MAIN HALL: Opening Speeches and Speeches of Automotive Sector Representatives

• 08.30 – 09.30: Registration and Reception
• 09.30 – 10.00: Opening Speeches
• Symposium President (Prof. Dr. Ahmet Necati ÖZSEZEN)
• Rector of Kocaeli University (Prof. Dr. Nuh Zafer CANTÜRK)
• Ministry of Industry and Technology Official (…)
• Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tahir BÜYÜKAKIN)
• 10.00 – 10.30: Coffee Break
• 10.30 – 12.30: Global Automotive Trends
• An overview of the present and future of the automotive industry, market dynamics, the impact of new regulations and general predictions.
• (Ford Otosan A.Ş.)
• (Hyundai Türkiye)
• Birkan ATLAMAZ, (ANADOLU ISUZU, R&D Director and Chief E/E Officer)
• Mehmet KÜRÜMLÜOĞLU (Director of the Fraunhofer Advanced Systems Research Center)
• Berke ERCAN (TAYSAD Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors)
• 12.30 – 13.30: Lunch Break
  

• 13.30 – 14.15: Session 1: Electric Vehicle and Battery Technologies
• Electric vehicle battery technologies, charging infrastructures, autonomous driving systems and related legal regulations
• 14.15 – 15.00: Session 2: Innovation for Sustainable Automotive
• Environmentally friendly materials, recycling, energy efficiency and sustainable production
• 15.00 – 15.30: Coffee Break
• 15.30 – 16.15: Session 3: Being Competitive with Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
• Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing, Internet of Things, Automation, Digital Twins and Predictive Maintenance
• 16.15 – 17.00: Session 4: Quality Improvement with Data Analytics
• Big Data, 6 Sigma, Data Quality and Use of Big Data in Production, Data Analytics