13th International Engine Congress 2026
24-02-2026 – 25-02-2026 – Baden-Baden, GER or via live stream
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”.
Auditorium (Basement)
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Director of the Congress
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Auditorium (Basement)
Moderation
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany
Keynote Speech
Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
KEYNOTE LECTURES I
Keynote Speech
Dr. Benedikt Wolfers
Lawyer/Partner, Posser Spieth Wolfers & Partners, Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
KEYNOTE LECTURES I
Keynote Speech
Dr. Martin Hrdlička
Head of Development Powertrain and Chassis Systems, Škoda Auto a.s., Czech Republic
Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
KEYNOTE LECTURES I
Keynote Speech
Kazuya Tsurumi
Junior Corporate Officer, Energy & Environmental Engineering Div., HORIBA Co. Ltd., Japan
Coauthors: Yoko Bamba, Yosuke Kondo, HORIBA Co. Ltd., Japan, Prof. Dr. Marcus Rieker, HORIBA Europe GmbH, Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
KEYNOTE LECTURES I
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Auditorium (Basement)
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Christian Beidl
Director of the Institute, Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrains (VKM), TU Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany
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PC engine technology − Auditorium (Basement)
Moderation
Dr. Günter Fraidl
Senior Vice President Powertrain Systems Passenger Cars, AVL List GmbH, Austria
to
CV engine technology − Forum (Ground Floor)
Moderation
Bernhard Raser
Vice President Commercial Vehicles, AVL List GmbH, Austria
to
Sustainable fuels & energy − Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Moderation
Dr. Werner Willems
Manager Business Unit Engineering, TEC4FUELS GmbH, Germany
to
NextGen Program −
Specifically for young professionals who want to benefit from guidance and support on their way to the next management level, we have put together an exclusive side event at the Engine Congress.
Ganesh Ghagde
Senior Manager Power System Engineering, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited, India
Coauthors: Manoj Joshi, Anupam Panwar, both Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited, Hosur Viswanatha, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Limited, all India
PC engine technology
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Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
GLOBAL COMPETITION AMONG DRIVE SYSTEMS
Adel El Araibi
PhD Candidate Advanced Diagnostics, H2 Lab, Virtual and Data Driven Development, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Robin Hellmann, Dr. Erik Schünemann, both Robert Bosch GmbH, Prof. Dr. Christian Hasse, Simulation of Reaktive Thermo-Fluid Systems, TU Darmstadt, all Germany
CV engine technology
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Forum (Ground Floor)
Session:
HYDROGEN ENGINES AS DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILTY
Dr. Andreas Kolbeck
Head of Strategic R&D, Shell Deutschland GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Erno Scheers, Shell International B.V., Netherlands, Isabella Faddul de Almeida, Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited, United Kingdom
Sustainable fuels & energy
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Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session:
REGULATING AND ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE FUELS
NextGen Program – Session: NEXTGEN PROGRAM
Dr. Johannes Dawidziak
Head of Development Mechanics V-Engines / Rear Final Drive, AUDI AG, Germany
Coauthors: Gerd Seifried, Matthias Schober, Matthias Honzen, all AUDI AG, Germany
PC engine technology
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Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
GLOBAL COMPETITION AMONG DRIVE SYSTEMS
Prof. Dr. Karsten Wittek
Director of the Piston Machines Laboratory, Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Germany
CV engine technology
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Forum (Ground Floor)
Session:
HYDROGEN ENGINES AS DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILTY
Dr. Tobias Block
Chief Strategy Officer, eFuel Alliance e. V., Germany
Coauthors: Ralf Diemer, eFuel Alliance e. V., Germany, Lars Hummel, eFuel Alliance e. V., Belgium
Sustainable fuels & energy
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Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session:
REGULATING AND ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Prof. Dr. Uwe Dieter Grebe
Head of the Institute, Institute of Powertrain and Automotive Technology (IFA),
TU Vienna, and Managing Director, ame GmbH | Automotive & Mobility Engineering GmbH,
both Austria, and Editor-in-Charge ATZ | MTZ Group, Germany
Dr. Markus Schwaderlapp
Senior Consultant, DEUTZ AG, Germany
NextGen Program – Session: NEXTGEN PROGRAM
Guiqiang Zhang
Senior Director of Range Extender R&D, Li Auto Inc., China
Coauthors: Jing Li, Dongjian Jiang, Hao Wang, all Li Auto Inc., China
PC engine technology
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Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
