Award Recognizes Innovators of the European Automotive Supply Industry
Jerusalem, Israel and Brussels, Belgium, 5 December 2024 – C2A Security, the only context-driven DevSecOps product security company, has been recognized as a European Top Innovator at the ninth CLEPA Innovation Awards, held in Brussels. Gilad Bandel, VP of Cybersecurity, accepted the Top Innovator Award on behalf of the company. The Awards showcase ground-breaking green and digital technology ideas across the automotive supply industry. As the only context-driven product security platform, EVSec allows software developers to focus on new features while automating their components and products’ compliance and risk management aspects.
“We’re honored to have been selected as a top innovator by CLEPA, a testament to our commitment to advancing cybersecurity for the mobility sector,” said Roy Fridman, CEO of C2A Security. “In a time of growing complexity of regulatory demands and compounding threats on the industry’s software supply chain, C2A Security’s solutions are designed not only to protect critical systems but also to ensure that companies developing software-defined products remain fully compliant with evolving cybersecurity regulations, empowering them to innovate with confidence and secure their future in a rapidly changing landscape. We’re grateful to CLEPA for this prestigious honor recognizing our novel work in product security.“
“The CLEPA Innovation Awards shine a light on the latest innovations from automotive suppliers and highlight the outstanding efforts within our industry,” said CLEPA’s Secretary General Benjamin Krieger. “By focusing on digital and green mobility, we’re addressing pressing EU needs for transforming business practices towards faster, more advanced, and diverse solutions.”
Since 1959, CLEPA has been a key voice for automotive suppliers in Europe, and this 65th anniversary milestone brought together key policymakers Signe Ratso, Deputy Director-General, DG for Research and Innovation, and MEP Andrea Wechsler (EPP). They joined CLEPA’s President, Matthias Zink and Deloitte’s Elmar Pritsch on stage for a panel discussion on the key drivers for this industry to stay competitive and continue leading innovation.
Matthias Zink, who is CEO Powertrain & Chassis at Schaeffler,will mark his first year as CLEPA President in January 2025. He stressed the need for technology openness and stronger EU business growth: As our industry undergoes its transformation, we need appealing business conditions and clear pathways to achieve our goals. This means having regulations that welcome all technologies, reduce foreign dependence, and help us reach climate targets faster.”
Elmar Pritsch, Global Software-defined Vehicle Leader at Deloitte, added “a European framework for digital type approval can be regarded as a game changer for the entire automotive industry: The compliant deployment of new vehicle features via efficient over-the-air updates would enhance road safety considerably.”
Explore this year’s top innovations, and other materials here: Home – CLEPA Innovation Awards
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CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers based in Brussels, represents over 3,000 companies, from multi-nationals to SMEs, supplying state-of-the-art components and innovative technology for safe, smart and sustainable mobility, investing over €30 billion yearly in research and development. Automotive suppliers in Europe directly employ 1.7 million people in the EU: [email protected].
