Derek Williams, GM Telematics & Multimedia Product Planning, Toyota, has been confirmed as a speaker in the Big Picture Panel Discussion at Automotive World Megatrends Europe 14, taking place on September 10-11, 2014.
Derek is General Manager of the European audio/navigation product planning and telematics programme at Toyota’s European Headquarters in Brussels.
Having been with Toyota Europe in a variety of roles since the start-up of manufacturing in the UK, Derek joined the multimedia team for the launch of the original Toyota Touch system, and led the full cycle planning of the new Toyota Touch 2. Derek is also leading the eCall/ERA-Glonass and associated telematics services planning.
After gaining a Chemistry degree from Birmingham University, Derek spent the early years of his career in the brewing industry. He completed an MBA at Warwick University in 1989 and became the principal researcher in an automotive supply chain project.
In 1992 he joined Toyota, and set up the pricing and business planning functions for the TMUK factory. From the late 90s, his scope expanded to include the new factories in Turkey, France, Poland and Russia.
With the development of Toyota’s European manufacturing group Derek moved to Toyota’s Brussels Office in 2001, where he developed the manufacturing group planning and management processes. In 2008 he moved to Strategic Production Planning and this was followed by assignments in New Business Development, and most recently Product Planning & Marketing.
Organised by Automotive World, Megatrends Europe ’14 is a two-day, six-stream conference focusing on Commercial Vehicles and Passenger Cars.
Williams will speak in the as a panelist in the Big Picture Panel Discussion, which will focus on the key megatrends looking set to shape Europe’s commercial vehicle industry over the next ten years and beyond.
To register for this event, please go to http://megatrendseurope.automotiveworld.com/register/
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Amanda James: amanda.james@automotiveworld.com / +44 (0) 292 070 9318
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