GLOBAL COMPETITION AMONG DRIVE SYSTEMS
Hannes Marlok
Project Manager Product Development PCU, MAHLE GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Leonardo Morgado, MAHLE GmbH, Dr. Georg Töpfer, DEUTZ AG, Dr. Thomas Deuß, MAHLE International GmbH, all Germany
CV engine technology
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Forum (Ground Floor)
Session:
HYDROGEN ENGINES AS DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILTY
Dr. Raphael Bucher
Head of Section Climate Policy, Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland
Sustainable fuels & energy
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Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session:
REGULATING AND ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Moderation:
Heinz Küsters
Head of Department Business Services,
VDI Wissensforum GmbH, Germany
NextGen Program – Session: NEXTGEN PROGRAM
to
PC engine technology − Auditorium (Basement)
Moderation
Dr. Christian Brenneisen
Head of Pre-development In-line Gasoline Engines & Simulation Powertrain, AUDI AG, Germany
to
CV engine technology − Forum (Ground Floor)
Moderation
Dr. Andreas Broda
Global Domain Head Exhaust Aftertreatment & Fuel Cell, TRATON R&D Germany GmbH, Germany
to
Sustainable fuels & energy − Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Thomas Koch
Director of the Institute, Institute for Piston Machines (IFKM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Heiko Lantzsch
Managing Director, TESONA GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Coauthors: ABT Sportsline GmbH, Germany
PC engine technology
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Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
EMOTION FOR SERIES PRODUCTION
Martin Wieser
Technical Product Responsible ICE, AVL List GmbH, Austria
Coauthors: Dr. Gottfried Lurf, AVL List GmbH, Simon Buchberger, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), Graz University of Technology, both Austria, Patrick Send, Liebherr-Components Deggendorf GmbH, Germany
CV engine technology
–
Forum (Ground Floor)
Session:
NEW DRIVE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
Xavier Noyon
Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board (EBB), Belgium
Sustainable fuels & energy
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Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session:
PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS I
Lionel Martin
Product Manager H2 Engines in Sports and Race Cars, Bosch Engineering GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Stephan Tafel, Oliver Schäfer, Pierre Humbert, alle Bosch Engineering GmbH, Germany
PC engine technology
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Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
EMOTION FOR SERIES PRODUCTION
Dr. Stefano Golini
Innovation Specialist Powertrain Product Engineering, FPT Industrial S.p.A., Italy
Coauthors: Dr. Nicola Rapetto, FPT Industrial S.p.A., Dr. Davide Di Domenico, Dr. Pierpaolo Napolitano, both CNR STEMS, all Italy
CV engine technology
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Forum (Ground Floor)
Session:
NEW DRIVE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
Dr. Mark Misselhorn
Founder and CEO, CAPHENIA GmbH, Germany
Sustainable fuels & energy
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Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session:
PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS I
Prof. Dr. Peter Schöggl
Vice President Business Field Racing, AVL List GmbH, Austria
Coauthors: Dieter Grillenberger, Dr. Paul Kapus, both AVL List GmbH, Austria
PC engine technology
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Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
EMOTION FOR SERIES PRODUCTION
Dr. Lukas Virnich
Product Manager Commercial Engines, FEV Europe GmbH, Germany
CV engine technology
–
Forum (Ground Floor)
Session:
NEW DRIVE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
Dr. Andreas Balazs
Manager Propulsion Concepts Motor, Hybrid & Fuel Cell Powertrains, FEV Europe GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Markus Ehrly, Andreas van Sloun, Benedikt Schroeder, all FEV Europe GmbH, Germany
Sustainable fuels & energy
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Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session:
PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS I
to
Auditorium (Basement)
POWERTRAIN MIX FOR THE FUTURE
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Thomas Koch
Director of the Institute, Institute for Piston Machines (IFKM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Marc Sens
Senior Vice President Research & Technology, IAV GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Maximilian Röhe, Dr. Panagiotis Grigoriadis, Dr. Janis Kelsch, all IAV GmbH, Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
PLENARY LECTURES I
Dominik Nau
Senior Sourcing Manager, DHL Group, Germany
Coauthors: Markus Döhn, DHL Group, Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
PLENARY LECTURES I
Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
PLENARY LECTURES I
Dr. Malki Maliha
Chairman, Formula Future e. V., Germany
