auto-gration

Schedule
Thursday 15 March	12.00 - 14.00	Registration/Lunch
	14.00 - 18.00	Conference Programme
	18.00 - Onwards	Evening Cocktail
Friday 16 March	09.00 - 09.30	Welcome Coffee
	09.30 - 12.30	Conference Programme
	12.30 - 13.30	Networking Lunch
	13.30	Conference End

Download the full preliminary programme

The objective of the conference is to demonstrate the important role of Information and Communication Technologies in enabling and catalysing a seamless, interoperable, efficient automotive supply chain. The conference will present concrete business cases on how smart use of ICT has helped smaller businesses to streamline their business processes, link to larger industry players and participate in global supply chains, in an easy and affordable way.  It will launch a policy debate on the role of national and European automotive associations, organisations and standardisation bodies to promote and stimulate full roll-out of the action in the automotive industry, with significant efficiency gains.

The conference will target key stakeholders from the automotive and ICT industries and will include an official ceremony for the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding among these stakeholders.

The programme is currently under development and updates will be published regularly. Preliminary topics will include:

WHY AUTO-GRATION: THE NEEDS AND THE DRIVERS
THE SMALL COMPANY HURDLE   Finance: products enabling integration are too expensive Infrastructure: complexity of customer requirements, no harmonisation Human resources	EUROPEAN UNION POLICY TOWARDS SMEs EU 2020 Flagship initiative The Small Business Act The benefits of eInvoicing in Europe
THE AUTO-GRATION PROJECT: INTEGRATING SMEs IN SMART DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAINS   Current ICT situation The actors of the project The new situation with auto-gration: no limits on the digitally-connected Extended Enterprise
THE BENEFITS OF A TOTALLY SEAMLESS DIGITAL VALUE CHAIN
THE SUPPLY CHAIN SMES – WHAT DIGITAL INTEGRATION WILL FACILITATE Increasing businesses’ innovation Increasing speed to the markets Reaching new customers throughout the world Becoming an international business actor	INTEGRATING THE AFTERMARKET Getting the orders right, first time, every time Offering a tailored customer service Increasing customer satisfaction through quicker services Increasing responsiveness to changing market conditions
LARGE BUSINESS PARTNERS: RECOGNISING THE ROLE OF SMES IN THE EXTENDED ENTERPRISE Increasing innovation capacity through digital collaboration with more companies Improving relationships with dynamic and innovative SMEs Shortening time to market Optimising business processes throughout the whole supply chain	THE “TRICKLE DOWN” EFFECT: CREATING A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR AND BEYOND Stimulating a more innovative culture Promoting a more dynamic and competitive economy locally and beyond Facilitating the market entry of new players Creating a multiplier effect in the industry
TOWARDS A DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET
THE PROPOSED SOLUTION: A LIGHT EBUSINESS ARCHITECTURE An EU initiative towards better integration Improving the efficiency of the business processes Seamless information and data flow: eInvoicing with auto-gration Reducing operational costs	IT PROVIDERS: THE BACKBONE OF INTEGRATION Why did they decide to support auto-gration What auto-gration means in practice for B2B Platform providers and ERP Vendors Bring expertise to simplify complex ICT environments Providers of low cost, turnkey solutions Increase their market potential into a new segment
A TURNKEY SOLUTION AVAILABLE TODAY FOR IMPLEMENTATION Implementation steps Interface with ERP systems Technical aspects for business people Implementation support available: the user kit	AUTO-GRATION: PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE WITH A DURABLE SOLUTION   Role of the Consortium Partners Roll out at European, national and regional level Promoting and monitoring deployment Maintenance of the auto-gration architecture