Pratap Bose

Pratap Bose is a British car designer, born in Bombay, India and was educated at the National Institute of Design, India and the Royal College of Art, London. Pratap worked in international companies such as Piaggio&C SpA, Italy, Mitsubishi Motors, Japan, Mercedes-Benz Japan, before joining TATA MOTORS in 2007. He has been the Head of Design of TATA MOTORS, since 2011. He leads a team of 180 creative staff in 3 Global Design studios in India, UK and Italy. He is also responsible for the design of passenger cars and commercial vehicles and leads the design of many multiple award-winning cars and commercial vehicles. Pratap loves cooking, aeroplanes, painting, learning languages and is a terrible amateur drummer. Pratap is also the Visiting Professor at the Vehicle Design department in Royal College of Art.

Designing Future Mobility Aspirations
The Government of India’s stated mission of creating over 100 ‘Smart Cities’, combined with the unprecedented investment in urban and rural connectivity, gives a company like TATA MOTORS a range of opportunities to provide end to end mobility solutions that help realise this mission. In addition to this, ambitious vehicle electrification targets create the framework for a range of solutions both in private, as well as in mass transport, including people and goods.

The country’s young, educated and well-travelled demographic now expect and aspire to the best global mobility solutions. At the same time, there are other regions in the world which have the opposite demographic balance. This creates challenges but also a world of opportunities.

TATA MOTORS has always been a pioneer in the area of accessible solutions for India, and increasingly the rest of the world. Its design and engineering efforts draw from the best skills and talents available globally. The presentation will showcase not only the exciting and ambitious mobility solutions it is offering and aims to offer in India, but also touch upon some of the ongoing collaborations it has in different parts of the world.