Day 2

The Supply Chain & Employment

On day two, the event will look at the most predominant question for the industry today:

– As Europe moves ahead with electric mobility and towards the end of internal combustion, every producer and user will eventually make the switch. So how do we get there?

– Roughly 12 million road vehicles are sold each year in the European Union. Can we electrify them all? Or do we need to switch to other transport modalities?

– Building a fully electrified future for road transport means a significant expansion of the supply chain to develop batteries and other components.

– A battery needs more than lithium, nickel and cobalt. It also requires specific components linked to the different chemistries.

The morning program will address the following questions:

– What is the financial impact of the changes that will lead to the switch in the industry? How can they be financed?

– What’s the employment impact of the industry’s switch? How can we ensure Europe has the qualified workforce it needs to produce the EVs to decarbonise transport? Training and education are a fundamental part of this process.

748,107,649 Europeans need to make the switch

The afternoon program will debate these and other questions:

– How will consumers need to be supported?

– All the planned changes in policy and industry will have an impact on the daily life of vehicle users. How to ensure drivers welcome the end of internal combustion and switch to electrification. Are all their needs answered in an appropriately consumer-centric way?

– What is the role of AI in making this major mobility shift possible?