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

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 - 10:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
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 - 12:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
12:00 - 12:25
AGILE PATHWAYS TO ASPICE AND ISO 26262 COMPLIANCE WITHOUT LEGACY TOOLING
Lilja Tamminen
Basemark

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
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON AGILE AND COMPLIANCE-DRIVEN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR SDVS
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES EXHIBITION
13:30 - 14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES
14:00 - 14:25
AI-DEFINED VEHICLES - FROM CRASH TESTS TO HYBRID HOMOLOGATION
Philipp Merlitz
T-Systems International

Philipp Merlitz

T-Systems International

  • Exploring cost savings and faster time-to-market while 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
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON AI-DEFINED VEHICLE CRASH TESTING AND HOMOLOGATION
14:30 - 15:00
RESERVED PRESENTATION
15:00 - 15:20
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:20 - 15:50
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES
15:50 - 16:15
FROM SDV HYPE TO REALITY – BUILDING A PROFITABLE BUSINESS
Plato Pathrose
PTS Creative

Plato Pathrose

PTS Creative

  • Examining monetisation pitfalls and shifting toward 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

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
WHY THE SDV TRANSFORMATION COULD CAUSE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ESTABLISHED OEMs
Jean-Pierre Dumoulin
JPSD Consulting

Jean-Pierre Dumoulin

JPSD Consulting

  • Analysing how software-defined vehicles are evolving into software-defined enterprises across the industry
  • Examining why legacy structures and culture make transformation costly and complex for established OEMs
  • Assessing how new entrants and AI-driven strategies may reshape competition and future pathways
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON SDV TRANSFORMATION AND OEM INDUSTRY DISRUPTION
10:10 - 10:30
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
10:30 - 11:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES
11:00 - 11:25
CLOSING THE FEEDBACK LOOP: EDGE COMPUTING FOR POST-OTA VEHICLE VALIDATION
Hashem Hashem
CanEduDev

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
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON EDGE COMPUTING FOR REAL-TIME POST-OTA VEHICLE HEALTH MONITORING
11:30 - 11:55
AUGMENTED INTELLIGENT RADIO – THE NEXT AUDIO FRONTIER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE COCKPIT
Frank Wippich
majelan X

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
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON AUGMENTED INTELLIGENT RADIO IN THE AUTOMOTIVE COCKPIT
12:00 - 12:15
FEEDBACK AND RAFFLE DRAW
12:15 - 12:30
CLOSING REMARKS
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH

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