April 21
Tuesday
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks - SAE
9:15 - 10:10 a.m.
Jeff DeGraff, Ross School of Business, Univ. of Michigan
John Ellis, Ellis and Associates
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10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Executive leaders in autonomous trucking sit down to talk automated technology, customer acceptance, business models, powertrain platforms, timelines for mass deployment and lessons learned.
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12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 - 2:30p.m.
Connect2Car Roundtable
Thought Leaders will provide key insights on connected technology business models for vehicle safety—including emerging technologies on V2X, IoT, ADAS, Automated Vehicle and AI.
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3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
SAE Annual Business Meeting
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony and Reception
Honoring professionals, educators and students who have demonstrated excellence and have significant achievements in virtually every aspect of the mobility industry including innovation and technology advancement.
April 22
Wednesday
8:00 - 8:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks - SAE
8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Presentation: Technology and Design
Ralph Gilles, FCA US LLC
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9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Connect2Car Roundtable
Public and private sector experts discuss the impact of consumer acceptance and technological growth is currently having on policy, legislation, data privacy, and all other aspects of Smart City.
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10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Connect2Car Roundtable
Listen to the thought leaders of today discuss future compatibility issues, technology and ways they envision a future in which all automobiles are fully technology-enabled throughout their lifecycle.
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1:15 - 2:30p.m.
Executives talk about what will the product development of the future look like, the effects of software and hardware and a technology portfolio which meet customers’ current and future needs.
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3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Attendees will enjoy a fully immersive experience filled with critical technical content and insightful conversations with FCA engineers and industry colleague
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April 23
Thursday
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Women's Breakfast
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9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Thought leaders address how technologies can be successfully blended into a mass and personal vehicle transportation systems and their impact on business strategies and enhanced customer value propositions.
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10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
In “Gearing the Electrified Future,” top power-transmission experts discuss the challenges and opportunities of combining new and existing technologies to deliver torque to the drive wheels.
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1:15 - 2:30p.m.
Top executives talk about the challenges and tradeoffs regarding the applications and management of electrification on battery systems, HVAC, TMSS, ECU utilization, safety systems as well as Powertrain/Propulsion system.
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