FKFS Events

2026 Stuttgart International Symposium
on Automotive and Engine Technology

8 - 9 July 2026

Speakers of the 2025 Symposium

The conference will feature a total of 108 presentations by experts from science and industry. All information can be found in the table below.

 

Patrick Albrecht
FHNW Schweiz  
Frank Atzler
Technische Universität Dresden
Kevin Badalian
RWTH Aachen University  
Florian Bankoley
Robert Bosch GmbH
Markus Baumann
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
Maximilian Beck
Karlsruhe Institute Of Technology
Ole Behnke
Mercedes-Benz AG
Sandra Bickelhaupt
 
Ulrich Bodenhausen
Vector Consulting Services GmbH  
Marcus Bollig
VDA
Alexander Brem
Professor and Vice Rector of Science Transfer and International Affairs, Universität Stuttgart
02.07.2025 | 09:25 - 09:30
Michael Buchholz
Ulm University
Ragnar Burenius
Horse Powertrain Ltd.
Marcolucio Capecci
Politecnico di Milano
André Casal Kulzer
FKFS and IFS University of Stuttgart  
Timo Combé
Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Aristidis Dafis
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Maria Grazia Davino
BYD EUROPE
Jordan A. Denev
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ole Desens
Karlsruhe Institute Of Technology
Christian Doberstein
TWT GmbH
Sebastian Dressel
BRIGHT Testing GmbH
Torsten Eder
Vice President Electrified Drive Systems, Mercedes-Benz AG
03.07.2025 | 13:30 - 14:00
Stefan Eder
AVL List GmbH  
Alfred Elsäßer
MAHLE International GmbH
Leonardo Federici
University of Rome Niccolo Cusano
Rüdiger Fehrenbacher
KIT Karlsruhe Institute Of Technology
Felix Fellner
Technische Universitaet München
Hugo Gabele
Hochschule Esslingen
Kai Gaukel
Gamma Technologies GmbH  
Michele Giuliani
Ohio State University
Dennis Griebler
Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Thomas Grube
FZ Jülich, ICE-2
03.07.2025 | 09:30 - 10:00
Caroline Grund
FKFS
Philip Hätscher
IFS Institute of Automotive Engineering Stuttgart  
Tobias Hauser
Hochschule Furtwangen
Lennard Hettich
University of Stuttgart IAS
Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut
Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism of the State of Baden-Württemberg
02.07.2025 | 09:20 - 09:25
Stefan Hörtling
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Jan D. Jacob
Werum Software & Systems AG  
Vikhyat Kalra
The Ohio State University
Dimitrios Karageorgiou
Aramco Fuel Research Center
Klaus Kefferpütz
Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
Hannes King
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Sebastian Patriz Hugo Körner
University of Stuttgart
Frank Kraemer
IBM Germany  
Franz Loogen
E-mobil BW
Lionel Martin
Bosch Engineering GmbH  
Gianluca Montenegro
Politecnico di Milano
Karsten Müller
Mercedes-Benz AG
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Firma  
Jun Nakahara
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Yogesh Nalam
Gamma Technologies GmbH
Nicole Neis
Porsche Engineering Services GmbH
Anna Panzer
Institute of Automotive Engineering, TU Braunschweig
Anagha Phaniraj
University of Stuttgart  
Mario Pipolo
IFS Institute of Automotive Engineering Stuttgart
Eric Pohl
German Aerospace Center (DLR)  
Michael Raff
Robert Bosch GmbH  
Nine Reining
TWT GmbH Science & Innovation
Dominik Reitzle
Institut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Meßtechnik
Hans-Christian Reuss
FKFS and IFS, University of Stuttgart  
02.07.2025 | 09:00 - 09:20
Patrick Schaufuss
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Claudius Schück
Robert Bosch GmbH  
Lea Schwarz
Audi AG
02.07.2025 | 09:00 - 09:20
Michael Stark
Technical University Of Munich
Axel Sturm
Institute of Automotive Engineering, TU Braunschweig
TBD TBD
Guillaume Tuffier
Horse
02.07.2025 | 11:30-12:00
Stefan Unterschütz
Werum Software & Systems AG
Daniel Vallicotti
Dassault Systemes
Jose Roberto Vargas Rivero
CARIAD SE
Kai von Schulz
Hochschule Furtwangen, IPSE
Andreas Wagner
FKFS and IFS, University of Stuttgart
02.07.2025 | 09:00 - 09:20
Christof Weber
Daimler Truck AG
Niko Weimer
Technical University of Darmstadt
Eric Williamson
Purdue University
Daniel Zeitvogel
FKFS