Highlights Of The Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program 2026

DAY 1 :

MONDAY, 26 OCTOBER, 2026

08:00 - 08:50

REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS

08:50 - 09:00

OPENING ADDRESS

09:00 - 09:30

RESERVED PRESENTATION

09:30 - 09:55

FOREVER CIRCULAR PLATFORM - THE SDV MODEL FOR CONTINUOUS VEHICLE RENEWAL

Ievgen Kovalov

Independent Consultant

Exploring how software-defined vehicle platforms can support continuous upgrades and longer vehicle relevance
Examining how OTA updates, AI, and lifecycle data can further create recurring revenue opportunities
Understanding how modular design, cybersecurity, and circular strategies can strengthen customer trust

09:55 - 10:00

Q&A SESSION ON FOREVER CIRCULAR SDV PLATFORM RENEWAL MODEL

10:00 - 10:30

SPEED NETWORKING SESSION

Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!

10:30 - 11:00

MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

11:00 - 11:30

PANEL DISCUSSION ON SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES

11:30 - 11:55

AGILE PATHWAYS TO ASPICE AND ISO 26262 COMPLIANCE WITHOUT LEGACY TOOLING

Lilja Tamminen

Basemark

Mobilising software engineers as the primary lever for lifecycle management efficiency gains
Calibrating Agile delivery cycles to meet formal quality management requirements in SDV programmes
Charting technical pathways to ASPICE and ISO 26262 compliance without reliance on legacy tooling

11:55 - 12:00

Q&A SESSION ON AGILE AND COMPLIANCE-DRIVEN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR SDVs

12:00 - 12:25

TURNING SDVs INTO A BUSINESS – FROM RAW DATA TO VIRTUAL SENSORS THAT SCALE

Stefan Hassels

COMPREDICT

Exploring how structured and labelled vehicle data creates the foundation for scalable SDV development
Demonstrating how Virtual Sensors can then be calibrated and deployed efficiently across fleets
Highlighting how OEMs can reduce costs while also unlocking scalable software-driven revenue streams

12:25 - 12:30

Q&A SESSION ON BUILDING SCALABLE SDV BUSINESSES WITH VIRTUAL SENSORS

12:30 - 13:30

NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES EXHIBITION

13:30 - 13:55

AI-DEFINED VEHICLES – FROM CRASH TESTS TO HYBRID HOMOLOGATION

Philipp Merlitz

T-Systems International

Exploring cost savings and faster time-to-market whilst improving quality in crash testing
Examining the role of simulation and identifying key success factors for adoption
Highlighting the shift toward AI-supported simulation and required infrastructure

13:55 - 14:00

Q&A SESSION ON AI-DEFINED VEHICLE CRASH TESTING AND HOMOLOGATION

14:00 - 14:25

FROM DECENTRALISED ECUs TO ZONAL COMPUTE – EMERGING SDV ARCHITECTURES

Frank Moesle

Valeo

Exploring how zonal compute is reshaping vehicle software, safety, and data flow design
Examining performance, thermal, and power challenges whilst scaling AI-driven vehicle systems
Understanding supply chain shifts and how chiplet strategies can improve platform flexibility

14:25 - 14:30

Q&A SESSION ON ZONAL COMPUTE AND FUTURE SDV ARCHITECTURES

14:30 - 14:55

FROM SOFTWARE-DEFINED TO HUMAN-DEFINED VEHICLES

Stanislav Schulz

greensens GmbH

Exploring how seamless smartphone ecosystem integration is reshaping the future in-vehicle user experiences
Understanding how OEMs can balance platform control with evolving consumer digital expectations
Learning how hybrid SDV architectures improve safety, cybersecurity, and premium connected experiences

14:55 - 15:00

Q&A SESSION ON HUMAN-DEFINED VEHICLES AND THE FUTURE OF SDVS

15:00 - 15:20

AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

15:20 - 15:45

RETHINKING SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLE – A PRAGMATIC PATH TO MARKET

