23rd - 24th February 2027
| Munich, Germany
Conference Day One | 23rd February, 2027
Automotive Powertrain & Thermal Management Summit, Conference Day One
8:00 am - 8:45 am
REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
8:45 am - 8:50 am
AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOME
8:50 am - 9:00 am
CHAIRPERSONS’ OPENING REMARKS
Kamel Azzouz -
Thermal Research and Innovation Director,
Valeo
Florian Sell-Le Blanc - Managaer Advanced E-Motor Technologies, Schaeffler
9:00 am - 9:40 am
INSIGHT INTO THE STATE OF THE MARKET: CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES IN AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAIN & THERMAL MANAGEMENT: MOBILITY GLOBAL KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Michael Southcott -
Associate Director - Electrification Component Research,
Mobility Global
Saboor Imran - Principal Research Analyst, Mobility Global
9:40 am - 10:20 am
BALANCING NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE WITH COST SAVINGS: KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION EXPLORING INDUSTRY STRATEGIES TO BALANCE TRADE-OFFS
Kamel Azzouz -
Thermal Research and Innovation Director,
Valeo
Gerhard Eser - Principal Expert Thermal Management, Schaeffler
Sowmya Jayaraman - Vehicle Thermal Lead, Electric Vehicles, General Motors
Michael Numberger - CTO, Hyperdrives GmbH
10:20 am - 10:50 am
MAIN STAGE PRESENTATION LED BY MELEXIS
10:50 am - 11:30 am
MORNING NETWORKING BREAK
THERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
11:30 am - 12:00 pm USE CASE EXPLORING THE EVOLVING ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MACHINE LEARNING IN PROPULSION THERMAL MANAGEMENT Zahra Haeri - Manager – ML & Automation, General Motors
THERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PRESENTATION LED BY GOLD EVENT PARTNERTHERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm INNOVATIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLES Emre Ozgul - Center of Excellence, Engine Performance and Energy Management Leader, Ford Otosan
Emre Ozgul
Center of Excellence, Engine Performance and Energy Management LeaderFord Otosan
THERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAKTHERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm DISCOVER NEW APPROACHES & SOLUTIONS TO THERMAL SYSTEM DESIGN FOR HIGH POWER DENSITY E-MOTORS Michael Numberger - CTO, Hyperdrives GmbHTHERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm PRESENTATION LED BY SILVER EVENT PARTNERTHERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm DECOUPLING AND MODULARISATION OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO GAIN SCALABILITY AND FASTER INTEGRATION Johan Lindberg - Lead Architect Thermal Management, Volvo Group
THERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAKTHERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
4:20 pm - 5:20 pm EXPLORE THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGY: SUPPLIER INSIGHTS INTO IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY, PERFORMANCE & SAFETY Kamel Azzouz - Thermal Research and Innovation Director, ValeoTHERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
5:20 pm - 5:50 pm NEW APPROACHES TO THERMAL SYSTEM DESIGN: LATEST INSIGHTS INTO THERMAL FUNCTION INTEGRATION Karsten Bolz - Director, Technology & Innovation, Eberspaecher Group
THERMAL MANAGEMENT TRACK
5:50 pm - 6:00 pm CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS Kamel Azzouz - Thermal Research and Innovation Director, ValeoPOWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
11:30 am - 12:00 pm FROM COMPONENT ENGINEERING TO X-IN-1 VEHICLE ENERGY SYSTEMS: WHY BATTERY ENGINEERS MUST THINK BEYOND THE PACK Onur Elvan - Battery Systems Engineer, Rimac Technology
POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PRESENTATION LED BY SYENSQOPOWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm DISCUSS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTEGRATED POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGIES: IDENTIFY WHERE PROCESSES NEED TO SPEED UP TO ACHIEVE X-IN-1 Florian Sell-Le Blanc - Managaer Advanced E-Motor Technologies, SchaefflerPOWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAKPOWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm CLOSED-LOOP DIGITAL TWIN AND VEHICLE HIL FRAMEWORK FOR REDUCING ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT TIME Datta Rajaram Sagare - Associate Vice President – EV Systems, TVS Motor CompanyGopinath Rajkumar - Deputy Manager, TVS Motor Company
POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
2:50 pm - 3:20 pm PRESENTATION LED BY SILVER EVENT PARTNERPOWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm REVEALING X-IN-1 SYSTEM BENEFITS OF SUPPLIER INNOVATIONS WITH AI-POWERED ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN ENGINEERING Martin Hofstetter - Head of E-Mobility and Alternative Drivetrains Research Group, Graz University of Technology
Martin Hofstetter
Head of E-Mobility and Alternative Drivetrains Research GroupGraz University of Technology
POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BRRAKPOWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
4:20 pm - 4:50 pm PROGRESS IN RARE EARTH FREE TRACTION DRIVES: HEAR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT RESULTS, LESSONS LEARNED AND HOW AI TOOLS WERE UTILISED TO IMPROVE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS Maximilian Güttinger - Co-Founder, Emil Motors
POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm REDUCING RARE-EARTH DEPENDENCE IN E-MOTORS: INSIGHT INTO HIGH-PERFORMANCE MAGNETS, COST REDUCTION, AND SUPPLY CHAIN ALTERNATIVES Chins Chinnasamy - Distinguished R&D Staff, Oak Ridge National Lab, U.S. Department of Energy
POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES TRACK
5:20 pm - 5:50 pm REDUCING RARE-EARTH DEPENDENCE IN E-MOTORS: TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVES, COST COMPETITIVENESS, AND SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE: EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION Florian Sell-Le Blanc - Managaer Advanced E-Motor Technologies, SchaefflerKrishna Namburi - System Controls Engineering Manager, Nexteer
Quentin Werner - Senior Technical Expert for eMotor, Xiaomi
Wentao Zhang - Research Assistant / PhD, University of Nottingham
Chins Chinnasamy - Distinguished R&D Staff, Oak Ridge National Lab, U.S. Department of Energy
Matrishvan Raval - Head of Product, Turntide Technologies
