Focus Day | 24th February, 2026

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

8:45 am - 8:50 am AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOMES YOU TO EV/HEV POWERTRAIN 2026

8:50 am - 9:00 am CHAIRPERSON'S OPENING REMARKS

Dr. Kamel Azzouz - Head of Research & Innovation - Master Expert, Valeo

9:00 am - 9:30 am TAKING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO POWER TRAIN OPTIMISATION: FINDING SYSTEM-LEVEL EFFICIENCIES IN E-MOTORS, THERMAL MANAGEMENT & POWER ELECTRONICS

Dr. Kamel Azzouz - Head of Research & Innovation - Master Expert, Valeo
Gerhard Eser - Head of Innovation Thermal Management/ Principal Expert Thermal Management, Schaeffler
Dr. Manlio Valerio Morganti - Lead Thermal Engineer, JLR
Domen Kocevar - Founder/CTO, Beyond Motors

9:30 am - 10:30 am DISCOVER HOW TO EFFECTIVELY DESIGN THE MOTOR FOR GREATER SYSTEM EFFICIENCY & TO FIT IN TO THE WIDER SYSTEM

Quentin Werner - Team Lead eAxle, Bosch

10:30 am - 11:00 am MAIN-STAGE PRESENTATION LED BY EVENT PARTNER

10:30 am - 11:15 am MORNING NETWORKING BREAK

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm HANDS-ON DISCUSSION: INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR E-MOTOR TECHNOLOGIES & ADVANCED POWER ELECTRONICS

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm LUNCH NETWORKING BREAK

1:45 pm - 2:15 pm INCREASING LEVELS OF SYSTEM INTEGRATION IN CHINESE VEHICLES: IS THIS A TREND IN CHINA OR IS IT A GLOBAL TREND?

Thomas Rachow - Chief Expert Thermal Management, BOSCH
Dr. Kamel Azzouz - Head of Research & Innovation - Master Expert, Valeo

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUPS: OPTIMISING SUSTAINABILITY IN THE POWERTRAIN

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm AFTERNOON BREAK

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION