Registration and Networking
Welcome Remarks from AmCham Shanghai
Opening Keynote: The State of China’s Auto Industry in 2026
Bill Russo
Policy Presentation | Divergence and Convergence: Auto Industrial Policy in a Fragmented World
Scott Kennedy
Coffee Break
Intelligence Presentation | From ADAS to Driverless: Are We Finally at Scale?
Marcus Hafkemeyer
Intelligence Panel | The Car is Becoming an AI Device
Marcel Achnitz
Lunch
Economics Panel | China Market Economics: Who Can Sustain the Next Auto Cycle?
Claire Fang•Yichao Zhang•Dr. Johannes Sommerhaeuser•Lola Woetzel

Claire Fang
Principal Analyst, Forecast Intelligence and Strategy at S&P Global Mobility
Yichao Zhang
Partner at Alixpartners
Dr. Johannes Sommerhaeuser
Regional President APAC Global Business Services, Member of the Board (GS/OR-APAC) at Bosch (China) Investment Ltd
Lola Woetzel
Founder and Managing Partner of Global6; Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Co.
Infrastructure Presentation | Cars, Energy, and Infrastructure: The Next Ecosystem Boundary
Coffee Break
Globalization Panel | Going Global 2.0: From Export Growth to Local Operating Models
Werner Franz Woeckl•Sam Wu•Sng Yih•Bill Russo

Werner Franz Woeckl
External Collaboration Research Institute, Vice President of Global Business Development at GEELY
Sam Wu
President and CEO of Ford Motor (China), Ltd.
Sng Yih
President, China of Autoliv
Bill Russo
Founder & CEO of Automobility Limited, Automotive Committee Chair of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
Closing CEO Dialogue | The Road Ahead: Leadership in the Next Mobility Era
Feng Shen
Closing Remark