On 22nd March, 2012 was held the second professional Baltic Fleet & Automotive Forum 2012, organized by Publishing house Dienas Bizness in partnership with Sixt Leasing. The main aim of forum is gathering professionals and executives of fleet and automotive industry in order to analyze the current situation in the market and to deliver new ideas, initiatives and knowledge for more effective fleet management.
Target groups – business executives, heads of the fleet departments, OEMs, full service leasing companies, governmental and municipal institutions in Baltic States (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia).

• LPG
  An opportunity to reduce fleet costs and reduce CO2 emissions.
  Jānis Kviesis, Autonams, Kaspars Skrābāns, Statoil Latvija SIA, Andris Kulbergs, Inchcape Group Country Manager and president at Latvian Automobile Dealer Asociation

• What makes Volkswagen, Toyota and Nissan special to corporate customers?
  Introduction of the best-selling cars in Baltics, new models and plans of future.
  Henri Daum, Marketing Manager of Nissan Nordic Europes Baltic Region and Osvaldo Valentini, presently General Manager Sales and Marketing and Board Member of Toyota Baltic

• Fuel quality challenges for modern engine technology
  Why high fuel quality is important? How fuels have evolved besides new engine technologies.
  Seppo Mikkonen, Neste Oil Fellow, Research & Technology

• Insurer’s role in car repair service quality assurance. Global and local tendencies.
  Kaspars Lukačovs, Head of Strategic Intermediary Account management

• The official opening of the 2nd Fleet & Automotive Industry Forum 2012
  Rudite Spakovska, editor of Dienas Bizness
• TCM (total costs of mobility)
  Future trends in Baltic States and over the world
  Arnis Jaudzems, Sixt General manager in Baltic States

• Baltic fleets 2011
  Fleet overview and statistics
  Andris Kulbergs, president at Latvian Automobile Dealer Asociation and Inchcape Group Country Manager

• Global Fleet Management
  Bruce MacLaren, Microsoft Senior Category Manager and Christian P. Rehbein, Sixt Leasing International Development Director

• Car sharing – future of mobility?
  Mobility solutions in Europe and in the Baltics
  Nico Gabriel, DriveNow Managing Director

• Electric cars launching in Estonia
  Benefits and infrastructure. State aid.
  Jarmo Tuisk, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Estonia, Head of Technology and Innovation

• Usage of bicycles for provision of mobility
  Vija Vitola, Head Of New Business Development Air Baltic Corporation

The Forum ended by announced “Business Car 2011“ Award winner. One month on www.db.lv voting on 11 different car models, the newspaper’s readers this year awarded model Audi A6 (dealer in Latvia – Moller Auto Latvia).

Contact
Ilze Černova
+371 67084468 or +371 29207591
ilze.cernova@dienasmediji.lv