Leverage Innovations in SDV & AI Technologies to Innovate Vehicle Architectures, Increase Efficiency & Improve Customer Experience
September 30 - October 2, 2025 | Sheraton Ann Arbor, Michigan

DAY ONE | OCTOBER 1, 2025

7:30 am - 8:45 am REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES BREAKFAST BRIEFING

8:00 am - 8:45 am DISCUSS HOW THE DEFINITION OF SDV HAS EVOLVED

AI BREAKFAST BRIEFING

8:00 am - 8:45 am IDENTIFYING HIGH-IMPACT AREAS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION ACROSS THE AUTOMOTIVE VALUE CHAIN

8:45 am - 8:50 am AUTOMOTIVE IQ WELCOMES YOU TO SDV & AI IN AUTOMOTIVE USA 2025

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

9:00 am - 10:00 am UPDATES ON THE SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLE & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LANDSCAPE & ROADMAP

Ahsan Qamar - Senior Engineering Manager of Systems Engineering, Embedded Platform and MBSE, Ford Motor Company


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Ahsan Qamar

Senior Engineering Manager of Systems Engineering, Embedded Platform and MBSE
Ford Motor Company

10:00 am - 10:30 am LEARN HOW TO SPEED UP PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY USING AI AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Claudio Fernandes - Director, Engineering, Hitachi Astemo


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Claudio Fernandes

Director, Engineering
Hitachi Astemo

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

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

11:10 am - 11:50 am THE EVOLUTION OF VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE TO ENABLE SDVs


SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

11:50 am - 12:20 pm ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT TO MANAGE SOFTWARE & ELECTRICAL CHALLENGES
Ahsan Qamar - Senior Engineering Manager of Systems Engineering, Embedded Platform and MBSE, Ford Motor Company


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Ahsan Qamar

Senior Engineering Manager of Systems Engineering, Embedded Platform and MBSE
Ford Motor Company

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

12:20 pm - 1:00 pm GAIN INSIGHT INTO CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVES & LEVERAGE DATA TO IMPROVE USER EXPERIENCE
Vijay Sanikal - Product Manager - Vehicle Synthetic Data, General Motors


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Vijay Sanikal

Product Manager - Vehicle Synthetic Data
General Motors

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm LEARN HOW NON-AUTOMOTIVE ECOSYSTEMS CAN LEVERAGE SDVs IN THEIR BUSINESS MODELS

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

11:10 am - 11:50 am SHOWCASING THE USE OF GENERATIVE AI IN PROTOTYPE DESIGN & MANUFACTURING
Sudeep Chavare - Vehicle Optimization Lead - Machine Learning, General Motors
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Sudeep Chavare

Vehicle Optimization Lead - Machine Learning
General Motors

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

11:50 am - 12:20 pm SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING AI IN MANUFACTURING TO MAKE DECISIONS FASTER & EXPEDITE PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT
Gbenga Ladapo - Data Scientist, Ford Motor Company
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Gbenga Ladapo

Data Scientist
Ford Motor Company

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

12:20 pm - 1:00 pm EXPLORE HOW AI CAN BE USED TO OPTIMIZE CHASSIS ENGINEERING
Daniel Vilela - Virtual Development Engineering Group Manager, General Motors
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Daniel Vilela

Virtual Development Engineering Group Manager
General Motors

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Gbenga Ladapo

Data Scientist
Ford Motor Company

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Ramakrishna Vijayakumar

Product Owner-Steer by Wire
General Motors

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Sneha Shetiya

Staff/ Senior Engineer
Torc Robotics

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Aliasghar Arab

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Robotics and AI
New York University

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm COMMERCIAL ASPECTS OF SDV ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT
Ninad Ghike - Product Manager, Aptiv


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Ninad Ghike

Product Manager
Aptiv

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm INTEGRATING SUPPLIERS INTO THE QUALITY PROCESS


SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN ZONAL-BASED DESIGN


AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm INTEGRATING GENERATIVE AI FOR VERIFICATION, VALIDATION & TESTING PURPOSES
Aliasghar Arab - Adjunct Assistant Professor of Robotics and AI, New York University
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Aliasghar Arab

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Robotics and AI
New York University

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm OVERCOMING COMMON CHALLENGES WITH GENERATIVE AI ADOPTION
Simon Xu - Engineering Group Manager - Vehicle Optimization, Architecture Strategy, General Motors
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Simon Xu

Engineering Group Manager - Vehicle Optimization, Architecture Strategy
General Motors

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm UPDATE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

4:00 pm - 4:30 pm AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm UPCOMING CYBERSECURITY REGULATORY LANDSCAPE CHANGES


SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm CHALLENGES IN MANAGING THE TRANSITION TOWARDS OPEN-SOURCE
Tyson Benson - U.S Patent Council, ZF Group


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Tyson Benson

U.S Patent Council
ZF Group

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm UNDERSTAND OPEN-SOURCE INITIATIVES & SOFTWARE LICENSING AGREEMENTS
Tyson Benson - U.S Patent Council, ZF Group
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Tyson Benson

U.S Patent Council
ZF Group

SOFTWARE-DEFINED VEHICLES TRACK

6:00 pm - 6:10 pm SDV CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm INTEGRATING GENERATIVE AI INTO YOUR WORKFLOWS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY ACROSS ENTIRE AUTOMOTIVE VALUE CHAIN
James Antony John - Generative AI & Innovation Leader, Nissan Motor Corporation
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James Antony John

Generative AI & Innovation Leader
Nissan Motor Corporation

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

5:00 pm - 5:30 pm AUDIENCE DISCUSSION: DISCOVER HOW TO STREAMLINE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AI WITHIN YOUR COMPANY CULTURE

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm LEARN HOW TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT & ROI OF UTILIZING GENERATIVE AI IN YOUR BUSINESS
Saikiran Divakaruni - Head of Engineering – Data Science & AI, ZF
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Saikiran Divakaruni

Head of Engineering – Data Science & AI
ZF

AI IN AUTOMOTIVE TRACK

6:00 pm - 6:10 pm AI IN AUTOMOTIVE CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS

6:10 pm - 7:40 pm NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION