Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Location: Shenzhen Qianhai International Conference Center Location Map
Instructed by: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
Hosted by: China Europe Alumni Association of Automobile Industry (CAAA), Qianhai Construction Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., CEIBS Shenzhen Campus, CEIBS AI and Management Innovation Research Center
Organized by: Shanghai Zhongou Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.
Promotion Co-organizer: Guangdong Society of Automotive Engineers, Guangdong Intelligent Transportation Association, Shenzhen automotive electronics industry association, Private Banking Department of ICBC Shenzhen Branch, Shenzhen Decision Technology Co., Ltd
Agenda Co-organizer: Auto Industry Alumni Association, Post DBA BRIDGE Program, Empowerment Coach
CEIBS Co-organizer: CEIBS Alumni Association Shenzhen Chapter, CEIBS Alumni (SH) Semiconductor Association, CEIBS Alumni Finance and Investment Association, CEIBS FMBA Club, CEIBS Alumni Association of the CELC & CVCC, CEIBS Alumni AMP & CFO Club

Theme: The Road to Digital Innovation in the Automotive Industry - Collaborative Co-Creation and Problem-Solving in the Most Competitive Markets

1. AI and Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) Innovation Ecosystem Orchestration
2. Technology-Driven Management Transformation and Ambidextrous Organizational Design
3. Global Automotive Expansion and Value Co-Creation through Symbiosis

Morning Session: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Moderator:

• Yongjie Liu, Assistant President of CEIBS and Chief Representative of CEIBS Shenzhen Campus

Welcome Speeches by the CEIBS and Shenzhen Qianhai

• Hong Wang, President of CEIBS and Hengdian Group Chair in Management
• Zhouren Lou, President of CAAA and Chairman of Shanghai Welly Automobile Co., Ltd. (MBA97)
• Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone

Book Launch Ceremony: "Four-Wheel Drive: The Road to Digital Innovation in China's Automotive Industry"

• CEIBS New Book Writing Team Representatives

Four-Wheel Drive: The Road to Digital Innovation in China's Automotive Industry

• Yue Fang, Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences, EVE Energy Chair in Economics and Decision Sciences, Department Chair (Economics and Decision Sciences), Director of CEIBS Research Centre for AI and Management Innovation, Research Area Director of AI-powered Enterprise and Management (AIPEM), Programme Co-Director of The Digital Intelligence Transformation of Enterprises

2025 Auto + AI Co-Creation Problem-Solving Outlook

• Honggang Wang, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy general manager of China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd.
• CEIBS Auto AI + SDV G10 Representatives

Coffee Break

Opening Session: How Can Global Automotive Expansion Achieve Value Co-Creation through Symbiosis?

• Zhiqi He, Executive Vice President and COO of BYD Passenger Vehicle Business Unit (EMBA08)
• Renee Wang, Executive Vice President of ZF Group, President of Asia-Pacific Operations, and President of China Region
• Xiaofei Wang, Vice President of Changan Automobile (ECCCA2024)
• Luca Ciferri, Associate Publisher & Editor of Automotive News Europe
• William Wang, Vice President of EmLyon Business School, and Chairman of Gerpisa Shanghai 2025
• Takahiro Fujimoto, Professor at Waseda University, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo

Roundtable Moderator:  Ivan Hodac, Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Aspen Institute Central Europe

Afternoon Session: 1:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Moderator:

• Dr. Peter Zhou, Executive Vice President of CEIBS Alumni Automotive Industry Association (MBA00/CMO12)

Sino-Europe Link:

• Sigrid de Vries, Director General of European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)
• Ivan Hodac, Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Aspen Institute Central Europe

Industry-Academia Co-Creation Problem-Solving: Orchestrating AI and Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV)  Innovation Ecosystem in the Automotive Industry

Lead: Yue Fang, Professor of Economics and Decision Sciences, EVE Energy Chair in Economics and Decision Sciences, Department Chair (Economics and Decision Sciences), Director of CEIBS Research Centre for AI and Management Innovation, Research Area Director of AI-powered Enterprise and Management (AIPEM), Programme Co-Director of The Digital Intelligence Transformation of Enterprises

1. What strategic resource partners are most critical for enterprises in building an AI and Software-Defined Vehicle innovation ecosystem?
2. How does the iterative evolution of AI and Software-Defined Vehicle industry technology architecture influence the digital innovation ecosystem strategies of automotive and tech companies?
3. How does AI enhance the user experience of Robotaxi, smart cockpits, smart TVs, and smartphones, while reshaping the digital innovation ecosystem? What insights does this provide for professionals in automotive digitalization?
4. In the highly competitive AI and Software-Defined Vehicle era, how can traditional enterprises and tech companies achieve optimal multi-win industrial architecture design through cross-organizational collaboration and co-creation?

