The Automotive Supplier Summit 2022 @IZB will take place at the CongressPark in Wolfsburg on 10th October 2022.

Please find the programme below.

 

NOTE: The conference will be held in German and English. Simultaneous English translation will be provided for all sessions held on the main stage.

  • 08.00 - 09.00

    Check-in, visit of the exhibition and networking

    Heinrich-Heine-Straße / Klieverhagen 44, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germanys
    Heinrich-Heine-Straße / Klieverhagen 44, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germanys
  • 09.00 - 09.20

    Opening and Networking Kick-Off

    Wendelin Göbel
    Spokesman of the Board, Wolfsburg AG
    Wendelin Göbel
    Spokesman of the Board, Wolfsburg AG
    Dennis Weilmann
    Oberbürgermeister, Wolfsburg
    Dennis Weilmann
    Oberbürgermeister, Wolfsburg
    Prof. Dr. Johannes Walther
    CEO, IPM AG
    Prof. Dr. Johannes Walther
    CEO, IPM AG
  • 09.20 - 10.00

    Panel Discussion: Rethink AUTOMOTIVE - The Great Upheaval

    Moderator: Goran Mazar
    EMA & German Head of ESG and Automotive, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
    Moderator: Goran Mazar
    EMA & German Head of ESG and Automotive, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
    Enno Fehse
    Head of Production Control and Logistics , Volkswagen AG
    Enno Fehse
    Head of Production Control and Logistics , Volkswagen AG
    Dr. Sami Krimi
    Senior Vice President - Lead Strategic Project "Semiconductor Management", Continental AG
    Dr. Sami Krimi
    Senior Vice President - Lead Strategic Project "Semiconductor Management", Continental AG
    Thomas Becker
    CFO, Hilite International
    Thomas Becker
    CFO, Hilite International
  • 10.00 - 10.20

    Keynote: High-voltage batteries for sustainable mobility

    Jörg Geffken
    VP Procurement Components & Battery, Dräxlmaier Group
    Jörg Geffken
    VP Procurement Components & Battery, Dräxlmaier Group
  • 10.20 - 10.55

    Coffee break, visit of the exhibition and networking

  • 10.55 - 11.35

    Perspective: Why tier partners are key to a sustainable future

    10.55 - 11.05
    Melanie Schuttenberg
    Vice President Business Development, Flex Automotive GmbH
    10.55 - 11.05
    Melanie Schuttenberg
    Vice President Business Development, Flex Automotive GmbH
    11.05 - 11.15
    Lisa Reehten
    Management, Bosch Climate Solution
    11.05 - 11.15
    Lisa Reehten
    Management, Bosch Climate Solution
    11.15 - 11.35
    Discussion round with the keynote speakers
  • 11.35 - 11.55

    Keynote: Circular economy and carbon footprint are drivers for new technologies

    Dr. Markus Distelhoff
    CEO, REHAU Automotive
    Dr. Markus Distelhoff
    CEO, REHAU Automotive
  • 11.55 - 12.15

    Keynote: Catena-X

    Frank Göller
    Head of Digital Production, Volkswagen Group
    Frank Göller
    Head of Digital Production, Volkswagen Group
  • 12.15 - 13.15

    Lunch break, networking in the exhibition, Speakers Corner Sessions and speed networking in GRIP

    12.30 - 12.35
    Pitch Speakers Corner: Specify one, execute everywhere - seamless embedded software testing in the cloud
    Philip Mayer
    Managing Director, Mindmotiv GmbH
    12.30 - 12.35
    Pitch Speakers Corner: Specify one, execute everywhere - seamless embedded software testing in the cloud
    Philip Mayer
    Managing Director, Mindmotiv GmbH
    12.40 - 12.45
    Pitch Speakers corner: Mind the gap - Procurrement intelligence as the key profitability driver
    Nicolas Neubauer
    Managing Partner, Lhotse Analytics
    12.40 - 12.45
    Pitch Speakers corner: Mind the gap - Procurrement intelligence as the key profitability driver
    Nicolas Neubauer
    Managing Partner, Lhotse Analytics
    12.50 - 12.55
    Pitch Speakers Corner: How Tier 1s can benefit from digitizing their production network like an OEM
    Vlad Graf
    Enterprise Account Executive, NavVis
    12.50 - 12.55
    Pitch Speakers Corner: How Tier 1s can benefit from digitizing their production network like an OEM
    Vlad Graf
    Enterprise Account Executive, NavVis
    13.00 - 13.05
    Pitch Speakers corner: Hexagon Smart Solutions for eMobility Manufacturing
    Carsten Ewald
    Global Key Account Manager Volkswagen Group, Hexagon
    13.00 - 13.05
    Pitch Speakers corner: Hexagon Smart Solutions for eMobility Manufacturing
    Carsten Ewald
    Global Key Account Manager Volkswagen Group, Hexagon
  • 13.15 - 13.35

