Speakers
Intelligent
Vehicle &
Production
2026
Moderator
Prof. Dr. Ferdi Dudenhöffer
Director
Center Automotive Research, Bochum
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
Head of TUM AIR Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Systems
Marko Gustke
Head of Department Intelligent System Functions
IAV
Production (18 March)
Sebastian Sinning
Chief Technology Officer
IAV
Dr.-Ing. Kai-Udo Modrich
Chief Executive Officer
NEWSTON Automated Solutions GmbH
Dipl. -Ing. Elisabeth Schärtl
LINKED Partner program
Autonox Robotics
Dr. Nils Utesch
Global Head of Technology
tesa
Stefan Engelhardt
Executive Vice President Global Sales
SCHUNK
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Clemens Kastner
Head of Business Development Automotive & Mobility
ENGEL
Frank Schumann
Vertriebsleiter
Delrin
Bernhard Vreden
Managing Director Thailand &
Global Accpunt Manager Automotive
Bodo Möller Chemie GmbH
Dr. Bora Özkan
Chief Technology Officer
Ipsen International
Dr. Christian Hort
Senior Vice President Automotive & Manufacturing
T-Systems International GmbH
Ronald Stärz
System Architect Humanoid Robots
Infineon Technologies AG
Jörg Rottkord
Global Industry Manager Automotive
BECKHOFF
Philipp Dumhard
Head of Sales Emerging Solutions
Bechtle AG
Jörg Burzer
Chief Technology Officer
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Karl Schlauch
Principal Cybersecurity - Threat Research
VicOne
Andreas Schäfer
General Manager ADAS & Infotainment-SEM
Texas Instruments
Emmeram Klotz
Leiter Test und Validierung Business Unit Automotive
TÜV Süd
Jürgen Meyer
Vice President Market Segment Automotive
Rohde & Schwarz
Thomas Mehlhorn
Principal, Automotive & semiconductor Partnerships EMEA
FPT
Vanessa Vu
Head of Global Partnership
FPT
Night (Abendveranstaltung 18 March)
Nico Michels
Head of Digital Enterprise
Siemens
Dr. Christian Steinborn
Leiter Business Development Start-up Aktivitäten
Rheinmetall AG
Dr. James Yu
Chairman & CEO
QCRAFT
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alois Knoll
Head of TUM AIR Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Systems
Autonomous Driving (19 March)
Gerhard Steiger
Chairman of Momenta Europe GmbH
Rudolf Dittrich
Head of Xiaomi EU R&D and Design Center
Adam Urban
Head of Product Strategy Planning for
Desay SV Europe
Fred Cohen
Vice President & International Marketing Strategy
Horizon Robotics
Bernd Hartmann
Head of Innovation Line Driverless
Business Area Autonomous and Commercial Mobility
AUMOVIO
Dr. Matthias Traub
Managing Director
Vector Informatik
Laura Perez Medina
Business Development Manager ADAS
Henkel
Joachim Mathes
Chief Technology Officer
Valeo GmbH
Sven Lanwer
Senior Vice President
Head of Business Unit ADAS Systems, Software & Services
Robert Bosch GmbH
Bernhard Andretzky
Senior Product Manager
Inova Semiconductors GmbH
Volker Hofmann
EVP, Chief Technology Officer
Joyson Safety
Dipl. -Ing. Alexander Kraus
Geschäftsführer ITS
AVL
Smart Cockpit (19 March)
Thomas Braunmiller
Head of Software Products, Intelligent Cockpit
Harman
Daniel Grieger
Managing Director
ALTEN Germany
Stephan Hoefer
Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing
ZEISS Microoptics
Felix Neubauer
Senior Business Development Manager
tesa
Dr.Mario de Felice
VP SW Engineering & Digital Vehicle Platforms
Audi AG
Jens Kahrweg
President
Samsung Semiconductor Europe
Andrew Kotz
Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV)
3M
Dr. Patrick Friedel
Program Manager
Hella
Norbert Bauer
Chief Technology Officer
Preh
