Confederation of Indian Industry
Magazine Partner:The Tamil Nadu Technology Development & Promotion Center of CII is
organizing the 3rd Edition - Conference on Automotive Design & Styling
with the theme “Design & Styling in India - Emerging Market” on 13th
October 2017 at Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai, India. This would be an
initiative to discuss the current and future trends in automotive design with
focus on the Indian perspective, and the unique drivers from the viewpoint
of the Indian ecosystem; this will offer an opportunity for stakeholders to
establish synergy in the special area of interest.
The key objectives of the conference are to:
- Serve as a knowledge platform to discuss on design and styling
trends in automotive sector with a Global / Local standpoint. - Discuss emerging technologies that support design and innovation
and offer higher freedom to today’s designers while not
compromising on QCD (Quality, Cost and Delivery) - Discuss, create, imagine, debate a design-rich ecosystem that
ensures sustainability and profitability - Understand new business models for products and services enabled
by novel design. - Aid government agencies in the development of effective policy and
provisions for design resources / infrastructure - Facilitate knowledge sharing for various stakeholders in the product
design ecosystem.
The proposed sessions for the conference are as follows:
Plenary Session I: Design & Styling Paradigm – India’s Roadmap 2030
Session Brief : This session shall aim to discuss on understanding the
scenario and technologies driving next generation vehicular design
concepts, its need and purpose in India. This session will include evolving
vehicular concepts based on design language in-sync with changing
styling and aesthetic preferences of customers. Styling, design trends and
enabling technologies to keeps pace with escalating customer
expectations in comfort, convenience and ergonomics.
Plenary Session-II: Concept to Proto - Using Emerging Technology
Session Brief : This session shall focus on the key factors that would make
Indian industries become a global hub for futuristic concept design prove
out leveraging emerging prototyping technologies. This will help the
automotive community to realise new style concepts efficiently and cost
effectively throughout the automotive product development life cycle.
Plenary Session III: Innovation, Business Opportunity and Returns
Session Brief : This session shall discuss on the opportunities and
challenges looming for the automobile industry in the future as people are
increasingly using multiple modes of transport, depending on the purpose
and destination, so the road ahead for mobility cannot be mapped out by
one industry alone.
Panel Discussion: Future Mobility Design Challenges for Growing
Market
Session Brief : This topic would be in-line with discussions going on
elsewhere globally and it is very apt for Indian industry too. This would be a
great topic to kick start interesting discussions between industry experts
and policy makers and the outcome would be to communicate the
forthcoming challenges and to equip the audience for new challenges that
lay ahead and not get caught off-guard.
Key eminent speakers addressing / invited to address in the conference
include- Mr Srinivas Aravapalli, Conference Chair & Senior Vice President &
Head - Product Development, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd; - Dr. Seshu Bhagavathula, Chief Technology Officer, Ashok Leyland
Group; - Mr Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director & CEO, Eicher Motors Ltd.;
- Mr Venkataramana Mantha, CEO, Assystem Technologies India Pvt
Ltd; - Mr Venkatesh G, Head - Styling, Hinduja Tech Ltd.;
- Mr Manu Saale, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz
Research and Development India; - Mr Vinod Aggarwal, MD & Chief Executive Officer, VE Commercial
Vehicles Ltd; - Mr Ashok Verghese, Director, Hindustan University;
- Mr Selvakumar Rajendran, Managing Director, Accenture Services
Private Limited; - Mr Krishna Srinivas, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Technology
Centre, Tube Investments of India Ltd. amongst others.
This conference is an ideal platform for participants to gain a strong
understanding on how design shapes our future and the underlying
opportunities in this transformation. Overall, the conference facilitates
discussion of key ideas, sharing of insights, business - technology
collaborations amongst industries, explore industry-institute/policy
makers joint working and so on.
More than 200 senior management and industrial personnel from diverse
industries all over India and abroad are expected to attend this conference.
Profile of conference delegates include MD's, CxO's, President, VP, GM's,
Design professionals, Head of R&D, Senior & Middle Management R&D
officials, Business Development, Communication Specialists, Professors
etc.
The conference delegate fee is Rs. 3000 per participant for CII Member;
Rs. 4000 per participant for Non-member & Rs. 2500 per participant for
Educational Institution.
The conference would starts at 0930 Hrs
(Registration starts at 0800 Hrs) and conclude at 1800 Hrs.