• Eric Yu, Associate Vice President of Strategic Planning, Experience Management & Senior Expert of NIO
• Dr. Jun Ye, President of DingTalk, Vice President of Alibaba Group (CEIBS New Book Endorser) / Ted Gao, General Manager of the Manufacturing Industry of DingTalk（EMBA2017）
• Zhiguo Wang, CTO of Skyworth Group and CEO of Shenzhen Coocaa Network Technology
• Dr. Xiaogang Wang, CEO of SenseAuto, Co-founder and Chief Scientist of SenseTime
• William Shen, Director of Digital Operations Center of Geely Auto Group (CEIBS Auto AI + SDV G10 Representative)
• Zhiqiang He, Investment Partner of CPI Ronghe New Energy Science and Technology and Vice President of CEIBS Automotive Financial Platform (FMBA2015)

Coffee Break

Industry-Academia Temporal Insights: Global Perspectives and Historical Continuum

• Tsuguo Nobe, Professor of Nagoya University; A Global Perspective on AI and Software-Defined Vehicles
• Sheng Han, Professor of History at Fudan University; How Do Historians Study Cao Cao from the Three Kingdoms? Technology-Driven Organizational Change in the Digital Era

Industry-Academia Co-Creation Problem-Solving: Technology-Driven Management Transformation and Ambidextrous Organizational Design

Lead: Yuan Jiang, Associate Professor of Management at CEIBS

1. What are the most valuable business cases for reference in the organizational change of the automotive industry, where stable organizations, agile organizations, and product safety must coexist?
2. How can AI and Software-Defined Vehicle technologies drive cross-organizational change between traditional enterprises and tech companies, achieving the best pathway to value co-creation?
3. In the most competitive digital markets, the acceleration of automotive companies moving from stability and control to flexibility and freedom, and from internal integration to external differentiation, poses high risks for digital executives leading such organizational "reforms." How can they break through these challenges?
4. How can existing IT systems in stable organizations be upgraded to meet the need for agile digital intelligence support in non-stable organizations?

• Olivia Zhao,Jaguar Land Rover China Executive Vice President （EMBA04）
• Devon Shu, CEO of BitFlows AI and Co-founding Partner of EnlightenX
• Robert Song, Secretary General of ACFIC Auto Dealers Association EV Committee, CEO of SINA Literature and CEO of DBA Education (Post DBA Bridge Program Representative)
• Xiaojin Feng, CEO of Leadership Pipeline Institute (China) (MBA03)
• Haotian Sun, Key Account General Manager of Feishu Manufacturing Industry
• CEIBS Auto AI + SDV G10 Representative

Closing Address:

• Ivan Hodac, Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Aspen Institute Central Europe

2024 CAAA Annual Automotive Forum

Date: Monday, December 9, 2024, 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: CEIBS Shenzhen Campus Location Map
Note: Chinese Only, No Simultaneous Interpretation Provided.

Moderators:

• Meng Zhang (CMO2020)
• Jiajia Zeng (MBA2018)

Welcome Speeches:

• Zhouren Lou, Chairman of Shanghai Welly Automobile Co., Ltd. (MBA97)
• Rongsheng Li, Party Secretary and Chairman of Qianhai Construction Investment Group

CEIBS Automotive Financial Platform/CEIBS Automotive Trillion Investment Alliance:

• Zhiqiang He, Vice President of CEIBS Automotive Financial Platform (FMBA2015)
• CEIBS Auto AI + SDV G10 Representatives
• CEIBS Automotive Trillion Investment Alliance Representatives

Industry-Academia Co-Creation Problem-Solving Outlook for 2025-2026: Four-Wheel Drive - The Road to Digital Innovation in China's Automotive Industry

• CEIBS New Book Writing Team Representatives
• AIAA Representatives
• Gerpisa Shanghai 2025 Representatives
• CEIBS Automotive Industry Research Center / CEIBS Automotive Industry Leadership Camp Multi-Module Public Course Series Preview

Historical Perspective: Technology-Driven Organizational Management Transformation through Chinese History

• Sheng Han, Professor of History at Fudan University

20th Anniversary of the CEIBS Alumni Auto Association (CAAA) & Awards Dinner

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