GREEN TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT 14.10.2020
Automotive Regions - crucial to success!
Automotive industry and supply industry are facing enormous challenges. Latest data given by ACEA confirms our concerns on the effect the pandemic shows. Over the first half of 2020 EU demand for new passenger cars contracted by 38,1%. Automotive regions face job losses and high pressure on public budgets in a period when automotive industry urgently needs to invest in green transformation. We are bringing together EU-Budget Commissioner Johannes HAHN, five political leaders from automotive and supply regions and industry representatives to discuss the actual situation as well as possible ways to make the green transformation a success.
Summary of the Green Transformation Summit 2020
Please find the key messages of the Green Transformation Summit in our Shortversion below.
Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Opening & Keynote Speech by 
Johannes HAHN >>>
EU-Commissioner for Budget and Administration
Chair of the Summit Christopher DREXLER (AT/EPP) >>>
President of the Committee of the Regions Automotive Intergroup CoRAI
Minister of Culture, Europe, Sport and Human Resources of the Regional Government of Steiermark
EUROPE'S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: Latest Trends and Prospects
Sigrid DE VRIES >>>
Secretary General of CLEPA - European Association of Automotive Suppliers
Jonas STRÖMBERG >>>
Sustainability Director at Buses & Coaches at Scania Group
AUTOMOTIVE REGIONS ON THE MOVE
József BERÉNYI (SK/EPP) >>>
Vice-Chairman of Trnava Self Governing Region
María Victoria CHIVITE NAVASCUÉS (ES/PES) >>>
President of the Regional Government of Navarra
Francisco IGEA ARISQUETA (ES/Renew Europe) >>>
Vice-President of the Regional Government of Castilla y León
Thomas SCHMIDT, (DE/EPP) >>>
Regional Minister Sachsen
(CANCELLATION due to the dramatic evolution of the COVID 19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
Martin PŮTA (CZ/EPP)
President of the Liberec Region)
Website CoRAI: www.europa.steiermark.at/automotive