Bayern Innovativ will organise the Annual BAIKA Congress “Zulieferer Innovativ 2009” with Accompanying Exhibition which will be held 24 June 2009 in AUDI Forum, Ingolstadt (Bavaria, Germany). BAIKA Congress is an international meeting point for manufacturers, suppliers, research institutes and innovative newcomers from other industries and an ideal platform for the intensive exchange of experiences and knowledge and for the initiation of new cooperations for tomorrow’s innovations.

Under the professional direction of Bayern Innovativ Ltd., this congress, a cornerstone of the BAIKA network and the Cluster Automotive, will be conducted in collaboration with the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and the IFG-Ingolstadt and is supported by the Bavarian State Ministry for Economics, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology.

The automotive industry is of paramount importance for Bavaria. This is why top representatives of the Bavarian state government will actively participate in this congress. VDA President Matthias Wissmann has also confirmed a presentation in the Plenary session.

The Plenary Session:
• Political Framework for Innovation and Growth
• Changes in the Automotive Industry Facing Global Competition
• Challenges and Opportunities for OEMs and Suppliers
• Competitive Edge through Research in Industry and Science
• Networks and Clusters Generating New Impulses for Cooperations

The specific topics will comprise successful business strategies for moving into new market segments, current developments in the fields of electronics, one of the key drivers of innovation, as well as key technologies for tomorrow’s mobility.

At the accompanying exhibition, around 180 exhibitors will showcase latest system solutions and future-oriented developments relating to the topics of the presentations.

For more information, see: http://www.bayern-innovativ.de/0391ff78-8c80-4429-4b66-d98c04f0e9a0?Edition=en .