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Agenda 2026

08:15
35 min

Arrival of participants, registration, networking in the exhibition area

35 min
09:20
10 min

Welcome, opening speech

10 min
Ingo Martin Ingo Martin Project Manager Ultima Media Vijy Koshy Vijy Koshy Sr. Engineering Director
Molex
09:30
30 min

Vehicle EE Architecture Transformation

30 min
Rogerio Vollet Rogerio Vollet EE Architecture Director
Stellantis
10:00
45 min

USCAR and its Impact in the Automotive Industry

45 min
Christopher Dillon Christopher Dillon Electrical Wiring Component Application Partnership Manager
USCAR – U.S. Council for Automotive Research
10:45
30 min

A Paradigm Shift in Wiring Harness Production

30 min
Christian Infanger Christian Infanger Director Product Group Harness Assembly
Komax Group
11:15
30 min

Coffee break & Networking in the Exhibition

30 min
11:45
30 min

Emerging Trends and Insights in Data Cables for Automotive and Commercial Vehicle Applications

30 min
Jonathan Silvano de Sousa Jonathan Silvano de Sousa Senior Cable Technology Specialist
GG Group
12:15
30 min

Who, What, Where, When & Why of AI's Transformation

30 min
Paul J. Johnston Paul J. Johnston Portfolio Development Executive III, LCS Capital
Siemens Digital Industries Software
12:45
1 h 10 min

Joint Lunch & Networking in the Trade Exhibition

1 h 10 min

Sponsored by

13:55
5 min

Afternoon Session

5 min
Senad Melkic Senad Melkic Director North America
GG Group
14:00
30 min

FxC as a Mainstream Wire Harness: Is the View Worth the Climb?

30 min
Evan Dawley Evan Dawley Principal Product Development Engineer
TE Connectivity
14:30
30 min

Connectors Designed for Automated End-of-Line Testing: Challenges and First Concepts

30 min
Christina König Christina König Senior Manager Technology and Innovation Management
KOSTAL Kontakt Systeme
15:00
30 min

A Holistic Approach for Efficient and Scalable Wiring Harness Development

30 min
Lars Wunderlich Lars Wunderlich Principal Application Engineer
Vector North America
15:30
29 min

Coffee break & Networking in the Exhibition

29 min
15:59
1 min

Late Afternoon Session

1 min
Aaron de Chazal Aaron de Chazal Sr. Manager Resident Engineering, Americas Automotive
TE Connectivity
16:00
30 min

Efficient Materials in Power Distribution - Aluminium & Busbars

30 min
Rob McClelland Rob McClelland Director Engineering North America
One Mobility - Autokabel
16:30
45 min

Panel Discussion: Emerging Trends in Automotive Wiring and the Impact on our Industry

45 min
Joel Pittenger Joel Pittenger Technical Specialist Connection Systems
Ford
 Khara Pratt Khara Pratt Technical Specialist for Automotive Electrical Connection Systems
General Motors
 Mike Mearing Mike Mearing Director of Engineering Component Business Unit
Yazaki North America, Inc
 Christopher Dillon Christopher Dillon Electrical Wiring Component Application Partnership Manager
USCAR – U.S. Council for Automotive Research
 Marcelino Hernandez Marcelino Hernandez Director Product Management
Molex
 Douglas Neely Douglas Neely Director - Advanced Monozukuri Research
Yazaki North America, Inc.
17:15

Get-together with fine food and drinks & Networking at its best

AGENDA 2026

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