This document provides the agenda for a two-day automotive summit in Thailand. Day 1 includes presentations on internationalization opportunities for Thailand's auto industry, advocacy and business matching, an update on Thailand's automotive masterplan, views from Thai automotive parts suppliers, and panels on Thailand's automotive future and powertrain technologies. Day 2 covers topics like Thailand becoming a global automotive hub, Industry 4.0, enabling technologies to meet global supply chain requirements, Thailand's pickup truck success, new manufacturing technologies, and logistics trends. Both days feature networking sessions and opportunities to meet automotive companies and suppliers.

1. 0800 Registration & Refreshment
0900 Welcome and Opening
Representative of Ministry of Transport, Thailand
0915 Internationalization for Thailand’s Auto Industry
Uli Kaiser, Thai European Business Association (TEBA)
0945 Advocacy and Business Matchmaking for
the Automotive Industry in Thailand
Jörg Laatsch, Head of Automotive Working Group
1000 Update on Thailand Automotive Masterplan
Vichai Jirathiyut, President, Thailand Automotive Instititute
1030 Coffee Break
1100 View of a Thai Automotive Parts Supplier (tbc)
Thanthach Rittinam, Somboon Advance Technology
1130 Thailand’s Automotive Future
Panel Discussion with Erich Parpart, The Nation
1200 Lunch & Networking
1330 Powertrain – Clean Power for the Future
Jörg Laatsch, Vice President Powertrain ASEAN
Continental Automotive
1400 IZB 2016 – A Premier Business
Matching Opportunity
Kelvinder Singh, Regional Sourcing ASEAN
Volkswagen Group
1445 Highly Efficient Forming Solutions for
Automotive Parts
Thomas Chou, Vice President,
Shieh Yih Machinery
1515 Coffee Break
1545 How to do business with BMW
Carsten Müller-Deiters, Purchasing Director
BMW Manufacturing Thailand
1630 French Automotive Industry Opportunities
Cyril Batreau, Business France
1700 Networking / Cocktail Party
Vichai Jirathiyut
TAI
Segsarn Trai-Ukos
Michelin
Cyril Batreau
Business France
Dr Holger
Schober
Uli Kaiser
TEBA
Contact: Thidarat Chantarangsri
thida@thaiautobook.com
Agenda – Day 1
Kelvinder Singh
Volkswagen Group
Klaus Landhaeusser
Bosch Automotive
Prof. Roger
Moser
John Wellby
DHL
Our invited speakers and
attending specialists
Thanthach Ritthinam
Somboon SAT
Erich Parpart
THE NATION
Techapit Ampaipant
PCS Group
Achana Limpaitoon
FTI and TAPMA
Jörg Laatsch
Continental
Dr. Martin Tonko
Roland Berger
1st ASEAN
Automotive Summit
November 16-17, 2015
Landmark Hotel, Bangkok
Carsten Müller-Deiters
BMW Manufacturing

2. 0800 Registration & Refreshment
0900 From Regional to Global Player - How to Upgrade Thailand
Segsarn Trai-Ukos, Michelin Thailand
0930 Industry 4.0
Dr Martin Tonko, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
1000 How to do business with European clients
Techapit Ampaipant, PCS Group
1030 Coffee Break
1100 Key enablers for success for
ASEAN’s ascent to be a Global Automotive Hub
Klaus Landhaeusser, Bosch ASEAN
1130 Thailand Automotive 2022
Dr Roger Moser
A Strategic Framework for Decision Making
1200 Enabling Technology to Comply
with Global OEM Supply Chain Requirements
Terry Onica, Director Automotive, QAD
1230 Lunch & Networking
1330 Thailand’s Pickup Trucks - A global success story
Isuzu Thailand (tbc)
1400 New Technologies for Automotive
World Class Manufacturing
Uli Kaiser, EMAG Group
1430 Industry 4.0 Study & Business Mission 2016
Dr. Holger Schober
1500 Coffee Break
1530 Logistics 4.0 - The Road to Consolidation
John Wellby
DHL, Senior Director Automotive
1600 Automotive Sourcing Speed Dating
Company Presentation of world class
Thai Automotive Suppliers
1700 End
Contact: Thidarat Chantarangsri
thida@thaiautobook.com
1st ASEAN
Automotive Summit
November 16-17, 2015
Landmark Hotel, Bangkok
Agenda – Day 2