The Automotive Apps Conference 2013, taking place from 5th to 6th December 2013 at the Maritim proArte Hotel in Berlin/ Germany, has become one of the leading conferences for strategic approaches and challenges in the field of app & software development in automotive cockpits with peers coming from world leading companies. Highlights in 2013 to be offered by the following industry leaders :  Chris Schreiner, Director - User Experience Practice, Strategy Analytics, USAAtsushi Ikeno, Senior Researcher, Toyota Info Technology Center C., Ltd. / JapanSiani Kiyonaga, Business Development Manager, Toyota, USA Aldric Loyer, Manager Connectivity, Telematics and Infotainment, PSA / France Mike Tinskey, Associate Global Director of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, Ford Motor Company / USA Automotive Apps and Mobile Device Evolution 2012 More than 120 participants from over 50 leading companies from all over the world discussed new approaches, technological trends and future developments in the field of Automotive Apps Management39% of the participants has been OEMs26 extraordinary sessions with companies and organizations like BMW AG, Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Hyundai Motor Group, Renault Trucks, Volkswagen, Continental Automotive, IBM, Strategy Analytics, Delphi Automotive Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO, TATA Motors European Technical CentreThe participants rated this conference a 1,6 (evaluated by 84% of the participants)6 World Cafés, 5 Challenge your Peers Round Tables and an eventful Icebreaker Session on the eve before the conference6 leading Business Partners presented cutting-edge product-solutions, services and technologies