For me this was a great format to present and interact with professionals across the automotive range.  Good mix of OEM and Tier Suppliers.  Very interesting topics of discussion and good information exchange and feedback.  Interesting to learn the differences of large high volume OEM’s vs low volume niche and new energy vehicles.

Great experience! So many different points of view and different approaches to solve common problems

Great experience.  As a vendor was able to make many connections

I had a great time meeting , sharing and discussing among experienced and talented professionals on mutual interest topics of Downstream/Automation & Project execution

I enjoyed the summit, the topics & the networking were all very good

Excellent summit! The format was unique and very engaging and provided the opportunity to openly discuss the challenges facing the automotive industry with OEM engineers, academia and supplier partners.  Will definitely be back next year.

A diverse mix of experts in various fields joined the valuable discussions

The discussion format created an open dialogue that enabled the sharing and generation of innovative ideas.  The summit was an amazing opportunity to discuss lightweighting solutions with multidisciplinary experts

<p style="font-weight: 400;">Interesting to discuss lightweighting opportunities with other key representatives in the automotive industry with valuable time to network.</p>

The format was atypical and unexpected. It was a collection of group discussions rather than a presentation followed by a Q&A.  However I appreciated this format as I got to learn a lot more from the basics right to more complex issues.  It meant I could grasp the fundamentals about areas I didn’t know about. The event featured very hospitable staff/ crew with very respectful colleagues and facilitators.

I enjoyed the openness of all the attendees, the event was very positive

The event was like an open work session with various experts in the industry. No sitting and agonizing over power point slides, but rolling up our sleeves and working on real problems with real experts and peers.  Very synergistic and well worth the time invested. The Well Site Automation Conference have enabled me to be about two years ahead of the curve. Right when people start to get excited about something, i'm able to reply, "yeah we discussed that at length at Well Site Automation a couple of years ago..."

The Smart Manufacturing and Automation Summit provided great insight into smart manufacturing and industry 4.0. The sponsors were  extremely knowledgeable and engaged. I will take the insights back to my company as we continue to implement out IIOT strategy

There was a lot of good conversations and I met a lot of very good people in the industry

It was great to see so much representation from many OEMs at this summit

Good topics, well presented, good opportunities to network

It was good to hear what other companies are doing to overcome the issues of light-weighting

I enjoyed all the networking of the day and room layouts.  By having a discussion – focused day in round tables, it forces folks to get to know each other

There is a lot of knowledge in the room and it is great to network and share experiences with those who have similar concerns and difficulties

Event was well organized and lots of topics for discussion!!!