Speakers
Experts from industry and science talk about the topics of their presentations with you.
Speakers and moderators are in alphabetical order
KEY = Keynote Speaker
Dr. Alexander Ahlert
Lead Consultant, Strategic Consulting & Engineering, IPG Automotive GmbH, Germany
Dr. Andreas Apel
Head, Virtual Design & Validation Vehicle Dynamics – Chassis Systems Development, Volkswagen AG, Germany
Pedro Armendariz
Technical Centre General Manager, KYB Europe GmbH, Germany
Martin Baechle
Head of Electric Wheel Brake System Engineering, Aumovio Germany GmbH, Germany
Klaus Baltruschat
Head of Sales, Strategic Account Manager, TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Germany
Patricio Barbale
Chassis Manager, S&P Global Mobility, Italy
Matthias Becker
Head of Technology, MdynamiX AG, Germany
Andreas Beicht
Safety Expert Steer-by-Wire, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany
Dr. Christoph Bittner
Director Development Vehicle Dynamics Systems, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Germany
Dr. Tobias Brenner
Vehicle Dynamics HiL Testing, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany
Silvia Cecchel
Innovation Engineer, Streparava S.p.A., Italy
Dr. Mateusz Cielniak
Senior Product Development Engineer, Nexteer Automotive Poland Sp. z o.o., Poland
Alessandro Contini
Doctoral Candidate, Institute of Mechanics and Mechatronics, TU Vienna
Guillaume Desnouvaux
Product Manager Virtual Sensors, COMPREDICT GmbH, Germany
Arnaud Dessirieix
Front Loading & Coordination Technical Centre Manager, JTEKT European Operations, France
Stefan Dittmar
Head of Wheels, TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH, Germany
Fabian Dreyer
Technical Project Manager Hand-Wheel Actuator, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Germany
Tobias Edel
Manager Electric Power Steering, Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, Germany
Jörg Eigenmann
Director R&D Steering Global, Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH, Germany
Alexander Ein Waldt
Technical Expert Steering Systems, Ford-Werke GmbH, Germany
Dr. Volker Ewald
Expert Chassis Software, Lotus Tech Innovation Centre GmbH, Germany
Lorenzo Falchi
Advanced Engineer, Virtual Vehicle Development, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Germany
Pascal Fischer
Senior Manager Gifhorn, TRE GmbH, Germany
Andrew Frank
Research Engineering Manager, Nexteer Automotive Corp., United States
Kadir Oguzcan Ger
Senior Engineer, Engineering Design, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Germany
Dr. Christian Gerendt
Senior Engineer Tire Simulation for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, Germany
Bernd Grojer
Integration Engineer Brake Systems, AVL List GmbH, Austria
Claus Groll
KeyHead of Vehicle Dynamics, Xiaomi EV Germany GmbH, Germany
Prof. Patrick Gruber
Professor in Advanced Vehicle Systems Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Dr. Manfred Harrer
KeyHead of R&D Division / President, Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea
Dr. Falk Hecker
Vice President Engineering Brake Control, Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems GmbH, Germany
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany
Kai Hergenröther
Research Associate, Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika), RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Leonhard Heusler
Customer Technical Support Foundry Alloys, Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH, Germany
Günter Hofer
Manager Simulation, Schaeffler Automotive Buehl GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Benedikt Imöhl
Head of Engineering, DYMAG Technologies Limited, Germany
Demijan Jurić
Technical Expert Chassis & Driving Functions, AVL-AST d.o.o., Croatia
Dr. Daniela Kern
KeySenior Vice President Sensor Technology, Integration Control Units, Modular System for Automated Driving, BMW AG, Germany
Masayoshi Kimura
Technical Manager, Research and Development, Astemo Europe GmbH, Germany
Boris Kirchner
Managing Director, TRE GmbH, Germany
Markus Knaup
Technical Consultant, Virtual Validation & Development, IAV GmbH, Germany
Tomaž Kompara
Vehicle Motion Control Team Lead, Elaphe Propulsion Technologies Ltd., Slovenia
Anthony Kopec
Vehicle Simulation and Tire Modeling Engineer, Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, France
