AGENDA | MARCH 4TH - 6TH

Maritim Hotel | Ingolstadt

MARCH 4TH

19:00 - 22:00 | WARM-UP

Rooftop bar (inside & outside) at Maritim Hotel | Ingolstadt

SPONSORED BY

Accenture Dienstleistungen GmbH

MARCH 5TH

09:15

Registration & Morning Coffee

09:50

Welcoming Remarks

Team CAR & VAIVA

Dirk Wollschläger
Director
CAR – Center for Automotive Research

Ole Harms
CEO
VAIVA

VAIVA GmbH

10:00

How artificial intelligence is changing the automotive value chain

Ole Harms
CEO
VAIVA

10:20

Future of trucking – software defined truck

Andreas Mink
Head of Product Engineering Propulsion
Software & Energy Efficiency
Daimler Truck AG

Part I: Automotive Cybersecurity

10:50

Global Automotive Cybersecurity Report: Key Findings & Insights

Giuseppe Serio
VP Market Development
Upstream

11:10

Cyberthreat challenges in modern cars and future transport infrastructures

Detlev Narr
Sr. Consultant Threat Intelligence Services
Kaspersky

11:20

From Zero to Hero: Crafting Automotive Software with Security, Speed and Quality

Jörg Tischler
Vice President Connected Mobility
T-Systems

Dr. Christian Hort
Senior Vice President Automotive
T-Systems

11:30

Software Quality as a Tangible Asset

Andreas Herzig
Partner Automotive
Deloittte

11:40

Panel Discussion: Cyber security

Giuseppe Serio
VP Market Development
Upstream

Detlev Narr
Sr. Consultant Threat Intelligence Services
Kaspersky

Dr. Christian Hort
Senior Vice President Automotive
T-Systems

Andreas Herzig
Partner Automotive
Deloittte

12:00

Lunch Break

Part II: Transformation with GenAI

13:00

The Future of LLMs and Voice Inside the Vehicle

Geoffrey Wood
Global Head of Business Development
Amazon Smart Vehicles

13:15

Smart Companion for Software-Defined Vehicles – Architecture and AI Development Processes

Dominique Massonié
Head of Software Internationalization – NOMI EU
Nio

13:30

Accelerating ADAS & Autonomous Development with GenAI

Jonas Tratz
GenAI Project Lead & Expert
ASAP

13:45

Panel Discussion: GenAI inside the vehicle

Dominique Massonié
Head of Software Internationalization
Nio

Julian Reindl
Manager Data Science & AI
ASAP Group

Augustin Friedel
Senior Manager SDV
MHP

14:00

Revolutionized Digital Transformation with Kyndryl Bridge from a Client Perspective

Michaela Fleischer
Vice President, Business Development Executive Automotive
Kyndryl Deutschland

14:20

The future is agentic: How agents are transforming the future of GenAI applications

Jan Skrovanek
Senior Business Development Manager GenAI & Automotive
Adesso

14:30

AI-powered Automation for Automotive

Salvatore Romeo
Principal Automation Sales Leader DACH
IBM

14:40

Panel Discussion: Transformation of GenAI

Michaela Fleischer
Vice President, Business Development Executive Automotive
Kyndryl Deutschland

Jan Skrovanek
Senior Business Development Manager GenAI & Automotive
Adesso

Ina Bolten-Wegner
Global Lead Partner Vokswagen Group
IBM Consulting

14:55

Coffee Break

Part III: Efficient Software Development

15:40

Do OEMs need a culture change to build SDVs?

Maria Uvarova
SVP Software Product Management
Stellantis

15:55

Automated Software Deployment – Faster Validation

Dr. Stefan Poledna
CTO & Co-Founder
TTTech Auto

16:05

Architecture is the backbone of SDVs – without it,
everything crumbles

Nora Kartun
Systems Engineer
1ACUE

16:15

Driving the Future: Efficient Software Solutions in the Automotive Industry through efficient cooperation

Dr. Christian Müller
Vice President Global Software Center
ZF Group

16:25

Panel Discussion: Efficient Software Development

Maria Uvarova
SVP Software Product Management
Stellantis

Dr. Stefan Poledna
CTO & Co-Founder
TTTech Auto

Nora Kartun
Systems Engineer
1ACUE

Dr. Christian Müller
Vice President Global Software Center
ZF Group

Prof. Dr. Harry Wagner
SVP Consulting & Programs
KPIT

16:45

Beyond SDV – SW defined Experience & Excellence

Dr. Christof Horn
Head of Industry X Automotive Europe
Accenture

17:05

Panel Discussion: Tectonic shifts ahead – how partnerships can empower SW driven excellence

