PVMI-CAMI Automotive Research Conference

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 to Friday, September 11, 2015
Isola de San Servolo, Venezia, Italy

Agenda
September 9
WELCOME RECEPTION AND DINNER

September 10
7 a.m. BREAKFAST

7:45 a.m.
BOARDING (meeting at San Servolo waterbus at 7:40) to visit to Maserati (ferry plus bus; 2+ hours each way)
Late afternoon return to San Servolo.

7:30 p.m. DINNER

September 11
8 a.m. BREAKFAST

8:30–8:45 a.m.
WELCOME
Francesco Zirpoli, CAMI
Andrea Stocchetti, CAMI
John Paul MacDuffie, PVMI

8:45–11:15 a.m.
PRESENTATIONS, COMMENTS, AND Q&A
(* = presenter)

  • Top Management Teams and Alliance Portfolio Variety
    Paolo Aversa*, Simone Santoni, Luiz Mesquita, Alessandro Marino
    Discussant: Andrea Stocchetti
  • Taking into account emotions generated by products during the new product development process: an application to the car industry
    Florence Charue-Duboc*, Nathalie Herbeth, Delphine Manceau
    Discussant: Janell Townsend
  • With or without you: the development of Italian components manufacturers during the Fiat crisis
    Paolo Bricco*
    Discussant: Josh Whitford
  • The Electric Vehicles Landscape in China: Which Perspectives for Foreign Carmakers?
    Bo Chen*, Christophe Midler
    Discussant: Giuseppe Giulio Calabrese

11:15–11:30 a.m. BREAK

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
RESEARCH UPDATES

  • Innovation strategy and technology portfolio management in an uncertain and unstable context: electrified powertrains in the automotive industry
    Christophe Midler and Thorsten Sobe
  • An exploratory analysis of patent production and technological dynamics in the global automotive industry
    Alessandra Perri
  • The centralizing influence of orchestrating innovators: the case of the Global Alliance for Hybrid Development
    Ram Mudambi
  • Supply and demand perspectives on the one-time long-term discontinuous transition to eletromobility
    Heike Proff
  • Vehicle telematics at an Italian insurer: New auto insurance products and a new industry ecosystem
    Giovanni Vaia
  • The role of halo products in automotive brand portfolios
    Janell Townsend
  • Establishing relationships with suppliers with distant knowledge to target discontinuous innovation
    Sihem Ben Mahmoud-Jouini and Florence Charue-Duboc
  • Update on projects on “connected car” and value chain
    Remi Maniak

1–2:30 p.m. LUNCH

2:30–3:15 p.m.
KEYNOTE
New Markets, New (Business) Models, New Rivals: Challenges to OEM Strategic Planning in a Time of Great Uncertainty
Glenn Mercer (long-time IMVP/PVMI affiliate; independent consultant; former head of McKinsey’s automotive practice)
Presentation followed by Q&A

3:15–4 p.m.
AGENDA-BUILDING DISCUSSION #1: How are the business models of current players changing due to new industry challenges?
Moderator: John Paul MacDuffie

4:15–5 p.m.
AGENDA-BUILDING DISCUSSION #2: How is consumer behavior on mobility evolving?
Moderator: Andrea Stocchetti

5–6 p.m.
NEXT STEPS: PVMI and CAMI’s Research Agendas
Moderators: Francesco Zirpoli and John Paul MacDuffie

6 p.m. FAREWELL AND ADJOURNMENT