12 Dec China’s Auto Industry – The Race to a Sustainable Future
Experts in China
Session #19
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China’s Auto Industry
The Race to a Sustainable Future
Bill Russo
Founder & CEO, Automobility Limited
on Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
from 18:30 to 21:00
Highlights
The automotive industry has historically been a major driver of innovation and economic development. We are currently facing a shift in the center of gravity for the industry, as new trends and technologies have commercialized at scale faster in China. Policymakers and industry leaders need to pay attention to this if we in the West intend to sustain leadership in mobility innovation, which has historically been a key driver of economic growth and job creation.
We are facing a secular and generational shift in the automotive and mobility sector. The rise of connected, electric, and autonomous cars requires that key stakeholders control critical technologies and supply chains. These stakeholders include national governments and industries that depend on this sector for their economic sustainability. Over the past decades, China has skillfully navigated its way to leadership in the commercialization of innovative technology solutions linked to the future of mobility.
Event Venue
PTL Group
徐汇区肇嘉浜路798号301室
Room 301, 798 Zhaojiabang Road, Xuhui District
close to Zhaojiabang Road station, lines 7 & 9, exit 2
Schedule
18:30-19:00 – Check-in
19:00-19:30 – Networking
19:30-20:30 – Speaker presentation, Q&A
20:30-21:00 – Networking
The ticket includes
wine, beer, soft and some snacks.
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About our Guest Speaker
Bill Russo
Founder & CEO, Automobility Limited
Bill Russo is the Shanghai-based Founder and CEO of Automobility Limited, a strategy and investment advisory firm helping its clients to build and profit from the future of mobility. His over 40 years of industry experience includes 15 years as an automotive executive with Chrysler, including 21 years of experience in China and Asia. He has also worked nearly 12 years in the electronics and information technology industries with IBM and Harman. He has worked as an advisor and consultant for numerous multinational and local Chinese firms in the formulation and implementation of their global market and product strategies. Bill is also currently serving as a Board Director for AGP Group, one of the world’s leading automotive glazing suppliers. Bill is also the Chairman of the Automotive Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
In his current role, Bill advises start-ups, corporations, and investors on how to maximize their participation in China’s Smart Mobility Revolution. To achieve success, he believes they must expand their focus from the product (the automobile) to the utility derived from the product (“automobility”) and create a business model and digital ecosystem optimized to provide digitally enabled solutions for both car owners and mobility services users.
Bill was previously the regional head of Chrysler in Northeast Asia, where he successfully negotiated agreements with partners and obtained required approvals from the China government to bring six new vehicle programs to the market in a three-year period, while concurrently establishing an infrastructure for local sourcing and sales distribution.
Mr. Russo has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University in New York, and a Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Mr. Russo is a highly sought after opinion leader on the development of the China market and the automotive industry.
Bill is a contributing author to the book Selling to China: Stories of Success, Failure, and Constant Change (2023), where he describes how China has become the most commercially innovative place to do business in the world’s auto industry – and why those hoping to compete globally must continue to be in the market. This book can be ordered via the following QR code.
Automobility Limited. is a global strategy and investment advisory firm headquartered in Hong Kong with its principal office in Shanghai and a branch office in Tel Aviv. The company provides a mix of platforms enabling clients to build & profit from the future of mobility.
Automobility Advisory is a premier strategy advisory and research platform, whose founders & partners have a combined experience of +60 years in auto/mobility sector, with track record and proven thought leadership on the transformation of the 21st century auto industry business model, synthesized into the Internet-of-Mobility (IoM) investment thesis. Automobility is creating an investment platform that includes venture investment in next generation disruptive technologies alongside a public equities investment portfolio that anticipates paradigm shifts in areas related to advanced mobility, disruptive technologies, and sustainability.
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Our Venue
PTL Group provides international companies with operational and managerial support throughout the various stages of their China market entry and growth. PTL Group’s wide range of professional services include financial services, HR management, logistics, supply chain management, trading, and marketing services.
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