of the Turkish automotive cluster within the country and abroad”
Osman Sever was appointed on 17 February 2015 to the position of Secretary General of the Automobile Manufacturers Association (OSD). He graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of ITU (Istanbul Technical University) and is a 1987 graduate. Resolved many issues and proved the effectiveness of initiated projects in the automotive sector in the period from 2009 to 2014, working as a manager in the automotive industry abroad.
“Our industry does very serious work. If we want to see Turkey's continued development as a strong global player in the economic arena, we in particular must do much to maintain a strong position of competitiveness in the automotive industry. We have an industry that exports 900 thousand cars a year. Our current and potential members can lead by example in investing in engineering and manufacturing. We need to get the relationship between NGOs and industry right. We can create the right policies in this regard and we want to make Turkey the center of gravity in the automobile industry."
Jean Todt (France), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Road Safety
The topic of the report and presentation: “The impact of new automotive products on improving road safety.”
Jean Todt is the President of the International Motor Sports Federation and the Secretary General for Road Safety.
Every year, 1,3 million people die in road traffic accidents worldwide. 50 million are injured. Half of all road accident victims are pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and motorists.
The UN Special Envoy is pushing for the adoption of national and international road safety programs. The UN program's goals are to halve road fatalities by 2020 and ensure safe and sustainable mobility in cities by 2030.
Each of the high-level members will serve as road safety champions, supporting the creation of a new road safety fund, signing a 10-point manifesto for global road safety, and creating new momentum to tackle this global problem.
Roman Kozhevnikov, Director of the 3D scanning department, SIU System, the official distributor of the American company 3D Systems USA. Russia Moscow
Topic of the report and presentation: “Possibilities and advantages of using additive technologies in mechanical engineering”
SIU System provides leading end-to-end solutions for supplying and servicing a wide range of high-tech 3D printers and scanners, software, industrial, laboratory and measurement equipment. The company is an authorized distributor of the world's leading manufacturer of prototyping equipment 3D SYSTEMS (USA).
SIU System is clearly focused on the business needs of clients, providing individual selection of equipment and its full service. Among the priority areas of business for SIU System is the integration of 3D printing and scanning into the automotive, dental, jewelry, and architectural industries. In Russia, the company actively cooperates with corporations, private and government organizations that use advanced prototyping technologies.
Alexey Stakh, regional general manager of Uber in the CIS countries, Minsk, Belarus
Topic of the report and presentation: “Changing methods of car ownership, trends. New services"
Alexey Stakh holds the position of general manager of Uber in Minsk and is responsible for developing the company’s business in the CIS countries. Before joining Uber, Alexey worked on developing business development strategies in the field of sales and e-commerce. Alexey has more than 11 years of experience in launching international products in local markets, as well as developing and implementing online and offline marketing strategies. The first product that Uber launched this year in Kazakhstan is Uber X. This is the company’s most popular product, which is something like an exchange for drivers. Uber is an international company from San Francisco that has created a mobile application of the same name for searching, calling and paying for taxis or private drivers. The application is available in about 70 countries and more than 400 cities around the world. In most cases, drivers use their own cars, as well as cars from taxi companies or partners. In most countries, 80% of the payment goes to the driver, 20% goes to Uber.
For questions about organizing interviews and additional materials, please contact Assol Mirmanova at tel.+77072120123, pr@akab.kz
For your information:
The Association of Kazakhstan Automotive Business is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 as a voluntary association of official dealers, importers, and distributors of the automobile market of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The main goal of the association is to form a transparent automobile market in the Republic of Kazakhstan, help ACAB members obtain information, prepare reports and reviews, and also help members of the Association and government services solve problems that arise in the car market of the Republic.