8:45am - Keynote presentation: From enlightenment to mainstream- telematics market update

In-vehicle telematics is changing – new opportunities are emerging but the marketplace is crowded and complex.

Get an expert overview of:

• Emerging global trends that are set to radically
  impact the telematics space
• The telematics industry today and how it will
  evolve in the next 12 months
• Whether consumer electronics will steal the show
• Emerging partnerships and business models
• Opportunities and threats created by mobile and
  wireless convergence

Thilo Koslowski, Vice President Automotive, Gartner

• Hear about current OEM and Tier 1 initiatives and assess how they will impact the market
• Get a sneak peek into the strategies that top players will push in 07 and 08
• Who is in the driving seat: Telecoms, Governments, OEMS or suppliers? Learn what partnerships and standards are likely to be sure-fire wins
• Evaluate lessons learnt from the European and Asian markets and whether they can be applied in North America

Moderator: Thilo Koslowski, Vice President Automotive, Gartner

Fran Dance, Telematics Business Development Manager, BMW
Clay Babcock, Sr Director, Advanced Technologies, , Magellan
Brian Droessler, Strategy & Business Development, Continental Automotive Systems
Nick Pudar, Vice President Planning & Business Development, Onstar

James Greiner, Sr. VP & General Manager, MapQuest

Erik Goldman, President, HUGHES Telematics

10:15am - Presentation: Make way for the 3rd generation of telematics services

A new generation of telematics services is on the horizon. It promises to strengthen the bond between OEMs and their dealers as well as customers and their cars. Hear:

• How consumers will be able to manage their vehicles remotely - via their PC, PDA or cellphone
• What developments will evolve from Driver Interactive Vehicle Applications and learn how this will affect traditional business models for telematics
• Why 3rd generation telematics services will expand appeal to consumers and OEMs
• Flexibility is key - Customising telematics programs to individual OEMs, brands and specific marketing objectives wins big in the end

Steve Millstein , President and CEO, ATX

10:45 - 11:15am COFFEE BREAK

11:15am - Presentation: Utilizing telematics technology to provide new revenue opportunities

Presenting viable entrepreneurial ideas to OEMs can prove difficult. Follow their lead and discover:

• How best to approach OEMs with new applications and echnologies
• Strategies to cut cost on the telematics hardware and its integration in the vehicle
• Alternatives to subscription models in providing telematics services
• How to utilise in-car data to generate third party revenue

Sascha Simon, Project Leader Next Generation Vehicle Relationship Management Technology, Mercedes Benz

11:45am - Presentation: How to win and keep those slippery subscription customers

• Combat subscription fatigue - ways to avoid the pitfalls of monthly payment models
• Examine different business models including pay-as-you-go and sponsored advertising and which deliver better returns across telematics applications
• Will packaging multiple services like Satellite radio and navigation generate better acquisition and retention?
• Educating the dealers - Hear how sales people could sell telematics services more effectively in the showroom
• Lessons learned from the commercial telematics space in boosting customer uptake

Denton Kanouff, Vice President for Strategic Product Planning, ADT

9am - Keynote Presentation: Prepare for the new telematics hardware portfolio

Learn how OEMs are working with telematics service
providers to offer superior utility solutions across the
board. Get expert info on:

• How distributed architectures will serve front and rear seat applications
• What new telematics applications will provide opportunities for electronic components and subsystems suppliers
• Innovative platform choices that accommodate nomadic
  devices including cell phones and portable media players

Phil Magney, Principal Analyst, Telematics Research Group

9:30am Panel Discussion: Exploring communications infrastructure advances

• Always best connected - Learn how connectivity technologies (such as Bluetooth, WIFI, WIMAX, Mobile Broadband Wireless Access, GSM, CDMA) both compete and compliment one another and where you need to be partnering for success 
• Fat datapipes to the car are just round the bend- find out now what you need to do to profit from these emerging technologies
• How the Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative will provide new safety and convenience features – will DSRC provide the low cost and ubiquitous solution?

Moderator: Sean Meckley, Market Research Analyst, Bluetooth SIG

Harry Harris, Senior Project Manager Telematics Infrastructure, Honda
Paul Drysch, Vice President, Aeris
David Jumpa, VP of Global Business Development, Airbiquity
Scott Deyoe, Field Applications Engineer, Wavecom

Ross Caplan, Sr.Dev Manager, Sprint Nextel Corp.

Jeff Stern, VP of Application Products , Terrestar

10:15am - Presentation: Integrating consumer devices in the car

Jason Whitehorn, Product Unit Manager, Automotive Business Unit - Windows Automotive

10:45 - 11:15am COFFEE BREAK

11:15 am - Panel Discussion: HMI interfaces and displays - adding value to next generation systems

• Learn how HMI technology can increase simplicity and user friendliness in your systems
• Will touch based systems continue to dominate the in-car HMI market?
• How to manage the difficulties of speech to text such as environmental noise or user accents
• Find out how you could profit from the latest advances in voice recognition, haptics and gesture recognition technology 

Moderator: Sedat Gokcen , CTO, FutureCom Technologies

Peter Abowd, Senior Manager Infotainment, Audio, Climate and Driver Information Software, Visteon

Veerender Kaul, Research Manager, Advanced Automotive Technologies, Frost & Sullivan

12:00pm - Presentation: Breakthroughs in device integration

Consumer electronics needs to encompass robust design to meet OEM standards- Learn what you need to do to make the grade

• Seamless Integration- Find out how to satisfy consumers demand for a fully connected devicescape
• Discover how to overcome the technological obstacles to integration to help drive the industry forward
• Gain insight into convergence strategies to maintain growth and increase profits 

Jay Adams, Marketing Manager, Delphi