10:00
Registration & Morning Coffee
10:55
Welcoming by CAR Directors
Prof. Dr. Helena Wisbert
Director Center Automotive Research
Beatrix C. Keim
Director Center Automotive Research
Dirk Wollschläger
Director Center Automotive Research
11:00
Electromobility - Royal Road or Dead End
Klaus Zellmer
Chief Executive Officer, Skoda Auto
11:30
CX Predictions 2025
Christina Schehl
Executive Vice President, Capgemini Invent
Sales Touch Points & Value Added Services
Modarated by: Prof. Dr. Helena Wisbert
11:50
Beyond Automotive - How the Porsche Lifestyle Group transforms the principles and myth of Porsche into other areas of life.
Stefan Büscher
Chief Executive Officer, Porsche Lifestyle Group
12:05
It's t!me - radical cost reductions with GenAI
Jens Sulek
Executive Partner, IBM
12:20
Design a new era: Volkswagen's answer to the rapidly changing automarket in China
Stefan Mecha
CEO Volkswagen China Passenger Cars
12:35
Transparency in the value chain
Annette Connor
Corporate Strategy Sustainability & Mobility, BMW Group
12:55 LUNCH | Exhibition & Networking
Financial Services, Leasing, Fleet & Used Cars
Moderated by: Dr. Michael Mandat
14:00
Providing mobility solutions as a cornerstone of the Volkswagen Group strategy
Dr. Christian Dahlheim
Chief Executive Officer, Volkswagen Financial Services AG
14:20
Shaping the future: The role of a non-captive bank
Markus Häring
Managing Director, TARGO Leasing GmbH
14:35
How FINN is enhancing OEM brands and winning customers
Barbara Schmoll
VP Auto Banks and FINN as a Service
14:45
Marketing Efficiency
Felix Frank
Chief Commercial Officer, AutoScout 24
14:55
Pragmatism over ideology: only fuel and energy diversity will lead fleets to a more sustainable future.
Michael Brell
Senior Sales Manager DACH + 3rd Party, Aral Fleet Solutions – Aral AG
15:10
Implement and scale a global mobility offer: An OEM success story
Charles de la Tour D’Auvergne
Executive VP Strategic Alliances, Vulog
15:20 COFFEE BREAK | Exhibition & Networking
Customer Experience & Digital Sales Systems
Moderated by: Beatrix C. Keim
16:00
Driving Emotions - The Secret to elevate a premium automotive experience & generate maximum customer benefit
Dr. Michael Mandat
Managing Director, Progenium
Michael Hack
Managing Director Mobility & Transformation, Progenium
16:15
Development of Chinese OEMs in Europe & future of mobility
Georg Mrusek
Principal, Horváth
16:30
The New Ford - European EV business clear for takeoff
Jörg Hofmeister
Head of Charging & Energy, Ford
16:45
The customer experience with eMobility is the key to customer loyalty and additional revenue.
Ralph Missy
Co-Founder, e-mobilio
16:55
CAR Center Automotive Research | BEV Market: Expectations vs. Reality - A CAR AutoReport fact check
Alfred Paul
Project Lead Analytics, CAR Center Automotive Research
Burak Kaya
Market Intelligence & Analytics, CAR Center Automotive Research
Markets & Subscriptions | Closing & Prospects
Moderated by: Prof. Dr. Helena Wisbert
17:10
Navigating the geopolitical currents in the rise of electric mobility across the USA, Europe & China
Ann-Katrin Voit
Professor of Economics, FOM University of Applied Sciences
17:40
Transition | Refresh for Evening Event
18:30
Car Symposium Night @ RuhrCongress Bochum Exhibition
22:00
End of Day I