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OESA Events

AlixPartners Global Automotive Study

June 8 | 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

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OESA invites supplier members to attend the annual virtual briefing OESA 2021: AlixPartners Global Automotive Study, on June 8, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Continuing OESA’s strong, 11-year partnership with AlixPartners to feature their renown global automotive industry experts to offer rich insights and help suppliers make informed decisions. AlixPartners’ global vantage point of working with suppliers, dealers, private equity/SPACs and automakers offer a pragmatic look at opportunities and tough choices ahead for industry players.

Topics to be discussed include:

• How global markets recover from COVID-19 and the impact of the supply chain shocks

• How the industry is handling widespread semiconductor shortages

• The impact of low initial volumes from EVs and increased capital needs

• Industry performance and benchmarks

• The emergence and state of SPAC fueled new entrants, start-ups, tech players and traditional automakers embracing new business models that could upend the traditional industry model Mark Wakefield, global automotive practice co-lead and Dan Hearsch, Americas automotive managing director, AlixPartners, will provide insights on topics including:

• Global and N.A. market outlook

• Industry performance

• Capital allocation, including C.A.S.E investments

• New business models – challenges facing automakers and suppliers

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Optimizing Transportation Costs and Capacity

June 10 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The tight full truckload (FTL) market is currently causing rates to rise and service to drop. To help address this challenge, OESA invites members and industry guests to attend the webinar, OESA 2021 Optimizing Transportation Costs and Capacity on June 10, 2021 at 11 a.m. ET.

This webinar will examine factors driving current dynamics causing rising transportation costs and tighter capacity availability which is directly impacting automotive suppliers. Attendees will learn why optimization is critical in a tight market as well as strategies to manage costs and transportation capacity.

Rob McNeil, VP & general manager, Transport America, and Zahir Balaporia, sr. director, solutions consulting, FICO, will share insight on the transportation environment. They will also share how Transport America worked with FICO to develop a Dedicated Fleet Optimization solution enabling Transport America to provide improved customer solutions that manage costs while providing more reliable capacity.

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Automotive Electrification: Opportunity, Risk and Reality

June 23 | 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

OESA invites members and industry guests to attend the webinar, OESA 2021 Automotive Electrification: Opportunity, Risk, and Reality on June 23, 2021. This webinar will review new electric vehicle programs and launch timing, the North American and global electric vehicle market opportunity and forecast, and explore multiple electric vehicle adoption scenarios to evaluate market potential.

Joseph McCabe, president & CEO, AutoForecast Solutions LLC (AFS), will provide an analysis of the global electrified automotive landscape; focusing on new and existing layers, issues shaping the industry, and forecasted production scenarios.

Attendees can expect a better understanding of possible market opportunities for electric vehicles as well as the risk in capital deployed to support an electric vehicle program.

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