Province of Noord-Brabant hosts 2023 Automotive Week

One of ERTICO’s long-standing Partner from the Public Authorities Sector, Province of Noord-Brabant, is organising the 2023 Automotive Week in only a few months, from 16 – 19 April. This European event on smart, sustainable and safe mobility will take place in the heart of the Brainport region, at the Automotive Campus in Helmond. With the doors opening on 16 April, Mr Joost Vantomme, ERTICO CEO, will have the great honour of being invited to present a keynote following the official Opening Ceremony.

“This event offers a fantastic opportunity to connect the dots and establish new contacts with a global community of professionals and partners to leverage our joint efforts to exchange ideas and advance innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. I am pleased and honoured to be invited to the Grand Opening to deliver a keynote alongside Karen Vancluysen, Secretary General of POLIS,” says Mr Joost Vantomme, CEO at ERTICO. “Thinking back to four years ago, ERTICO organised the ITS European Congress in Brainport Eindhoven, and only in a few months, we will experience smart mobility again at the Automotive Week. This event will contribute to setting the scene for the interactive discussions at the ITS European Congress hosted in Lisbon from 22 – 24 May 2023. I look forward to meeting many of you at both events”.

The Automotive Week 2023 will provide a unique opportunity to get in contact with future talent, start-ups and scale-ups, as well as leading companies in the automotive and mobility industry. Innovative technologies and the right skills are becoming more important in European developments to make the world of mobility smart, safe and sustainable.

In the heart of Brainport region, the Automotive Week will open its doors to the international public to experience an exclusive behind the scenes for future talent, professionals, governments and knowledge institutions.

“The Automotive Week 2023 is the hotspot if you want to keep up with the latest European developments in mobility and the transition to smart, sustainable and safe mobility in our cities and regions. Innovative mobility solutions and the right skills become more and more important in the European developments to make the world of mobility smart, safe and sustainable. The focus is on the growing connection between automotive and mobility and the collaboration between governments, research, industry and citizens to boost deployment of smart, safe and sustainable mobility services and vehicles”, says Edwin Mermans, Senior Advisor International Affairs at Province of Noord. “The Automotive Week 2023 takes place at the Automotive Campus in Helmond, Noord-Brabant, which gives you the unique opportunity to get in contact with future talents, start-ups and scale-ups and leading companies in the automotive and mobility industry”.

The Automotive Week 2023 will begin with an interactive Talent Fair on Sunday, 16 March. Companies can show their demos, take part in the company presentation at a booth and be a part of the meet and match sessions with students. For students in the mobility and automotive education programs, there will be talent coaches to guide them.

The Automotive Week 2023 is also a place to showcase innovative products or services. An international audience of companies and professionals will visit the Automotive Week in Helmond to experience and learn from ground-breaking and exciting innovations of current and future mobility possibilities. The focus is on near-to-market solutions for safe, smart & sustainable solutions.

For more information about this program, and participation as a company in this event, read here.