Programme of the joint GERPISA and PVMI 2022 Annual Conference
Monday
Monday afternoon
Afternoon event for early arrivals: Mcity and May Mobility Presentations
1:30-2pm: Mcity Presentation: Victoria Waters, Assistant Director, Mcity
Victoria Waters is assistant director of Mcity, the University of Michigan-led public-private R&D center working to advance transportation safety, sustainability, and accessibility through connected and driverless vehicles. In this role, she leads strategic engagement with the center’s industry, academic and government partners.
2-2:15pm: Q&A
2:20-2:50pm: May Mobility Presentation: Parker Dow, Field Engineering Manager, May Mobility
Parker Dow is a Field Engineering Manager at May Mobility in Ann Arbor, MI. He believes in community-centric autonomous technology as a complement to existing transportation. At May Mobility, Parker has designed clean-shuttle technology for the return-to-service in Grand Rapids, MI, following the COVID19 outbreak and introduced on-demand services with the Lexus RX450h platform in Arlington, TX. He leads the evolution of AV service deployments in the Japanese market.
2:50-3:05pm: Q&A
3:05-3:30pm: Viewing May Mobility Autonomous Vehicle at NCRC
3:30pm: Adjourn
Monday evening:
Informal groups for food & beeer
Tuesday 14th of June
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14:00 - 14:15 CEST
Atrium
Opening Remarks
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14:15 - 15:15 CEST
Parallel Session 1
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15:30 - 17:00 CEST
Plenary 1
Dining Hall
Evolving Supply Chain
Daniel Heller, Chuo University
Daniel Heller co-directs the Collaborative Mindset Module module for International Masters in Management hosted by Yokohama National University. Daniel has a PhD in economics from the University of Tokyo. He researches strategic alliances, inter-organizational learning, and product development. He and Takahiro Fujimoto co-edited Industries and Disasters: Building Robust and Competitive Supply Chains.
Mike Jackson, Executive Director, Strategy and Research, OESA (Original Equipment Suppliers Association)
Mike Jackson is the Executive Director, Strategy and Research (OESA) Original Equipment Suppliers Association. He has been at OESA since 2017. Before that he spent 15 years at IHS, heading their vehicle production forecasting for North America. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with an MBA from Wayne State University.
Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (Canada) Flavio Volpe is President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, Canada's supplier association. Prior to that he worked in the private sector and in the Ontario government as Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto with an MBA from York University.
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17:15 - 18:15 CEST
Parallel sessions 2
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18:15 - 19:15 CEST
Lunch
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19:15 - 20:45 CEST
Plenary 2
Dining Hall
North America, Post-COVID, Post-USMCA trade agreement
Greig Mordue, McMaster University
Greig Mordue is the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Policy in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University.
Bertha Vallejo, University of Johannesburg
Dr. Bertha Vallejo has been an active member of the Gerpisa network since 2008. She is currently a researcher at the Knowledge and Innovation Studies (KIS) Chair Group at IHE Delft (the Netherlands).
Alex Covarrubias, El Colegio de Sonora
Alex Covarrubias is a Professor at the College of Sonora in Mexico. He is Chair of the Innovation and Labour Network of the Mexican Automobile.
Bassel Kazzaz, Automotive Policy Research Centre
Bassel Kazzaz is an industrial policy researcher specializing in automotive and manufacturing technologies. He is currently the Director of Automotive Research and Market Intelligence at the Automotive Policy Research Centre (APRC).
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21:15 - 22:15 CEST
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22:30 - 01:00 CEST
Bus Transport to University of Michigan Museum of Art
Tuesday Evening Reception
UMMA Forum, Beer/Wine and Dinner
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22:30 - 01:00 CEST
Bus Transport to University of Michigan Museum of Art
Tuesday Evening Reception
UMMA Forum, Beer/Wine and Dinner
Wednesday 15th of June
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14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Parallel sessions 3
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15:15 - 17:15 CEST
Plenary 3
Dining Hall
PVMI, the MIT IMVP and Gerpisa: 40 years of exchanges and research collaboration
John Paul MacDuffie, Wharton and PVMI
Takahiro Fujimoto, Waseda
Sue Helper, White House Council of Economic Advisors (virtual only)
Merieke Stevens, Erasmus University
Tommaso Pardi, ENS Paris-Saclay and Gerpisa -
17:30 - 18:30 CEST
Parallel sessions 4
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18:30 - 19:30 CEST
Lunch
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19:30 - 21:00 CEST
Plenary 4
Dining Hall / YouTube: https://youtu.be/NTPRy6Nd2r8
Labor Roundtable: the UAW, UNIFOR, and Mexico
Jennifer Kelly, Senior Research Analyst, UAW
Jennifer Kelly is Senior Research Analyst at the United Auto Workers Union. She was previously the UAW Research Director.
