HERE Directions 2023 Program

2-3 November 2023, The Cubex Centre, Prague

Agenda

Building a connected and sustainable future through location

14:00 - 14:30	Registration, networking and exhibition viewing
14:30 - 14:45	Day 1 Conference Opening Speaker: Bart Sweerman SVP Services & Support, HERE Technologies
14:45 - 15:00	Conference welcome and Introduction Speaker: Gino Ferru, SVP General Manager EMEA, HERE Technologies
15:00 - 15:30	How location technology is driving success Speaker: Remco Timmer, VP Product Management, HERE Technologies
15:30 - 16:00	The future of automotive connectivity: How software-defined vehicles are revolutionizing the driving experience: How will this allow for better vehicles? What technology can we expect the SDV vehicle to include? What are the new value areas that can be opened up? Speaker: Stephan Durach, SVP- Connected Company Development, BMW Group
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:00	The Impact of Software-Defined Vehicles on the Future of Commercial Transportation Speaker: Andreas Mink, Director Product Engineering Powertrain Software & Electronics, Daimler Truck
17:00 – 17:30	Panel Discussion: The key to successful partnerships The key to successful partnerships in a rapidly changing business landscape Hear from a panel of senior leaders discussing what makes their partnerships successful and how they are leveraging these partnerships to continue to innovate and provide solutions for their customers’ needs Moderator: Sherry Davenport, Global Head of Regional & Partner Marketing, HERE Technologies Speaker: Ray Roberts-York, Managing Director Michael Bauer International GmbH Speaker: Jiří Bavor, Head of MRT sector SEE and Delivery SEE, Eviden Speaker: David Quin, Managing Director, Trimble Maps Speaker: Heiko Ansorge, Global Head of Supply Chain Solutions, Siemens Healthineers
17:30 - 17:45	HERE Technologies Partner Awards Moderator: John Ramieri VP Sales, HERE Technologies
17:45 - 18:45	Networking reception
19:00	Close day 1

08:45 - 09:30	Registration, networking and exhibition viewing
09:30 - 09:45	Day 2 opening note Speaker: Bart Sweerman SVP Services & Support, HERE Technologies
09:45 - 10:10	A look into HERE's exciting new frontiers. Speaker: Severin Bredahl-Banovic, VP, Head of Business and Solution Architecture at HERE Technologies
10:10 - 10:30	From insight to impact: How location data visibility can transform your entire supply chain stream. What data can bring benefits to your full supply chain stream? How can you give them the data they need to be effective and efficient? Speaker: Michael Kopenec, GM AWS Geospatial (Amazon Location Services), AWS
10:30 - 10:50	Location data and people flow data: How mapping solutions are helping prediction in the future What can location data and people flow data do to help prediction in the future? Can dynamic data and static data be used to improve your company's and organization’s sustainability? Speaker: Hiroshige Sugihara, President & CEO, GeoTechnologies
10:50 – 11:10	Fueling sustainable growth: how carbon-based planning can create business opportunities with location data How can data create accurate predictions for carbon planning and how can you add this to your routing plans? How can these carbon-based plans be developed into business opportunities? Speaker: Jakob Wegenast, VP Global GoGreen, DHL Supply Chain
11:10 - 11:30	Sustainability Discussion
11:30 – 12:30	Lunch, networking and exhibition viewing
12:30 – 12:50	Innovations in location data for more accurate and reliable car navigation What can the data do to give customers accurate and precise navigation? How can this be applied regardless of mobile connectivity? Can this be applied retroactively to vehicles? Speaker: Clare Jones, CCO, what3words
12:50 – 13:10	Preparing your business for the next wave of innovation: The benefits and opportunities of automated fleets Can we predict when automated fleets are likely to become a reality? What will the benefit be for businesses and their customers? How can smaller businesses benefit from automated fleets? Speaker: André Käber, CEO von MyLeo / Leoquantum
13:10 - 13:30	Fireside Chat: Cloud to Vehicle ecosystems for Software Defined Vehicles Major trends in SDV Development from the Cloud perspective The role of location data in SDV ecosystems The role of data and cloud infrastructure in automotive digital transformation. Speaker: Ozgur Tohumcu, AWS, Managing Director - Global Head of Sales (Automotive and Manufacturing) Speaker: Andrei Iordache, HERE, Director – Industry Solutions (Automotive)
13:30 – 14:00	Unlocking the potential of ADAS data: Strategies for streamlining operations and improving efficiency What data can we get from ADAS? How quickly can this data be taken advantage of? What can the data be used for? Speaker: Lisa Abom, CEO Nira Dynamics Speaker: Mirko Reuter - Sr. Director AD Europe Nio
14:00 – 14:25	Innovation Discussion
14:25 – 14:45	Refreshments, networking and exhibition viewing
14:45 – 15:15	Panel Discussion: Beyond range anxiety: Sustainable routing solutions for electric vehicles What technology innovations are there that can improve routing for drivers? How can the data be best displayed to customers to reduce EV anxiety? Speaker: Sowmya Gopal, Head of Automotive Applications BU, HERE Speaker: Niklas Floren – WirelessCar CEO Speaker: Alexander Lewandowski, Head of Design & Engineering RGNT Motorcycles
15:15 – 16:00	Fireside Chat: Connected for a better future: Maximizing the customer experience and reaching sustainability goals with EVs and location technology How are electric vehicles evolving the automotive and trucking landscape What role can location data and technology play in improving the customer experience and helping you reach your sustainability goals What future opportunities ahead Speakers: Xuan-Zheng Goh, Head of product, Smart Europe Speaker: Guido Cocola, Head of Digital Experience, Volta Trucks Speaker: Marvin Ruf, Senior Account Executive Automotive, HERE
16:00 - 16:15	Summary, take-home points and closing comments
16:15	Close of conference

