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LET US FIGURE OUT THE
GLOBAL AFTERMARKET!
GLOBAL AFTERMARKET!
How the coming changes will affect the market
and the future business policies?
Do you want to follow the trends or are you willing
to be the one who shapes them?
Due to the complexity of Aftermarket, it is necessary
to evaluate each region of the world before
drawing final conclusions.
Agenda of the Aftermarket Forum 2024
09:00
ANTTI WOLK – MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WOLK AFTER SALES EXPERTS
Opening speech
09:15
ZORAN NIKOLIC – MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WOLK AFTER SALES EXPERTS
Europe – The world’s leading automotive aftermarket. Current developments and future trends.
09:45
MARCELO GABRIEL – HEAD OF MARKET RESEARCH AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE OF AUTOMOTIVE INTELLIGENCE CENTRAL (CINAU)
South America – Emerging region with great perspective
10:15
COFFEE BREAK
10:45
MIKE YU – GENERAL MANAGER OF IRM ECOMMERCE – STRATEGIC ADVISOR OF NEXUS AUTOMOTIVE
China – The future leading automotive aftermarket, but still the most diversified single market in the world.
11:15
SERGEJ UDALOV – MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CO-OWNER OF AUTOSTAT
Росси́я – How is it to be part of Russian Independent Aftermarket?
11:45
PHOTOSHOP VS SKETCH
DIRK SCHLAGE – PRESIDENT OF HEMPS PROJECT & MANAGEMENT
India – How will the world’s largest democracy affect the global automotive industry in the future?
12:15
LUNCH
01:55
TBD
USA – The home country of the world’s largest automotive aftermarket distributors. What is the next level of consolidation?
02:55
RALF ZIMMERMANN – MANAGING DIRECTOR AT AL-FUTTAIM GROUP IN DUBAI
Middle East – Marketplace between Europe, Asia and Africa for the automotive aftermarket.
02:55
COFFEE BREAK
03:25
DEVINDRAN RAMATHAN – MANAGING DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT AT ACS ASIAPAC
Southeast Asia – The region with the greatest differences. From highly developed Singapore to emerging Myanmar.
03:55
MARC ZANDER – MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AFRICON
Africa – Sub Sahara – How to be successful in this challenging area?
04:25
PANEL DISCUSSION
16:55
ANTTI WOLK – MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WOLK AFTER SALES EXPERTS
Closing speech
17:30
End
Speakers of the Aftermarket Forum 2024
From Iceland to Russia and Turkey. From Norway to Portugal and Malta. This is Europe – home to the world’s leading single market, parts manufacturers, parts distributors, international trading groups and of course vehicle manufacturers.
Mr. Nikolic will report on interesting developments as well as future trends on the “old continent”.
Asia has more to offer than China, Korea and Japan – Mr Ramanathan brings you 30 years of experience in the automotive industry in Malaysia, the UK and the ASEAN region. During this time, Mr. Ramanathan worked with global brands, distributors, franchises and aftermarket service providers, specializing in after-sales across the entire value chain, including import, distribution and retail.
When you think “global,” China comes to mind. After all, it is the largest emerging automotive market in the world. Aftermarket Forum guests can see it through the eyes of Mike Yu, a manager with experience working for local and international companies operating in China and Asia, such as Continental, Borg Warner and ZF. Mr. Yu is currently a strategic advisor of Nexus Automotive and general manager of iRM eCommerce based in Shanghai.
How many independent aftermarket participants in Europe are thinking about South America? It is a large and diverse continent with unique solutions such as flexible fuel vehicles. Marcelo Gabriel will be our guide for this region. Previously, Mr. Gabriel served as South America Aftermarket Director for Meritor and Federal-Mogul, responsible for P&L.
India is on track to become the world’s most populous country, replacing China at the top, and yet the automotive industry is primarily focused on the Chinese market and not India. Which local opportunities need to be exploited and which challenges need to be overcome? The Aftermarket Forum’s guide for this region is Dirk Schlage, based in New Delhi, India. With 27 years of automotive experience, Mr. Schlage chose India as his next career opportunity in 2014. Let’s leverage his knowledge of local specificity.
