The theme of ACEM's 2015 annual conference will be "Let's innovate! L-category vehicles? Today’s smart choice for the future".
The event will take place on 24 September 2015 at the Renaissance Hotel, 19, Rue du Parnasse, Brussels. The conference will run from 12:30 to 17:00 and be split into two main sessions ...
The place of L-category vehicles in the European Union
This first session will set the scene for the conference. Policy-makers, industry representatives and key stakeholders will exchange views on three main areas of importance to the L-category vehicle industry (i.e. powered-two and three wheelers and quadricycles)
- Current European transport policy and the revision of the White Paper on Transport
- Recent economic developments and trends in the sector
- The impact of legislation on the European L-category vehicle market
The panel debate will be followed by a Q&A session with attendees and the press.
Unlocking the potential of innovation
The second session will specifically look at how European research policy can support companies to develop innovative and advanced vehicles and technologies for the transport of the future. This part of the conference will feature thought-provoking presentations from leading industry experts on ongoing research projects funded by the EU through the European Green Vehicles Initiative (2014-2020).
Speakers and panellists at the event will include:
- Gwenole Cozigou - Director for Industrial Transformation and Advanced Value Chains in the European Commission's Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
- Wim van de Camp - Member of the European Parliament in the TRAN, INTA and CONT committees and Rapporteur on the European Parliament own-initiative report on the European Commission's White Paper on Transport
- Stephan Schaller - ACEM President and BMW Motorrad President
- Antonio Perlot - ACEM Secretary General
To register follow the links at www.acem.eu
