Enabling automotive transformation through physical and service-based support
How can Business Support Organizations (BSOs) provide the physical and strategic backbone for the automotive transition?
This second online training session in the Drive2Transform series shifts the focus from networking to the tangible assets and specialized services driving the industry forward. The event is designed as an interactive online exchange, offering practical insights and space for discussion among peers.
Modern infrastructure is no longer limited to physical facilities — it is a platform for advanced technological services, research collaboration, and industrial transformation. During the session, participants will explore practical approaches to designing and managing infrastructure-based services that create measurable value for companies and research partners.
We are looking forward to your participation!
Topics covered:
- Autonomous driving test plants and validation environments
- AI model training infrastructure
- Laboratory and workshop facilities for applied research and prototyping
- Testing of electric drives and e-mobility systems
- Service models developed for ŠKODA Auto
- Research project generation and management
- R&D funding advisory services
Agenda
09:00 | Welcome
Silesia Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing Cluster
09:15 | Autonomous driving test plant
Automobil-Cluster of Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur
09:30 | AI model training
Institute of Smart Systems and Services, Pforzheim University
09:45 | Laboratory and workshop facilities
Digitale Gründerinitiative Oberpfalz c/o TechBase Regensburg GmbH
10:00| Testing electric drives
Łukasiewicz Research Network – Upper Silesian Institute of Technology
10:15 | Coffee break
10:30 | Services for ŠKODA auto
Research and Testing Institute Pilsen
10:45 | Research projects generation and management
Institute of Smart Systems and Services, Pforzheim University
11:00 | R&D funding advisory services
Automobil-Cluster of Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur
11:15 | Summary of the day - announcement of twinning meetings
Silesia Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing Cluster
11:25 | Bilateral Twinning - exchange with expert spakers
*Event will be held in English
The session will provide concrete examples of how Business Support Organizations can:
- Build sustainable service models around technical infrastructure
- Increase engagement with industry and R&D stakeholders
- Strengthen their position within regional and cross-border innovation ecosystems
Target Audience
This session is dedicated to Business Support Organizations (BSOs), Clusters, and Regional Development Agencies involved in the automotive and mobility sector across Central Europe.
Project Context
This event is part of the Interreg Central Europe project Drive2Transform