Almost whole Mr. Zander’s professional career is related to Africa. Back in 2001 he as already head of Abuja (Nigeria) office of MAN Forrestal. As Sales Manager of Wincor Nixdorf he held P&L responsibility for whole Sub-Saharan Africa. Today Mr. Zander leads Africon, focusing on bridging the gap between African business opportunities and global companies wanting to tap into possibilities available in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Since 2006, Autostat has been the leading analytical agency in the automotive business in Russia, of which Mr. Udalov has been the managing director and co-owner since the beginning. He is a trained mechanical engineer, has worked at the AvtoVAZ research and development center, has been responsible for the automotive publishing business for several years and is a speaker at specialist conferences in Russia.
An automotive growth expert with a proven track record in the commercial vehicle aftermarket. Led the marketing, product marketing, business development and sales organizations in EMEA. After working in over 35 countries around the world, he generated over 1 billion euros in additional sales for aftermarket organizations. Roberto Dal Corso is currently a member of the board of directors of NBC Global AG, based in Zug, Switzerland.
Are there business opportunities in the Middle East and how to manage the huge differences in business culture? Ralf Zimmermann will answer these and many other questions based on his more than 6 years of experience at the Al-Futtaim Group in Dubai. Before that, Mr. Zimmermann spent almost a quarter of a century at Toyota in Germany and other European countries.
LIST OF THE PARTICIPANTS
PARTICIPANTS
OF THE AFTERMARKET FORUMS 2024: GOING GLOBAL!
ABS All Brake Systems bv
ACS AsiaPac Sdn Bhd
AD Sverige AB
Africon GmbH
Al Futtaim Automotive
Algo S.r.l.
Allianz Partners SAS
AS-PL Sp. z o.o.
ATR International AG
Auto Plus Bulgaria JSCo
Autocoach Management, Lda.
Autostat
Bertrandt Technologie GmbH
BMW Group
BPW Aftermarket Group Deutschland Gm
BPW Bergische Achsen
Bundesverband Autoglaser e.V.
canis lupus GmbH
CARMA Telefonmarketing
Continental Aftermarket GmbH
Eucon GmbH
Faurecia Service
Federal-Mogul Motorparts
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies
Gebrüder Weiss Gesellschaft m.b.H.
GfK SE
Global One Automotive GmbH
GWS Gesellschaft für Warenwirtschaft
Hans Jürgen Link ADVISORLINK Untern
HEMPS Project & Management Private
Herth & Buss Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co
IHI Charging Systems
IRM E-Commerce
J.S. KANG IMPORT-EXPORT
Johannes J. Matthies GmbH & Co.
JORNAL OFICINA BRASIL
KATOEN NATIE
KENT Europe GmbH
Mahle Aftermarket GmbH
MAHLE International GmbH
Mazda Motor Europe GmbH
Motofaktor.pl
MOTUL Deutschland GmbH
DAF Trucks N.V.
Daimler AG
Daimler AG Stuttgart
Dal Corso Group
Delphi Diesel Systems Limited
Deutz AG
NEXUS Automotive International S.A.
Optimal AG & Co. KG
PROS GmbH
R. Filipa de Lencastre, s/n
ReMa-Parts GmbH
Robert Bosch GmbH
Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket
Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft
Schrader International GmbH
SGS Germany GmbH
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes
Speed4Trade GmbH
Springer Automotive Media
Stabilus GmbH
Tecar International Trade GmbH
Tenneco Automotive Europe bvba
tesa scribos GmbH
ThyssenKrupp Bilstein GmbH
Tru-Flex BV
TUNAP Deutschland
Verlag Kaufhold GmbH
VREI e.V.
WAI global
WEGMANN automotive GmbH & Co. KG
Werbas AG
Westfalia-Automotive GmbH
Wolf Oil Corporation NV
WOW! Würth Online World GmbH
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
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TOPICS IN FOCUS
How do changes in the global aftermarket require new approaches in local/regional business policy?
