lystn

The buzz: “Wharton management professor John Paul McDuffie believes the auto industry is dealing with a broader range of issues than he has encountered in the many years he has studied the industry” (knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu). Yes, automotive companies face steep competition from existing players and new entrants. They also need to walk a fine line balancing time and money spent on their existing IT infrastructure and future technology needs, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning and how to manage increasing amounts of data. The experts speak: Rick Booms, Eventful Conferences: “Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own” (Bruce Lee). Judy Cubiss, SAP: “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Turn and face the strange” (David Bowie). William Newman, SAP: “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done” (Thomas Jefferson). Join us for Automotive Industry Challenges: Top of Mind IT.