ORGANIZED BY
PRESENTED BY
PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9th
8:30 AM
OPENING CEREMONY
9:30 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE - FUTURE 2025
SPEAKERS:
Bernard Swiecki - Senior Project Manager, Economic Development Strategies, Center for Automotive Research
10:30 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 AM
REGULATIONS - Emissions and Fuel Economy
SPEAKER:
Katherine Blumberg - Senior fellow / Mexico lead, The International Council on Clean Transportation
11:20 AM
REGULATIONS - Safety
SPEAKER: Raúl Chávez - Product Development México, Ford Motor Company
11:40 PM
REGULATIONS - Cyber Security
SPEAKER:
Andre Weimerskirch - Cybersecurity leader, Univeristy of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
12:00 PM
REGULATIONS - Panel Discussion
MODERATOR:
Katherine Blumberg
PANEL MEMBERS:
Andre Weimerskirch and Raúl Chávez
12:30 PM
MAINFORUM TECHNOLOGY FORECAST PRESENTATION SPONSORED BY SOFTTEK
1:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM
LIGHTWEIGHTING - Overview
SPEAKER:
Alan Taub - Former Vice president Global R&D General Motors / CTO American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute
2:30 PM
LIGHTWEIGHTING - Aluminum
SPEAKER:
Mark Keller - Global Manager of Body-in-White Platform, Ford Motor Company
3:00 PM
LIGHTWEIGHTING - Composites
SPEAKER:
Cliff Eberle - Director Materials and Processing, Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI)
3:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
4:00 PM
LIGHTWEIGHTING - Engine
SPEAKER:
Dirk Schöneberg - Konstruktion/Mechanik Otto R4 China/NAR, Audi
4:30 PM
LIGHTWEIGHTING - Suspensions
SPEAKER: Eddy Alfaro - Senior Researcher, Rassini
5:00 PM
LIGHTWEIGHTING - Panel Discussion
MODERATOR:
Alan Taub
PANELISTS:
Mark Keller, Juan Pablo Pedraza, Cliff Eberle, Dirk Schöneberg & Eddy Alfaro
5:30 PM
EUROPE'S INFLUENCIE IN THE FUTURE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
SPEAKER:
Terry Spall - Commercial Director, MIRA Technology Park
THURSDAY, MARCH 10th
8:30 AM
POWERSYSTEMS - Internal Combustion Engine
Speaker:
Wally Wade - Former Technical Fellow and Chief Engineer, Ford
9:00 AM
POWERSYSTEMS - Electric and Hybrid
Speaker:
Mike Harpster - Director - Propulsion Systems Research Lab, General Motors
9:30 AM
POWERSYSTEMS - Engine Components
Speaker:
Tom Reinhart - Institute Engineer Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research Division, Southwest Research Institute
10:00 AM
POWER SYSTEMS - Panel discussion
MODERATOR:
David Merrion - Former Executive Vice president of Engineering, Detroit Diesel
PANEL MEMBERS:
Wally Wade, Mike Harpster & Tom Reinhart
10:30 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 AM
MEXICO'S ROLE IN THE GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 2025
Speaker:
Eduardo Solis - Executive President, AMIA
11:45 AM
THE IMPACT OF MOBILITY TRANSFORMATION IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
Speaker: Marcos Pérez - Director Product Development Mexico, Ford Motor Company
12:30 PM
FUTURE SOURCES OF INNOVATION PRESENTED BY MFM
1:00 PM
LUNCH
2:00 PM
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Future trends
SPEAKER:
McKinsey & Company
2:30 PM
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Future of Mobility
SPEAKER:
Elias Mankouche - Senior Business Consultant, Dassault Systemes
3:00 PM
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Supplier
SPEAKER:
David Pineda - R&D Business Unit manager Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Continental
3:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
4:00 PM
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Offroad
SPEAKER:
John Reid - Director Product Technology and Innovation, John Deere
4:30 PM
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Proving grounds
SPEAKER:
Andre Weimerskirch - Cybersecurity Leader, UMTRI
5:00 PM
AUTONOMOUS DRIVING - Panel Discussion
MODERATOR:
Alex Foessel - Director Customer Support and Latin American Technology Innovation Center, JOhn Deere
PANEL MEMBERS:
John Reid, Elias Mankouche, Andre Weimerskirch and David Pineda
5:30 PM
KEY TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES 2025
SPEAKER:
Swami Kotagiri - Chief Technology Officer, Magna
6:30 PM
NETWORKING COCKTAIL SPONSORED BY MAGNA
Establish international networks of collaboration to excel your innovation capabilities. Magna invites all the MAINFORUM attendees to enjoy a 2-hour cockatil in the beautiful "La Silla" terrace in Cintermex.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11th
8:30 AM
EMERGING INNOVATION RESOURCES IN MEXICO - Mexico Technical Center
SPEAKER:
Francisco Sánchez - Government Affairs Director Mexico, Delphi
9:00 AM
EMERGING INNOVATION RESOURCES IN MEXICO - X-eV Electric Pick-up Truck Development
SPEAKER:
Ricardo Prado - Metalsa
9:30 AM
EMERGING INNOVATION RESOURCES IN MEXICO - Collaborative Talent & Technology Development Center
SPEAKER:
Ricardo Apaez - Innovation Director, CLAUT / Director, MAINFORUM
10:00 AM
EMERGING INNOVATION RESOURCES IN MEXICO - Panel discussion
MODERATOR:
Abraham Tijerina, Innovation coordinator, Metalsa / Chairman, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
PANEL MEMBERS:
Francisco Sánchez, Ricardo Prado & Ricardo Apaez
10:30 AM
NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 AM
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATION
SPEAKER:
To be confirmed
12:00 PM
INDUSTRY 4.0 / INTERNET OF THINGS
SPEAKER:
Juan Manuel Kuri - VP, Siemens PLM
1:00 PM
FUTURE OF MOBILITY
SPEAKER:
Dirk Wollschlaeger - General Manager Global Automotive Industry, IBM
2:00 PM
CLOSING CEREMONY