The Future Of Cars With Game Changers, Presented By Sap

Tune in as Bonnie D. Graham interviews Automotive’s leading industry experts at the Best Practices for Automotive Conference 2018. With Hundreds of auto professionals, the conference is dedicated to embracing innovation and displays case studies from leading automotive companies who are driving results in today’s complex business environment. This is more important than ever, as the automotive industry continues to experience disruption at a never before seen pace; creating new challenges and opportunities. The time is now to embrace innovative solutions, fresh ideas, and best in class strategies. Each mini-podcast packs a punch as attendees recount key happenings at the conference and give their perspective on the industry’s transformation! Keep up-to-date on conference content and more by following: @BP4auto and @SAP_Automotive on Twitter.

Tune in as Bonnie D. Graham interviews Automotive’s leading industry experts at the Best Practices for Automotive Conference 2018. With Hundreds of auto professionals, the conference is dedicated to embracing innovation and displays case studies from leading automotive companies who are driving results in today’s complex business environment. This is more important than ever, as the automotive industry continues to experience disruption at a never before seen pace; creating new challenges and opportunities. The time is now to embrace innovative solutions, fresh ideas, and best in class strategies. Each mini-podcast packs a punch as attendees recount key happenings at the conference and give their perspective on the industry’s transformation! Keep up-to-date on conference content and more by following: @BP4auto and @SAP_Automotive on Twitter.

Tune in as Bonnie D. Graham interviews Automotive’s leading industry experts at the Best Practices for Automotive Conference 2018. With Hundreds of auto professionals, the conference is dedicated to embracing innovation and displays case studies from leading automotive companies who are driving results in today’s complex business environment. This is more important than ever, as the automotive industry continues to experience disruption at a never before seen pace; creating new challenges and opportunities. The time is now to embrace innovative solutions, fresh ideas, and best in class strategies. Each mini-podcast packs a punch as attendees recount key happenings at the conference and give their perspective on the industry’s transformation! Keep up-to-date on conference content and more by following: @BP4auto and @SAP_Automotive on Twitter.

The buzz: “My definition of ‘innovative’ is providing value to the customer” (Mary Barra, GM). The upcoming 2018 Best Practices for Automotive conference (BP4Auto) sponsored by SAP in Detroit embraces innovation and will present case studies from leading automotive companies that are driving results in today’s complex business environment. What is the future of mobility and how does it impact companies, cities, and our lifestyles? Our panelists share their insights on the conference and predictions for the industry. The experts speak. Chris D’Ambola, Thomson Reuters: “People walking around everyday, playing games, taking score, Trying to make other people lose their minds, ah, be careful you don’t lose yours” (Think). John Grant, EmTeeGee Partners: “Ancora Imparo” (Michelangelo). Ellen Sasson, SAP: “The Fates guide the person who accepts them, and hinders the person who resists them” (Cleanthes). Join us for Driving Change: Automotive Industry Fights Back.

The Future of Cars with Game-Changers taps the insights of two industry experts who will focus on and analyze the hottest automotive news stories. Bill Newman, Automotive Expert at SAP, will join us live from the Center of Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminar ( CAR MBS) to discuss the uncertainty in the industry and optimism toward the future. Joe Barkai, Independent Industry Analyst, will focus on mobility, connected cars, and the future of traditional OEMs including GM’s launch of Maven peer-to-peer car-sharing program. The experts speak. Bill Newman, SAP: Take a risk … Because what works today won’t work tomorrow, but what worked yesterday may work again (Amrita Sahasrabudhe). Joe Barkai:Never mistake a clear view for a short distance… Except that you must. (Paul Saffo). Join us for Automotive Update: Inside the Headlines at CAR MBS 2018.

