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Key visual International Engine Congress

13th International Engine Congress 2026

24-02-2026 – 25-02-2026 – Baden-Baden, GER or via live stream

Program

Let yourself be inspired by top-class keynote speeches and trailblazing specialist presentations. Use the breaks and the evening event for in-depth discussions and to make contacts away from “day-to-day business”.

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Auditorium (Basement)

PLENARY LECTURES II: GLOBAL STRATEGIES

Moderation

Prof. Dr. Christian Beidl
Director of the Institute, Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrains (VKM), TU Darmstadt, Germany

Toyota‘s multi-pathway approach to carbon neutrality

Timothy D'Herde
Head of Powertrain, Toyota Motor Europe NV, Belgium

Auditorium (Basement)
Session: PLENARY LECTURES II: GLOBAL STRATEGIES

Scaling sustainability: engine platform evolution for commercial vehicles amid changing regulations and market demands

William Lamb
Director – Platform Strategy, Cummins Ltd, United Kingdom

Auditorium (Basement)
Session: PLENARY LECTURES II: GLOBAL STRATEGIES

Lecture title to be announced

Rajendra Petkar
President & Chief Technology Officer, Tata Motors Ltd, India

Auditorium (Basement)
Session: PLENARY LECTURES II: GLOBAL STRATEGIES

Yesterday: ammunition, today: counter-drones – tomorrow: fuel?

Shena Britzen
Head of Hydrogen Program, Corporate Strategy & Development, Rheinmetall AG, Germany

Auditorium (Basement)
Session: PLENARY LECTURES II: GLOBAL STRATEGIES

Coffee break

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PC engine technology − Auditorium (Basement)

HYBRIDS ARE DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Moderation

Dr. Christoph Menne
Executive Vice President, FEV Europe GmbH, Germany

Potentials of a predictive DPF regeneration strategy using navigation data in diesel hybrid vehicles

Markus Prieschl
Development Engineer Engine Development – Exhaust Aftertreatment and Exhaust OBD, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany

Coauthors: Dr. Sean Humphrey, Oliver Erlenmayer, both Mercedes-Benz AG, Prof. Dr. Thomas Koch, Institute for Piston Machines (IFKM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), all Germany

PC engine technology – Auditorium (Basement)
Session: HYBRIDS ARE DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Dedicated exhaust aftertreatment system for a hybrid passenger car with a hydrogen engine

Dr. Claudius Schück
Project Lead and Senior Expert Advanced Spray & Gas Jet, Analysis Mixture Formation and Combustion, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany

Roman Pelzetter
Senior Engineer Electrified Propulsion System Development, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH, Germany

Coauthors: Sangbeom Kim, Dr. Buomsik Shin, both Hyundai Motor Group, Republic of Korea, Patrick Gaillard, Aramco Europe, France, Christian Tomanik, Umicore AG & Co. KG, Germany

PC engine technology – Auditorium (Basement)
Session: HYBRIDS ARE DRIVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

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CV engine technology − Forum (Ground Floor)

SOLUTIONS FOR FUTURE EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Moderation

Jürgen Lehmann
Head of R&D Engine & Aftertreatment Systems, Daimler Truck AG, Germany

Five decades of evolution: the D08 ready for Euro 7

Oliver Jens Schuster
Performance Group Lead D08, TRATON R&D Germany GmbH, Germany

Coauthors: Viktor Stoyanov, Dr. Andreas Broda, both TRATON R&D Germany GmbH, Germany

CV engine technology – Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: SOLUTIONS FOR FUTURE EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Potential for reduction in NRMM real-world emissions

Dr. Joachim Demuynck
Senior Technical and Scientific Manager, AECC – Association for Emissions Control and Climate, Belgium

Coauthors: Dirk Bosteels, AECC – Association for Emissions Control and Climate, Belgium, Martin Wieser, Anton Arnberger, both AVL List GmbH, Austria

CV engine technology – Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: SOLUTIONS FOR FUTURE EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

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Sustainable fuels & energy − Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)

POTENTIALS IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Moderation

Martin Rothbart
Senior Product Manager Energy & Sustainability, AVL List GmbH, Austria

Panel discussion

Status / experience report on the verification of renewable fuels in practical use

Moderation

Dr. Olaf Toedter
Head of New Technologies and Ignition Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Participants

Markus Fritzsche
Head of Strategy Field “Environmentally Friendly Logistics”, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Germany

Alexander Heinz
Scientific Employee, Institute for Piston Machines (IFKM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Jörg Hübeler
Head of Global Accounts, Renewable Fuels & Solution, Neste Germany GmbH, Germany

Cem Karaca
Product Owner Digital Fuel Twin (DFT), Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany

