Previous ICA Summit Speakers

Conference Chairman Dr. Florian Baumann

Sr. Director Software

Conference Chairman Dr. Florian Baumann

Sr. Director Software

Aptiv

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Dr. Florian Baumann (Conference Chairman) is Sr. Director Software from Aptiv

09:10 - 09:20

Day 1

Opening the Conference

Clément Nouvel

LiDAR CTO

Clément Nouvel

LiDAR CTO

Valeo Detection Systems GmbH

About Speaker

Clément Nouvel is LiDAR CTO at Valeo Group, leading supplier in the field of Safety and Automated Driving, and market leader in automotive grade LiDAR sensors. Prior to this position, Clément has been acting as Active Safety Business Development Director from 2016 to 2019 and held several positions at Renault-Nissan Alliance from 2003 focused on innovation engineering and project management, based in France and Asia. He is currently in charge of leading Valeo LiDAR product development, a global team including functions ranging from Business Development to Engineering and Technology Partnerships. Clément holds a Master’s degree from both Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité, as well as an Executive MBA from INSEAD.

11:30 - 11:50

Day 1

The Road to Autonomous Cars, Between Driver Liberation and Battle for Attention

Duong-Van Nguyen

Deputy CEO

Duong-Van Nguyen

Deputy CEO

VinFast Germany GmbH

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Duong-Van Nguyen is Deputy CEO from VinFast Germany GmbH

16:20-17:20

Day 1

Panel 2: Tech Trends in Motion: Unveiling the Latest Developments Across the ADAS Spectrum

Dominique Massonié

Head of Software Internationalization

Dominique Massonié

Head of Software Internationalization

NIO GmbH

About Speaker

His academic background is in Speech & Dialog systems with a PhD from Avignon University (France). In 2006 Dominique moved to Germany to pioneer voice technology integration in the Automotive industry. He led multiple embedded software production projects for premium OEMs then became Product Manager for multimodal HMI products and solutions. Since 2022 he is leading the efforts from NIO in Europe to bring NOMI to life and make this awesome voice assistant the best digital companion for the users' mobility and lifestyle transition. Interests: NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS.

11:50-12:10

Day 1

Navigating the Software-Driven Road: From Next-Gen Car Companies to UX Innovations

Dr. Jürgen Dickmann

Head of Radar and Radar Perception

Dr. Jürgen Dickmann

Head of Radar and Radar Perception

Mercedes-Benz AG

About Speaker

Dr.-Ing. Juergen Dickmann is head of Radar sensors and radar based perception at highly automated driving, DAIMLER AG. In this role he is responsible for all radar projects for the 6th generation of ADAS systems at Mercedes-Benz AG and radar based perception in the cooperation with Nvidia. In his last position, he was in charge of radar and radar perception in the autonomous driving cooperation between Mercedes-Benz AG and Robert Bosch. Before that, he managed the technology transfer process from pre-development into series of all perception sensing (Radar, Laser, Video) and localization technologies for S-Class model BR222. Among others, he held manager positions at DAIMER in Laser-Scanner, Sensor-Fusion and Situation Analysis. He conducted radar research and pre-developments for radar based Pre-Crash and driver assistant systems for all platforms (Passenger cars, Busses, Van, Truck) inside DAIMLER AG. The research achievements of his group can be found in: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Juergen_Dickmann. He received his Diploma degree in electrical engineering from University Duisburg, Germany, in 1984. In 1991 he achieved the Dr.-Ing. degree at Rheinisch Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH), Germany. In 1986 he started his career at AEG Research Center, where he did research on III/V-semiconductor processing techniques, mm-Wave device and MMIC-design (up to 120GHz) and fabrication. Key-Note on “Future demands in automotive Radar” Takeaways: Everybody speaks about vision and lidar systems, but Radar is an indispensable key technology for highly automated and autonomous ADAs HW-SW Co-Design is essential to come to the next level High Performance radar versus smart radar networks – some thoughts Radar perception can benefit performance, if it is not treated like a lidar or camera Massive AI is entering the Radar-Perception arena. Abstract: Over decades automotive driver assistance systems have developed from simple park assistance and ACC to highly complex L3 functions. Among other issues, that has been driven by the dramatic development of radar sensor technology and radar based perception. Radar can see, where other sensors can´t. Due to their performance to be packaged nearly invisible, modern cars can still appear as design artwork icons, like the present EQ-S. With the development towards higher automatisation the total perception system has to provide much more comprehensive and precise information to the path planning and behavior stages in order to allow proper operation. Based on our experience with the “Bertha Drive” as quasi autonomous vehicle, we got inside what is needed in the future. One outcome was, the sensor technology in cooperation with perception algo-concepts have to develop along other lines as compared to simple L2 systems. The key note will line out from a radar point of view what has been achieved so far and what will be needed in the future.

