CAR Symposium 2026
From
October 13, 2026
until
October 14, 2026
(Please double-check the dates and location on the organizer below before attending.)
Categories: Automotive Industry, Educational Services
CAR Symposium 2026: Resilience in Mobility
The CAR Symposium is a leading European automotive congress focusing on constructive solutions and strategies for mobility. The 2026 edition centers on the theme Resilience in Mobility, addressing how companies secure competitiveness, innovation, and supply chain robustness amid geopolitical and technological challenges.
Core Challenges and Themes
- Competitive Resilience: Navigating China's rise, adapting to U.S. dynamics, reducing strategic exposure, and protecting profitability against cost inflation.
- Supply Chain Resilience: Securing critical inputs, diversifying networks, regionalizing sourcing, and stabilizing supply chains.
- Digital Resilience: Enabling and protecting innovation through data infrastructure, cybersecurity, and accelerating/scaling artificial intelligence (including agentic AI).
Event Concept and Features
The event features a central main stage for top keynotes, live experiences with local companies, and Netwalking to connect experts. The 24th edition introduces a new campus concept located on the former Opel plant site. It gathers industry leaders, scientists, and young professionals to discuss sustainable mobility and future technologies.
Register for entry or booths
Please register at the organizer website of CAR Symposium
Venue Map and Hotels Around
Bochum - ZETCON Ingenieure GmbH, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany