Hugues Van-Honacker, Policy Officer, DG Move, European Commission has been confirmed for the Powertrain stream at Automotive World Megatrends Europe 2013, taking place on 13 November 2013.
Hugues Van-Honacker has a degree in Chemical Engineering, and a Masters in Management from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
Mr Van-Honacker started his professional career in Japan at NGK Ceramics. He worked in diverse R&D positions at Toyota Motor Europe for seven years, before joining the European Commission, where he was responsible for fuel cells, hydrogen and smart grids R&D projects.
He is currently working as a Policy Officer at the Directorate General of Mobility and Transport, and is in charge of electromobility policies and urban mobility projects.
Organised by Automotive World, Automotive World Megatrends Europe ’13 is a three-stream, four-session conference. Hugues Van-Honacker will be speaking in the Big Picture session of Stream 1: Powertrain.
Other confirmed speakers in the Powertrain session include:
- Richard Pearson, Technical Advisor, Castrol
- Roger Deckers, CEO & Director, Deckers Mobility Consulting
- Carsten Weber, Manager – Research & Advanced Combustion Engine Engineering, Ford
- Gert-Jan Vogelaar, Strategic Marketing Director, Punch Powertrain
- Dr. Adrian Lee, Chief Engineer – Core Technologies, Torotrak
- Jean-Marc Finot, Head of Research, Innovation and Advanced Technologies, PSA Peugeot Citroën
- John Leech, UK Head of Automotive, KPMG
- Al Bedwell, Head of Global Powertrain, LMC Automotive
To register for this event, please go to http://ameurope2013.automotiveworld.com/registration
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Laura Knight: laura.knight@automotiveworld.com / +44 (0) 292 070 9318
