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MARKET OVERVIEW & INDUSTRY TRENDS

• Geo-Political Risks and & Overseas Competition
• Electrical Steel Market: Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunities
• Supply of Electrical Steel (GO &NGO) and Market Drivers
• Demand and Capacity for EV Grade NGO
• Industry Sustainability Challenges

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN THE INDUSTRY

• Inspirational Stories| Case Studies from Industry Leaders
• Insights into What a More Diverse Workforce Can Mean for Your Organisation
• Development and Implementation of New Initiatives Promoting a More Inclusive Sector

TRANSFORMERS MARKET TRENDS & INNOVATIONS

• Transformer Market Sizing and Growth 
• Forecast the Infrastructure Developments: Globally and Regionally
• Eco Design Transformers: European Commission Requirements
• How can Transformers improve the grid? Renewable energy and smart grid
• New Technologies, Components and Service Digitalisation
• Innovation of Transformer Oils: Gas to Liquid Technologies
• Higher Sustainability with Lower Losses and Use of Recycle and Renewable Materials

MATERIAL INNOVATION & ADVANCEMENTS  - MAGNETS & TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

• Hight Tech Adhesives
• Techniques to Produce a Constantly Better Grain Oriented Electrical Steel
• Recycling of Rare Earth (re) Permanent Magnets (Based on Nd- Fe- B)
• NdFeB /SmCo Dual Material Design for Cost Reduction and Secure Supply
• Resins Capability to Offer Protection Against High Temperatures
• Magnet Bonding Rotor Success Stories
• New Magnet Wire, New Products at High Performance and Carbon Neutral

MOTOR & DRIVE SYSTEMS

• High– Efficiency Motor Drive Architecture
• Adjustable Speed Drives Part Load Efficiency
• Apply Magnetic Sensors into Specialty Motors
• Insulation Technologies Development and Innovation 
• Innovative cooling/ heating architectures
• Bonding & Accelerating Technologies 
• BEV & FCEV Drivetrain (e-axles i.e 400V/ 800 V/48V)
• E- Drive Transmission Concepts (Lay -Shaft & Coaxial| Single and Multi- Speed Transmissions| High- Speed Transmissions)
• Electric Motors:
  • Axial Flux, Radial Flux Machines
  • Motor Winding Technologies
  • Automotive Simulation Models (ASM)
  • Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PSM)
  • Externally Excited Synchronous Electric Motor (EESM)
• Power Electronics:
  • Si/SiC Inverters
  • Integrated Power Electronics
• Fuel Cell Propulsion Technology:
  • Rotor/Stator technology and supply chain

INDUSTRY 4.0’s: KEY TECHNOLOGIES & CASE STUDIES

• Practical Applications of Autonomous Robotics
• Digital Manufacturing
• Simulation Tools
• Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality
• Data Integration from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Application of Industrial Internet of Things (Iot)
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) And Data- Driven Innovation

E- MOBILITY: ECONOMIC TRENDS, STRATEGIES & INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 

• Insights into the Transformation Towards New Mobility Solutions: Strategies and Scenarios
• Specific Government Policies and Regulations Promoting E- Mobility
• Regulatory Impacts Carbon Footprint and Life-Cycle Assessment
• Challenges for the Sector and How the Industry is Coping with all the Changing Requirements 
• Driveline Technologies of Hybrid and Fully Electric Vehicles
• Incentive programs available around electric vehicles and charging infrastructure

CLIMATE CHANGE: ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS REGARDING EMISSIONS

• European Green Deal Fit For 55 Legislation Package and its Commitment to Reduce Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions by At Least 55 Per Cent By 2030 
• Fit For 55 Legislation PackageMeans for the Industry and to Europe, Become the First Climate- Neutral Continent by 2050 
• Roll- Out Plans and Evaluate the Challenges and Opportunities: The Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Directive(Afid) In the EU and Other Governments 
• How Decarbonisation and Emission Regulations are Changing the Powertrain Market. Delivering a Carbon Neutral Future:
  • Changes to the Powertrain Regarding its Main Components and Systems
  • Balance Between Innovation and Sustainability.
  • Successful Electrification Strategies
  • Suppliers' Strategies in Response to a Shifting Component Market
  • Strategies Followed by OEMs

SPECIAL VEHICLES ELECTRIFICATION 

• Global Initiatives Accelerating the Transition Towards Electric Bus and Truck Adoption 
• Impact of Electrification in Transport Sector by Private and Public Entity Carbon-Neutrality Targets 

COMPONENT INNOVATIONS: PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY 

• Technologies to Improve Thermal Conductivity and Reduce the Overall E-Motor Temperature
• Laser Methods to Support E- Mobility
• Hairpin Technologies for Traction Motors at Electric Vehicles
• Technologies Rare Earth- Free for E- Mobility Motors
• Motor Optimisation and Advanced Powertrain Technologies
• Permanent Magnet Rotor Temperature Measurement for E- Motors 
• Special Alloys for E- Mobility

CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE 

• Policy Instruments Promoting Charging Infrastructure
• Market Energy Mix and Infrastructure: Electricity Generation
• Charging Infrastructure Technologies
• Emerging trend on vehicle-side technology impacting infrastructure business
• Roadblocks of infrastructure deployment
• Operational Change Impacts
• Hydrogen Fuelling Stations (HFS): Technologies, Distribution & Business Models
• Green Hydrogen
• E-Fuels: Production, Efficiency, and Cost

BATTERY MARKET: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES 

• Battery Market Overview and The Role of Batteries in The Transaction to Electric Mobility
• Battery Lifetime, Recycling and Second Life
• Battery Raw Materials: Availability, Costs & Sustainability Concerns 
• Energy Storage & Battery Technologies:
  • Cell Chemistries & Cell Formats
  • Battery Cooling and Safety
  • Battery Management
• Fast- Charging Technologies & Inductive Charging
• Batteries Standardisation

THERMAL DOMAIN: NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITY WITH ELECTRIFICATION 

• WLTP Vs Real vehicle range
• the challenge of BEV comfort
• Emission norms, the future of ICE and impact on thermal supply
• Smart heat pumps and integrated thermal modules: increased complexity, reduced packaging
• fuel cell thermal components.
• Fluid Demand