The buzz: “By 2035, new mobility technology will drive 40% of industry profits (Boston Consulting Group). At Sapphire Now 2018, SAP’s cloud and business technology conference, the Rinspeed Snap concept vehicle, which resembles a giant, autonomous skateboard, was a buzz-worthy showcase. By separating into a high-wear chassis and a passenger safety pod, Snap’s mobility ecosystem offers sky’s-the-limit opportunities for living, working, medical, retail, and utilities. Our panel, who tried the Snap, will share insights on the trajectory of future mobility ecosystems and the impact of mobility co-innovation on all of society. The experts speak. Uli Muench, SAP: “The pace of change has never been this fast, yet it will never be this slow again” (Justin Trudeau). Chris D’Ambola, Thomson Reuters: “Turn and face the strange” (David Bowie). Edina Sewell, SAP: “If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough” (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf). Join us for New Era of Connected Mobility: In A Snap!

The buzz: “If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places” (Fred Kent). By 2030, 2/3 of humanity will live in urban areas and megacities with 10+ million populations will increase by 65%. Good news: cities bring innovation and economic progress. Not-so-good-news: cities are bogged down by traffic congestion, aging infrastructures, quality of life threats. Can smart city technologies focused on automotive – intermodal transportation planning and intelligent traffic management– alleviate these challenges? The experts speak. Joe Renz, New Mobility Lab: “Be so good they can’t ignore you” (Steve Martin). Monali Shah, HERE Technologies: “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty” (Maya Angelou). Dante Ricci, SAP: “You ain't heard nothin' yet!” (The Jazz Singer). Join us for Automotive State of the Union: Urban Mobility and Smart Cities.

The buzz: “Roughly 500,000 cars are traded on eBay Motors’ Web site every year….More than one-third of customers would consider buying a car online” (McKinsey). Reality check for today’s car dealers! The good news: A majority of automotive retail customers – 85% – still use dealer touch points in their car buying journey. Not-so-good news: 1 in 4 report dissatisfaction with their experiences. The implications for dealer franchises: It’s imperative to redefine your role in this transformation by using advanced technology to ensure efficiency across every business process. The experts speak. Hagen Radowski, MHP Americas: “You have to be present to win” (Las Vegas sign). Ellen Sasson, SAP: “Business only has two functions: Marketing and Innovation” (Milan Kundera). Andreas Klaschka, SAP: “I'd like to do a song of great social and political importance it goes like this: Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?” (Janis Joplin). Join us for Automotive Cliff-hanger: The End of Dealerships?

The buzz: In 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of German engineer Karl Benz, became the first person to complete a long-distance trip by automobile. “Bertha was very involved in the whole process, and had a keen engineering mind as well” (jalopnik.com). Fast forward to today. Females are running automotive plants, designing cars, and propelling the automotive industry into the future. Our panel of powerful women automotive leaders will share their playbooks on managing smarter, upping your game, and how to address gender disparity in the automotive sector. The experts speak. Pamela Niekamp, Nielsen: “You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you can’t choose both” (Brené Brown). Meg Divitto, IBM: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” (Albert Einstein). Ellen Sasson, SAP: “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” (Confucius). Join us for Women Take the Wheel: Transforming The Automotive Ecosystem.

The buzz: “Automotive companies are increasingly adopting new intelligent and connected products at an increasing pace, addressing a $1.5T market opportunity in digital and connected services (McKinsey, 2016)…Nowhere in the automotive space is this more important than the independent aftermarket and spare parts segment” (2017 AASA Digital Aftermarket Survey). What will have $850B in N. America annual revenues and $1.2T projected growth by 2030? The automotive aftermarket segment. Compared to modest growth in traditional aftermarket sales, the digital aftermarket will explode. But operational efficiencies and flexibility are needed. The experts speak. Part 1: State of the Automotive Aftermarket. Bill Newman, SAP: “I don’t need to know everything. I just need to know where to find it when I need it” (Einstein). Chris Gardner, AASA: “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave” (Reagan). Join us for Digitizing the Automotive Aftermarket: Who’s Cashing In?

