Business Finland and the Embassy of Finland in Prague in collaboration with Oulu Automotive Cluster are pleased to invite you to participate in the market information webinar focused on business opportunities for Finnish companies on Czech and Slovak automotive markets.
With their favorable location, good infrastructure and skilled workforce, the Czech Republic and Slovakia play a significant role in the global automotive industry. Automotive has a strong tradition in both countries and it has become the most important economic sector and driving force of their economies.
There are a number of collaboration opportunities within different parts of the automotive value chain and R&D between Czech, Slovak and Finnish companies and research organizations. Finnish companies have already established networks and a track record of activities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia such as the last year’s Finnish automotive trade mission to the Czech Republic.
During the event you will learn more about the Czech and Slovak automotive market developments, as well as hear about specific cases and collaboration opportunities from two local leading market players: Škoda X (innovation centre and digital technology hub of Škoda Auto), as well as InoBat (dynamically developing battery market player).
Who should attend this event
Finnish companies with solutions for the automotive industry value chain, such as:
- Solutions for automotive production (e.g. industry 4.0 offering)
- Automotive parts and components, systems and modules
- Smart mobility
- Automotive IT
- Automotive automation
- Automotive R&D
- Battery value chain
Agenda
10:00 Welcoming remarks – Anna Łomża, Global Opportunity Leader for Manufacturing, Business Finland; Mika Lautanala, Trade Counsellor, Embassy of Finland in Prague
10:10 Introduction to the Czech automotive industry and the Mobility Innovation Hub – Jan Bizik, Director, Mobility Innovation Hub, CzechInvest
10:30 Digital services and technology hub Škoda X and its collaboration opportunities – Tomas Zidek, Head of Innovations & Scouting, Škoda X, Škoda X
10:45 Q&A
10:55 Introduction to the Slovak automotive industry – Marek Kopanicky, Senior Consultant, Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency SARIO
11:15 InoBat: Slovak success in the European battery industry – Kathryn Cranfield, Senior Commercial Manager, InoBat
11:30 Q&A
11:45 Closing of the webinar