    Keynote: How crises turn into opportunities - supply chain resilience 3.0

    Mauricio Morales
    Member of the Purchasing Management - Automotive, Würth Industrie Services
    Mauricio Morales
    Member of the Purchasing Management - Automotive, Würth Industrie Services
  • 13.35 - 13.55

    Keynote: Sustainable Mobility through Life Cycle Thinking

    Marcel Moeller
    Global Sustainability Director, Dow
    Marcel Moeller
    Global Sustainability Director, Dow
  • 13.55 - 14.15

    Keynote: Transformation in the automotive Industry - The Bosch Semiconductor Strategy

    Andreas Dempf
    Executive Vice President Mobility Sales and Customers, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Andreas Dempf
    Executive Vice President Mobility Sales and Customers, Robert Bosch GmbH
  • 14.15 - 14.30

    Coffee break, visit of the exhibition and networking

    14.20 - 14.25
    Pitch Speakers Corner: After 10 + years of “Industry 4.0”, where are the workers?
    Nils Biederstaedt
    Account Executive, Operations1 cioplenu GmbH
    14.20 - 14.25
    Pitch Speakers Corner: After 10 + years of “Industry 4.0”, where are the workers?
    Nils Biederstaedt
    Account Executive, Operations1 cioplenu GmbH
  • 14.30 - 15.20

    Perspective: Automotive Agentur Niedersachsen

    14.30 - 14.40
    Impulse 1: Risk of supply chain disruption
    Frank Schwope
    Automotive Analyst, Nord/LB, Hannover
    14.30 - 14.40
    Impulse 1: Risk of supply chain disruption
    Frank Schwope
    Automotive Analyst, Nord/LB, Hannover
    14.40 - 14.55
    Impulse 2: Digitisation, automation and data exchange as a possible way out of the crisis or a dead end
    TBN
    14.40 - 14.55
    Impulse 2: Digitisation, automation and data exchange as a possible way out of the crisis or a dead end
    TBN
    14.50 - 15.20
    Discussion round with the keynote speakers
    Dr. Anna Meincke
    Head of Mobility and Energy and Head of the Automotive Agency, Automotive Agentur am Innovationszentrum Niedersachsen GmbH
    14.50 - 15.20
    Discussion round with the keynote speakers
    Dr. Anna Meincke
    Head of Mobility and Energy and Head of the Automotive Agency, Automotive Agentur am Innovationszentrum Niedersachsen GmbH
  • 15.20 - 15.40

    Keynote: Turn on the Power of Data in Automotive

    Gerhard Keller
    Head of Automotive Germany, Google Cloud
    Gerhard Keller
    Head of Automotive Germany, Google Cloud
  • 15.40 - 15.55

    Coffee break, visit of the exhibition and networking

  • 15.55 - 16.15

    Keynote: Microelectronics made in Germany - How technological sovereignty can succeed

    Dr. Gunther Kegel
    President, ZVEI e. V.
    Dr. Gunther Kegel
    President, ZVEI e. V.
  • 16.15 - 16.35

    Keynote: ESG criteria and lithium production from brine in Latin America – SQM’s sustainable development plan. A case study.

    José Miguel Berguño
    Senior Vice President of Corporate Services, SQM Lithium
    José Miguel Berguño
    Senior Vice President of Corporate Services, SQM Lithium
  • 16.35 - 16.55

    Keynote: How intelligent components can shape a more sustainable automotive industry

    Elisabeth Engelbrechtsmüller-Strauß
    Managing Director, Fronius International GmbH
    Elisabeth Engelbrechtsmüller-Strauß
    Managing Director, Fronius International GmbH
  • 16.55 - 17.10

    Keynote: Software Updates für Connected Cars automatisieren

    TBN
    Reply
    TBN
    Reply
  • 17.10 - 17.30

    Networking in the exhibition and speednetworking in GRIP

  • 17.30 - 22.00

    Official opening of the IZB with speakers from the Volkswagen Group

    Organizer: Wolfsburg AG
    Organizer: Wolfsburg AG
    Murat Aksel
    CPO, Volkswagen AG
    Murat Aksel
    CPO, Volkswagen AG

More information about the speakers can be found here.