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The buzz: “Despite the gloom, the auto industry is far from stagnant. The next decade will be one of its biggest yet. 2020 gave automakers the opportunity to reposition themselves as they emerge from the crisis on a new path towards electrification and connectivity.…2021 will see a continuation of trends that have been bubbling even before COVID.” (https://www.automotiveworld.com/articles/whats-next-for-the-automotive-industry-in-2021/ January 22, 2021) Automotive suppliers were severely tested in 2020 as they scrambled to pivot and stay agile in order to deal with the fallout of a global pandemic – including lockdowns, disrupted supply chains, and remote workers. Now in Spring 2021, there is good news. Suppliers can leverage this disruption to emerge stronger and better capable of tackling the accelerating trends of autonomous driving and electrification that confront mobility providers. How will supplier companies that survived perform in 2021? How can they operate profitably and drive new growth? We’ll ask Markus Scherbaum at Capgemini and Rich Lindow at SAP for their take on Rise Better: How Automotive Suppliers Can Thrive Post-Pandemic.