The IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference serves the global engineering community as a leadership platform to identify market, technology and standardization opportunities for electrified vehicles and related infrastructure. Key executives of the private and public sector, academic leaders as well as standardization experts will contribute to an interactive dialogue how to further develop the transportation electrification ecosystem in particular in context with new technology waves such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Automated Driving. Automotive OEM’s invested large sums in the development of electrified vehicles such as EV’s, PHEV’s as well as fuel-cell powered vehicles. Further planned reductions of CO2 emission limits – spearheaded by the EU as well as California – require the implementation of long term strategies both from industry and government how to increase market share of electrified vehicles in all major global markets. However, technical developments and consumer response require careful validation and adaption of the implementation roadmaps.