ReVision Connected Car & UX Summit Agenda

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AM session: Understanding user expectations of the car

PM session: Leveraging connectivity, AI, and data


8:30 Registration
9:15 ReVision Auto&Mobility opening remarks
Morning session:Understanding user expectations of the car
9:20

Presentation <20min>

「The car as a spatial computer – explore the potential of the in-car contents market」

  • From a connectivity perspective, examine changing user expectations toward, and changing functionality of the car. Anticipate how these changes will shape products and markets and learn how to approach these changes while embracing their potential.

Masashi Hodotsuka
Senior Manager, Center for the Strategy of Emergence,
The Japan Research Institute Limited
Dual Move Co., Ltd.

9:40

Presentation <25min>

「Approaches to making next-generation cars which elevate the user experience」

  • What are the key components of the car’s user experience (UX) and the particular differences the SDV and connectivity can create? Explore the necessary approaches while navigating changes to manufacturing the paradigm shift to a cross-industry business model.

Shinichiro Yamauchi
General Manager
Program Management Department (ACX) Advanced Features and Service Platform Division
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

10:05

Presentation <25min>

「Total experience: connecting car to social systems」

  • Mobility UX is a total experience, reaching beyond the car and into the urban setting and society infrastructure. This presentation will give examples of Denso’s UX governance activities, which focus on Denso’s UX strategy and advance the user experience toward a total experience.

Jinhae Choi
Head of UX Innovation Center
Denso

10:30

Presentation <25min>

「The evolving driving experience: Sony Honda Mobility’s design and brand strategy」

  • An introduction to Sony Honda Mobility’s new UX and product design concept which centers on sensing, entertainment, and the company’s driving purpose.

Daisuke Ishii
Head of Creative & Brand Strategy Department, Sony Honda Mobility Inc./
Head of Creative Center, Sony Group Corporation

10:55 Networking and coffee break <25min>
11:20

Presentationo <25min>

「Car UX at the requirement level and leveraging the cloud and software to build business ecosystems」

  • What are the requirements management needed and how should the cloud, container and microservices be utilized to create a car which users desire and is updatable? From an experienced position when it comes to helping create and observing IT architecture and ecosystems, this presentation will propose a type of vehicle development fit for when function updatability and car services are widespread.

Yoshiyuki Kawashima
CTO Automotive Industry, IBM Japan
Global Automotive Centre Of Competency, IBM

11:45

Panel discussion <50min>

「Explore how ideas, technology and business models can be combined to create new user experiences」

<Moderator>
Masashi Hodotsuka
Senior Manager, Center for the Strategy of Emergence,
The Japan Research Institute Limited
Dual Move Co., Ltd.

<Panelists>
Shinichiro Yamauchi
General Manager
Program Management Department (ACX) Advanced Features and Service Platform Division
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Jinhae Choi
Head of UX Innovation Center
DENSO

Daisuke Ishii
Head of Creative & Brand Strategy Department, Sony Honda Mobility Inc./
Head of Creative Center, Sony Group Corporation

Yoshiyuki Kawashima
CTO Automotive Industry, IBM Japan
Global Automotive Centre Of Competency, IBM

12:35

Networking lunch break <60min>

※Bento lunchboxes and coffee will be provided

Afternoon session:Leveraging connectivity, AI, and data
13:35

Presentation <25min>

「Software define vehicle(SDV) strategy focusing on next-gen UX」

  • What is key in terms of development and organizational strategy to realize the SDV? This presentation will cover the key points of vehicle OS, creating a platform that can enable a plethora of apps touching on automakers’ strategy and examples of overseas connected services.

Masahiro Otsuka
Senior Consulting Specialist – Automotive & Cloud Software
Product planning & technical strategy
SBD Automotive Japan

14:00

Presentation <25min>

「SDV points of difference and cooperation – creating value through software」

  • To deliver groundbreaking user experiences in the SDV, in-vehicle OS and HPC (high performance computers) are essential. Learn how to leverage software to create user experiences tailored to the user and their region that become key differentiators of the car.

Akihiko Kawai
Managing Director
Elektrobit Nippon K.K.

14:25

Presentation <25min>

「Generative AI and large language models (LLM): what will they bring to the user and to automotive business?」

  • How do large language models (LLM) and generative AI differ from traditional AI and how will it impact the user experience. This presentation will dive into the basic principles of generative AI and its potential impact on the automotive industry, exploring its potential to dramatically change the user experience, impact the car design and development process, and even make the car into a generative AI interface.

Hitoshi Nishikawa
CEO, NISHIKAWA Technologies / 
Association for Computational Linguistics, The Association for Natural Language Processing,
The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, Information Processing Society of Japan

14:50

Presentation <25min>

「The cutting edge of voice assistant AI – Grasp the development of generative AI and new user experiences made possible by mobility」

  • Generative AI and ADAS is heralding a new era for the in-car AI voice assistant. Explore its next chapter and the mobility experiences that lay ahead by examining Cerence’s “Virtual Co-Pilot”, which proactively supports a safe and comfortable mobility experience that blends into the user’s digital life.

Yasushi Ishikawa
Principal Research Engineer, R&D
Cerence

15:15 Networking and coffee break <25min>
15:40

Presentation <25min>

「How the in-car environment will change the car: the latest digital cockpit trends shown by China's new EV brands」

  • China’s EV start-ups are supercharging their cars with AI, VR, AR, a variety of in-car apps, and contents that stimulate the senses. From carefully selected examples, this presentation will demonstrate the changes occurring when it comes to approaching development, electrification, digitalization.

Yingying Wang
Partner
36Kr Japan

16:05

Presentation <25min>

「Next generation data platform for creating services」

  • With reference to global examples, understand what microservices architecture, program containerization and orchestration should look like in order to leverage data and create services that can realize the car’s potential.

Koichi Katsumata
Director
Asia-Pacific Automotive Sales
Aeris Communications Japan

16:30

Presentation <25min>

「Leveraging data in the SDV era: from supporting safe driving to creating services that match user preferences」

  • As the car turns into the SDV, how should map and app data be used to support safer driving, mitigate traffic, and create EV specific services and personalised services? Examine examples of GeoTechnologies approach to anonymised data, its analysis and linking to vehicle services and updates.

Sosuke Hirano
Operating Officer
Vice President, Automotive Sales
GeoTechnologies, Inc.

16:55

Networking reception and business card exchange <90min>

※Alcohol, soft drinks and snacks will be provided

18:25 End of summit