Stellantis’ Maria Uvarova is to focus on the significance of variety, fairness, and inclusion within the trade on the subsequent Ladies Automotive Community international digital meetup in celebration of Worldwide Ladies’s Day.

​Uvarova, a senior vice chairman of software program product administration at Stellantis will ship a keynote speech titled: ‘Constructing resilience & getting comfy with being uncomfortable.’

She’s going to make clear the crucial want for DEI initiatives throughout the automotive sector and the advantages they will deliver, not simply to firms, however to prospects and finish customers too.

Drawing from her in depth expertise within the trade, Uvarova will deal with the historic oversight of ladies and different underrepresented teams in each employment and buyer demographics.

“For years, ladies and different variety teams had been ignored, not solely as workers however as prospects within the automotive trade,” stated Uvarova. “Even check dummies had been all modelled on white, younger males.

“Now we see that our prospects are very various and completely different, and we have to guarantee that management teams in automotive are various as effectively – solely then can we adequately reply to ongoing transformation.”

Uvarova’s session will present invaluable insights into the significance of cultivating various management groups to fulfill the evolving wants of at the moment’s various buyer base and navigate the trade’s ongoing transformation.

The Ladies Automotive Community Meetup: Worldwide Ladies’s Day Celebration will happen on March 8 at 12 midday.

The occasion will function a lineup of inspiring audio system, informative panel discussions, and interactive workshops targeted on selling unity, inclusion, and empowerment throughout the automotive trade.

2024 audio system embody:

Diana Niu, VP Group Individuals & Tradition, Volvo Group

Friederike Kienitz, SVP Sustainability, Nissan Motor Company

Maxine Hartley, DE&I Taskforce Chair, SMMT

Olena Rykhlivska, CIO Small Markets Asia, Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG

Tanja Kirsch, Head of IT Infrastructure, Daimler Truck

To register to attend, and to view the total agenda, please go to right here.

For these primarily based within the UK, be a part of the pre-event cocktail reception on March 7, co-hosted with Automechanika UK in Birmingham. Discover out extra right here.