KC Crain, left, Automotive News Group publisher, catches up with Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Paris last week. De Meo outlined how he turned around the French automaker, which suffered an $8.6 billion loss in the first half of 2020 before his arrival in July that year.

The Automotive News Europe Rising Stars Class of 2023 accepted their awards during a gala event.

Automotive News Europe News Editor Peter Sigal, right, moderates a panel on New Distribution Models in Europe with, from left, Lars Himmer of Semler Gruppen, Mathais Holst of Lynk & Co and Steve Young of ICDP Limited.

Automotive News Europe Managing Editor Douglas A. Bolduc, left, moderates “The Road to Sustainable Battery Production, Assembly and Usage” panel, with, from second from left, PowerCo SE’s Sebastian Wolf, Ascend Elements’ Anna Sosnowik, Rio Tinto’s Colin MacKey and Valeo’s Pascale Herman.

Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi in conversation with Automotive News Europe‘s Sigal