The global automotive industry faces a more complex operating environment. Slower growth, diverging regional demand, trade and tariff shifts, localisation requirements, supply chain security, and the transition to new energy and smart technologies are reshaping how companies make strategic decisions, plan products, allocate investments, and build partnerships.
The industry is shifting from cost-efficient global supply chains to region-focused strategies emphasising supply chain resilience and local collaboration. Within this transformation, China’s role is upgrading from a key market and manufacturing base to a capability center for NEV technology, intelligence, supply chain efficiency, engineering, and global models.
This Conference brings together industry leaders to discuss regional strategies, overseas compliance, localise operations, brand trust, and open collaboration, shaping the automotive industry's next chapter.
| Date | 1 December 2026 | |
| Time | 14:00 – 20:00 | |
| Venue |
2F, Grand Ballroom 2+3 , InterContinental Shanghai NECC | |
2026 topics include:
1. Global Automotive Industry's New Order: Regionalisation and Shifting Competition
2. In China, For Global: A New Capability Center for the Global Automotive Value Chain
3. Overseas Perspectives on China's Automotive Globalisation: Industrial Policy, Market Competition, and Rule-Making
4. The Era of Global Operations: Regionalised Manufacturing, Regulatory Restructuring, and Supply Chain Resilience
5. Competition and Cooperation in the Global Automotive Industry: Open Markets, Technology Alliances, and a New Rules
Conference Agenda (2025)
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 14:00 | Opening Remarks | Wu Zhixin, Former Deputy General Manager of Automotive Technology and Research Center Co Ltd |
| 14:05 | Welcome Speech | Zhang Li, Chairman, China National Machinery Industry International Co Ltd Li Fangzheng, General Manager of Equipment Industry Engineering Research Institute of Industry and Information Technology (Beijing) Co Ltd |
| 14:20 | Redefining Value, Rewriting Strategy: Competing in the New Global Automotive Order | Ron Zheng, Senior Partner at Roland Berger/Asia Head of Automotive Practice, Roland Berger |
| 14:45 | Global Expansion and Local Innovation: The Next Chapter of Automotive Internationalisation | Brian Lu, VP of SAIC Motor Overseas Intelligent Mobility |
| 15:05 | Building a New Ecosystem for Intelligent Vehicles: Technology Empowerment and Brand Elevation | Chen Qingbo, Deputy Party Secretary of BAIC BJEV |
| 15:25 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:40 | Roundtable: From Fragile to Agile — Strategies of Building a Resilient Automotive Supply Chain - Analysis of the major trends and structural shifts shaping the global automotive supply chain in the new era - Discussion on how to address vulnerabilities across the supply chain, including semiconductors, batteries, and logistics, in a globalized landscape - Exploration of how vehicle exporters shall optimise global supply chain layouts and partnerships to ensure compliance, stability, and resilience |
Moderator: He Fang, Dean of China Automobile Research Institute Speakers: Zou Guangcai, Deputy General Manager, National New Energy Vehicle Technology Innovation Center Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General, China Passenger Car Association Wu Gang, Director of Procurement, Mengshi Technology (Xiangyang) Co Ltd Hank Yang, Vice President of PHINIA Inc. and General Manager of Fuel Systems Asia, PHINIA DELPHI Liu Jianxin, Commercial Vehicle R&D Director, Shanghai Electric Drive Co Ltd |
| 16:30 | Roundtable: Building a Healthy Ecosystem of Cooperation and Competition—Strengthening Collaborative Synergies Between Chinese and Global OEMs and Component Suppliers - Discuss how boundaries between competition and collaboration can be effectively defined under the emerging paradigm of “coopetition” - Explore pathways for achieving efficient end-to-end collaboration between OEMs and suppliers, from joint R&D to system integration - Analyse how component suppliers can align with the global expansion and localisation strategies of automotive manufacturers - Examine the roles of multinational OEMs, suppliers, and industry organisations in fostering a resilient, balanced ecosystem that encourages both healthy competition and strategic cooperation |
Moderator: Ron Zheng, Senior Partner at Roland Berger/Asia Head of Automotive Practice, Roland Berger Speakers: Jin Guoqing, Vice President of DEEPAL Werner Franz Woeckl, Vice President of Global Business Development, ECRI, Geely Auto Ken Miao，Head of Vehicle Aftermarket, APACSKF (China) Sales Co LTD Imelda Labbé, President, VDIK – The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers |
| 18:00– 20:00 | Networking Dinner |
Speakers (2025)
Wu Zhixin
Former Deputy General Manager of Automotive Technology and Research Center Co Ltd
Li Fangzheng
General Manager of Equipment Industry Engineering Research Institute of Industry and Information Technology (Beijing) Co Ltd
Ron Zheng
Senior Partner at Roland Berger, Asia Head of Automotive Practice
Brian Lu
VP of SAIC Motor Overseas Intelligent Mobility
Chen Qingbo
Deputy Party Secretary of BAIC BJEV
He Fang
Dean of China Automobile Research institute
Zou Guangcai
Deputy General Manager, National New Energy Vehicle Technology Innovation Center
Cui Dongshu
Secretary-General, China Passenger Car Association
Wu Gang
Director of Procurement, Mengshi Technology (Xiangyang) Co Ltd
Hank Yang
Vice President of PHINIA Inc. and General Manager of Fuel Systems Asia, PHINIA DELPHI
Liu Jianxin
Commercial Vehicle R&D Director, Shanghai Electric Drive Co Ltd
Jin Guoqing
Vice President of DEEPAL
Werner Franz Woeckl
Vice President of Global Business Development, ECRI, Geely Auto
Ken Miao
Head of Vehicle Aftermarket, APACSKF (China) Sales Co LTD
Imelda Labbé
President, President, VDIK – The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers
(This event is by invitation only)
If you are interested to attend this event, please contact Ms Jenny Ma jenny.ma@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com for more information.
Onsite Photos
*Updated as of Jul 2026. The conference schedule and speakers are subject to change.