Dr. Hagen Kuckert
Product Area Owner By-wire Brake Systems, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
Bonghyun Kwon
Senior Research Engineer, Development Data Management Team, Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea
Dr. Keyan Liu
KeyControl Expert, Team Lead of Suspension Control Software Development, Li Auto Inc., China
Christoph Loytved
Product Manager, COMPREDICT GmbH, Germany
Dr. Luca Massano
Vehicle Dynamics Engineer, Easyrain i.S.p.A., Italy
Prof. Dr. Ralph Mayer
Head of Professorship Vehicle Systems Design, Institute for Automotive Research, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
Ralph Michalski
KeySenior Manager, Steering Systems Development, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany
Steve Miller
Simscape Product Manager, The MathWorks GmbH, Germany
Bertram Möller
R&D Director EMEASA & Managing Director, Nexteer Automotive Germany GmbH, Germany
Francesco Mondelli
Vehicle Integration Project Lead, DeepDrive GmbH, Germany
Joan Monill Badell
Vehicle Dynamics Engineer, Applus IDIADA Group, Spain
Hakyung Moon
Senior Research Engineer, Advanced Drive Concept Development Team, Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea
Heinz Müllner
Senior Vice President Engineering Complete Vehicle Truck, Individual Truck & Special Vehicles, MAN Truck & Bus SE, Germany
Dr. Hartmut Niemann
Research Application Engineer, Link Engineering Company GmbH, Germany
Takafumi Ojio
Engineer, Next Generation Chassis System Department, Astemo, Ltd., Japan
Dr. Marcus Perner
Senior Technical Consultant Intelligent Vehicle Motion and Safe Mobility, IAV GmbH, Germany
Prof. Dr. Peter E. Pfeffer
Automotive Engineering, Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Kristof Polmans
Vice President Research & Advanced Development, thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Liechtenstein
Andreas Promberger
Head of R&D, Miba Friction Group, Austria
Srinivasan Ramanathan
Managing Director, Automotive Test Systems (ATS), India
Dr. Kiarash Sabzewari
Head of Center of Competence Electric Machines & Drive Systems, Schaeffler AG, Germany
Dr. Seyed Amin Sajadi Alamdari
Senior Research Engineer, Tire Intelligence Department, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Luxembourg
Prof. Bernhard Schick
KeyHead of Institute for Driver Assistance and Connected Mobility (IFM), Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and CEO, MdynamiX AG, Germany
Timon Schlögl
Academic Researcher, Institute of Vehicle System Technology (FAST), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitz
Professor, Institute of Vehicle Systems Engineering (IFS), Ulm Technical University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Timo Schöning
Head of Department Test, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Germany
Martin Schwarz
Head of Development Steering Gear Upper Midsize Class, Luxury Class and Rear Axle Steering, BMW Group, Germany
Ralf Schweizer
Head of Development Wheels, Tires, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, AUDI AG, Germany
Joshua Sneeden
Postgraduate Researcher, School of Engineering, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Frederic Spetler
Business Leader MICHELIN SIMIX Simulation Platform, Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, France
Prof. Dr. Uwe Stratmann
KeyResearch Market and Customers, Institute for Driver Assistance and Connected Mobility (IFM), Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Lucca Melander Swindt
Development Engineer, Development Drive System, AUDI AG, Germany
Malick Thiam
Research Engineer, Automotive Applications, ArcelorMittal, France
Dr. Thorsten Ullrich
Head of EWB System Engineering Core, Principal Expert Brake System Architecture and Technologies, Aumovio Germany GmbH, Germany
Dr. Jérémy Vayssettes
CTO – Michelin Tire Digital Twin, Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, France
Christoph Weber
Head of Vertical Dynamics Development, Volkswagen AG, Germany
Dr. Daniel Wegener
Head of Chassis & NVH, fka GmbH, Germany
Dr. Yong-Sub Yi
Senior Research Engineer, Driving Performance Technology Team, Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea
Dr. Yongbin Yuan
CEO, Bethel Automotive Safety Systems Co., Ltd., China