Main Conference Day One: Wednesday, 26th February 2025

Day 2- Main Day One


7:30 am - 8:30 am REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS


8:30 am - 8:35 am AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOME

Prabhnihal Josan - Conference Producer, Automotive IQ
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Prabhnihal Josan

Conference Producer
Automotive IQ

8:35 am - 8:40 am CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING REMARKS

Florian Sell-Le Blanc - Manager Advanced E-Motor Technologies, Schaeffler


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Florian Sell-Le Blanc

Manager Advanced E-Motor Technologies
Schaeffler

8:40 am - 9:20 am LESSONS LEARNED ON HOW TO KEEP THE ‘COST, PERFORMANCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY’ TRIANGLE BALANCED AND DELIVER THE BEST RESULTS

Dr. Fabio Dohr - Head of Platform Portfolio Electric Vehicle Drives, ZF Group


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Dr. Fabio Dohr

Head of Platform Portfolio Electric Vehicle Drives
ZF Group

9:20 am - 10:00 am BEST PRACTICES TO OPTIMISE THE FOUR BIG KPIs: COST, EFFICIENCY, PACKAGING & SUSTAINABILITY


10:00 am - 10:30 am NEW METHODS FOR PUSHING E-MOTOR SPEED TO NEW LEVELS WHILE INCREASING PERFORMANCE & TORQUE

Hossein Safari - Electric Powertrain Engineer, Toyota Motor Europe
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Hossein Safari

Electric Powertrain Engineer
Toyota Motor Europe

10:30 am - 11:10 am MORNING NETWORKING BREAK

11:10 am - 11:50 am FIND OUT HOW OEM/TIER-1 COMPANIES MADE IT POSSIBLE TO DESIGN AN EFFICIENT E-MOTOR USING NO RARE EARTH MAGNETS WHILE ACHIEIVING DOUGLE-DIGIT COST REDUCTION & EFFICIENCY

11:50 am - 12:30 pm RARE EARTH-LESS SOLUTIONS THAT ARE LOW COST, SUSTAINABLE, HAVE HIGH POWER & TORQUE DENSITY AND LONGER DRIVE CYCLE

12:30 pm - 1:10 pm MEASURES TO MAKE E-MACHINES SMALLER & MORE COMPACT WHEN SWITCHING FROM PMSM TO RARE EARTH-LESS SOLUTIONS

2:10 pm - 2:20 pm HOW CAN WE GET REDUCE THE SUPPLY CHAIN RISK OF RARE EARTH/EARTHLESS MAGNET AND REMOVE THIS MONOPOLY OVER TIME?


1:20 pm - 2:20 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

1:20 pm - 2:20 pm START-UP ‘SHOW & TELL’ IN THE EXHIBITION AREA: EXAMINE ALTERNATIVE E-MOTOR DESIGNS FROM INNOVATIVE START-UPS

2:20 pm - 3:00 pm ASSESS ELECTRICALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS FROM A CONTROL, SAFETY & COMPABITILITY POV


3:00 pm - 3:40 pm RELUCTANCE MOTORS & INDUCTION MOTORS: CAN THEY ACHIEVE THE SAME TORQUE TO POWER DENSITY & EFFICIENCY AS MACHINES WITH RARE EARTH?


3:40 pm - 4:20 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK


4:20 pm - 5:00 pm IN-WHEEL MOTORS: DO THEY WORK AT A MASS PRODUCTION LEVEL & WHY OEM COMPANIES SHOULD MAKE THE SWITCH


5:00 pm - 5:40 pm EXAMINE NEW WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN REDUCE THE COST & VOLUME OF MATERIALS THAT IS NEEDED IN E-MOTORS

Jakob Jung - Managing Director, Additive Drives


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Jakob Jung

Managing Director
Additive Drives

5:40 pm - 6:20 pm HEAD-TO-HEAD: RADIAL FLUX MACHINES VS. AXIAL FLUX MACHINES

Luca Zai - CTO, EVR Motors
James Byatt - Director Technology Strategy and Commercialisation, TRAXIAL


Luca Zai

CTO
EVR Motors

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James Byatt

Director Technology Strategy and Commercialisation
TRAXIAL

6:20 pm - 6:25 pm CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS

Florian Sell-Le Blanc - Manager Advanced E-Motor Technologies, Schaeffler


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Florian Sell-Le Blanc

Manager Advanced E-Motor Technologies
Schaeffler

6:25 pm - 8:25 pm BLACK TIE GALA DINNER & AWARDS