JAMA-CLEPA  Business Conferences

Introduction

JAMA and CLEPA [1] (European Association of Automotive Suppliers) have been organising joint events since March 1995 (also known as JAMA-CLEPA Business Conference) with a view to foster the business partnerships between Japanese automotive manufacturers and European automotive suppliers.

They have hosted seven conferences since March 1995 and will organise their 8th conference at the Lingotto exhibition and conference centre in Torino ( Italy ) on 7-10 November 2005.

The table below shows the number of participants to previous events.

Japanese vehicle manufacturers continue to invest in additional production capacity, for both vehicles and engines, within Europe, thus offering substantial business opportunities and long-term relationships to innovative and competitive suppliers. Over the last 12 months, JAMA members purchased components for more than 10 billion Euros from European suppliers. In the first half of 2004, the purchase of European automotive parts by JAMA members increased by 7.1%.

The 8th JAMA-CLEPA Business Conference (7-10 November 2005)

This year’s event will take place in Torino (Lingotto Exhibition and Conference Centre, Italy ) on 7-10 November 2005 and will be attended by executives and other representatives from all Japanese automotive manufacturers.  

As with previous events, it will provide ample networking opportunities and this year’s programme of prearranged meetings will assist participants in the creation of efficient and focused business contacts and relations.

More particularly, the following opportunities will be arranged:

• Each component supplier registered will have possibility to organize  face-to face meetings with executive teams from the Japanese vehicle manufacturers ;
• Exchange of views between the European and Japanese participants will also be encouraged in the run up to the event to make sure issues for discussions are clearly defined;
• A display area will be available within the conference location which will be regularly visited by all the Japanese visitors, providing additional opportunities for business contacts; and
• Other networking opportunities will be available through informal dinner receptions or cocktails.

Previous JAMA-CLEPA conferences have played a significant role in expanding the scale of Japanese/European business partnerships. At the latest conference held in Göteborg, Sweden , 100 European based automotive suppliers met with 11 Japanese vehicles manufactures to extend their business relations.

7^th JAMA-CLEPA Conference
Date   19-22 April 2004
Venue: Göteborg, Sweden
Participants: Total 500 persons (17 European countries, 96 companies (70% were  newcomers)
Private Meeting: 252 Sessions
JAMA: 11 companies, 12 teams, 120 persons;
CLEPA  59 companies, 380 persons
Booth exhibition: 76 companies

For more information on how to register for the event as well as on what the event will offer please consult: http://www.jama-clepa.com/