2024 saw one of the most challenging years in European automotive manufacturing history. Intense competition from China, ongoing supply chain disruptions, escalating trade tensions, and uncertainty around consumer demand for EVs, have pushed traditional manufacturers to breaking point.
As a result, automakers are aggressively exploring new technologies to rapidly bring down operational & structural costs and remain competitive.
Artificial Intelligence is emerging as a potential silver bullet for competitiveness. However, AI also introduces a new layer of complexity. To harness its full potential, automotive manufacturers must first assess their digital maturity and build a clear smart factory vision.
The unique challenges of digital transformation in automotive manufacturing—complex multi-tier supplier networks, mixed-model production lines, and the need for mass customisation—demand a tailored organisational approach. Therefore manufacturers must develop a comprehensive smart factory strategy that aligns with their current digital capabilities, production volume requirements, and specific operational constraints.
In a sector where the stakes have never been higher, Smart Manufacturing for Automotive Europe is the essential forum for automotive leaders planning a digital transformation.
European Automotive Smart Manufacturing 2025 Speakers

Dylan Austin
Strategic Sales Executive Industrial IoT
KINEXON
This event will provide the insights, strategies, and partnerships needed to:
- Navigate the existential challenges facing European automotive manufacturers
- Rapidly reduce operational and structural costs through automation, data-driven decision-making, and process optimisation
- Assess digital maturity and build a roadmap for smart factory transformation
- Standardise data collection and integration across paint shops, body shops, and final assembly
- Build scalable platforms to manage data flows from automated lines, tooling, and inspection systems
- Leverage data analytics to drive cost savings, quality, safety, asset utilisation, OEE, and carbon reduction
- Overcome supply chain disruptions and build resilient, agile operations
- Bridge the skills gap through change management, skill development, and leadership strategies
Past Automotive Attendee Companies
Who you will meet:
Directors, VP’s, Heads, Managers, Leads and Technical Specialists:
- Digitalisation and Industry 4.0
- Manufacturing Engineering and Production Systems
- Engineering, Operations, and IT
- Facility & Equipment Planning
- Process Digitalisation and Performance Analytics
- Industrial IT & Operational Technology (OT)
- Advanced Automation and Robotics
- Press Line Automation and Simulation
- Part Quality & Measurement Planning
- Supply Chain & Production Logistics
Our sponsors, technology & solution providers include:
- IIoT
- Data, AI, ML, Analytics
- Automation and Robotics
- Cloud Computing
- Vision Systems
- Digital Twin Technologies
- Edge Computing
- Unified NameSpace / MQTT / Data Integration Platforms
- AGV’s / AMR’s
- AR/VR
- Cybersecurity
- Predictive Maintenance / Condition Based Monitoring Tools
- Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing
- Digital Thread / Lifecycle Management Tools
- Smart Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Smart Manufacturing Technology vendor landscape is vast. New entrants are innovating rapidly. It is therefore a prerequisite that solution providers acquire a granular understanding of the industry’s needs in order to develop those bespoke solutions that are critical to winning new business.
Showcase your technology solutions to senior decision makers across roles in industry 4.0, manufacturing technology, and data & analytics.
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