Main Conference Day One | 26th February, 2025

Main Day One

7:30 am - 8:45 am REGISTRATION & COFFEE

8:45 am - 8:50 am AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOME REMARKS



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Dr. Dirk Neumeister

Head of Concepts and Systems
MAHLE International GmbH

9:00 am - 9:15 am WHAT DIRECTION ARE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ARE HEADED IN? GET A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS GOING

Dr. Dirk Neumeister - Head of Concepts and Systems, MAHLE International GmbH


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Dr. Dirk Neumeister

Head of Concepts and Systems
MAHLE International GmbH


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Dr. Dirk Neumeister

Head of Concepts and Systems
MAHLE International GmbH

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Pravin Tilekar

Team Lead - Team Lead - HVAC, Airflow system, Cooling System, Electric Vehicle Thermal Management
Tata Motors European Technical Centre

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Thomas Rachow

Chief Expert Thermal Management
BOSCH

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Prabhakaran Alagarsamy

Expert- System Thermal Management
Volkswagen AG

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Sowmya Jayaraman

Technical Specialist, Thermal Performance & Validation
General Motors

9:50 am - 10:30 am DRIVING A COST, PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY BALANCE TO DELIVER THE BEST RESULT

Sowmya Jayaraman - Technical Specialist, Thermal Performance & Validation, General Motors


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Sowmya Jayaraman

Technical Specialist, Thermal Performance & Validation
General Motors

10:30 am - 11:15 am MORNING NETWORKING BREAK & WALK-THROUGH WITH EXHIBITORS



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Sidsel Dyekjær

Chemicals Policy Consultant
ChemSec

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Christine Luetzkendorf

Policy Adviser Fluorinated Gases
Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.

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Dr. Kamel Azzouz

Head of Research & Innovation - Master Expert
Valeo

11:45 am - 12:20 pm NEXT-GENERATION REFRIGERANTS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH PFAS REGULATION

Rody El Chammas - Heat Pump Module Director, Valeo


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Rody El Chammas

Heat Pump Module Director
Valeo

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Dr. Kamel Azzouz

Head of Research & Innovation - Master Expert
Valeo

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Rody El Chammas

Heat Pump Module Director
Valeo

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Gerhard Eser

Head of Innovation Thermal Management/ Principal Expert Thermal Management
Schaeffler

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm LUNCH NETWORKING BREAK & WALK-THROUGH WITH EXHIBITORS

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm BATTERY LIFE EVALUATION AND OPTIMISATION USING MODEL-BASED THERMAL MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES

Dr. Sridhar Ayyapureddi - Lead Battery Modelling Engineer, JLR
Dr. Manlio Valerio Morganti - Lead Thermal Engineer, JLR
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Dr. Sridhar Ayyapureddi

Lead Battery Modelling Engineer
JLR

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Dr. Manlio Valerio Morganti

Lead Thermal Engineer
JLR

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm LEARN HOW TO ADAPT BATTERY COOLING TECHNOLOGIES TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE NEW BATTERY CHEMISTRIES

Dr. Kamel Azzouz - Head of Research & Innovation - Master Expert, Valeo
Dr. Manlio Valerio Morganti - Lead Thermal Engineer, JLR


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Dr. Kamel Azzouz

Head of Research & Innovation - Master Expert
Valeo

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Dr. Manlio Valerio Morganti

Lead Thermal Engineer
JLR

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm NEW THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS TO REDUCE WEIGHT AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY


3:30 pm - 4:00 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK & WALK-THROUGH WITH EXHIBITORS


4:00 pm - 4:30 pm BUSINESS CASE THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE FOR BETTER SYSTEM & CIRCUIT INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COOLING SYSTEM


4:30 pm - 5:00 pm TECHNICAL PRESENTATION ON INTEGRATING THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULES AND THE APPLICATION OF SOFTWARE


5:00 pm - 5:30 pm THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF THE BUS - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Mikołaj Ratajczak - Product Owner BEV/FCEV, Solaris Bus & Coach


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Mikołaj Ratajczak

Product Owner BEV/FCEV
Solaris Bus & Coach


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Dr. Dirk Neumeister

Head of Concepts and Systems
MAHLE International GmbH

6:30 pm - 6:30 pm GALA DINNER