A look at this year's HERE Directions 2023 Speakers*

Stephan Durach

SVP Connected Company Development, BMW Group

Stephan will be covering “The future of automotive connectivity: How software-defined vehicles are revolutionizing the driving experience” in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

Andreas Mink

Director, Product Engineering Powertrain Software & Electronics, Daimler Truck

Andreas will be covering “The Impact of Software-Defined Vehicles on the Future of Commercial Transportation” in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

Michael Kopenec

GM AWS Geospatial (Amazon Location Services), AWS

Michael will be covering “From insight to impact: How location data visibility can transform your entire supply chain stream” in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

Hiroshige Sugihara

President & CEO, GeoTechnologies

Hiroshige will be covering “Location data and people flow data: How mapping solutions are helping prediction in the future” in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

Jakob Wegenast

VP Global GoGreen, DHL Supply Chain

Jakob will be covering “Fueling sustainable growth: how carbon-based planning can create business opportunities with location data” in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

Clare Jones

CCO, what3words

Clare will be covering “Innovations in location data for more accurate and reliable navigation” in her talk at HERE Directions 2023

Lisa Abom

CEO, Nira Dynamics

Lisa will be covering “Unlocking the potential of ADAS data: Strategies for streamlining operations and improving efficiency” in her talk at HERE Directions 2023

Niklas Floren

CEO, WirelessCar

Niklas will be covering “Beyond range anxiety: Sustainable routing solutions for electric vehicles” in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

Xuan-Zheng Goh

Head of product, Smart Europe

Xuan-Zheng will be taking part of the Fireside chat "Connected for a better future: Maximizing the customer experience and reaching sustainability goals with EVs and location technology" at HERE Directions 2023

Guido Cocola

Head of Digital Experience, Volta Trucks

Guido will be taking part of the Fireside chat "Connected for a better future: Maximizing the customer experience and reaching sustainability goals with EVs and location technology" at HERE Directions 2023.

Ozgur Tohumcu

Managing Director, Global Head of Sales (Automotive and Manufacturing), AWS

Ozgur will be taking part of the Fireside chat "Cloud to Vehicle ecosystems for Software Defined Vehicles" at HERE Directions 2023.

Alexander Lewandowski

Head of Design & Engineering RGNT Motorcycles

Alexander will be covering "Beyond range anxiety: Sustainable routing solutions for electric vehicles" in his talk at HERE Directions 2023.

Ray Roberts-York

Managing Director Michael Bauer International GmbH

Ray will be taking part of the 'Key to Successful Partnerships" panel discussion at HERE Directions 2023.

André Käber

CEO von MyLeo / Leoquantum

André will be covering "Preparing your business for the next wave of innovation: The benefits and opportunities of automated fleets" in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

Mirko Reuter

Senior Director AD Europe Nio

Mirko will be covering "Unlocking the potential of ADAS data: Strategies for streamlining operations and improving efficiency" in his talk at HERE Directions 2023.

Jiří Bavor

Head of MRT sector SEE and Delivery SEE, Eviden

Jiří will be covering "The key to successful partnerships" in his talk at HERE Directions 2023.

David Quin

Managing Director, Trimble Maps

David will be covering "The key to successful partnerships" in his talk at HERE Directions 2023.

Heiko Ansorge

Global Head of Supply Chain Solutions, Siemens Healthineers

Heiko will be covering "The key to successful partnerships" in his talk at HERE Directions 2023.

HERE Technologies Speakers

Bart Sweerman

SVP Services & Support, HERE Technologies

Bart will be moderating HERE Directions 2023

Gino Ferru

SVP General Manager EMEA, HERE Technologies

Gino will be giving a welcome speech at HERE Directions 2023

Remco Timmer

VP Product Management, HERE Technologies

Remco will be covering “How location technology is driving success “ in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

John Ramieri

VP Sales, HERE Technologies

John will be moderating the HERE Technologies Partner Awards at HERE Directions 2023

Sherry Davenport

Global Head of Regional & Partner Marketing, HERE Technologies

Sherry will be moderating "The key to successful partnerships Panel Discussion" at HERE Directions 2023.

Severin Bredahl-Banovic,

VP, Head of Business and Solution Architecture at HERE Technologies

Severin will be covering "A look into HERE's exciting new frontiers" in his talk at HERE Directions 2023

Marvin Ruf

Senior Account Executive Automotive, HERE

Marvin will be moderating the Fireside chat "Connected for a better future: Maximizing the customer experience and reaching sustainability goals with EVs and location technology" at HERE Directions 2023

Sowmya Gopal

Head of Automotive Applications BU, HERE

Sowmya will be moderating the panel discussion "Beyond range anxiety: Sustainable routing solutions for electric vehicles" at HERE Directions 2023.

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A look at this year's HERE Directions 2023 Speakers*

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