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Driving the future – a podcast series

Fueled by such factors as the climate crisis and the digital revolution, the automotive industry is transforming rapidly.

A typical automotive company today faces the task of transforming from a component manufacturer or assembler to a software and technology company, while also navigating electrification and the race to sustainability.

At the same time, the company may well be striving to become a mobility player, to move from a siloed economy towards an open, flexible shared partner ecosystem, and to reduce time to market by accelerating automation and efficiency.

And, of course, the company simultaneously needs to keep making cars, and to ensure that existing assets are still performant.

Challenges like these call for enterprise-wide agility coupled with rapid innovation.

Episode 40:  Quantum leap: BMW’s Journey into the future of computing

In this special episode, we hand over the reins to our Data-powered Innovation Jam podcast, which delves into the transformative power of data.

Join us for a captivating discussion with Dr. Marvin Erdmann, Quantum Computing Engineer at BMW, and co-hosts Dr. Robert Engels, Dr. Weiwei Feng, and Ron Tolido and discover how BMW is pioneering quantum applications, the revolutionary impact on AI, and the role of frameworks like QUARK in bringing this cutting-edge technology closer to reality.

Buckle yourself in, it’s time to start Driving the Future. Subscribe now for regular updates

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Experts

Jean-Marie Lapeyre

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Global Automotive Industry, Capgemini
Jean-Marie Lapeyre works with automotive clients to develop and launch actionable technology strategies to help them succeed in a data- and software-driven world.

John Sparrefors

Director & Global Account Executive, Capgemini

Ralf Blessmann

Executive Vice President and Head of Automotive Division, Germany
Ralf Blessmann leads the automotive sector in Germany. Sustainability and data sovereignty are his priority topics and key to help automotive clients in transforming their business.

Pascal Feillard

Senior Business Transformation Director – Automotive Industry, Capgemini
Pascal draws on his many years of experience in the Automotive industry in his current position, where he is responsible for ensuring that Capgemini‘s partnerships facilitate software-driven transformation in order to give automotive clients the future that they and their customers want.

Sebastian Tschödrich

Executive Vice President, Global Head of Automotive, Capgemini Invent
I have been working in automotive consulting for 14 years, with experience in Europe and China. Currently based in Munich, I am responsible for the global automotive consulting business and part of the global leadership team at Capgemini Invent.

Dr. Philipp Haaf

Head of e-Mobility Solutions and Smart Mobility Connect Lead, Capgemini Invent
As the Head of Electric Mobility at Capgemini Invent, Philipp Haaf is an acknowledged thought leader in electric mobility. He draws on 11 years’ experience in this rapidly changing area to help automotive OEMs and suppliers seize what he describes as the infinite opportunities of digital transformation.