DAY TWO | OCTOBER 2, 2025

8:00 am - 8:50 am REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS

8:50 am - 9:00 am CHAIRPERSONS' OPENING REMARKS

9:00 am - 9:30 am LEARN HOW TO ARCHITECT THE OVERALL SYSTEM TO ADD AI CAPABILITY FROM A HARDWARE & SOFTWARE STANDPOINT


9:30 am - 10:00 am UNLOCK THE NEXT-GENERATION OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Arsalan Hafiz - Cloud AI Data Engineer & Strategy, Ford Motor Company


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Arsalan Hafiz

Cloud AI Data Engineer & Strategy
Ford Motor Company

10:00 am - 10:40 am MORNING NETWORKING BREAK

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

10:40 am - 11:20 am UPDATES ON SOFTWARE STANDARDIZATION


SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

11:20 am - 11:50 am IMPROVED VERIFICATION & VALIDATION AT THE SOFTWARE INTEGRATION PHASE
Cedric Armand - Director of Virtualization, Ford Motor Company


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Cedric Armand

Director of Virtualization
Ford Motor Company

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

11:50 am - 12:30 pm TRANSITIONING AUTOMOTIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO AGILE SOFTWARE MINDSETS
Florian Rohde - Managing Partner, IProcess LLC


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Florian Rohde

Managing Partner
IProcess LLC

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

10:40 am - 11:20 am GENERATIVE AI & AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
Christopher Plachetka - AI Engineer/ Software Architect at ADMT by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Volkswagen AG
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Christopher Plachetka

AI Engineer/ Software Architect at ADMT by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Volkswagen AG

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

11:20 am - 11:50 am UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF GENERATIVE AI IN PREDICTING & PREVENTING ACCIDENTS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Lakshmi Prasad Bhatta - Manager of CAE, Mahindra Automotive
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Lakshmi Prasad Bhatta

Manager of CAE
Mahindra Automotive

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

11:50 am - 12:30 pm EXPLORE TOP TEN AI CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES & HOW TO MITIGATE THEM
Hemanth Tadepalli - Cybersecurity Compliance SME, May Mobility
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Hemanth Tadepalli

Cybersecurity Compliance SME
May Mobility

12:30 pm - 1:40 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

1:40 pm - 2:10 pm OVER-THE-AIR UPDATES FOR SDVs
Gauri Kulkarni - Technical Program Leader of Global Next-Gen Connectivity Initiative, Cummins


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Gauri Kulkarni

Technical Program Leader of Global Next-Gen Connectivity Initiative
Cummins

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

2:10 pm - 2:40 pm LEARN HOW TO BUILD VEHICLES & SYSTEMS THAT STAY ON THE ROAD FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS


SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm UTILIZING VIRTUALIZATION FOR VALIDATION OF SDVs


AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

1:40 pm - 2:10 pm USE CASE PRESENTATION: USING SYNTHETIC DATA IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DESIGN

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

2:10 pm - 2:40 pm HOW DO EXPERTS ENVISION AGENTIC AI OPERATING IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY?

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm UNCOVERING HOW INTEGRATING AI IN TO SMART VEHICLES ENABLES OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE OF COMPLEX TASKS TO MAKE INTELLIGENT DECISIONS IN REAL TIME
Beatriz Minamy - Internet of Things (IoT) Smart Mobility and Supply Chain Practice Lead, S&P Global
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Beatriz Minamy

Internet of Things (IoT) Smart Mobility and Supply Chain Practice Lead
S&P Global

3:10 pm - 3:40 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK

3:40 pm - 4:00 pm CLOUD-BASED DEVELOPMENT FOR VIRTUAL ECUs & CHIPSETS



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Sudeep Chavare

Vehicle Optimization Lead - Machine Learning
General Motors

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Saikiran Divakaruni

Head of Engineering, Senior Engineering Manager of Data Science and AI
ZF Group

4:30 pm - 4:50 pm THE FUTURE OF SDV & AI: WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS FOR SDV DEVELOPMENT & AI APPLICATIONS

4:50 pm - 5:00 pm CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF SDV & AI IN AUTOMOTIVE USA 2025