This panel session will look at what’s driving electrification today, and will include some global outlook fact and figures. The expert panel will explore the very real technical, operational and commercial considerations that OEMs and suppliers are facing in off-highway sectors.

• OEM perspectives on electrification at scale: technical developments, infrastructure requirements, collaboration models, and the impact of rising Chinese competition
• Operational and customer-driven challenges: diverse use cases, uptime expectations, integration issues
• Supply chain resilience and scalability: component availability to ensuring long-term support across global markets
• Tier 1 supplier insights: safety, modularity, standardization and sharing technical knowledge to speed innovation across the ecosystem
• Battery and system-level innovation: highlighting evolving architectures, thermal strategies, new battery chemistries, and R&D trajectories shaping the next wave of product development