Overview

Profound changes are looming ahead for the automotive industry. There is now a common acceptance at the highest level of automotive companies and governments, and among advocacy organizations that oil alone will not supply all of the worlds rapidly growing automotive energy requirements, and climate change will affect the technologies used in the cars of the future.

The stakes, both for the environment and the financial security of the global auto industry, couldn't be higher.

This is an international issue integral to the challenges relating to Climate Change and Energy, and critical to the global automotive market. An issue which needed to be addressed on an international stage among those leaders related to the auto industry from not only North America but also Europe and Asia, where changes are happening at a rapid pace.

As such, Auto FutureTech Summit 2008 ran in conjunction with GLOBE 2008, March 12 - 14, 2008.

The GLOBE™ Series is one of the most well-known and prestigious business and environment events in the world. Senior business executives and government officials from over 75 nations meet every two years at this forum to exchange ideas, cultivate partnerships, and do business. The conference is on the cutting edge of business and environmental leadership - the perfect forum to marry global environment, business and economic initiatives with the future of the automotive sector.

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