The connected vehicle - only the sky is the limit? October 22, 2008

The automotive industry is at a turning point and data services to and from the vehicle are viewed as an opportunity to create new business opportunities. The success of the connected vehicle requires collaboration with technology and business partners well beyond the automotive industry. The convergence of mobile devices, the automobile, the Internet and new technologies will create innovative mobility and location-based services offerings that require new business models and value chains. Learn how companies and individuals can accelerate this evolution, maximize opportunities and overcome challenges.

Topics to be discussed:
What technology and business challenges exist and what success factors will maximize companies opportunities?
Will content and service providers become more important than the vehicle manufacturers?
How will content and services be offered, managed and consumed?
How can companies ensure ongoing innovation or will the connected vehicle simply be a larger version of the mobile phone?
Will the evolution of the connected vehicle evolve similar in all major regions of the world or will there be differences? What technologies, business model and partnership scenarios are more likely to succeed in specific areas?
The panel will be moderated by Mr. Ron Wilson, Executive Editor of EDN Worldwide. Attendees will not only have the opportunity to meet this well respected editor but also network with 10 key European electronics editors from magazines including Electronics Weekly, ElektronikPraxis, Markt& Technik, Germany.

Panelists:
Robert Blake, Altera, Vice President VP of the Consumer and Automotive Business
Jim Geison, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Dash Navigation
Hans Wang, VP Marketing, ForteMedia
BMW (TBA)

Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 pm Registration / Networking
7:00 - 8:30 pm Program
8:30 - 9:00 pm Networking / Reception
Complimentary appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.

Members $20, Non-Members $35, At the door $50.

Official Website: http://www.gaba-network.org/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=333&year=2008&month=10&day=22&Itemid=116