Coauthors: Erik Stenger, Dr. Sören Bernhardt, both Formula Future e. V., Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session:
PLENARY LECTURES I
As every year, ATZlive and VDI Wissensforum invite you to round off the first day of the International Engine Congress with a get-together in Baden-Baden. You can look forward to interesting conversations with colleagues over dinner and have the opportunity to expand your network
Auditorium (Basement)
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Director of the Congress
to
Auditorium (Basement)
Moderation
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany
Keynote Speech
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES I
Keynote Speech
Dr. Benedikt Wolfers
Lawyer/Partner, Posser Spieth Wolfers & Partners, Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES I
Keynote Speech
Dr. Martin Hrdlička
Head of Development Powertrain and Chassis Systems, Škoda Auto a.s., Czech Republic
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES I
Keynote Speech
Kazuya Tsurumi
Junior Corporate Officer, Energy & Environmental Engineering Div., HORIBA Co. Ltd., Japan
Coauthors: Yoko Bamba, Yosuke Kondo, HORIBA Co. Ltd., Japan, Prof. Dr. Marcus Rieker, HORIBA Europe GmbH, Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: KEYNOTE LECTURES I
to
Auditorium (Basement)
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Christian Beidl
Director of the Institute, Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrains (VKM), TU Darmstadt, Germany
Dr. Alexander Heintzel
Editor-in-Chief ATZ | MTZ Group, Springer Nature, Germany
to
PC engine technology − Auditorium (Basement)
Moderation
Dr. Günter Fraidl
Senior Vice President Powertrain Systems Passenger Cars, AVL List GmbH, Austria
Ganesh Ghagde
Senior Manager Power System Engineering, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited, India
Coauthors: Manoj Joshi, Anupam Panwar, both Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited, Hosur Viswanatha, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Limited, all India
PC engine technology
–
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: GLOBAL COMPETITION AMONG DRIVE SYSTEMS
Dr. Johannes Dawidziak
Head of Development Mechanics V-Engines / Rear Final Drive, AUDI AG, Germany
Coauthors: Gerd Seifried, Matthias Schober, Matthias Honzen, all AUDI AG, Germany
PC engine technology
–
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: GLOBAL COMPETITION AMONG DRIVE SYSTEMS
Guiqiang Zhang
Senior Director of Range Extender R&D, Li Auto Inc., China
Coauthors: Jing Li, Dongjian Jiang, Hao Wang, all Li Auto Inc., China
PC engine technology
–
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: GLOBAL COMPETITION AMONG DRIVE SYSTEMS
to
CV engine technology − Forum (Ground Floor)
Moderation
Bernhard Raser
Vice President Commercial Vehicles, AVL List GmbH, Austria
Adel El Araibi
PhD Candidate Advanced Diagnostics, H2 Lab, Virtual and Data Driven Development, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Robin Hellmann, Dr. Erik Schünemann, both Robert Bosch GmbH, Prof. Dr. Christian Hasse, Simulation of Reaktive Thermo-Fluid Systems, TU Darmstadt, all Germany
CV engine technology
–
Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: HYDROGEN ENGINES AS DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILTY
Prof. Dr. Karsten Wittek
Director of the Piston Machines Laboratory, Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Germany
CV engine technology
–
Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: HYDROGEN ENGINES AS DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILTY
Hannes Marlok
Project Manager Product Development PCU, MAHLE GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Leonardo Morgado, MAHLE GmbH, Dr. Georg Töpfer, DEUTZ AG, Dr. Thomas Deuß, MAHLE International GmbH, all Germany
CV engine technology
–
Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: HYDROGEN ENGINES AS DRIVERS OF SUSTAINABLE MOBILTY
to
Sustainable fuels & energy − Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Moderation
Dr. Werner Willems
Manager Business Unit Engineering, TEC4FUELS GmbH, Germany
Dr. Andreas Kolbeck
Head of Strategic R&D, Shell Deutschland GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Erno Scheers, Shell International B.V., Netherlands, Isabella Faddul de Almeida, Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited, United Kingdom
Sustainable fuels & energy
–
Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: REGULATING AND ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Dr. Tobias Block
Chief Strategy Officer, eFuel Alliance e. V., Germany
Coauthors: Ralf Diemer, eFuel Alliance e. V., Germany, Lars Hummel, eFuel Alliance e. V., Belgium
Sustainable fuels & energy
–
Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: REGULATING AND ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE FUELS
Dr. Raphael Bucher
Head of Section Climate Policy, Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland
Sustainable fuels & energy
–
Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: REGULATING AND ESTABLISHING ALTERNATIVE FUELS
to
NextGen Program −
Specifically for young professionals who want to benefit from guidance and support on their way to the next management level, we have put together an exclusive side event at the Engine Congress.
