Programme of the 2023 International Colloquium

The 2023 International Colloquium of Gerpisa takes place at the ULB Solbosh, Bruxelles.
Plenary sessions take place at the Amphitheater B1.315 in the B Building.
Parallel sessions take place at the 4th floor of the K building: rooms K4.201 / K4.401 / K4.601.

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Tuesday 27th of June

08:30 - 08:50

Amphitheatre B1.315 / B Building

Opening Remarks


Tommaso Pardi Director of Gerpisa, CNRS, ENS-Paris-Saclay	Meike Brodersen Metices, ULB	Pierre Guibentif  Director of MSH Paris-Saclay	Yara Hodroj  General Secretary of MSH Paris-Saclay

09:00 - 10:30

Amphitheatre B1.315 / B Building

Plenary Session 1
Catching up in Battery Manufacturing: European Responses to China's Hegemony and the US Inflation Reduction Act

Moderator: Tommaso Pardi, Director of Gerpisa


Jean-Luc Brossard President of CCFA Programme Director of the French Automotive Platform Vice-President Automotive Research & Advanced Engineering, Stellantis	Matthieu Hubert General Secretary of Automotive Cells Company

Co-organised with

11:00 - 12:30

Amphitheatre B1.315 / B Building

Plenary session 2 / Roundtable
Electrification, Industrial Policy and the Future of the European Automotive Industry

Moderator: Tommaso Pardi, Director of Gerpisa

Mark Nicklas	Sigrid De Vries	Benjamin Krieger	Céline Domecq
Head of Unit Mobility at European Commission	Director General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)	Secretary General of European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA)	Head of Volvo Car EU office, Chair of the Platform for Electromobility

14:00 - 15:30

Parallel Sessions 1

Session n°: 1

Consumers and Markets

Social & Regulatory Context

Room: K4.201

Chair:

Roberto Marx, University of São Paulo, Ecole polytechnique

Session n°: 2

Industrial Policies and Regulations 1

Social & Regulatory Context

Room: K4.401

Chair:

Tommaso Pardi, CNRS-IDHES, GIS-Gerpisa

Session n°: 3

Digitalisation and Electrification of the Supply Chain

New Technologies and the Evolution of the Value Chain

Room: K4.601

Chair:

Lorenza Monaco, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

16:00 - 17:30

Parallel Sessions 2

Session n°: 4

The Global South in the Electric Vehicles Global Value Chains / YSI Panel

New Technologies and the Evolution of the Value Chain

Room: K4.201

Chair:

Lorenza Monaco, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

Session n°: 5

Industrial Policies and Regulations 2

Room: K4.401

Chair:

Samuel Klebaner, CEPN, Université Paris 13

Session n°: 6

Innovation and Value Creation

Room: K4.601

Chair:

Giuseppe Giulio Calabrese, CNR-Ircres

Wednesday 28th of June

09:00 - 10:30

Parallel Sessions 3

Session n°: 7

Factors of innovation: technology and practices

Room: K4.201

Chair:

Marc ALOCHET, Ecole Polytechnique

Session n°: 8

The Battery Value Chain

Room: K4.401

Chair:

Stéphane Heim, Kyoto University

Session n°: 9

Circular economy

Room: K4.601

Chair:

Adriana Marotti de Mello, University of São Paulo

11:00 - 12:30

Amphitheatre B1.315 / B Building

Moderator: Tommaso Pardi, Director of Gerpisa

Plenary session 3
The EU Green Deal: NGOs' Perspectives on Electrification / Roundtable


Alex Keynes Transport and Environment Manager, Clean Vehicles	Lorelei Limousin Climate, energy and transport campaigner, Greenpeace European unit	Jacques Portalier Project leader Automobile Industry of the Shift Project

14:00 - 15:30

Parallel sessions 4

Session n°: 10

Labour and Technological Change

Room: K4.201

Chair:

Jesús F. Lampón, UNIVERSITY OF VIGO

Session n°: 11

Industrial Policies and Regulations 3

Room: K4.401

Chair:

Giuseppe Giulio Calabrese, CNR-Ircres

Session n°: 12

NGOs' alternative views for the future of mobility

Room: K4.601

Chair:

Tommaso Pardi, CNRS-IDHES, GIS-Gerpisa

16:00 - 17:30

Parallel sessions 5

Session n°: 13

Labour & Management

Room: K4.201

Chair:

