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Conference Program

Closing Keynote: Taking SDV to the Fleet Level

"Taking SDV to the Fleet Level" is the strong and engaging keynote title. It clearly conveys the focus on scaling Software-defined Vehicles (SDVs) for broader applications like appealing to an audience interested in fleet management, technology integration, and innovation in the automotive sector. It suggests insights into the challenges and opportunities of SDVs across multiple vehicles, making it relevant and timely.

Code in Cockpit: Are SDV and Embedded Finance an Attractive Combination from a Fleet Perspective?
Christopher Miola (Schwarz Mobility Solutions)

Software-defined Vehicles (SDV) promise a turning point in fleet management that goes far beyond pure mobility. Schwarz Mobility Solutions GmbH is the central solution provider for all mobility issues of the Schwarz Group and one of the largest vehicle fleets in Europe. In this closing keynote, Christopher Miola, Head of the Strategy Team, will highlight the opportunities and challenges of Software Defined Vehicles with Embedded Finance for fleet operators.

Closing Panel: Taking SDV to the Fleet Level
Peter Busch (Bosch), Thomas Hilgendorff (Yapeal AG), Christopher Miola (Schwarz Mobility Solutions), Dirk Slama (Bosch)

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Peter works for Mobility Strategy of the Bosch Group on connectivity strategies for the Mobility Business Units as Global Product Owner Distributed Ledger Technologies. He has 35+ years of experience in several IT roles and holds a university degree in Business Informatics and worked for his own SW Startup, JP Morgan, Sun Microsystems and the Robert Bosch Group. His interests are all IoT-, AI- and agent technologies, leads a 20+ million publicly funded Decentralization project for the future highly connected traffic and is Co-Founder and Chair of the Fetch.AI Foundation.

Thomas is the CCO and co-founder of the Fintech Yapeal. Thomas started his professional career as a programmer and project manager, was responsible for the IT department of a Swiss cantonal bank, led the Swiss banking division of an American consulting firm and was the head of the IT department at a large Swiss banking group. Thomas is also the co-founder of a venture capital firm that invests in Swiss and German FinTechs and RegTechs, of a consulting company, of a cloud company and is a member of various boards of directors.

With a background in managing opportunities and risks, Christopher initially made a name for himself consulting financial institutions. His innovative strategies and business models ensured the survival of many banks during the low-interest-rate phase. In addition, he led numerous financial institutions to sustainable success with various mergers and acquisitions. Today, Christopher heads the strategy team at Schwarz Mobility Solutions, the Schwarz Group's central solution provider for all mobility issues and one of the largest vehicle fleets in Europe. He uses his experience, which he enhanced over several years in in-house consulting at what is now Schwarz Corporate Solutions, and the experience of his team to the benefit of Schwarz Mobility Solutions' future-oriented approach

Dirk Slama is a Vice President at Robert Bosch GmbH, chairman of the digital.auto initiative, conference chair of the Bosch ConnectedWorld, and Editor-in-Chief of the Digital Playbook for OEMs and manufacturers. He is the director of the AIoT Lab at the Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute, where he also holds a full professorship. Dirk has 25 years of project experience in automotive, aviation, manufacturing, and telecoms. He is co-author of 4 successful books and holds a PhD in Information Systems, an MBA, and a Diploma in Computer Science. 
 

Peter Busch (Bosch), Thomas Hilgendorff (Yapeal AG), Christopher Miola (Schwarz Mobility Solutions), Dirk Slama (Bosch)
Track: Keynote
17:15 - 18:00
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