What is the perspective of all market participants at the manufacturing level? OEMs, Premium/Global PMs, Budget/Local PMs.
What are the biggest challenges for aftermarket participants in different regions of the world?
How are the markets structured?
Is online business still the challenge or is this already the prerequisite for the aftermarket business?
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COME TOGETHER
Let’s start with informal discussions on the eve of
the Aftermarket Forum during our Come Together event.
There is no better opportunity for networking.
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Sponsoring-Packages
GOLD
- Integration in the publishing of AMZ magazine
- Integration in all press releases
- Logo on 6 mailings of wolk after sales ~20.000 contacts per mailing
- Exhibition table for the company presentation
- Banner display in the exhibition space
- 1 complementary guest pass
- Logo on conference website with hyperlink
- Logo on conference program and other marketing channels
- Short description of the company on the conference website
- 30% discount on further passes internal and external to customers on the regular participation price
- Give-aways in the goodie-bag
PLATINUM
- All aspects of the Gold sponsorship package plus the following aspects:
- Citation in the opening address
- 2 complementary guest passes
- Branding at the event (rolling presentation during breaks)
- 40% discount on further passes internal and external to customers on the regular participation price
DIAMOND
- All aspects of the Platinum sponsorship package plus the following aspects:
- Opportunity to give a 20-minutes keynote at the beginning of the summit
- Preamble on the conference homepage
- 3 complementary guest passes
- 50% discount on further passes internal and external to customers on the regular participation price
- Sponsor of the Come-Together event on the 16th of April
Aftermarket Forum Official Media Partners
Based in Barcelona, Mundo Recambio y Taller is the leading Spanish magazine dedicated to world of car repair and maintenance, active on the market since 1980.
Automotive Management is a Dutch trade magazine for managers in the automotive industry. It is distinguished by its strong news gathering, qualitative background articles and in-depth analyzes of relevant developments in the industry. Naturally, the ‘human factor’ is not forgotten and attention is paid to entrepreneurship in particular.
The Portugese magazine covers all matters related to the automotive repair and maintenance market, through an innovative perspective, and with the utmost objectivity. Jornal das Oficinas aims to disclose new realities, give voice to market operators and serve as a privileged environment for the development of issues related to car maintenance and repair.
The German AMZ magazine provides all the information for automotive operation: from current industry news and legal framework conditions, to automotive technology, workshop practice and workshop equipment, to service marketing, the parts market and GVA news. In order to make the car companies fit for the future, AMZ gives tips on how to improve service marketing in order to successfully bring services to the motorist. These include the presentation of new repair methods, tips for dealing with vehicle electronics and reports from the workshop equipment scene.
Motofaktor.pl is a leading Polish website for Independent Aftermarket operators. Thanks to experienced team and utilisation of new technologies, Motofaktor.pl pumps out a record level of content from market and product news to detailed stories from trade fair both in Poland and abroad (like Automechanika 2018 in Frankfurt).
From 1965 NOTIZIARIO MOTORISTICO is the most popular Italian certified magazine read by spare parts dealers, equipment suppliers, repair shops and distributors. It informs its readers about the most interesting innovations in the automotive market and each issue has a specific market analysis.
Après-Vente Auto is the preferred media for French aftermarket professionals. It is recognized for his proven expertise in high-quality analysis and relevant position statements. Truly independent, the magazine is individually circulated every month to 26,000 business decision-makers : independent garages, body shops, distributors, suppliers, car manufacturers… The online newsletter is emailed 6 times per month to more than 50,000 professional subscribers.
Feedback after the Aftermarket Forum 2018
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I would like to congratulate you all with the forum past week. It was very interesting and we enjoyed our time.
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The Forum was an exciting and enlightening event that confirmed our experience. The conversations during the breaks raised some very interesting topics.
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17.04.2018 Atlantic Congress Hotel Essen
170 participants from 118 companies
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