Margherita Russo, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Session n°: 14

Labour and Global Value Chains

Room: K4.601

Chair:

Martin Schroeder, Ritsumeikan University

Session n°: 15

New Mobilities

Room: K4.401

Chair:

Thursday 29th of June

09:00 - 10:30

Parallel sessions 6

Session n°: 16

Labour and Just Transitions 1

Room: K4.201

Chair:

Juan Sebastian Carbonell, GERPISA, ENS Paris-Saclay, IDHES

Session n°: 17

Industrial Policies and Regulations 4

Room: K4.401

Chair:

Roberto Marx, University of São Paulo, Ecole polytechnique

Session n°: 18

The Evolving Auto Value Chain 2

Room: K4.601

Chair:

Vallejo Bertha, INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) TwINS Afrika

11:00 - 12:30

Amphitheatre B1.315 / B Building

Plenary 4
Just Transitions: Social Justice, Trade Unions and Electrification / Roundtable

Moderator: Bela Galgoczi, European Trade Union Institute


Benjamin Denis Senior policy advisor IndustriAll Europe	Benoît Ostertag Federal Secretary CFDT FGMM France	Hans Joachim Gericke General Secretary of the European Committee of the Regions' Future of the Automotive Industry interregional group (CoRAI)

Co-organised with

14:00 - 15:30

Parallel sessions 7

Session n°: 19

Labour and Just Transitions 2 / ETUI Panel

Challenges for Labour

Room: K4.201

Chair:

António Moniz, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

Session n°: 20

Industrial Policies and Regulations 5

Room: K4.401

Chair:

Bruno Jetin, University of Brunei Darussalam, Institute of Asian Studies

Session n°: 21

The Evolving Auto Value Chain 3

Room: K4.601

Chair:

Martin Schroeder, Ritsumeikan University

16:00 - 17:30

Parallel sessions 8

Session n°: 22

Labour and Just Transitions 3

Room: K4.201

Chair:

Holger Bungsche, School for International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University

Session n°: 23

Latin-american transitions

Room: K4.401

Chair:

Jorge Carrillo, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

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Agenda

Journée du Gerpisa

Thursday, 12 February, 2026 - 14:00 - 16:00

The Global Auto Industry and Varieties of Integration

Journée du Gerpisa

Friday, 13 February, 2026 - 14:00 - 16:00

Rethinking Industrial Policy and Development Strategies for the Auto Industry

Journée du Gerpisa

Friday, 13 March, 2026 - 14:00 - 16:00

La transition vers l' électrique: quelles solutions pour les ménages modestes?

Journée du Gerpisa

Friday, 10 April, 2026 - 09:00 - 17:00

Journée Jeunes Chercheurs et Chercheuses

Colloque du Gerpisa

Monday, 15 June, 2026 - 08:00 - Thursday, 18 June, 2026 - 18:00

Towards a more circular economy in an increasing finite world : levers and obstacles in the global automotive industry

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Tuesday 27th of June

Opening Remarks

Plenary Session 1 Catching up in Battery Manufacturing: European Responses to China's Hegemony and the US Inflation Reduction Act

Co-organised with

Plenary session 2 / Roundtable Electrification, Industrial Policy and the Future of the European Automotive Industry

Parallel Sessions 1

Consumers and Markets

Transition to electric mobility in Brazil: institutional development and advancement of new technology in the state of São Paulo

Understanding Drivers and Barriers of Czech Consumers for Purchasing New Energy Vehicles

Product differentiation: OEM strategy confronts consumers

Industrial Policies and Regulations 1

When regulations shape the future of an industry, the case of the high voltage battery

Will the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act’s Clean Vehicle and Manufacturing Subsidies Substantially Alter Light Vehicle Production and Supply Chain Decisions?

The policy-induced transition to electric vehicle production in Germany: Contradiction and coalitions between State and Industry

Digitalisation and Electrification of the Supply Chain

Innovation policy and industry 4.0: new evidence from the Italian automotive supply chain

Tech and trust: Substitutes or complements at the buyer-supplier interface?

Complexity and Specialization in Clusters of European Automotive Regions: Mapping the Potential in Electric Transition

Parallel Sessions 2

The Global South in the Electric Vehicles Global Value Chains / YSI Panel

The recent evolution of the Argentinian automotive industry and its attempt to develop the Electric Vehicles value chain.

