Automotive businesses need to find ways to bring new thinking and perspectives to the table if they are going to meet the needs of the changing consumer marketplace. Gender diversity is an essential part of building the workforce of the future.
Today, women make up only 27% of the U.S. automotive workforce, compared with 47% of the overall U.S. workforce. Obviously, there is work to be done to close the gender gap within the industry. That’s why the Best Practices in Automotive Conference will include an ASUG Women Connect lunch panel to inspire discussions among women leaders in the sector.
To Frank M. Rinderknecht, founder and CEO of Rinspeed, Inc., innovation is more than just a buzzword. Rinderknecht and Rinspeed have been pushing—or you could say, pulling—the automotive industry into the future for more than 40 years. The company’s newest project, a modular, fully automated vehicle called the “Snap,” is much more than pods on wheels. It’s a whole new way of thinking about transportation.
This year’s Best Practices for Automotive will be an unrivaled experience for the auto industry. Uniting hundreds of professionals, from senior leaders and business owners, to analytics and solution providers, this will be the can’t-miss event for those 
