November 17, 2018
Co-sponsored by The Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation; the Manufacturing Management Research Center (MMRC), University of Tokyo; and the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, London Business School
The transformation of the mobility sector – encompassing the automotive sector and new entrants from the technology sector but also the providers of mobility services – has captured the attention of established incumbents, aspiring entrepreneurs, analysts/consultants, policy makers and activists. Mobility of individuals and goods underpins a key part of global GDP; provides livelihoods and boosts convenience and quality of life; generates externalities (e.g. congestion; greenhouse gas emissions; energy dependence; injuries/deaths); and affects us all daily.
We focus on the disruptive aspects captured by industry acronym CASE, i.e., vehicles that are Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric. These potential disruptions affect more than the industries directly providing mobility products and services. They can affect “how to get people and goods from A to B” for virtually all individuals and enterprises, particularly in the developed country economies where they will first be implemented.
In this one-day conference, we provide varied perspectives from both academic researchers and business practitioners on the opportunities and challenges of “the new mobility”, focusing on the Japanese context. These perspectives are global for two reasons. First, the researchers are drawn from PVMI, one of the largest and longest-established international research networks on the auto industry (a successor to the International Motor Vehicle Program (IMVP) whose book The Machine That Changed the World helped introduce “lean production” to a broad audience). Second, the practitioners are engaged in mobility activities not only in Japan but also in Asia, Europe, and North America.
The conference will have two themes, one featured in the morning and the other in the afternoon:
9:00 a.m.–9:05 a.m. – Welcome and Introduction
9:05 a.m.–9:40 a.m. – “Connecting the Ground and the High Sky: Competition and Collaboration in the Integration of Digital and Physical Technologies”
Takahiro Fujimoto, U. Tokyo and Executive Director, MMRC, and John Paul MacDuffie, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and Executive Director, PVMI
9:40 a.m.–10:20 a.m. – “From Electromobility to Autonomous Mobility in Europe: What Is Ahead?”
Prof. Christophe Midler and Prof. Remi Maniak, Centre de Recherche en Gestion (CRG), Ecole Polytechnique
10:20 a.m.–10:40 a.m. – Break
10:40 a.m.–11:20 a.m. – “Honda’s Initiative on Automated Driving – Current Status and the Future”
Yoichi Sugimoto, Senior Chief Engineer, Automobile R&D, Honda Motor Company
11:20 a.m.–12:00 p.m. – “The Five Most Critical Research Questions in Mobility”
James P. Womack, Founder and former President, Lean Enterprise Institute, and Charles Fine, MIT Sloan School and Dean of the Asia School of Business
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. – Lunch
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. – “What are Ecosystems and Why Should We Care?”
Michael G. Jacobides, London Business School
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. – OEM Partnerships in Urban Mobility Ecosystems
Moderator: Nina Teng, London Business School
2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. – Break
2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. – New Mobility Services Beyond Ride-Hailing
Moderator: Michael G. Jacobides
3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. – Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Mobility Ecosystems
Moderator: John Paul MacDuffie
4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. – Wrap-up
Taka Fujimoto, John Paul MacDuffie, and Michael Jacobides
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. – Reception