4 5Schaeffler Symposium 2018 On the Path towards Mobility for Tomorrow Foreword There is a solution to almost every problem If there isn t we find or invent one This is how we define being innovative at Schaeffler which is one of our four core values This definition also demonstrates our understanding of inno vation It is not an end in itself but serves our customers and society With our strategy Mobility for tomorrow that we put in place two years ago we give direction to the inventive spirit of our engineers As a systems partner Schaeffler contributes to shaping the growing demand for mobility in a sustainable way whether in urban or interurban transport of passengers and goods In this regard we are building on the foundation of a long tradition of innova tion that has been documented in the conference proceedings of the Schaeffler Symposium which has been taking place every four years since 1978 Environ mentally friendly drives have been the focus from the very beginning Whereas optimizing conventional powertrains in terms of minimum fuel consumption and high comfort levels were the main issues in the beginning hybridizing the powertrain was already the topic of discussions at the 2002 Symposium Since then electrification has become increasingly important which is not only reflected in today s volume production projects for hybrid modules and electric axle drives but also in the conference program of this year s Symposium For the first time we will be presenting electric and hybrid drives in a separate section At the same time we keep in mind that internal combustion engines and transmissions will have a place in the drive system mix of the future which is why we will also be presenting innovations on these topics We also want to look beyond what we can do today of course at this year s Symposium I invite you to read the chapter on people movers in which we merge the drive and the chassis into one unit On behalf of my fellow Executive Board members I would like to wish you an interesting Schaeffler Symposium 2018 and hope you will find it inspirational at the same time Klaus Rosenfeld Chief Executive Officer

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