Digital Conference Agenda
1:00 pm - 5:30 pm CET | 7:00 am - 11:30 am EDT
* Please note that the following agenda timings are Central European Time.
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ADVANCING DIGITALISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION
1:00 pm OPTIONAL NETWORKING
Synopsis
To kickstart the 2nd day, this is your opportunity to book 1-2-1 or group meetings with industry peers and take a tour of our virtual exhibition to see what solution-provider can solve your greatest challenges.
1:50 pm Chair’s Recap & Opening Remarks
2:00 pm Collaborative Panel: Automating the Process of Cost Engineering: Integrated Systems for Workflow Efficiency
Synopsis
• Building a software infrastructure customised to your business that integrates with your cost engineering process
• Improving the project lifecycle management to stay interconnected through one database
• Developing stable results that answer speculations early on using product validation methodology
2:30 pm Enterprise Product Costing Beyond the Product – The Importance of Project, Service and Software Costs
Synopsis
- The automotive software market will grow rapidly by the impact of the ACES trends.
- Cost calculation is already complex today: New aspects such as the lifecycle approach to software development, XaaS and MRO must be considered for valid cost estimates and quotations.
- A global costing approach helps to understand cost structures, achieve cost transparency, and increase the profitability of projects, services, and software.
2:40 pm Utilising Innovation to Transform the Role of the Cost Engineer from Doing Repetitive Tasks to Challenging Business Partners
Synopsis
• Highlighting the advantages of automating data to improve cost estimation and maximise the cost estimation team’s time
• Transitioning from Excel, PowerPoint and manual tasks to automated processes and a digital cost controlling infrastructure to focus all attention on negotiation with production and service units
• Refocusing the work of a cost engineer away from simple cost aggregation to have a prominent role in steering financial targets and outcome
3:10 pm SPEED NETWORKING/BREAK
Synopsis
Grab a quick cup of coffee from the comfort of your own kitchen and jump straight into this exclusive virtual speed networking! This session is the ideal opportunity to meet face-to-face and establish meaningful business relationships.
3:30 pm In-Depth Case Study: A Practical Approach to Cost Engineering for Electric Components: How Semiconductor Cost Calculation Affects Value Engineering
Synopsis
• Reducing hardware costs to increase functional values for electronic components
• Moving towards autonomous vehicles: a deep understanding of future devices to find the best semiconductor approach
• Tackling the challenge to deliver cost calculation for semiconductor and working with Tier-2 and IP Providers to optimise results
4:00 pm Understanding Development Costs for Software Calculation
Synopsis
- How to calculate costs for new software, software development and understanding the different inputs that affect software
- Dealing with decreasing market prices and increasing development costs in electronics: how to stay competitive
- Approaching each software with a unique cost method: why embedded software, security software and entertainment software should have a different method of cost analysis
4:30 pm Closing Keynote: The Future: How Autonomous & Electric Vehicles will Impact Cost Engineering
Synopsis
• Looking into the future automotive industry
• Understanding the potential cost drivers and cost savers for autonomous and electric vehicles
• Comparing data on the cost of electronic components
5:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:10 pm HAPPY HOUR
Synopsis
Whether you are looking for your late-morning caffeine fix or something to end your day, grab a beverage of your choice from your home bar and use the final networking opportunity to follow up on connections made earlier, ask that burning question to a speaker whose talk got you thinking and build relationships with industry peers.