18th - 20th November, 2025
| Berlin, Germany
Main Day 1 - 19th November, 2025
7:30 am - 8:00 am
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
8:00 am - 8:50 am
BREAKFAST DISCUSSION & OPEN DIALOGUE: WHAT DO CYBER SECURITY ENGINEERS FEAR AS THE INDUSTRY MOVES TO SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES AND VEHICLES THAT ARE CONNECTED ALL THE TIME?
8:50 am - 9:00 am
AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOMES YOU TO AUTOMOTIVE CYBERSECURITY, CONNECTIVITY & SDV WEEK 2025
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRPERSONS’ OPENING REMARKS
9:00 am - 9:45 am
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: EXECUTIVE-LEVEL VIEWS ON HOW AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES MUST POSITION THEMSELVES FROM A CYBER SECURITY PERSPECTIVE TO GAIN COMPETITIVENESS AS THE INDUSTRY FACES NEW/DIFFICULT MARKET SITUATION
Felipe Fernandez -
Vehicle Cyber Security Head,
JLR
Dr. Markus Tschersich - Head of Security & Privacy Research & Governance, Continental
Dr. Joachim Fox - Director, Produkt-Governance/Product Governance (DIQS), ZF Group
Sergio Scabar - Cybersecurity Mananger, ZF Group
Martin Lorenz - Head of Security, Data & Digitalization, Verband der Automobilindustrie/German Association of the Automotive Industry (VD
Martin Lorenz
Head of Security, Data & DigitalizationVerband der Automobilindustrie/German Association of the Automotive Industry (VD
9:45 am - 10:15 am
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: HEAR AN OEM VIEWPOINT ON HOW PRODUCT/VEHICLE CYBER SECURITY HAS EVOLVED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
Cosimo Magnani -
Global Product Cyber Security Manager,
Stellantis
10:15 am - 10:45 am
BATTLES AND THE AFTERMATH – WHAT PART WILL CYBER RESILIENCE, CRYPTOGRAPHY AND COMPLIANCE PLAY IN THE NEW ROUND OF CS BATTLES?
Stephen Porter -
GM EMEA, Product Lifecycle Security,
Integrity Security Services
10:45 am - 11:30 am
MORNING NETWORKING BREAK
AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK
11:30 am - 12:00 pm PRESENTATION LED BY VICONE – TITLE TBC William Dalton - Vice President & Managing Director (North America and Europe), VicOne
AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PRESENTATION: CYBER SECURITY DRIVEN-BY-DESIGN FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE FUTURE-READY – LEARN HOW TO PLAN EARLY TO WIN THE MARKET & STAY COMPETITIVE Tomasz Werocy - Product Cyber Security Compliance Officer, Volvo Cars
AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PRESENTATION LED BY A LEADING CHIP MANUFACTURER COMPANY: LEARN HOW TO ACHIEVE CYBER SECURITY IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING PLUS HEAR UPDATES ON FUTURE CHIPSAUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAKAUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm PRESENTATION LED BY CYBER SECURITY PARTNER - To reserve this slot, email partner@automotive-iq.comAUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm TOWARDS A HARMONISED INTEGRATION OF AUTOMOTIVE ONBOARD CYBERSECURITY ACTIVITIES IN SYSTEM ENGINEERING Pascal Chevalier - Cyber security Project Leader, Ampere Software TechnologyPierpaolo Cincilla - Cybersecurity Expert - Process and Compliance, Ampere
AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm TARA PRESENTATION: LATEST ADVANCED TARA TOOLS TO IMPLEMENT & PERFORM THREAT ANALYSIS & RISK ASSESSMENTAUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAKSOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK
11:30 am - 12:00 pm STRATEGIC PRESENTATION & PANEL DISCUSSION: YEAR-END ROUNDUP OF THE SDV LANDSCAPE & ROADMAP FOR 2026 & BEYOND Augustin Friedel - Senior Manager Mobility Transformation, MHP - A Porsche CompanyJohannes Krieg - Team Lead & Manager Software Defined Car, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH
SOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PRESENTATION: TRANSITION FROM DOMAIN-CENTRIC TO ZONAL- CENTRIC ARCHITECTURE: UNDERSTAND HOW AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES ARE ADAPTING TO THIS CHANGE Prasanth Gowravajhala - Senior Manager - Software Defined Vehicles, MHP – A Porsche Company
SOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: ADDRESSING ACTUAL CHALLENGES IN ZONAL-BASED DESIGN FOR SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES Prasanth Gowravajhala - Senior Manager - Software Defined Vehicles, MHP – A Porsche CompanyVishal Mishra - Secure Diagnostics Engineer, Diamler Truck AG
Plato Pathrose - Founder, PTS Creative
SOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK
1:00 pm - 1:55 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAKSOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm PRESENTATION LED BY SDV / CONNECTIVITY SOLUTION PROVIDER - To reserve this slot, email partner@automotive-iq.comSOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK
2:40 pm - 3:10 pm CUSTOMER-FOCUSED PRESENTATION: CUSTOMER PERCEPTION OF SDV: ARE CUSTOMERS WILLING TO PAY FOR SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES? Utku Karakaya - Automotive SW Development Manager, Tofas
SOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK
3:10 pm - 3:50 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: HOW ARE AUTOMOTIVE OEMs GOING TO MONETISE SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES?SOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK
3:50 pm - 4:30 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
OVERVIEW OF CHINA’S GB 44495 CYBERSECURITY REGULATION
Pawel Brzezinski -
Senior Manager - Head of AES Cybersecurity Practice & Cybersecurity Domain Lead,
Harman
Pawel Brzezinski
Senior Manager - Head of AES Cybersecurity Practice & Cybersecurity Domain LeadHarman