NextGen Program – Session: NEXTGEN PROGRAM
Prof. Dr. Uwe Dieter Grebe
Head of the Institute, Institute of Powertrain and Automotive Technology (IFA),
TU Vienna, and Managing Director, ame GmbH | Automotive & Mobility Engineering GmbH,
both Austria, and Editor-in-Charge ATZ | MTZ Group, Germany
Dr. Markus Schwaderlapp
Senior Consultant, DEUTZ AG, Germany
NextGen Program – Session: NEXTGEN PROGRAM
Moderation:
Heinz Küsters
Head of Department Business Services,
VDI Wissensforum GmbH, Germany
NextGen Program – Session: NEXTGEN PROGRAM
to
PC engine technology − Auditorium (Basement)
Moderation
Dr. Christian Brenneisen
Head of Pre-development In-line Gasoline Engines & Simulation Powertrain, AUDI AG, Germany
Heiko Lantzsch
Managing Director, TESONA GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Coauthors: ABT Sportsline GmbH, Germany
PC engine technology
–
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: EMOTION FOR SERIES PRODUCTION
Lionel Martin
Product Manager H2 Engines in Sports and Race Cars, Bosch Engineering GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Stephan Tafel, Oliver Schäfer, Pierre Humbert, alle Bosch Engineering GmbH, Germany
PC engine technology
–
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: EMOTION FOR SERIES PRODUCTION
Prof. Dr. Peter Schöggl
Vice President Business Field Racing, AVL List GmbH, Austria
Coauthors: Dieter Grillenberger, Dr. Paul Kapus, both AVL List GmbH, Austria
PC engine technology
–
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: EMOTION FOR SERIES PRODUCTION
to
CV engine technology − Forum (Ground Floor)
Moderation
Dr. Andreas Broda
Global Domain Head Exhaust Aftertreatment & Fuel Cell, TRATON R&D Germany GmbH, Germany
Martin Wieser
Technical Product Responsible ICE, AVL List GmbH, Austria
Coauthors: Dr. Gottfried Lurf, AVL List GmbH, Simon Buchberger, Institute of Thermodynamics and Sustainable Propulsion Systems (ITnA), Graz University of Technology, both Austria, Patrick Send, Liebherr-Components Deggendorf GmbH, Germany
CV engine technology
–
Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: NEW DRIVE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
Dr. Stefano Golini
Innovation Specialist Powertrain Product Engineering, FPT Industrial S.p.A., Italy
Coauthors: Dr. Nicola Rapetto, FPT Industrial S.p.A., Dr. Davide Di Domenico, Dr. Pierpaolo Napolitano, both CNR STEMS, all Italy
CV engine technology
–
Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: NEW DRIVE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
Dr. Lukas Virnich
Product Manager Commercial Engines, FEV Europe GmbH, Germany
CV engine technology
–
Forum (Ground Floor)
Session: NEW DRIVE SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
to
Sustainable fuels & energy − Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Thomas Koch
Director of the Institute, Institute for Piston Machines (IFKM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Xavier Noyon
Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board (EBB), Belgium
Sustainable fuels & energy
–
Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS I
Dr. Mark Misselhorn
Founder and CEO, CAPHENIA GmbH, Germany
Sustainable fuels & energy
–
Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS I
Dr. Andreas Balazs
Manager Propulsion Concepts Motor, Hybrid & Fuel Cell Powertrains, FEV Europe GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Markus Ehrly, Andreas van Sloun, Benedikt Schroeder, all FEV Europe GmbH, Germany
Sustainable fuels & energy
–
Kongress-Saal 1 (1st Floor)
Session: PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE FUELS I
to
Auditorium (Basement)
POWERTRAIN MIX FOR THE FUTURE
Moderation
Prof. Dr. Thomas Koch
Director of the Institute, Institute for Piston Machines (IFKM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Marc Sens
Senior Vice President Research & Technology, IAV GmbH, Germany
Coauthors: Dr. Maximilian Röhe, Dr. Panagiotis Grigoriadis, Dr. Janis Kelsch, all IAV GmbH, Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: PLENARY LECTURES I
Dominik Nau
Senior Sourcing Manager, DHL Group, Germany
Coauthors: Markus Döhn, DHL Group, Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: PLENARY LECTURES I
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: PLENARY LECTURES I
Dr. Malki Maliha
Chairman, Formula Future e. V., Germany
Coauthors: Erik Stenger, Dr. Sören Bernhardt, both Formula Future e. V., Germany
Auditorium (Basement)
Session: PLENARY LECTURES I
As every year, ATZlive and VDI Wissensforum invite you to round off the first day of the International Engine Congress with a get-together in Baden-Baden. You can look forward to interesting conversations with colleagues over dinner and have the opportunity to expand your network