Focus Day | 18th November, 2025

7:30 - 8:45 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS

8:45 - 8:50 AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOMES YOU TO AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS SYSTEMS EUROPE 2025

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Kristof Polmans

Senior Vice President Research and Advanced Engineering
Thyssenkrupp Presta

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Benjamin Brockfeld

Engineer
Ford Motor Company

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Leonárd Lapis

Senior Specialist Chassis Control
Thyssenkrupp Presta

9:40 - 10:10 HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL

10:10 - 10:40 MAIN-STAGE PRESENTATION LED BY EVENT PARTNER

10:40 - 11:20 MORNING NETWORKING BREAK

11:20 - 11:50 LEARN HOW TO DISTRIBUTE RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN IT COMES TO INTEGRATING INDIVIDUAL CHASSIS SYSTEMS

11:50 - 12:20 EXPLORE UPDATES ON SMART ACTUATORS TO ENHANCE VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL

12:20 - 12:50 GAIN INSIGHT INTO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR VEHICLE MECHANICS & CONTROLS

12:50 - 14:00 LUNCH BREAK

14:00 - 14:30 EXPLORE HOW TO DELIVER ADVANCED CHASSIS SYSTEMS, WITH IMPROVED VEHICLE DYNAMICS, WHILST MINIMISING ENERGY CONSUMPTION

14:30 - 15:00 EXPLORE HOLISTIC APPROACHES TO COMBINE VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL, POWERTRAIN & ADAS SYSTEMS

Leonárd Lapis - Senior Specialist Chassis Control, Thyssenkrupp Presta
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Leonárd Lapis

Senior Specialist Chassis Control
Thyssenkrupp Presta

15:00 - 15:30 AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK

15:30 - 16:10 ADVANTAGES & ADDITIONAL FEATURES ENABLED BY COUPLING STEERING, BRAKING & SUSPENSION SYSTEMS

16:10 - 16:40 INSIGHT INTO NEXT-GENERATION INTEGRATED CHASSIS SYSTEMS

Felix Keppler - Research Group Manager, Vehicle Control and Sensor Systems, Fraunhofer IVI
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Felix Keppler

Research Group Manager, Vehicle Control and Sensor Systems
Fraunhofer IVI

16:40 - 16:50 CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF FOCUS DAY

16:50 - 18:00 WELCOME DRINKS RECEPTION