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

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Felipe Fernandez

Vehicle Cyber Security Head
JLR

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Dr. Markus Tschersich

Head of Security & Privacy Research & Governance
Continental

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Dr. Joachim Fox

Director, Produkt-Governance/Product Governance (DIQS)
ZF Group

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Sergio Scabar

Cybersecurity Mananger
ZF Group

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Martin Lorenz

Head of Security, Data & Digitalization
Verband 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
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Cosimo Magnani

Global Product Cyber Security Manager
Stellantis

10:15 am - 10:45 am MAIN-STAGE PRESENTATION LED BY EVENT PARTNER - To reserve this slot, email partner@automotive-iq.com

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
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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
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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 CHIPS

AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK

2:00 pm - 2:40 pm PRESENTATION LED BY CYBER SECURITY PARTNER - To reserve this slot, email partner@automotive-iq.com

AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm AD/ADAS SECURITY PRESENTATION: NEW TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS TO SECURE AND ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF AUTOMATED DRIVING TECHNOLOGIES & ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS

AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK

3:10 pm - 3:50 pm TARA PRESENTATION: LATEST ADVANCED TARA TOOLS TO IMPLEMENT & PERFORM THREAT ANALYSIS & RISK ASSESSMENT

AUTOMOTIVE CYBER SECURITY TRACK

3:50 pm - 4:30 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK

SOFTWARE-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 Company
Johannes Krieg - Team Lead & Manager Software Defined Car, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH
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Augustin Friedel

Senior Manager Mobility Transformation
MHP - A Porsche Company

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Johannes 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
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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 Company
Vishal Mishra - Secure Diagnostics Engineer, Diamler Truck AG
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Prasanth Gowravajhala

Senior Manager - Software Defined Vehicles
MHP – A Porsche Company

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Vishal Mishra

Secure Diagnostics Engineer
Diamler Truck AG

SOFTWARE-DEFINED & CONNECTED VEHICLES TRACK

1:00 pm - 1:55 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

SOFTWARE-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.com

SOFTWARE-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
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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

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm MAIN-STAGE PRESENTATION LED BY A LEAD EVENT PARTNER - To reserve this slot, email partner@automotive-iq.com

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm PRESENTATION: MANAGING AUTOMOTIVE SOFTWARE COMPLEXITY: EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION STRATEGIES IN HPC ENVIRONMENTS

Changhyeok Bae - Principal Software Engineer, MBition, a Division of Mercedes-Benz
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Changhyeok Bae

Principal Software Engineer
MBition, a Division of Mercedes-Benz

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: ASSESSING NEW SECURITY FEATURES FOR NEW SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLE ARCHITECTURES

Priyankkumar Bidya - Senior Cyber Security Engineer, Scania Group
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Priyankkumar Bidya

Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Scania Group

6:00 pm - 6:05 pm CHAIRPERSON'S CLOSING REMARKS

6:05 pm - 7:10 pm NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION