18.- 19. März 2026
Baden-Baden, Kongresshaus

Committee

The VDI is Europe´s biggest technical and scientific association and in that role also the representative of engineers and technology both nationally and internationally. With the comprehensive support of our international, 11-member program committee, composed of experts from science and business, we meet those requirements in the way we design the content of our conference.

Thank you very much for the great cooperation!

Program Committee

Pascal Bertens

DAF Trucks N.V. / Eindhoven

Dr. Christian Bornhorst

Volkswagen AG / Wolfsburg

Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Drescher

Volkswagen AG / Wolfsburg

Dipl.-Ing. Fabian Groh

AUDI AG / Neckarsulm

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Hartmut Häberle

Traton Group RnD Germany GmbH / München

Dr. Steffen Hölzel

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG / Weissach

Dipl.- Werner Jakobs

Ford Werke GmbH / Köln

Dr. Gerard Liraut

Renault SAS Technocentre Renault / Guyancourt

Dr. Jenni Meiners

Opel Automobile GmbH / Rüsselsheim

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Möller

Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH / Osnabrück

Dr.-Ing. Martin Schneebauer

BMW Group / München

Dipl.- Daniel Schröder

Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V. / Düsseldorf

Supporting panel of experts

Andreas Bierbaumer

KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH, Parsdorf

Jochen Hardt

Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen

Roger Kaufmann

GK Concept GmbH, Dresden

Klaus Münker

Magna Exteriors GmbH, Altbach

Prof. Martin Würtele

Technische Hochschule Rosenheim

Johannes Götzelmann

Magna Exteriors GmbH, Esslingen

Partners of "Plastics in Automotive Engineering"

Materials Engineering

The VDI Materials Engineering Association connects experts from industry with scientific specialists in related fields in a targeted way. This means that current questions about products in terms of the materials and technologies used can be discussed in detail and their solutions can be provided to the network of engineers.

In addition to specialist activities for business professionals, “Plastics in Engineering” has also provided opportunities for the next generation. This year, the VDI Materials Engineering Association (GME) and VDI Wissensforum GmbH invited over 110 students from 11 colleges to the event. This engagement was also praised by the professors, including Prof. Ansgar Jaeger from Würzburg College, who said “our students are always particularly interested in the Plastics in Automotive Engineering congress and we are very grateful to VDI for being able to take part. In addition to the presentations, the trade exhibition provides opportunities to see and experience innovative applications and also helps our students to make contacts for potential internships and dissertations.” This is initiative that is also appreciated by colleges at further VDI Wissensforum GmbH events.

You can find more information at: www.vdi.de/gme