The buzz: “Automotive companies are increasingly adopting new intelligent and connected products at an increasing pace, addressing a $1.5T market opportunity in digital and connected services (McKinsey, 2016)…Nowhere in the automotive space is this more important than the independent aftermarket and spare parts segment” (2017 AASA Digital Aftermarket Survey). What will have $850B in N. America annual revenues and $1.2T projected growth by 2030? The automotive aftermarket segment. Compared to modest growth in traditional aftermarket sales, the digital aftermarket will explode. But operational efficiencies and flexibility are needed. The experts speak. Part 1: State of the Automotive Aftermarket. Bill Newman, SAP: “I don’t need to know everything. I just need to know where to find it when I need it” (Einstein). Chris Gardner, AASA: “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave” (Reagan). Join us for Digitizing the Automotive Aftermarket: Who’s Cashing In?

The buzz: “Automotive companies are increasingly adopting new intelligent and connected products at an increasing pace, addressing a $1.5T market opportunity in digital and connected services (McKinsey, 2016)…Nowhere in the automotive space is this more important than the independent aftermarket and spare parts segment” (2017 AASA Digital Aftermarket Survey). What will have $850B in N. America annual revenues and $1.2T projected growth by 2030? The automotive aftermarket segment. Compared to modest growth in traditional aftermarket sales, the digital aftermarket will explode. But operational efficiencies and flexibility are needed. The experts speak. Part 1: State of the Automotive Aftermarket. Bill Newman, SAP: “I don’t need to know everything. I just need to know where to find it when I need it” (Einstein). Chris Gardner, AASA: “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave” (Reagan). Join us for Digitizing the Automotive Aftermarket: Who’s Cashing In?

The buzz: “By 2020, there will be 250 million IoT-connected cars on the world’s streets” (I.Sima). Vehicle connectivity will have a massive, positive effect on our communities, environment, and quality of life. The challenges of translating connected vehicle trends into real world devices and systems open up exciting opportunities for young, talented, future employees to help transform the automotive industry. The experts speak. Part 1: How the connected car will change our world. Joe Barkai: “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” (GM ad, 1988). Jim Davis, SAP: “I guess I'm just hopelessly fascinated by the realities that you can assemble out of connected fragments” (J.Diaz). Part 2: Need for young talent in the industry. Joe Barkai: “Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement” (W.Pollard). Michael Dietz, SAP: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving” (Einstein). Join us for Connected Vehicles: Hello, New World.

The buzz: “By 2020, there will be 250 million IoT-connected cars on the world’s streets” (I.Sima). Vehicle connectivity will have a massive, positive effect on our communities, environment, and quality of life. The challenges of translating connected vehicle trends into real world devices and systems open up exciting opportunities for young, talented, future employees to help transform the automotive industry. The experts speak. Part 1: How the connected car will change our world. Joe Barkai: “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” (GM ad, 1988). Jim Davis, SAP: “I guess I'm just hopelessly fascinated by the realities that you can assemble out of connected fragments” (J.Diaz). Part 2: Need for young talent in the industry. Joe Barkai: “Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement” (W.Pollard). Michael Dietz, SAP: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving” (Einstein). Join us for Connected Vehicles: Hello, New World.

The buzz: “By 2020, there will be 250 million IoT-connected cars on the world’s streets” (I.Sima). Vehicle connectivity will have a massive, positive effect on our communities, environment, and quality of life. The challenges of translating connected vehicle trends into real world devices and systems open up exciting opportunities for young, talented, future employees to help transform the automotive industry. The experts speak. Part 1: How the connected car will change our world. Joe Barkai: “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile” (GM ad, 1988). Jim Davis, SAP: “I guess I'm just hopelessly fascinated by the realities that you can assemble out of connected fragments” (J.Diaz). Part 2: Need for young talent in the industry. Joe Barkai: “Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement” (W.Pollard). Michael Dietz, SAP: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving” (Einstein). Join us for Connected Vehicles: Hello, New World.