Dr. Christof Horn
Head of Industry X Automotive Europe
Accenture

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17:20

Break

AGENDA | Evening Get-Together

Maritim Hotel | Ingolstadt

18:00

Opening Remarks

18:05

How venture studios turn entrepreneurship into repeatable success

Armin Bieser
CEO,
Next Mobility Labs

Göran Göhring

Göran Göhring
COO,
Next Mobility Labs

18:15

Start-up Pitches

moderated by: Ava Gordley-Smith

Ava Gordley-Smith
Country Manager USA
Next Mobility Labs

Fabian Schmidt
Entrepreneur in Residence
Next Mobility Labs

Jan Born
Chief Technology Officer
Circunomics

Dr. Alexander Wischnewski
Managing Director
Driveblocks AI

Robert Laukas
CCO
Hashlist

18:45

Fireside Chat with Audi

Dr. Ulrich Herfeld
Head of automotive software development
AUDI AG

Dirk Wollschläger
Director
CAR – Center for Automotive Research

Ole Harms
CEO
VAIVA

19:15

Exhibition, Networking & Fingerfood

21:30

End of Congress Day 1

AGENDA | MARCH 6TH

Maritim Hotel | Ingolstadt

08:00

Registration & Morning Coffee

08:30

Welcoming Remarks & Review Day 1

Dirk Wollschläger
Director
CAR – Center for Automotive Research

Ole Harms
CEO
VAIVA

Augustin Friedel
Senior Manager SDV
MHP

08:40

Pioneering Safety Simulations: How ICASIS Transforms Automotive Development with Synthetic Data

Kelly-Anne Cliff
Product Lead
VAIVA

PART III: THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLE

09:00

Revving up SDV Transformation through Open Collaboration

Francis Chow
VP & GM, In-vehicle Operating System and Edge
Red Hat

09:15

The 'H' in SDV stands for Heterogenous

Rinat Asmus
VP Business Development SDV
Tata Technologies

09:25

Software Defined Vehicle Track

Anup Sable
Chief Technology Officer
KPIT

09:35

Revolutionizing Automotive Innovation:
The Role of AI in Software-Defined Vehicles

Thomas Dannemann
Senior Director, Product Marketing
Qualcomm Germany

09:50

Panel Discussion: The evolution of the Software-Defined Vehicle

Kelly-Anne Cliff
Product Lead
VAIVA

Francis Chow
VP & GM, In-vehicle Operating System and Edge
Red Hat

Rinat Asmus
VP Business Development SDV
Tata Technologies

Anup Sable
Chief Technology Officer
KPIT

10:20

Coffee Break

11:00

The crucial role of semiconductors in the software-defined vehicle

Hans Adlkofer
Senior Vice President, Automotive Systems
Infineon Technologies AG

11:15

The Hardware Foundation for Software-Defined Vehicles

Adar Segal
SVP, Head of Automotive Sales and Business Development
Valens

11:30

A dream comes true: Developer journey from idea in the morning, ready in the evening

Christoph Aretz
VP, Client Partner
Capgemini

Christiane Viereck
VP, Strategic Account Automotive
Capgemini

11:40

Business Success with Large-Scale Software Development:
Enabling Strategic Steering for Efficiency and Excellence

Prof. Dr. Johannes Bohnet
CEO
Seerene

11:50

Accelerate large-scale Programs with LEAN 5S

Dr. Matthias Burger
Cross-Domain Computing Solutions, Engineering Business Excellence
Bosch

Dr. Zora Slavik
Senior Project Manager
Bosch

12:05

Panel Discussion

Hans Adlkofer
Senior Vice President, Automotive Systems
Infineon Technologies AG

Adar Segal
SVP, Head of Automotive Sales and Business Development
Valens

Christiane Viereck
VP, Strategic Account Automotive
Capgemini

Prof. Dr. Johannes Bohnet
CEO
Seerene

Dr. Matthias Burger
Cross-Domain Computing Solutions, Engineering Business Excellence
Bosch

12:30

In-house exhibition by Accenture in Gaimersheim

*to be confirmed