Main Conference Day 1 | 27th November, 2024


STAGE SETTING PRESENTATIONS & DISCUSSIONS ON: BRAKING, STEERING & SUSPENSION CURRENT TRENDS AND MARKET OUTLOOK, AND THE IMPACT OF ELECTRIFICATION ON BRAKING SYSTEMS

7:30 am - 8:45 am REGISTRATION OPENS & REFRESHMENTS ARE SERVED

8:45 am - 8:50 am AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOME

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Imre Szepessy

Vice President Advanced Steering R&D
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

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Barna Szimandl

Senior Manager Brakes
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

9:00 am - 9:20 am ICE BREAKER > INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE PERSONS ON YOUR LEFT & RIGHT, TELL THEM WHY YOU’RE HERE TODAY!

9:20 am - 10:00 am MARKET OUTLOOK: GET AN UPDATE ON THE STATE OF STEERING, BRAKING & SUSPENSION SYSTEMS: OPENING BRIEFING ON WHERE THE INDUSTRY IS TODAY, WHERE IT IS HEADING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS SEGMENT

Kristof Polmans - Senior Vice President Research and Advanced Engineering, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG


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Kristof Polmans

Senior Vice President Research and Advanced Engineering
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

10:00 am - 10:50 am EXAMINE THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN COST OF TECHNOLOGIES, NEW ON-BOARD FUNCTIONALITIES AND IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: ‘BUSINESS CASE’ PANEL DISCUSSION

Imre Szepessy - Vice President Advanced Steering R&D, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG
Kristof Polmans - Senior Vice President Research and Advanced Engineering, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG


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Imre Szepessy

Vice President Advanced Steering R&D
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

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Kristof Polmans

Senior Vice President Research and Advanced Engineering
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

10:50 am - 11:30 am MORNING COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING WITH TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

ROADMAP, STRATEGIES & CONSIDERATIONS FOR TRANSITION TO BRAKE-BY-WIRE

11:30 am - 12:00 pm WHAT IS THE REAL ADDED VALUE & BENEFIT OF BRAKE-BY-WIRE? INDUSTRY DIALOGUE TO ESTABLISH THE BUSINESS CASE FOR BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS



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Barna Szimandl

Senior Manager Brakes
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

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Thomas Svensson

Technical Specialist Brakes Engineering
Ford Motor Company

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David Schliwa

Head of Program Management Brake Pedals
Forvia Hella

12:40 pm - 1:20 pm SYSTEM ENGINEERING FOR BRAKE-BY-WIRE: LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE INTEGRATION OF HARDWARE & SOFTWARE-BASED SYSTEMS: PRESENTATION

Stefan Knatz - Principal Engineer, JTEKT


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Stefan Knatz

Principal Engineer
JTEKT


1:20 pm - 2:30 pm LUNCH BREAK & NETWORKING WITH TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm ASSESS PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON THE REAL BENEFITS OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKES FOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS: PRESENTATION


3:00 pm - 3:40 pm EFFECTIVELY TRANSITION FROM HYDRAULIC BRAKES TO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKES: UNDERSTAND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS FOCUSING ON IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE, STABILITY & REDUNDANCY

Barna Szimandl - Senior Manager Brakes, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG


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Barna Szimandl

Senior Manager Brakes
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

Join your peers for off-stage discussions

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm Roundtable 1: BRAINSTORM STEPS TO MANAGE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN AND FUNCTIONAL SAFETY CHALLENGES AS COST-EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE
Barna Szimandl - Senior Manager Brakes, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG


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Barna Szimandl

Senior Manager Brakes
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm Roundtable 2: BRAINSTORM PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO MANAGE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE CALIPER HEAT


3:40 pm - 4:10 pm Roundtable 3: DISCUSSION ON WAYS TO IMPROVE FAIL-SAFE REDUNDANCIES & SPECIAL SAFETY GOALS FOR BRAKING SYSTEMS
Mohankumar P C - Functional Safety Expert, ZF Group
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Mohankumar P C

Functional Safety Expert
ZF Group

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm Roundtable 4: DISCUSSION ON OEM IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & HOW TIER-1S CAN MAINTAIN THEIR STRONGHOLD ON SYSTEM MANUFACTURING

4:10 pm - 4:40 pm AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING WITH TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS


4:40 pm - 5:20 pm REAL-WORLD OEM APPROACHES TO MEET EURO 7 REGULATIONS WITHOUT COMPROMISING BRAKE PERFORMANCE: OEM-LED PANEL DISCUSSION

Barna Szimandl - Senior Manager Brakes, Thyssenkrupp Presta AG
Dr. Septimiu Popa - Development Engineer Brake Systems, Mercedes-AMG GmbH
Ishmaeel Ghouri - Brake Systems - Lead Engineer, JLR


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Barna Szimandl

Senior Manager Brakes
Thyssenkrupp Presta AG

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Dr. Septimiu Popa

Development Engineer Brake Systems
Mercedes-AMG GmbH

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Ishmaeel Ghouri

Brake Systems - Lead Engineer
JLR

5:20 pm - 6:00 pm UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFERENT STEPS IN EURO 7 REGULATION IMPACTS BRAKE TECHNOLOGY: FIND OUT WHAT EURO 7 MEANS IN TERMS OF SOLUTIONS FOR VEHICLES

6:00 pm - 6:10 pm CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF MAIN DAY ONE

6:10 pm - 7:10 pm NETWORKING & DRINKS RECEPTION – DETAILS ANNOUNCED SOON