Automotive World is delighted to confirm Tim Smith, Group Strategy Director, GForces, as a speaker at Automotive Megatrends Europe 2014, which takes place at the Steigenberger Grandhotel in Brussels on 10 and 11 September 2014.
Tim has been working in the technology sector for his entire career, becoming Commercial Director at GForces in 2005. Now Group Strategy Director, Tim is responsible for defining GForces’ company strategy, marketing activities as well as product and service innovation. Tim has an extensive knowledge of IT systems, software development and digital marketing, especially within the highly complex automotive sector. He has helped shape GForces to become the prominent provider of digital solutions to the Top 200 retailers and numerous manufacturers in the UK and abroad.
“GForces supplies market-leading software to the automotive industry and is the largest specialised agency of its type in Europe. As Group Strategy Director it is my job to ensure that the company is constantly pushing the boundaries of technology based on the latest available data and best practice, as well as creating opportunities to expand into new, international markets.
“In recent years, the role of the internet in the automotive retail sector has been gaining pace at a rate unseen by any previous technological innovation. The ‘connected consumer’ is a new breed of highly-informed, information-hungry individual – and they are used to leading the purchasing process. This has created both opportunities and problems; opportunities to exploit the huge amounts of data that consumers create, but problems in ensuring that this data is accessible and usable by the right people at the right time. Collaboration is therefore of huge importance.
“The Automotive Megatrends Conference is a great platform to share and learn insights from across the breadth of the global automotive industry. In my presentation I will explain how collaboration and data sharing between vehicle retailers, manufacturers and software providers can create an intelligence-led model, delivering a better buying and ownership experience that meets the expectations of the connected consumer.”
Organised by Automotive World, Automotive Megatrends Europe 2014 is a two-day, multi-stream conference focusing on Commercial Vehicles and Passenger Cars. Smith is confirmed as a speaker on the Passenger Car day, 11 September, in the Retail (R)evolution stream.
To register for this event, please go to http://automotivemegatrendseurope.com/registration/
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Amanda James: amanda.james@automotivemegatrends.com / +44 (0) 2921287115
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