Join us for the Baker McKenzie Automotive Mobility Summit in our Munich office which is happening during the IAA Mobility 2025. Our summit will gather leading sector leaders and experts to discuss the latest trends and how to navigate the current business and legal landscape in the automotive sector. This summit will provide valuable insights and networking opportunities for you as we welcome professionals in the sector. For those who are interested, we can also arrange a visit to the IAA city center venues around the Baker McKenzie Munich Office, with dinner and networking to follow our IAA visit.
Date
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Location
Baker McKenzie Munich
Theatinerstrasse 23
80333 Munich
Germany
Schedule
| 9:30 – 10:00 (30 mins) | Breakfast and registration | |||
| 10:00 – 10:15 (15 mins) | Opening | Nicolas Kredel (IMT Chair) Florian Tannen (IMT EMEA SC Co-Lead) |
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| 10:15 – 11:00 (45 mins) | Navigating the Geopolitical Landscape – European Competitiveness, US OBBB, and the View from China | EU: Anahita Thoms (Berlin) US: Cyrus Vance (Paris) China: Cherrie Shi (Shanghai, FenXun Partners*) Lothar Determann (Palo Alto) |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 (30 mins) | Beyond Borders: Rethinking Global Trade in a Tariff-Driven World – Opportunities and Pitfalls for Companies | Lio van Reet (Brussels) |
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| 11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:45 – 12:30 (45 mins) | The Defense Transformation in the Automotive Industry: Business and Legal Perspectives | Nicolas Kredel (IMT Chair) Sebastian Kempf (Senior Partner, McKinsey) Rod Rosenstein (Washington, DC) |
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| 12:30 – 13:45 (75 mins) | Lunch and switch to breakout rooms | |||
| 13:45 – 14:30 (75 mins) | Topic breakout sessions |
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| A. Implications of the EU and US Tech Regulations on the Mobility Sector | Florian Tannen (IMT EMEA SC Co-Lead) Florian Wandel (Head of Legal, Digital, IT and Smart Mobility, Porsche) Lothar Determann (Palo Alto) |
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| B. Turbo for Charging Infrastructure – New Ways to Accelerate the Expansion | Claire Dietz-Polte (Berlin) Albrecht Kindler (Managing Director, CUBOS) |
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| C. Climate Lawfare, ESG and Supply Chain: Risks and Opportunities for Automotive Companies | Reagan Demas (Washington, DC) Lisa Reiser (Frankfurt) Andreas Maslo (Co-founder, Managing Director, Verso) |
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| 14:30– 15:00 (30 mins) | Switch back to plenary and coffee break |
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| 15:00 – 15:40 (40 mins) | Panel: M&A Trends in the Automotive Industry | Florian Adt (Head of Legal Finance, Corporate and M&A, Mercedes-Benz) Christof Söndermann (Co-Head, Automotive, Lazard) Joachim Ponseck (Frankfurt) Moderator: Dirk Horcher (Munich) |
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| 15:40 – 16:20 (40 mins) | Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Investments – Regulatory Hurdles (Merger Control, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Subsidies Regulation) | EU: Jan Kresken (Dusseldorf) UK: Luis Gomez (London) US: Teisha Johnson (Washington, DC) China: Cherrie Shi (Shanghai, FenXun Partners) |
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| 16:20 – 16:30 (10 mins) | Closing remarks | Nicolas Kredel (IMT Chair) Florian Tannen (IMT EMEA SC Co-Lead) |
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| 16:30 – 17:30 (60 mins) | For those interested: Visiting the IAA city center venues around the Baker McKenzie Munich office | |||
| From 19:30 | Dinner and networking | |||
Register now through the link below and add the event to your calendar. Please feel free to invite colleagues who you think would be interested to join us by sharing the registration link with them.
We look forward to welcoming you.
* Baker & McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation Office is a joint operation between Baker & McKenzie LLP, an Illinois limited liability partnership, and FenXun Partners, a Chinese law firm. The Joint Operation has been approved by the Shanghai Justice Bureau.