MAIN CONFERENCE AGENDA
Day 1
25th February 2009
| 08.00 | Coffee and Registration | |
| 08.45 | Chairman’s Opening Address | |
| 09.00 | Mapping Out Government Plans To Support Growth In The Automotive Sector In Slovakia In 2009 Mr Vojtech Ferencz, General Manager, Investment Strategy Section, Slovak Ministry for Economy |
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| 09.30 | VW’s Outlook On Current And Future Production: Models, Volumes And Projected Growth Andreas Tostmann, CEO, VW Slovakia |
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| 10.00 |
Young-Taek Huh, Vice President Administration Group, Kia Motors Slovakia |
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| 10.30 |
Jean Mouro, Managing Director, PSA Peugeot Citroen Slovakia |
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| 11.00 | Coffee and Networking | |
| 11.30 |
Petr Vanek, General Manager PR, Hyundai |
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| 12.00 | Sourcing Strategies For Slovakia: How To Become Volvo’s Preferred Partner In The Region Anna Vilhelmson, EMS Manager, Purchasing, Volvo |
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| 12.30 |
Oleg Boyarin, CEO, EUROCAR |
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| 13.00 | Lunch | |
| SOURCING AND PURCHASING FOCUS | HR AND SKILLS MANAGEMENT FOCUS | |
| 14.30 |
Jerome Danne, Purchasing Director, Central And Eastern Europe, PSA Peugeot Citroen Slovakia |
Katarina Becicova, HR Manager, Kongsberg Automotive Nick Marentette, Plant Manager, Lear Branislav Hadar, Senior Manager Human Resources, Kia Motors Slovakia |
| 15.00 |
Christoph Zimmermann, Director of Purchasing, Continental |
Design And Implement A High-Impact, Cost Effective Training Programme To Maximise Staff Skills Ivana Repova, Human Resources Director, IAC Group Lozorno Jan Lesinsky, Senior Lecturer, Slovak Technical University Jaromir Radkovsky, General Manager of the Human Resources Department, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech |
| 15.30 | Coffee and Networking | |
| SOURCING AND PURCHASING FOCUS (Cont'd) | TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS FOCUS | |
| 16.00 |
Alexandru Ionas, Commodity Manager Europe, Key Safety Systems Romania Anna Vilhelmson, EMS Manager, Purchasing, Volvo Peter Biro, Head of CEE Sourcing Office, Knorr-Bremse |
Michael Hegeholz, Plant Manager, Visteon Nitra |
| 16.30 | Understanding VW’s Supplier Selection Process To Become A Preferred Supplier To This Outstanding OEM Jürgen Weinert, Head of Procurement, Volkswagen Slovakia Invited |
Streamlining Development: A Case Study On JCI R&D Success In Slovakia Dr. Detlef Juerss VP Product Engineering, Europe, Africa and South America, Johnson Controls Inc |
| 17.00 –18.00 | Champagne Roundtable Discussions Champagne Roundtable Discussions are designed to help you meet and interact with your peers and clients in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Each table seats 10-12 delegates to discuss a topic with a leading OEM in the region. |
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| 18.00 –20.30 | Networking Drinks Reception At The Official Residence Of The US Ambassador To Slovakia At the end of a long day, join your peers, clients and competitors for a glamorous drinks reception at the residence of the US Ambassador in Bratislava. This is one of the most anticipated and valuable networking events of the Slovak automotive calendar. Make sure you register now to guarantee your place at this exclusive event and spend informal time strengthening relationships with your partners. |
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Day 2
26th February 2009
| 08.15 | Coffee and Registration |
| 08.50 | Chairman’s Opening Address |
| 09.00 |
Matej Bugar, CEO, Skoda Auto Slovakia |
| 09.30 | Ford’s Plans For Increased Local Sourcing In Line With Regional Growth Plans Stefan Tyrpak, Regional Purchasing Manager, Ford |
| 10.00 |
Professor Garel Rhys, Emeritus Professor, Cardiff Business School |
| 10.45 | Coffee and Networking |
| 11.15 |
Rudolf Rusnak, Vice President for Automotive, Matador Slovakia Petr Vanek, General Manager PR, Hyundai Yong Ho So, Managing Director, DBC COATINGS |
| 11.45 |
Axel Mallener, Plant Manager, Brose Bratislava |
| 12.15 | Working With VW: Plans For Sourcing And Growth In Slovakia And CEE Helge Zeuner, Manager, Regional Sourcing Office Eastern Europe, Volkswagen |
| 12.45 | Lunch |
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN FOCUS |
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| 14.00 |
Oto Bydžovský, Deputy General Manager of Production Control, TPCA |
| 14.30 |
High Profile Logistics Partner |
| 15.00 | Coffee and Networking |
| 15.30 | Optimising Your Supply Chain To Balance Cost With On-Time Delivery Francis Geunens, Head of Logistics, PSA Peugeot Citroen Slovakia |
| 16.00 | Cost Management Throughout Your Supply Chain: Developing Suppliers And Partners For Success Andrzej Michalak, Logistics Manager, Eastern Europe, Delphi Invited |
| 16.30 | End of Main Conference |




