Concept note

The Automotive Leadership India Summit in association with SAE India aims to position India as a global leader in the automotive sector. This high-end, two-day conference will provide a dynamic platform to showcase India's capabilities in manufacturing, innovation, sustainability and technology, and foster critical discussions about the challenges and opportunities involved. It will be a call to action for the industry, government and academia to collaborate and propel India’s automotive ecosystem to the forefront of the global stage.

Invitations will be sent to 150 senior automotive professionals from across India to attend the conference, which will be held alongside the ATS Forum and Innovation Showcase on the show floor.

Themes will include:

• India’s automotive renaissance: Exploring the nation's journey to becoming a global automotive hub.
• Sustainability and future mobility: Discussing the pathways to innovative green solutions.
• Technology and innovation: Integrating AI, IoT and advanced tools into manufacturing and testing.

The summit’s goals and objectives will be to:

1. Position India as a global leader, highlighting advances in manufacturing, innovation and technology.
2. Accelerate sustainable mobility, promoting discussions on EVs, hydrogen technologies and green infrastructure.
3. Strengthen the ecosystem, enabling partnerships between OEMs, technology providers, suppliers and policymakers.

Both SAE India and the organisers of Automotive Testing Expo have expressed enthusiasm about the new conference.

Damodaran Subramanian, chairman at SAE India Bengaluru Section, said “We are delighted to be collaborating with Automotive Testing Expo India. It is a well-established and respected event, and an ideal platform to enable collaboration, address shared challenges and highlight the innovations and future developments within India’s automotive sector.”

Conference director Apoorv Kumar said, “This is great news. We are excited about the opportunities this new summit presents for this year and subsequent editions.”

The organizers are now sending out the first set of key invitations for speakers to submit their proposals.