EV transition in the Japanese automotive industry in Mexico: The case of Nidec Corporation

The new international political economy of the automotive industry: deglobalization trends and challenges for Mercosur

Industrial Policies and Regulations 2

Powering Up Electric Vehicles in China: The Role of Non-fiscal Incentives in Promoting Electric Vehicle Adoption amid Declining Fiscal Subsidies

Addressing the past failures of the European CO2 regulation for cars and vans: does the “fit for 55” update meets the challenge?

Innovation and Value Creation

Mechanism of Value Co-creation in the NPD – the Case of the Chinese Electric Vehicles

A new innovation ecosystem? Cooperation between companies for the new automotive mobility

Mapping an extensive Technological Innovation System perimeter using Technology Intelligence: An Application to Hydrogen vehicles

Wednesday 28th of June

Parallel Sessions 3

Factors of innovation: technology and practices

Innovation dynamics in the European automotive industry: the Schumpeterian role of car trade in the supply chain

Resilient and Sustainable Operations: Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

Examining the Role of Community of Practice in the Electrification of Chinese Automobile Industry

The Battery Value Chain

Do battery trade shows reveal a changing pattern in the automotive transition? An empirical analyisis of the dynamic attendance rate

Electric batteries and critical materials dependency: a geopolitical analysis of the USA and the European Union

Life Cycle Assesment of Battery Electric and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles: Case Studies Considering Multiple Factors

Circular economy

Economic potential of second-life applications of car batteries for solar storage in Brazil to secure energy supply

Development Process of Automobile Scrapping and Recycling System in South Korea and its Response to Electrification

A prospect towards circular economy in creating ELV recycling system in Thailand

Plenary session 3 The EU Green Deal: NGOs' Perspectives on Electrification / Roundtable

Parallel sessions 4

Labour and Technological Change

Will AI in the automotive sector be a challenge to the product electrification? Which consequences for labour in Portugal?

The automotive sector in Mexico. The impact of automation and digitalization on employment.

The impact of I4.0 on work in the automotive sector in Romania and Spain

Industrial Policies and Regulations 3

Industrial policies to support automotive sector at national and European Union level: which forms of governance?

Industrial policies to support automotive competitiveness: a cross-country comparison

Policies supporting demand for electric vehicles in Europe

NGOs' alternative views for the future of mobility

Transportation Electrification in the European Green Deal. How do recent EU policies support electric vehicle growth and their smart integration into the energy system ?

Europe as an intermodal mobility leader – why, how, and what could be the socioeconomic effects?

Policies to drive the Fleet transition in Europe - France Case Study

Parallel sessions 5

Labour & Management

The greening of the European automotive industry and its labor effects: an empirical analysis

Managerial Skills and Competencies for Effective Transition to Electromobility

Labour and Global Value Chains

Global Value Chain and a Green Eyewash: Locating Labour in the Electric Automotive Sector in India

Protecting Human and Environmental Rights in the Auto Supply Chain: the new German Due Diligence Law seen from Africa

Exploring the Evolution of the Automotive Ecosystem in Morocco: Insights from Semi-Structured Interviews

New Mobilities

Mobility Services and Vehicle-as-Platform: How Disruptive to Product and Industry Architecture?

Illuminating Mobility as a Service ecosystems using natural language processing

The Trends in Mobility’s New Business Models. A Case Study Applied to Automobile Manufacturers.

Thursday 29th of June

Parallel sessions 6

Labour and Just Transitions 1

Between ecological transition and lack of industrial policies: the Italian case

Automotive Workers in the Era of Just Transition

Transition of the automotive industry to an ecological mobility industry: the french case

Industrial Policies and Regulations 4

Value chain transitions towards automotive industry electrification: impacts in Portugal

The impact of electrification on the Italian automotive supply chain

Plenary Session 1
Catching up in Battery Manufacturing: European Responses to China's Hegemony and the US Inflation Reduction Act

Plenary session 2 / Roundtable
Electrification, Industrial Policy and the Future of the European Automotive Industry

Plenary session 3
The EU Green Deal: NGOs' Perspectives on Electrification / Roundtable

Plenary 4
Just Transitions: Social Justice, Trade Unions and Electrification / Roundtable