“People and data are worth their weight in gold.” The best quotes from the Trends in Automotive Logistics Conference 2024

People, data and sustainability: these are the topics that resounded at the Trends in Automotive Logistics Conference 2024, subtitled Driving the Digital Fast Lane. How can you drive safely in digitalisation’s fast lane while still transforming quickly enough? Nearly 400 experts in logistics, manufacturing and IT from the European automotive sector came to the conference to explore this question. Ten inspiring speakers rotated on the stage throughout the day. What were the most interesting quotes at this conference? Read our picks below.

It’s not enough to just innovate; you need to innovate fast enough, asserted Roman Žák, co-founder of the conference organiser Aimtec, making a nod to the conference subtitle “Driving the Digital Fast Lane” while also emphasising digitalisation’s biggest challenge. He additionally pointed to the importance of sustainability – not only in the environmental sense, but also in terms of business continuity. Preserving this continuity is a growing challenge in light of the market’s dynamic development.

People, people, people

We are seeing a decade of changes, technologies are developing faster than ever, and new challenges await us around every corner. What do this year’s speakers see as truly important for a successful digital transformation? Technologies are essential for digitalisation, but people are what’s most important, emphasised Prof. Dr. Nils Finger from CBS International Business School. In his presentation, he also highlighted company culture and strategy, recalling the famous quote Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

If you’re facing the question of how to get started with digitalisation, Michael Colberg from REHAU Automotive has some advice: ...

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