Speaker 2025
Achim Bothe
Chief Executive Officer, Aral AG
Adrian Patzak
COO, Molabo
Alexander Skorna
Managing Director, Funk Consulting
Andreas Hülsmann
Managing Director, Volkswagen Infotainment GmbH
Arnon Shafir
VP Business Development, Upstream Security
Cléa Martinet
VP Sustainability, Renault Group & Ampere
Dirk Lange
Vice President Global Automotive Business, 3M
Dr. Ulf Zillig
Vice President Group Research, Sustainability & RD Functions, Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Eileen Böhme
Director Innovations and Future Technologies at Mercedes-Benz AG
Fabian Wuttke
Head of Future Components & System Concepts, Mercedes-Benz
Florian Dauber
Head of Digitalization, Voltavision
Florian Huettl
CEO, Opel Automobile GmbH
Giovanni Palazzo
CEO, Elli und SVP Charging & Energy, Volkswagen Group
Markus Emmert
Vorstand, BEM | Bundesverband eMobilität e.V.
Michael Herzog
Managing Director, ZESS
Michael Lohscheller
Chief Executive Officer, Polestar
Michael Mandat
Managing Director, PROGENIUM
Patrick Dinger
Managing Director, Opel Automobile GmbH
Peter Kritzer
Principal Expert Batteries, E-Mobility & Innovation, Freudenberg FST GmbH
Phillip Raasch
Founder of Der Autopreneur
Stefan Mecha
Chief Executive Officer, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Thomas Goetzl
Vice President & General Manager Automotive & Energy Solutions, Keysight
Tianshu Xin
CEO, Leapmotor International
Symposium Bochum 2025 - Agenda 24th September
08:00
Arrival of the guests / Registration / trade exhibition
09:00
Welcoming by CAR Directors
Beatrix C. Keim
Director Center Automotive Research
Dirk Wollschläger
Director Center Automotive Research
Strategies for Transformation
09:15
Smart electric mobility: A leap forward
Tianshu Xin
CEO, Leapmotor International
09:35
Wake up call from the future
Michael Lohscheller
Chief Executive Officer, Polestar
09:55
Innovations & future technologies @Mercedes-Benz
Dr. Fabian Wuttke
Head of Future Components & System Concepts, Mercedes-Benz
10:20
Panel discussion
Philipp Raasch
Founder of Der Autopreneur
Beatrix C. Keim
Director Center Automotive Research
10:35 Coffee Break
11:05
State of enterprise & industry segment
Stefan Mecha
CEO, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
11:20
Sustainability, competitiveness & resilience
Cléa Martinet
Vice President Sustainability, Renault Group & Ampere
11:35
Energy full circle: Elli in the intersection between mobility & energy
Giovanni Palazzo
Global SVP Charging & Energy Volkswagen Group,
CEO of Elli
11:50
Driving the future: 3M's collaborative innovations for the automotive industry
Dirk Lange
Vice President Global Automotive Business, 3M Deutschland
12:05
From change to cell innovative components for future batteries
Dr. Peter Kritzer
Principal Expert Batteries, E-Mobility & Innovation, Freudenberg FST GmbH
12:15 LUNCH
13:35
Interdisciplinary solutions for complex problems
Dr. Michael Herzog
Managing Director, ZESS
13:45
48V High-performance revolution for electric & hybrid drives
Adrian Patzak
Managing Director & Co- Founder, MOLABO GmbH
13:55
Beyond cars: Winning the mobility revolution
Dr. Michael Mandat
Managing Director & Owner, PROGENIUM
14:05
Disrupting after-sales quality with AI to reduce warranty costs
Arnon Shafir
Vice President Business Development, Upstream Security
14:15
Q&A Session
14:35
Clean, safe, affordable and emotional: Opel is fast charging e-mobility
Florian Huettl
CEO Opel and Vauxhall, Managing Director Stellantis Germany
14:50
Electrified but exposed: Managing risks for better insurance „solutions“ in EV ecosystems
Dr. Alexander Skorna
Managing Director, Funk Consulting GmbH
15:00
Accelerating innovation: From road to lab to simulation
Thomas Goetzl
Vice President & General Manager Automotive & Energy Solutions, Keysight
15:10
The laboratory in transition: Digitalization as a driver of innovation in the test lab
Dr. Florian Dauber
Head of Digitalization, Voltavision
15:20 Coffee Break
15:50
LIVE Experience
Keysight & Voltavision will provide live insights into their offerings at the Keysight offices.
Come closer and explore challenges, trends, and solutions to accelerate innovations – supported by live demonstrations in
- EV Battery Test
- EV/EVSE Charging Test incl. Megawatt Charging
- Mastering the SDV Transition
- Computer Aided Engineering
Keysight
Suttner-Nobel-Allee 21, 44803 Bochum
17:20
Farewell
End of Congress
Symposium Bochum 2025 - Agenda 23rd September
15:00
Welcoming by CAR Directors
Introduction - Overview- House Rules
Beatrix C. Keim
Director Center Automotive Research
Dirk Wollschläger
Director Center Automotive Research
Rotunde Bochum
Am Kulturgleis 3 - 5, 44787 Bochum
18:00
Registration
18:30
Snacks, Drinks & Networking
19:30
Evening program with Brunswick Group
Several firesite-chats with prominent guests
Andreas Hülsmann
Managing Director, Volkswagen Infotainment
Achim Bothe
Chief Executive Officer, Aral AG
Michael Lohscheller
Chief Executive Officer, Polestar
20:30
Networking
21:30
End of event