Countdown begins for Commercial Vehicle Forum 2016

The conference theme will be: Indian Commercial Vehicle Industry 2020 – 3Cs (changes, chances and challenges) and how can resulting potential be captured? Apart from world class key note speakers, the forum will see engaging presentations by industry leaders and interactive workshops, debates and panel discussions where senior figures in their field will be sharing valuable industry insight. The 300 plus delegates expected to attend the forum will represent Commercial Vehicle OEMs, Tier 1, 2 & 3 Suppliers as well as Government Organisations, Associations and Consultants. From a speaker perspective, the forum will see 30+ industry leaders who will share their unrivalled practical knowledge designed to add real value to the participants business operations.

The Commercial Vehicle Forum 2016 is being organised by Threefold which has over 30+ years of management experience in the events sector and has successfully delivered events in Asia.

Topics that will be discussed at the forum will include:

·         Futuristic view on fast changing CV industry landscape and evolving business models

·         Product extension/branding for success and maximising production platform synergies

·         Defining supply chains of the future

·         Competitive advantage in aftermarket space. Will suppliers remain vendors or become partners to OEM?

·         Legal framework (emission norms etc) converging with product technology - will this change the product portfolios

·         Impact of digitization, marketing and closely aligned sales pitches

Attendees at CVF 2016 will not only hear views from industry leaders on the key trends and challenges of the Indian CV Industry but also discover new innovations, the latest technologies and best practices in the industry as it progresses towards the year 2020. Some of the key solution providers at CVF 2016 will include Varroc, SKF, Belmaks, Exide, NRB Bearings, Roop Automotives Limited, Incadea and Trak 'N' Tell, among others.

Industry experts speaking at the forum will include the likes of Per Aleby, Director, Buses & Coaches, Scania, Alexey Agibalov, CEO, Kamaz Motors,  A. Rama Subramanian, President - Asia Motor Works Limited, Lokesh Payik, Chief of Business – Industry 4.0 Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions, Krishnan Sadagopan, Vice-President – Engine Development, Ashok Leyland Limited, R. Somasundaram, Head Sales - Man Truck India, Nitin Seth, President - Ashok Leyland, Partho Roy,

AVP - Foton Motors, Dr. Wilfried G. Aulbur, Managing Partner - Roland Berger, Ramakrishnan R, Sr Vice President, Product Strategy, Tata Motors, Kaushik Madhavan, Director (Mobility), Frost & Sullivan, Abdul Majeed, Auto Sector Lead Partner, PwC and Rajeev Singh, Auto Sector Lead Partner – KPMG.

Krishnan Sadagopan (Ashok Leyland), a veteran in the industry having 25+ years of experience in the area of engine development will be a panelist on: Product Extension/Branding for Success and Legal Framework converging with Product Technology

(Source: Commercial Vehicle Forum 2016)