The two-day, high-level conference – India Automotive Forum – was held in New Delhi, powered by “Automechanika Academy,” Messe Frankfurt’s well-known series of conferences. The theme of the conference was the Indian auto part industry’s transformation from “Build-to-Print” to a culture of innovation and design, in line with the need for the Indian auto part sector to invest in technology, nurture a culture of product development and innovation to remain relevant and remain competitive as a supplier base globally.
The conference was attended by more than 104 automotive industry leaders, experts and consultants from leading companies. Notable presences at the forum included speakers, panelists and senior delegations from Bosch, Federal-Mogul Motorparts, ZF India, Schaeffler India, Minda Automotive Solutions Ltd., Shriram Pistons & Rings Ltd., Bharat Gears Ltd., Setco Automotive Ltd., Delphi Automotive Systems Pvt Ltd., Varroc Engineering Pvt Ltd., Hella India, Rockman Industries Ltd., Tenneco Automotive India Pvt Ltd., Continental Automotive Component (India) Pvt Ltd., Mark Exhaust Systems Ltd., India Forge & Drop Stampings Ltd., Brake Parts India Pvt Ltd., Masu Brakes Pvt Ltd., Makino Automotive, Macas Automotive, National Engineering Industries Ltd. and Emmbros Autocomp Ltd., among others.
Leading solution providers in manufacturing technology, engineering design, ERP and IT solutions also were present at the forum including Siemens PLM, Satyam Venture Engineering Services, SAP India and Autodesk India, along with a delegation from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).
The conference program also featured two interactive panel discussions. The first on “Trends in the Automotive Aftermarket: 5 years into the future,” featured panelists Harish Sheth, chairman and managing director, Setco Automotive Ltd.; Ramashankar Pandey, managing director, Hella India; Suresh KV, president, ZF India; Anandakumar T S, senior general manager – automotive aftermarket, Bosch Ltd.; and Vijay Khorgade, head of aftermarket, ZF India.
While the second panel discussion on “Driving Culture of Innovation in an Automotive Company” had among the panelists Pandey; Neeraj Mahajan, vice president – commercial, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.; Sridhar Lakshminarayanan, vice president and global delivery head - simulation, Satyam Venture Engineering Services; and Arvinth Siva, general manager - sales and operations, Schaeffler India.
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