2pm - Presentation: Fast approaching next generation technologies, features and perspectives

Find out what next generation products and services are on the horizon including:

• Cellphone based applications
• GPS tagged user generated content
• New business case for music and video service provision
• In-vehicle technology potential 
• The role of ISPs for internet content portal innovation
• Learn how new forms of displaying mapping are being developed and will change in-car navigation
• Digital car implications for OEMs

2:30pm - Panel Discussion: Predictive maintenance and remote diagnostics

• Predictive maintenance and CRM- Find out how this can strengthen the bond between car makers and their customers
• Delivering the data- How to make maintenance and diagnostics end user friendly
• Discuss what the viable business case models are to reach full implementation of predictive maintenance
• How best to overcome consumer privacy concerns related to remote diagnostics
• Understand the financial rewards that remote diagnostics offer OEMs and how they can increase their warranties to improve customer sales
• What benefits are dealers getting out of these developments?

Doug Landaeta, Senior Product Manager for Mobile Safety Products, ADT

Joost van den Bosch, Extended Offer Manager, Volvo Car Corporation

Larry Lehman, Principal Technologist, WindRiver

Jan Unander, Executive Director, Telematics Valley

3:15pm Panel Discussion: Distraction causes destruction? Striking the balance between in-car content and safety 

Interfaces and operating systems are taking the sting out of distraction but how can we make safe proof content?

• Hear how the latest intelligent services are incorporating anti-distraction principles to improve safety and the user experience
• Simplicity holds the key? Discover how content management can compliment functionality
• Dual view screens are ready to go but they are banned in 30 states. Discuss how can the industry prove the technology can be safe
• On board TV distraction- discuss whether the industry should pre-empt legislative bans by self regulation. Gain an insight from Asian approach to this issue

Andrew Stess, Vice President Consumer Electronics, AMG

Sedat Gokcen , CTO, FutureCom Technologies