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The 1st Annual Telematics Brazil & Latin America conference will see the assembly of experts from companies such as Volvo, Telefonica, Continental, Google (News - Alert), and Microsoft. The industry leaders will discuss the way forward for telematics market in Latin America.

The conference in Sao Paulo on September 19th and 20th, 2011, will discuss the thriving telematics market in Latin America. The telematics market is set to grow as the Brazilian vehicle sales are projected at 3.4 million in 2011, making Brazil the fourth largest automotive market in the world.

Leaders and innovators from the government, automotive, mobile and Web industries will also gather at the conference, according to a press statement.

Expert strategies and case studies will be shared by executives from Volvo, BMW, Daimler FleetBoard, Google, Continental, Microsoft, Volkswagen, Magneti Marelli, Telefonica (News - Alert) and more.

These expert speakers are expected to address crucial opportunities, changes in government resolutions, industry development, and other issues.

The organizers are expecting more than 35 expert telematics speakers at the conference. The 1st Telematics Brazil & LATAM 2011 is promising to be a top level event to seize opportunities in this growing market, company officials said.

Major topics of discussion include Resolution 245 and the Resulting Opportunities; Driver Safety Management - The Next Step towards Safer Roads; Telematics as an Open Platform – An OEMs Perspective; Safety & Security Services to Retain Pole Position; Digital Maps: The foundation for cutting-edge navigation and telematics solutions; and A Preview to Infotainment Offerings for LATAM

 Volvo Cars Case Study: How to Go from Strength to Strength; Embedded and Aftermarket – Creating the Ultimate Telematics Network; and The Future: A Ubiquitous Network of Connected Cars and Devices are some of the other major topics to be discussed at the event.

Recently, market research firm Global Industry Analysts said the focus on next generation vehicle telematics applications, such as in-vehicle terminal assistance, automatic vehicle identifier systems, incident detection systems, fleet operation management systems and remote vehicle diagnostics will stimulate world commercial vehicle telematics market to reach $11.2 billion by 2015.

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