Francois-Frédéric Ozog

Decision Etudes & Conseil

Exploring modular SDV building blocks to reduce complexity and accelerate deployment
Examining how OEMs can re-align SDV investments towards faster revenue generation
Demonstrating how dash cams can enable scalable and open SDV ecosystem services

15:45 - 15:50

Q&A SESSION ON RETHINKING SDV THROUGH A PRACTICAL MARKET PATH

15:50 - 16:15

FROM SDV HYPE TO REALITY – BUILDING A PROFITABLE BUSINESS

Plato Pathrose

PTS Creative

Examining monetisation pitfalls and shifting towards user-paid value over subscriptions
Refocusing architectures toward modular platforms that reduce costs and maximise reuse
Reframing vehicle value via longevity, enabling updates and sustained residual gains

16:15 - 16:20

Q&A SESSION ON MONETISING SDV WITHOUT SUBSCRIPTION TRAPS

16:20 - 16:50

RESERVED PRESENTATION

16:50 - 17:15

EXTENDING FUNCTIONAL SAFETY PARADIGMS TO SDV IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

Jin-Pyo Noh

TÜV Rheinland Group

Exploring how traditional functional safety methods evolve for autonomous systems with non-deterministic behaviours
Examining how system behaviour itself can create safety risks even without hardware or software faults
Outlining approaches to define dynamic safe states and manage functional insufficiencies effectively

17:15 - 17:20

Q&A SESSION ON EXTENDING SAFETY FOR AUTONOMOUS SDV SYSTEMS

17:20 - 18:20

NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

DAY 2 :

TUESDAY, 27 OCTOBER, 2026

08:00 - 08:30

MORNING REFRESHMENTS

08:30 - 08:40

OPENING ADDRESS

08:40 - 09:10

PANEL DISCUSSION ON SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES

09:10 - 09:40

RESERVED PRESENTATION

09:40 - 10:05

CLOSING THE FEEDBACK LOOP: EDGE COMPUTING FOR POST-OTA VEHICLE VALIDATION

Hashem Hashem

CanEduDev

Surfacing post-OTA regressions via continuous on-vehicle observability before they reach end-users
Deploying edge-first analytics on eMMC-constrained hardware with no cloud dependency for core monitoring
Demonstrating live CAN bus anomaly detection covering foreign IDs, timing jitter, and congestion spikes

10:05 - 10:10

Q&A SESSION ON EDGE COMPUTING FOR REAL-TIME POST-OTA VEHICLE HEALTH MONITORING

10:10 - 10:30

MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

10:30 - 10:55

REAL-TIME VEHICLE DATA DRIVING ADAPTIVE EV NAVIGATION IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES

Boris Denisenko

Mapbox

Exploring hardware-agnostic data pipelines that enable EV navigation software reuse across platforms
Demonstrating how live battery insights drive adaptive route planning while optimizing resources
Examining cloud-native deployment and testing frameworks that accelerate software validation

10:55 - 11:00

Q&A SESSION ON ADAPTIVE EV NAVIGATION FOR SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES

11:00 - 11:25

AUGMENTED INTELLIGENT RADIO – THE NEXT AUDIO FRONTIER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE COCKPIT

Frank Wippich

majelan X

Exploring how contextual data from in-cabin and external sensors enables dynamic audio content delivery
Leveraging AI-driven user modelling to unlock new monetisation opportunities from automotive data
Understanding how adaptive interaction and assistance enhance immersive and personalised mobility

11:25 - 11:30

Q&A SESSION ON AUGMENTED INTELLIGENT RADIO IN THE AUTOMOTIVE COCKPIT

11:30 - 12:00

RESERVED PRESENTATION

12:00 - 12:15

FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW

12:15 - 12:30

CLOSING REMARKS

12:30 - 13:30

NETWORKING LUNCH

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