Frank Schauff, AEB CEO, and Michael Johannes, Vice President, Messe Frankfurt GmbH, Brand Manager, Automechanika, made the opening remarks.

The first day was devoted to innovations in the automotive industry, electric cars, and self-driving cars. Among the speakers of the plenary session were: Vyacheslav Burmistrov, Deputy Director, Department of Technical Regulation and Accreditation, EEC; Yves Caracatzanis, President, Avtovaz; Stefan Teuchert, CEO, BMW Group Russia; Alexey Volodin, Managing Director, Peugeot Citroen Rus, and others.

The second day of the Forum is dedicated to discussions on the localization of manufacturing by purchasers and suppliers.