Julian Schuster
Commercial Manager, Müller - Die lila Logistik Route GmbH, Germany

Roland Weissert
CEO, EDi Energie-Direkt Hohenlohe GmbH, Germany

Sustainable fuels & energy – Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: POTENTIALS IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Supporting renewable fuels in road transport by a digital fuel twin

Prof. Dr. Thomas Garbe
Head of Energy Carriers, Volkswagen AG, Germany

Dr. Marko Babic
Head of Product Area Air Quality and Sustainability Solutions, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany

Coauthors: Arnd Schmidt, Volkswagen AG, Dr. Michael Storch, Dr. Erik Schünemann, both Robert Bosch GmbH, all Germany

Sustainable fuels & energy – Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: POTENTIALS IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Lunch

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PC engine technology − Auditorium (Basement)

EFFICIENCY POTENTIALS IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Moderation

Dr. Marco Warth
Vice President Corporate Research and Advanced Engineering (CR), MAHLE International GmbH, Germany

Preliminary development of a hydrogen direct injection combustion system dedicated to high-performance engines

Pierre-Yves Vallaude
Science Specialist, Aramco Europe, France

Coauthors: Dr. Patrick Gastaldi, Dr. Deepak Kumar, both Aramco Europe, Antoine Duthilleul, EMC Emitech Group, all France

PC engine technology – Auditorium (Basement)
Session: EFFICIENCY POTENTIALS IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Enhancing spark ignition engine efficiency with passive pre-chamber technology

Dr. Metin Korkmaz
Development Lead Pre-Chamber, Federal-Mogul Ignition GmbH, Germany

Coauthors: Sandro Pino, Federal-Mogul Ignition GmbH, Tobias Czerny, Björn Schürmann, Gero De Brouwer, all Meta Motoren- und Energie-Technik GmbH, all Germany

PC engine technology – Auditorium (Basement)
Session: EFFICIENCY POTENTIALS IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

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CV engine technology − Forum (Ground Floor)

SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF GREENHOUSE GAS-NEUTRAL POWERTRAIN SOLUTIONS

Moderation

Dr. Markus Schwaderlapp
Senior Consultant, DEUTZ AG, Germany

Comparison of powertrains for carbon-neutral heavy-duty vehicles based on energy efficiency and material demand

Dr. André Sternberg
Senior Scientist Hydrogen Technologies, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Germany

Coauthors: Shima Fathi, Dr. Christoph Hank, Robert Szolak, all Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Germany

CV engine technology – Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF GREENHOUSE GAS-NEUTRAL POWERTRAIN SOLUTIONS

13:40 A comparative analysis of hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen internal combustion engines in heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles

– From 14:05 discussion of both session lectures –

Julien Masson
Sales and Business Development Manager, Ballard Power Systems, Canada

CV engine technology – Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF GREENHOUSE GAS-NEUTRAL POWERTRAIN SOLUTIONS

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Sustainable fuels & energy − Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)

PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS II

Moderation

Karl Dums

Distributed reforming of a biogenic fuel as a source for low-cost green H2

Dr. Jeffrey Harrison
President, CTO, PCC Hydrogen Inc., United States

Coauthors: Tim Fogarty, Devendra Pakhare, Chris Scholtes, all PCC Hydrogen Inc., USA

Sustainable fuels & energy – Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS II

South Africa Green Methanol – a blueprint for other markets

Christoph Heinermann
Chief Commercial Officer, GeFP Holdings, South Africa

Coauthors: Dr. Klaus Lucka, Dr. Werner Willems, both TEC4FUELS GmbH, Germany

Sustainable fuels & energy – Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS II

Coffee break

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Auditorium (Basement)

KEYNOTE LECTURES II

Moderation

Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany

Keynote Speech

Renewable fuels as a contribution to the defossilisation of road transport

Eric Woydte
Advisor Climate Policy, Hydrogen, Fuels, German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Germany

Auditorium (Basement)
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES II

Keynote Speech

For the environment and society – the internal combustion engine as a long-term solution

Prof. Dr. Christian Beidl
Director of the Institute, Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrains (VKM), TU Darmstadt, Germany

Prof. Dr. Thomas Koch
Director of the Institute, Institute for Piston Machines (IFKM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Coauthors: Philipp Lavall, Erik Stenger, both Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrains (VKM), TU Darmstadt, Germany

Auditorium (Basement)
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES II

Keynote Speech

From dogmatism to pragmatism: market-oriented solutions for future powertrain portfolios

Lukas Walter
Chief Operating Officer (COO), AVL List GmbH, Austria

Auditorium (Basement)
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES II

Auditorium (Basement)

Outlook and concluding remarks

Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Director of the Congress