Christof Horn, CEO and Managing Director, P3 Group, confirmed for Automotive World’s Megatrends Europe ’13

Christof Horn,  CEO and Managing Director, P3 Group, has been confirmed as a moderator in the Software & Apps session of the Connectivity stream on day 2 of Automotive World’s Megatrends Europe 2013, taking place on 13 November 2013. 

Dr. Christof Horn is Managing Director of the P3 Group, a worldwide consulting and engineering company, which focuses on the automotive, aviation, telco and energy sectors. A key goal of P3 is enabling its customers to develop and produce complex products and processes.

Horn has worked for 12 years as a management consultant in the field of E/E development for automotive OEMs and their international suppliers. His PhD focused on testing strategies for E/E systems. This topic became important when he started the E/E testing business within the P3 group, today consisting of around 300 test engineers in Europe and the US.

With the rise of the connected car, the area of telecommunications at P3 became significant for its automotive customers. P3 helps to define the right strategies to ensure that the entire connected car system fits together.

Organised by Automotive World, Automotive Megatrends Europe ’13 is a two-day conference. Day two has three streams: Powertrain, Safety and Connectivity. David Alexander will be speaking in Session  3: Software & Apps of Stream 3: Connectivity.

Confirmed speakers in the stream include:

• Colette Maloney, Head of Unit – Smart Cities and Sustainability, European Commission
• Floris van de Klashorst, Vice President Connected Car, HERE
• Mandhir Singh, Vice President – Europe & Africa Automotive Lubricants, Castrol
• Scott Sedlik, VP Product Planning & Market Development, INRIX
• Nicolas Burger, Automotive Marketing Director, TomTom
• Floris van de Klashorst, Vice President Connected Car, HERE
• Robert Acker, VP Connectivity & General Manager Aha Radio at Harman International