The buzz: “CES vs Detroit Auto Show: Has the ever-evolving tech made the car show an afterthought? … automakers now to show up at CES for the buzziest discussions about technology” (The Economic Times). How did CES 2018 attendees react to ~300k sq. ft. of the latest global automotive tech innovations? Many said CES is becoming more influential than the Detroit, Shanghai, Paris, Tokyo, and Frankfurt auto shows. What are automotive industry newcomers and disruptors planning? When will autonomous vehicles be safe, digitally-accessorized and affordable enough to persuade YOU to be their “cargo”? The experts speak. Uli Muench, SAP: “Never allow a person to tell you No who doesn't have the power to say Yes” (E. Roosevelt). Jeff Hojlo, IDC: “Those who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt those doing it” (Puck, 1903). John Leney, SAP: “To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often” (W. Churchill). Join us for CES 2018: The World’s Most Important Auto Show Now?

The buzz: “Consider the car’s interior, until recently a relatively stable component in terms of engineering and value…interior surfaces are potential real estate for ambitious enhancements of safety or entertainment … 3D laminated glass, haptic sensors, and augmented reality heads-up displays…offer drivers alerts, safety aids, and warnings on invisible screens embedded in the windshield…” (www.strategyand.pwc.com). The automotive industry continues to experience disruption at a dizzying pace. In September, automotive leaders met at SAP’s Best Practices for Automotive conference to learn about and discuss hyper-connected vehicles, automobile electrification and other disruptive trends. Game-Changers Radio asked attendees for their insights and their predictions for the future of automotive. Hear highlights of these interviews with commentary by SAP’s Bill Newman. Start your engines…. Join us for Best Practices for Automotive: 2017 Highlights plus 2018 Preview.

Tune in to Day 3 live as Bonnie D. Graham Interviews top experts Live at SAP’s Best Practices Automotive 2017. Best Practices for Automotive unites hundreds of auto industry professionals – senior leadership, decision-makers, business process owners, analysts, super users, support teams and solution providers – for a one-of-a-kind experiential event, built around learning, innovation and peer collaboration. As the automotive industry continues to experience disruption at a never before seen pace, everything is in flux – from workforce dynamics to evolving autonomous technologies, supply chain upheavals, new industry competitors, consumer preferences, and more. The time is now to embrace innovative solutions, fresh ideas and best in class strategies to improve your organization’s overall business performance and it’s all happening at Best Practices for Automotive. Keep up-to-date on conference content and more by following: @BP4auto on Twitter and @EventfulConferences on Instagram.

Tune in to Day 3 live as Bonnie D. Graham Interviews top experts Live at SAP’s Best Practices Automotive 2017. Best Practices for Automotive unites hundreds of auto industry professionals – senior leadership, decision-makers, business process owners, analysts, super users, support teams and solution providers – for a one-of-a-kind experiential event, built around learning, innovation and peer collaboration. As the automotive industry continues to experience disruption at a never before seen pace, everything is in flux – from workforce dynamics to evolving autonomous technologies, supply chain upheavals, new industry competitors, consumer preferences, and more. The time is now to embrace innovative solutions, fresh ideas and best in class strategies to improve your organization’s overall business performance and it’s all happening at Best Practices for Automotive. Keep up-to-date on conference content and more by following: @BP4auto on Twitter and @EventfulConferences on Instagram.

Tune in to Day 3 live as Bonnie D. Graham Interviews top experts Live at SAP’s Best Practices Automotive 2017. Best Practices for Automotive unites hundreds of auto industry professionals – senior leadership, decision-makers, business process owners, analysts, super users, support teams and solution providers – for a one-of-a-kind experiential event, built around learning, innovation and peer collaboration. As the automotive industry continues to experience disruption at a never before seen pace, everything is in flux – from workforce dynamics to evolving autonomous technologies, supply chain upheavals, new industry competitors, consumer preferences, and more. The time is now to embrace innovative solutions, fresh ideas and best in class strategies to improve your organization’s overall business performance and it’s all happening at Best Practices for Automotive. Keep up-to-date on conference content and more by following: @BP4auto on Twitter and @EventfulConferences on Instagram.