16:00-16:20

Day 1

Holistic Radar Sensor Set-Up for ADAS Functions from L2 to L4

Alessandro Massimino

Head of Product and Connectivity

Alessandro Massimino

Head of Product and Connectivity

Zeekr Europe

About Speaker

Executive with +20yrs of automotive experience both in business and in corporate functions, I am currently leading the introduction of ZEEKR brand in Europe from Product and Digital side. ZEEKR is the luxury EV mobility tech brand of the Geely Group, listed in NYSE since May 2024. The company has quickly become the fastest growing EV vehicle brand in China (+240k sales since the launch in 2021) and is present in Europe since end of 2023 in Netherlands and Sweden. In the recent past I had led the Product and Marketing for Iveco in the global market, launching the first EV model of the brand (e-Daily). My main working experience has been in Toyota where covered leading positions in Europe over 16 years in the field of Sales (Country management), Product Planning (A and B segments, being responsible of iconic models like Aygo and Yaris) and Connectivity (with the set up of the Connected business in Europe for Toyota and Lexus).

11:30-11:50

Day 1

User Centric Product Development: SDV the ZEEKR Way

Bernd Hartmann

Head of Innovation Line Driverless

Bernd Hartmann

Head of Innovation Line Driverless

Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH

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Bernd Hartmann is Head of Innovation Line Driverless at the Continental Autonomous Mobility Business Area which develops and produces innovative sensors, driving functions and control units for assisted and automated driving. More than 30 years ago he started as a test engineer for Tiers at Continental and is since then actively realizing innovations in different development and management roles. Especially in the area of driver assistance and automated driving.

14:40-15:00

Day 1

From Driver Assistance to Autonomous Trucking – Autonomous Goods Transport becomes Reality

Hariharan Venkitachalam

Head of Product Safety and Compliance

Hariharan Venkitachalam

Head of Product Safety and Compliance

Iveco Magirus AG

About Speaker

Dr. Hariharan Venkitachalam is an Engineering Leader in the Automotive domain with more than 13 years of experience across various domains like ADAS, Powertrain, and Infotainment systems. Currently, Dr. Venkitachalam is a Chief Engineer at Iveco, who leads the ADAS and General Safety Regulation development for Zero-Emission Trucks. Previously, he worked as a Software Technology Manager for ZF in the field of ADAS systems. In this role, he spearheaded the creation of a new software development team for ZF's next-generation radar system. Prior to this role, he has fulfilled various engineering roles in System and SW development across Bosch, FEV, and ZF Friedrichshafen. In addition to this, he has lectured on the topic of Software Defined Vehicles at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences. Dr. Venkitachalam completed his dissertation from the Chair of Thermodynamics of Mobile Energy Conversion Systems at RWTH Aachen University. His technical and research interests include Automotive Electronics, ADAS, Cybersecurity, and Software Defined Vehicles.

13:50 - 14:10

Day 1

Managing Product Safety and Compliance in a Fast-evolving Technological Context

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