ICA Summit 2025 Speakers

Chairwoman Elena-Andolin Müller

Head of M&A and Partnerships Schaeffler Industrial Lifetime Solutions

Chairwoman Elena-Andolin Müller

Head of M&A and Partnerships Schaeffler Industrial Lifetime Solutions

Schaeffler Technologies

About Chairwoman

We are thrilled to welcome Elena Maria Müller is joining us as the Chairman of the conference. Elena brings over 16 years of leadership experience in the automotive industry, with a strong background in Strategy, Business Development, M&A, Innovation, and Corporate Venturing across Europe, the USA, and Greater China. Her deep expertise in the latest EV & Autonomous technologies, combined with her extensive experience as a professional conference host and leadership coach, makes her the perfect choice to lead this year's event. Elena is known for her ability to engage panelists, speakers, and audiences alike, guiding them through lively and insightful discussions. Her profound knowledge of both the automotive and tech industries ensures that she will expertly navigate us through our comprehensive schedule of transformative keynotes and panel discussions. With an Executive Education Degree from Harvard Business School, Elena is equipped with the latest research insights. We are excited to have her on board and look forward to the dynamic energy she will bring to this summit.

Day 1

09:10-09:20

Opening the Conference

Chairman Dr. Florian Baumann

SDV Specialist

Chairman Dr. Florian Baumann

SDV Specialist

STMicroelectronics

About Chairman

We are excited to announce that Florian Baumann is joining us as the Chairman of the conference. Florian brings extensive expertise in the automotive software industry, with a distinguished background in machine learning, AD/ADAS solutions, and cloud strategy. With a PhD from Leibniz University of Hannover, Florian has dedicated his career to advancing automotive technologies, focusing on improving road safety and urban environments through innovative software solutions.

Florian's impressive career includes leadership roles at STMicroelectronics, Aptiv, and Dell Technologies, where he has driven significant advancements in software platform architecture, middleware, and AI. His deep understanding of the latest automotive and AI technologies, combined with his experience as a regular speaker at industry events, makes him the ideal leader for this year's conference.

Known for his ability to engage with panelists, speakers, and audiences, Florian will guide us through insightful discussions and transformative keynotes. His profound knowledge of both the automotive and tech industries ensures that he will expertly navigate our comprehensive schedule.

We are thrilled to have Florian on board and look forward to the dynamic energy and expertise he will bring to this summit.

Day 1

09:10-09:20

Opening the Conference

Duong-Van Nguyen

Deputy CEO

Duong-Van Nguyen

Deputy CEO

VinFast Germany GmbH

About Speaker

Duong-Van Nguyen is the Deputy CEO, globally in charge of ADAS and AD at VinFast. He is also the representative of VinFast at EU commission. Dr. Nguyen is the pioneer in the field of ADAS/AD with remarkable contributions to the existing products in the market. Thanks to his outstanding expertise, he received 9 Research and Innovation Grants from EU Research Council, including CARAMEL (2019), CPSoSAware (2020), TRUSTEE(2022), BERTHA(2023), and ZEV-UP(2023), AutoTrust(2024), GuideAI (2024) etc. Also he has been elected to be the Senior Member of IEEE, a member of IEEE ITS, and a member of IEEE standard working group P2020. He has served as a member of Technical Program Committee, advisory boards, a conference/workshop organizer, an invited speaker, and a reviewer for a number of journals and conferences. Dr. Nguyen has published 1 book, 1 book chapter, 1 springer interview, 9 patents, 8 journals, and 30+ conference papers

Day 2

09:40-10:40

Panel Discussion 3: Rethinking the Role of Lidar: Do Advances in Vision and Imaging Radar Signal a Shift in Sensor Strategy?

Sayed Bouzouraa

Director Development Automated Driving and Parking

Sayed Bouzouraa

Director Development Automated Driving and Parking

AUDI AG

About Speaker

A Ph.D. in Statistical Signal Processing and Sensor Data Fusion, complemented by an MBA in Strategic Management and Organizational Development. With 18 years of experience in Automated Driving and Driver Assistance Systems, he brings deep technical expertise and strategic insight to advancing intelligent mobility solutions

Day 2

09:00-09:20

Challenges & solutions related to Verification, Validation and release of Automated Driving

Miquel Testar

Director of Product Management | ADAS Components

Miquel Testar

Director of Product Management | ADAS Components

Bosch

About Speaker

Miquel is an ADAS product innovation professional with 15+ years background in the sensing space. Lead both engineering teams and business strategy, and managing growth initiatives from the Bay Area with AV players as well as from Germany with established global OEMs.

Day 1

14:40-15:00

Future-Proofing ADAS Hardware: Innovations Driving the Next Generation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Guido Gehlen

Director of Connected Car Services and Charging

Guido Gehlen

Director of Connected Car Services and Charging

Hyundai Connected Mobility GmbH

About Speaker

Dr. Guido Gehlen is the Director of Connected Car Services & Charging in Europe at Hyundai Connected Mobility. With two decades of experience in the Connected Cars industry, Guido has been at the forefront since the early days of IoT, eCall, and vehicle telematics. Currently, his focus is on pioneering the next generation of connected car services enabled by Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs). These services include on-demand features, in-car payments, in-car entertainment, and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies for both traffic data and energy management. Guido holds a PhD and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University.

Day 2

15:00-15:20

Unlocking the Potential of In-Car Applications by SDV and superior UX

Dr. Jürgen Dickmann

Global Head of Radar for Highly Automated Vehicles

Dr. Jürgen Dickmann

Global Head of Radar for Highly Automated Vehicles

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.

Day 1

10:00-11:00

Panel Discussion 1: Building Consumer Trust in Autonomy: Overcoming Psychological and Practical Barriers

Frank Kirschke-Biller

Director SDV, PMT, Compliance and Safety

Frank Kirschke-Biller

Director SDV, PMT, Compliance and Safety

Volkswagen AG

About Speaker

1993: Degree "Electrical Engineering - Systems Engineering" from University of Duisburg
1993 - 2000: imech GmbH Duisburg, Head of Sensor- and System Technologies
2000 - 2003: Ford Werke GmbH, Projectlead Infotainment Systems
2003 - 2011: Ford Werke GmbH, Supervisor/Manager for Electrical Architecture, Networks, Diagnostic, HIL and SW Processes
2011 - 2019: Ford Werke GmbH, Global Lead for SW Processes - AUTOSAR Steering Committee and AUTOSAR Spokesperson
2019 - Today: Volkswagen AG - Director SDV, PMT, Compliance and Safety, Project Lead JV with RIVIAN (Currently on sabbatical leave)

Day 2

16:40-17:10

Fireside Chat: Evaluating the Current Position of SDVs on the Hype Curve

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