Trevor Pawl

    

Chief Mobility Officer  
State of Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification
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The Current and Future State of Mobility

Trevor will discuss the current and future state of the mobility industry, including the emergence of four mobility megatrends—autonomous, connected, shared services and vehicle electrification—that led to the creation of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME). The session will highlight the state of Michigan’s role in creating an ecosystem that fuels mobility innovation, as well as include key insights into the Office’s objectives, recent initiatives and successful state-led mobility efforts through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan Department of Transportation and others.

    

    

Steve Wybo

    

Senior Managing Director and Automotive Practice Group Leader 
Riveron
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One Year Later, the New Normal in Automotive After COVID Changed the Industry

Steve will discuss what’s been affecting the ability of automotive parts suppliers to thrive day to day: the shortage of skilled labor, rising material prices and pricing pressure from OEMs. How can suppliers cope? “The commodity market is tough to control,” he says, “but one suggestion is to hedge—do you have a proper hedging strategy, either through your lender or, better yet, through your customer?” On the labor front, Steve sees some suppliers having success by getting very creative with how they incentivize their employees. Here, he will discuss how some companies are becoming creative with their incentive plans, offering “equity-like” incentives, profit sharing, etc.

    

Jeff Schuster

President, Americas Operation and Global Vehicle Forecasting 
LMC Automotive
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Global Automotive Market Outlook, A Return to Normal?

Society, the economy and certainly the automotive industry went through a lot of risk and change in 2020. There is reason to be optimistic about the path to normal, but what is normal? The industry continues to invest heavily into electrification on a global scale, but today’s industry is what is paying for that investment. What type of recovery will transpire? What are the risks to the recovery and when will the industry return to pre-COVID-19 levels? Are there lasting changes from 2020 that will further shape the future of the industry? These questions will be addressed within a detailed overview of the global automotive market.

    

Steve Horaney

Vice President 
Membership and Sales, OESA
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Roundtable –
The Evolving Automotive Supply Chain—A Roundtable Discussion

In this era of electrification, hybrid designs, and development of connected and autonomous vehicles, combined with trade-policy uncertainty, learn how OEMs and Tier suppliers can continue to work hand-in-hand, partnering to ensure continuous improvement in production efficiency.

    

    

Dan Sharkey

    

Partner  
Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco PLLC
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A Legal Discussion with Dan Sharkey A Legal Discussion with Dan Sharkey

Dan will update participants for 15 minutes regarding the various legal challenges they face, then spend 30 minutes answering questions on legal issues affecting them upstream with their customers and downstream with their suppliers: contracts, warranties, tariffs, strikes, recalls, NDAs, payment debits—you name it. Consider this a chance to bring your issues to an industry-leading lawyer with 25 years of experience and a unique understanding of the issues facing automotive suppliers.

    

    

George Coates

    

Chief Technical Officer  
The Phoenix Group

Technical Director  
WorldAutoSteel
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Steel’s Role in Future Mobility

Mobility service providers seek to provide transportation services in densely populated cities that meet customers’ needs for comfort, reliability, safety and connectivity. Future mobility will be defined by unique powertrains, technologies and architectures that ensure these attributes are met—but there are materials challenges in these designs. Fleet owners must offer products and solutions that also deliver a profitable business model, and the supply chain must deliver on these needs. This presentation will share insights from a long-term assessment of future automotive trends and WorldAutoSteel’s newest vehicle program Steel E-Motive, which explores steel solutions to Mobility as a Service challenges, characterized by fully autonomous and connected electric vehicles.