Angelo DiCaro, Director of Research, UNIFOR
Angelo DiCaro is the Director of Research for Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union. Angelo leads Unifor’s strategic economic and policy research, and oversees the union’s auto sector policy and international trade policy work, among other key files. Angelo represented Unifor as part of the federal government’s Labour Consultation Group during recent NAFTA renegotiations.
Willebaldo Gomez Zuppa, UNAM
Willebaldo Gomez Zuppa is a specialist in labor, trade union and economic development issues. Currently He is coordinator of the research area of the Center for Labor Research and Trade Union Consultancy (Cilas), professor at the Faculty of Economics UNAM and economic advisor to the independent national union of workers in the automotive industry (SINTTIA)
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21:15 - 22:30 CEST
Parallel sessions 5
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Thursday 16th of June
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14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Parallel sessions 6
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15:15 - 16:45 CEST
Plenary 5
Dining Hall / YouTube:
The Regulatory World of Automotive
Bryant Walker Smith, co-director of the University of Michigan Project on Law and Mobility
Bryant Walker Smith is an associate professor in the School of Law and (by courtesy) the School of Engineering at the University of South Carolina as well as an affiliate scholarat the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School. Trained as a lawyer and an engineer, Bryant advises cities, states, countries, and the United Nations on emerging transport technologies.
Michael Olechiw, US Environmental Protection Agency
Michael Olechiw is the Director of the Light-duty Vehicle and Small Engine Center of the EPA. He is responsible for developing greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant regulations for light-duty vehicles and small engines used in mobile applications.
John Bozzella, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, President and OICA President
John Bozzella, a veteran auto industry executive, is president and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators). From 2014 until the establishment of Auto Innovators in January 2020, he served as president and CEO of the Association of Global Automakers, the trade association whose members included the U.S operations of international automobile and light-duty truck manufacturers that sold products in the United States. Since November 2021 he also serves as president of the OICA.
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17:00 CEST
Depart by bus to Detroit
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18:00 - 19:00 CEST
Lunch at the Detroit Branch of the Federal Bank of Chicago
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19:00 - 20:00 CEST
Plenary 6
The Fed's Industry Outlook
Kristin Dziczek, Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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19:00 - 20:00 CEST
Plenary 6
The electric vehicle transformation in North America
Kristin Dziczek, Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Kristin Dziczek is a policy advisor in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s research, policy, and public engagement division. Her research focuses on the economic impacts of the transition to low-carbon and automated transportation.
Dziczek served as the senior vice president of research at the non-profit Center for Automotive Research (CAR) from 2005-2022. Before that, she was the associate director of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center and worked for the U.S. Congress, International Union UAW, and General Motors Corporation. -
20:00 - 21:00 CEST
Visit to the Detroit Institute of Arts: The DIA Diego Rivera Detroit Industry Murals (1932–1933)
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22:00 - 00:00 CEST
Gala Reception at the Ford Piquette Avenue Museum, the original Model T factory
Keynote Speaker:
Frank Abkenar, Global Director, ICE Propulsion and Thermal Systems Engineering, Ford Motor Company
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22:00 - 00:00 CEST
Gala Reception at the Ford Piquette Avenue Museum, the original Model T factory
Keynote Speaker:
Frank Abkenar, Global Director, ICE Propulsion and Thermal Systems Engineering, Ford Motor Company
Frank Abkenar is Director, Global ICE Propulsion and Thermal Systems and leads all ICE propulsions and thermal systems hardware development and systems integration across Ford’s global engineering centers. Mr. Abkenar has held several positions within Product Development, Manufacturing, and Strategic Planning including several global leadership roles. In his previous position, he was Director, Global Engine Engineering responsible for design and development of all gasoline and diesel engines across the globe.
Friday
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08:00 CEST
Optional Tour: Advance Reservation Required
Tentative 8:30 am departure / 2:30 pm return
- Ford Rouge F-150 Pickup Assembly Plant Tour
- lunch at Museum cafeteria
- The Henry Ford Transportation and Technology Museum
- Stephanie Lucas of the Benson Ford Research Center will meet with interested researchers to introduce their archives. Limited to 5, please contact Mike Smitka in advance.
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