1st Annual Connected Vehicle Conference

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Rock Financial Showplace, May 23, 2007. Co-located with Telematics Detroit Exhibition 2007

 KEY REASONS TO ATTEND:

 

  • CVTA attendees have free access to the Detroit 2007 exhibition
  • CVTA attendees are invited to the networking cocktail reception on May 22nd at the Rock Financial Showplace at no extra charge
  • CVTA attendees will be included in all networking/refreshment breaks and lunch. This will be the perfect opportunity to network and do business with everybody who will be at Telematics Detriot 2007
  • The connected vehicle brings together for the first time: the Auto industry, their suppliers and the state and local government agencies that have responsibility for the road network.
  • Listen to speakers present on the reality of reduced vehicle accidents, improved mobility, greater fuel efficiencies and better air quality that is the expectation of the Connected Vehicle.
  • What are the schedules and technologies to enable an environment of every car connected to every road.
  • In one day you will hear government authorities at all levels, automakers from all regions of the world, and the suppliers working in this environment share to their views of the connected vehicle environment. Understand the challenges and expectations from each perspective
  • Listen to the connected vehicle thought leaders describe the types of wireless conductivity needed and what can be done once vehicles are operating in a connected world.
  • Panelists will describe opportunities in the current market and their organization’s unique challenges and opportunities.
  • Participate in the first public discussion of the Connected and learn how you can participate.
  • Meet and network with the public and private entities at the forefront of the creation of the Silicon Road™
  • $225 Members, $300 Non-Members

 
8:30-10:00 Government perspective
This session will include representatives from US DOT, AASHTO, and a state and local DOT. They will provide their perspectives of what the connected vehicle environment of the future might look like, what their respective organization’s roles might be, and some of the challenges they see as this new and exciting environment evolves.


  • Moderator and Overview – Joyce Wenger, Booz Allen
  • Panelists (invited)
    - Brent Bair, RCOC
    - Jim Wright, AASHTO
    - Mike Schagrin, USDOT
    - Kirk Steudle, MDOT
10:00-10:30 Networking/Coffee Break
10:30-11:45 Vehicle Perspective
This session will include representatives from the vehicle industry. They span parts of the value chain that include automotive OEMs, a Tier 1 supplier to these OEMs, a key supplier to the Commercial Vehicle market, and the President of the Vehicle Infrastructure-Integration Consortium. They will share their perspectives on connecting vehicles to infrastructures and to each other from North American, European and Japanese perspectives. Their views will include visions of the types of wireless conductivity needed and what can be done once vehicles are operating in a connected world.
  • Moderator and Overview – Rick Noens, Motorola
  • Panelists: Automakers/Tier 1/VIIC
    - Jan Urbahn, BMW
    - Peter Zhou, NaviForum, China
    - Huan Yen, Delphi
    - David Henry, President, VIIC

          - Toshiro Muramatsu, Nissan

          - K. Venkatesh Prasad, Group & Technical Leader
            Infotronics Research & Advanced Engineering (R&AE) , Ford Motor Company

11:45-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30 Supplier and User perspective
This session will include representatives from several unique supplier perspectives. Participants will describe opportunities in the current market and their organization’s unique challenges and opportunities they see within the future of this emerging connected vehicle industry.
  • Moderator and Overview – Larry Osentoski, MTS Technologies
  • Panelists:
    - Alan Scheik, Cisco
    - Russell Hsing, Telcordia
    - Bob Yandrofski, Skyway Systems
    - Justin McNew, Technocom Wireless
    - Paul Drysch, Aeris

 
2:30-3:00 Networking/Coffee Break
3:00-3:30 Connected Vehicle Proving Center
Learn how this environment will serve, and be recognized, as an incubator, catalyst, facilitator, and magnet for exposure, development and deployment of “connected vehicle” products and services for the public and private sectors. It will encourage and promote job creation. It will support and promote Michigan as the space where creativity and the VISION of VII will come together to stimulate and cultivate opportunity. The CVPC will be the recognized center of activity for the evolution of VII and will be the center of leadership in demonstrating and supporting evaluation of CV products and services.
  • Steve Underwood, CAR
3:30-5:00 CVTA Annual Meeting (CVTA Members only)
Member Companies (for the reduced rate)
  • 1394 Trade Association
  • Aeris
  • Aisin Seki, Japan
  • Aonix
  • ARINC
  • Booz Allen
  • Cisco Systems
  • Compal Electronics
  • Continental
  • Cornet
  • CruiseCam International
  • Delphi
  • Doshisha University
  • Dykema Gossett
  • Econolite
  • ISMB Istituto Superiore Mario Boella
  • Intel
  • KOTBA, Korea
  • Molex
  • Motorola
  • MTS Technologies
  • NAVTEQ
  • OmniAir Consortium
  • OSGi Alliance
  • Road America
  • PATH
  • ProSyst Gmbh, Germany
  • Schematic
  • Skyway Systems
  • Sun Microsystems
  • Technocom Wireless
  • Telcordia
  • UC Berkeley
  • UMTRI
  • University of New Hampshire
  • Wind River
  • ZoomInfoSystems

 

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