August 25 - 26, 2026 | Santa Clara, California
Automotive IQ’s industry-renowned events focusing on groundbreaking innovation & technologies that are disrupting the way vehicles have been designed for over a hundred years, come to the Bay area in August 2026.
Software-defined vehicles present the largest shift in the automotive industry and are a stepping-stone towards fully autonomous vehicles. There is a strong desire across the automotive industry to make SDV and AV a reality. OEMs are moving past the theory of SDVs and towards the future re-architecture of their systems, features, and user experiences. Creating enhanced in-vehicle software and user experience are paramount, and the most crucial factors for SDV development moving forward. Additionally, the overall cost of SDV development continues to be a major concern, with OEMs under increasing pressure to reduce costs while ensuring vehicles are kept up-to-date, over-the-air updates are presenting new business opportunities, with additional revenue streams from advanced features and functionalities.
Automotive IQ's SDV & AV Technology Summit will focus on two of the biggest areas of opportunity and innovation. The conference agenda and speaker line-up will be announced early 2026. Watch this space as details are released.
Software-defined vehicles present the largest shift in the automotive industry and are a stepping-stone towards fully autonomous vehicles. There is a strong desire across the automotive industry to make SDV and AV a reality. OEMs are moving past the theory of SDVs and towards the future re-architecture of their systems, features, and user experiences. Creating enhanced in-vehicle software and user experience are paramount, and the most crucial factors for SDV development moving forward. Additionally, the overall cost of SDV development continues to be a major concern, with OEMs under increasing pressure to reduce costs while ensuring vehicles are kept up-to-date, over-the-air updates are presenting new business opportunities, with additional revenue streams from advanced features and functionalities.
Automotive IQ's SDV & AV Technology Summit will focus on two of the biggest areas of opportunity and innovation. The conference agenda and speaker line-up will be announced early 2026. Watch this space as details are released.
The 2025 Event was Supported by Major Automotive Brands
2026 line-up will be announced early 2026
Shubham Patil
Research Engineer of Machine Learning
Magna International
Anindya Saha
Machine Learning Platform Engineer
Zoox
René Honcak
Head Of Digital Twin Electrified Powertrain Technology
ZF Group
Daniel Vilela
Virtual Development Engineering Group Manager - Engineering Group Manager
General Motors
Pete Brown
Senior Director of Software Defined Systems Architecture
Karma Automotive
Greg Morningstar
Senior Mobility Systems Engineer
Bosch
Amit Mehta
Head of SW OTA - Software X Org
Stellantis
Abdulrahman Yacoob
Cybersecurity Consultant
Independent
Jeff Walker
Chief Commercial Officer
SDVerse
Stephen Miller
Product Management for Driver Assistance
Bosch
Sadasivam Periyasamy
Principle Security and Privacy Engineer
AUMOVIO
Tyson Benson
Senior Cybersecurity Product Analyst
ZF Group
Ravidev Chalanti
SOA Software Architect
Aptiv
Sven Jeroschewski
Senior Software Engineer
Bosch
Ansgar Lindwedel
Director SDV Ecosystem Development
Eclipse Foundation
Dan Cauchy
Executive Director
Automotive Grade Linux
Hemanth Tadepalli
Senior Cybersecurity and Compliance SME
May Mobility
Ahsan Qamar
Senior Manager - System Architecture and System Integration
Ford Motor Company
Gauri Kulkarni
Technical Program Leader of Global Next-Gen Connectivity Initiative
Cummins Inc.
Gbenga Ladapo
Data Scientist
Ford Motor Company
Saikiran Divakaruni
Head of Engineering – Data Science & AI
ZF Group
Narendra Atmakuri
Engineering Leader
Panasonic Avionics
Claudio Fernandes
Engineering Director
Hitachi Astemo
Partha Goswami
Principal
PG Mobility Analysis
Augustin Friedel
Associated Partner Software Define Vehicles
MHP - A Porsche Company
Sushant Potdar
Senior Software Engineer
Aptiv
Bob Monkman
Senior Principal Product Marketing Manager, Automotive
Red Hat
Ninad Ghike
Product Manager
Aptiv
Aliasghar Arab
Professor
New York University
Madhu Lokanath
Senior AI Manager
Ford Motor Company
Sheela Raju Kurupathi
Machine Learning Researcher
Fraunhofer
Steven Stoddard
Product Manager AI
Sonatus
Daniel Cashen
Senior Fellow Systems Architecture
Stellantis
Obi Okeke
Director, Business Development
Micron
Vasanthan Karunanithy
Senior Systems Architect
Micron
Will Simon
SDV, UX, Infotainment, & AI
IAV
Erol Sumer
Senior Engineering Manager | Autonomous Driving SW
Hyundai America Technical Center
Elias Sörstrand
Data Scientist
Volvo Group
Wajieh Salman
AL/ML Product Management Specialist
Ford Motor Company
Yuchuan Gou
Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform
Zoox
Auston Payyappilly
Director of Product Management and Acquisitions (ADAS and Cockpit)
Bosch
Jean Lorchat
Software as a Product Director
Forvia
Pavan Vemuri
Director of Product Engineering
SDVerse
Florian Rohde
Managing Partner
IProcess LLC
Cedric Armand
Director of Virtualization
Ford Motor Company
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Partnership & Exhibition Opportunities at SDV & AV Technology Summit 2026
This is your chance to share your expertise in an environment designed to expose new ideas and concepts as well as connect with automotive experts looking for ground-breaking innovations and technologies that are disrupting the way vehicles are designed, manufactured, and released.
The SDV & AV Technology Summit will provide you with the ideal platform to meet with, and hear directly from leading OEMs, and find out what they expect and require from their suppliers.
The SDV & AV Technology Summit will provide you with the ideal platform to meet with, and hear directly from leading OEMs, and find out what they expect and require from their suppliers.
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