The automotive industry is facing major business upheavals owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar, ETAuto.com will provide industry leaders a detailed view of how the pandemic has impacted the auto industry, the EV value chain and crude prices. It will illustrate how to tackle supply chain challenges in these times and how to secure your business’s future.
Key Discussion Points:
- Impact of COVID on global Auto Industry and EV Value Chain
- Global and Indian EV forecasts pre and post COVID-19
- Future of EV Startups & Guidance
- Impact of COVID in EV Business Model and OEMs
- Industry expectations from the Government
- Platform/Architecture strategy
- Impact of Gutting Crude Price on EV
- Role of Government
PANELISTS
Sarwant Singh
Sarwant Singh is Managing Partner and Regional Leader for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region at Frost & Sullivan. In addition to these roles, he is also the companys Global Head of the Mobility, Aerospace, Defence & Security Practice. He is also the leader and founder of a think tank group within the organisation that works on future Mega Trends. Sarwant consults to clients like Ford, Philips, BMW, Fiat group, Nissan, Toyota, UNIDO, Fincantieri and many other high profile organisations leveraging his Mega Trends and Future of Mobility work. He is author of a book titled, New Mega Trends launched in Oct 2012 with Palgrave Macmillan has since been sold in over 30 countries and recently been translated into Chinese for a local China market release. Sarwant is a member of the World Economic Forum Transportation group and writes for Forbes. He sits on advisory boards of Nissan, ATI, Leeds University Business School and a few start ups.
Dr. Jose Serras-Pereira
Jose has 15 years of experience spanning Industry & Academia in Automotive Product Engineering & Management working in various areas of OEM Strategic Portfolio Planning, Product & Powertrain Technology RnD & collaboration with Corporate Strategy & Global Product Strategy teams.Broad experience base covering range of industry areas including CO2 Emissions Regulations, Market trends & intelligence, powertrain technology & electrification benchmarking & HMI development, Interested in the convergence of external mega-trends and internal automotive industry trends like CASE to clarify the challenges and opportunities available to client organisations in the mobility eco-system.
Sulajja Firodia Motwani
Sulajja Firodia Motwani is an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is currently the Vice-Chairperson of Kinetic Engineering Limited and Founder & CEO of Kinetic Green Energy & Power Solutions Limited.The Kinetic Group witnessed tremendous expansion during her term. From being a mere moped manufacturer it has set its foothold in the industry as a manufacturer offering a complete range of two-wheelers right from mopeds, scooters to motorcycles.She has recently restructured the group to expand group activities into automotive systems and green energy.