In-Car Consumer services and aftermarket infotainment systems are becoming more popular due to the growing awareness of car manufacturers; telematics service providers, governments and end users of the benefits of positioning and in-car communications technologies to improved safety, security, efficiency, convenience, infotainment, cost savings and reduced the vehicle¡¯s environmental impact.

In-car telematics systems will soon become standard feature in all new passenger cars while dedicated aftermarket telematics solutions for stolen vehicle tracking and insurance applications are also experiencing strong growth.

Recognizing the importance of telematics business and technology, Seoul Motor Show has invited Korea Telematics Business Association (KOTBA) and Telematics Update to organize the international Forum on IT & Vehicle convergence 2009, a 2 day conference and networking event.

The event is a business focused conference with a strong technical content. Attendees are C-Level, Business development product managers, Application developers and government officials who are interested in Asia telematics trends and new product/ services development.
The conference will focus on the industry making telematics devices and services.
The profile of the audience ranges from
 Car manufacturers  Telematics Service Providers
 Cellular carriers and service providers  Cellular module vendors
 Automotive software vendors  Handset manufacturers
 PND manufacturers  LBS application providers
 Navigation hardware and software vendors  Digital map and content providers
 GPS semiconductor vendors  Governments
 Standardization and research institutes

The event is a business focussed conference with a strong technical content. Most attendees are C-Level, Business development product managers, researchers and government officials who will be interested in all Asia trends and product/ services development.

 eCall/eSafety
 Digital map/real time traffic/navigation
 In-car device : Low and high end in car navigation device marketing and
- feature handset manufacturers
 In-Car User Interface developments and portable device integration
 New telematics services business models:
 Trends for the fleet management sector
 Market perspectives from China, Japan, Europe, Korea, and Taiwan
 Case studies of 2 key Korean telematics projects: Smart Highway and U-City Project
 The Forum will be a networking place where the best technologies,
- services and business cases will be discussed.
 The audience will be as ever very international and the conference will focus
- on opening opportunities for international partnership.
 We will provide 3 night hotel cost for all foreign attendants
 You will hear from speakers that are industry leaders from the most dynamic and
- successful companies across the globe



 
 


Day 1 (April 7th): Catching up the latest trend of global telematics
Time Title Speakers
09:30 Welcome Speech Ministry of Knowledge Economy
(Director General)
09:40 Telematics Roadmap Using Technology to Go Green Phil Magney
(Vice President/
Automotive Research
iSuppli Corporation)
10:10 Key Telematics Challenges - a mobile operator¡¯s perspective P. Lindberg
(Telenor Connexion AB, Sweden)
10:40 Coffee Break
11:00 What is next level of telematics in China?
Peter Zhou
(NaviForum, China)
11:30 Vehicle Diagnostic Technology in Korea
(Contents & Business Model)
SoonTak Choi
(Confitech)
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Which consumer telematics factors will be most successful in the future? SungKeun Kim
(Hyundai Motor)
13:30 How Telematics business move forward in Japan. Tsuguo Nobe
(Carwing, Nissan)
14:00 Possibilities of aftermarket and nomadic devices in vehicle environment Tapani Makinen
(VTT, Finland)
14:30 Coffee Break
14:50 Next Generation Telematics Contents & Service Strategy WonHee Cho
(SK M&C)
15:20 How does Mobile based content complement/ compete with in-car content WonTae Kim
(Point i)
15:50 Strategies to Introduce Green Cars in Seoul. Joonho Ko, Ph.D.
(Seoul Development Institute)
16:20 How can Telematics add value in Green IT business field. InChul Kim
(South Pacific)
 
Day 2 (April 8th): Updating each Component Areas of Telematics and Converged Areas
Time Title Speakers
10:00 The current movement and activities of OSGI Kai Hackbarth
(OSGI / Prosyst / Germany)
10:30 The central place given to AUTOSAR in roadmaps Olivier d¡¯Arros
(Autosar/ GEENSYS/ Germany)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:20 Software update for Automotive safety and Their Applications in the Telematics Industry Kenji Ikeura
(Connexis, USA)
11:50 Traffic Information Services Danny Kim
(Lead Analyst,/
Portable Devices & LBS
Automotive Research
iSuppli Corporation)
12:20 Lunch
13:30 "360 Degree Perspective on Global Auto Industry"
- Overview the Global Auto Industry Trends
- Cover Global Auto Production & Opportunities, Key PESTLE Trends & Scenarios, Future Technology, Powertrain Trends, Next big topics in Auto industry
Vivek Vaidya
(Director, Automotive & Transportation, Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan)
14:00 Smart High Way Project in Korea
Sang Keun Lee
(Korea Research Institute
for Human Settlements)
14:30 Coffee Break
14:50 Latest issues and key technology of EVDR in Korea
(Event video Data Record).
Phil Shim
(UB1TNS)
15:20 VDMS(Vehicle & Driver Management Systems) Technology Development Daesub Yoon, Ph.D.
(ETRI)
15:50 International Standard Issues on ISO/TC204 WG17 : Nomadic & Portable Devices for ITS Services Young-Jun MOON, Ph.D.
Convenor of WG17
in ISO/TC204/
Research Associate,
The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
* The program can be changed if necessary.


For all the attendants from abroad who registered this event, we will cover 3 nights hotel cost. Due to the economy crisis around the world, we would like to cheer up the all hard worker in this industries and hope this will help you to save you cost to attend our conference.

Please see below hotel information and as soon as you register this event, we will send you the hotel reservation information to you via mail.

 
Seoul Palace Hotel
 Manger Mr. Kim, Chi-Whan
 Manger 63-1, Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-040
 Tel +82-2-2186-6791
 Fax +82-2-533-0365
 Website www.seoulpalace.co.kr
 Email hotel119@seoulpalace.co.kr
Please contact Stacy Kang for more information and questions regarding hotel reservation.

(stacy@kotba.org TEL: 82-2-3474-1650)