Program - ELIV 2026

Main Topics

Automotive AI: Strategy, AI Developed Vehicle, AI driven ADAS
India – Tech & Market
Software for the SDV – Platforms, Data Driven Development, Middleware & Tools
Architecture: Powernet, Open Source for SDV
Electronics Technologies & Semiconductors
Quantum – Future Computing
High Performance Computing
Security
Automated Driving – Simulation
Disruptive Methods & Tools
Customer Experience
Organizational Transformation

This Year’s Highlight: Automotive Trend Session: India – Tech & Market
Insights into India’s rapidly growing technology and automotive market and global innovation opportunities

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Keynote Speaker 2026

Dr. Christoph Grote,
Senior Vice President AI & Innovation, BMW Group, Munich

Dr.-Ing. Martin Von Hoyningen-Huene,
Member of CLAAS Group Executive Board, CLAAS KGaA mbH

Alex Artamonow,
Partner, Software-Defined Vehicle, MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH

Martin Sesselmann, M. Sc.,
Product Owner Energy Supply Architecture, Mercedes-Benz AG

Dipl.-Ing. Steffen Krause, Head of Software-Defined
Vehicle Intelligent Industry Automotive, Capgemini Invent

Michael Niklas-Höret,
SW Architect SDV, ZVEI e. V. (hereby represented on behalf by AUMOVIO)

Kishor Patil,
Co-Founder, MD & CEO at KPIT | Vice Chair, NASSCOM | Chairman, Advisory Board at QORIX

Thomas Böhm,
Senior Vice President Automotive Microcontroller, Infineon Technologies

Dr. Matthias Klauda,
Executive Vice President Cross-Domain Computing Solutions, Robert Bosch GmbH

Raphael Demmelhuber,
B.Eng. Product Owner Intelligent Low Voltage Power Distribution Architecture, MB.OS Architecture Mercedes-Benz AG

Bora Ger, Global Lead Human-AI Advantage and Chief AI Strategist @ Global AI Lab, Capgemini Invent

Dr. Angela Wang,
Senior Vice President of Neusoft Corporation, Chairman & President of Neusoft Europe, Chairman of Neusoft America, Neusoft Corporation

Binoy Paul,
Senior Vice President – Product Development Head – Software Solutions and Technology, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Katrin Matthes,
Lead Software Technologist, R&D, Ampere

Andrej Levitin,
Manager | Software Delivery Excellence, Porsche Consulting GmbH

Dr. Markus Orner,
Development Engineer, eDrive Concepts and Architecture, Mercedes-Benz AG

Jörg Tischler,
Head of Connected Mobility, T-Systems International

Parallel conference 2026

Participants can attend the VDI conference “Mobile Machines Electronics” free of charge while ELIV is taking place. The parallel conference focuses on the next step in autonomous mobile machinery: fully automated work processes supported by intelligent sensors and AI.

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