EXPO2023 Agenda

Below you will find our agenda so you will know exactly where to be, and when.

All timings in Europe/Berlin time.

All time slots listed on this page are currently under development and subject to changes.

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10:30 AM (UTC)

1:00 h

Stage

Main Stage

Open Doors: Startup Tech Fair & Networking

hosted with STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play

Networking

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We open the doors for all registered guests. Please bring your ticket (Eventbrite) on your phone or printed.

If you don't have a ticket yet, you can apply on the landing page of this website.

Network in the matchmaking area and meet the startups and corporate partners who will present their projects at the booths.

Open Details
11:30 AM (UTC)

0:05 h

Stage

Main Stage

Opening Ceremony

STARTUP AUTOBAHN EXPO2023 – Opening on the Main Stage

Moderation

Welcome

Open Details & Access Recording
11:35 AM (UTC)

0:05 h

Stage

Main Stage

Welcome Words by Plug and Play

Welcome

11:45 AM (UTC)

0:15 h

Stage

Main Stage

Keynote by Barbara Frenkel, Member of the Executive Board, Procurement at Porsche AG

with Porsche

Keynote

12:00 PM (UTC)

0:20 h

Stage

Main Stage

Next Generation of Digital Luxury: How Mercedes-Benz and Google shape the in-car experience

with Mercedes-Benz and Google

Fireside Chat

12:30 PM (UTC)

0:10 h

Stage

Main Stage

Keynote by Mathias Pillin, CTO at Bosch Mobility

"Start-up culture to boost a global technology leader"

Keynote

12:40 PM (UTC)

0:05 h

Stage

Main Stage

Welcome by Saeed Amidi, Founder & CEO at Plug and Play Tech Center

Welcome

Keynote

12:50 PM (UTC)

0:10 h

Stage

Main Stage

Keynote by Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour, and Tourism in Baden-Württemberg

Keynote

Politician's Voice

1:25 PM (UTC)

0:20 h

Stage

Main Stage

Venturing Forward: Investing in the Next Generation of Tech

Investor Talk

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This Investor Talk will take you inside the world of some of the most prominent VCs investing in the mobility, manufacturing, enterprise & AI industries.

Join us to discuss the latest investing and technology trends, discover who will be the winners in the next 10 years of venture and get insights into how VCs define success.

1:40 PM (UTC)

0:05 h

Stage

Main Stage

Pilot Presentation: Webasto x Canatu

Webasto x Canatu: Autonomous driving in harsh weather.

Pilot

Mobility

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Webasto and Canatu work on integrating LiDAR heating on Roof Sensor Module for autonomous driving.

Hosts of this session

1:50 PM (UTC)

0:10 h

Stage

Main Stage

Keynote by Lars Reger, CTO & EVP at NXP Semiconductors

"Accelerated Innovation through corporate partnerships in the dynamic semiconductor industry"

Keynote

semiconductor

2:00 PM (UTC)

0:15 h

Stage

Main Stage

Solving Challenges in the Semiconductor Industry

with STMicroelectronics

Panel

semiconductor

2:20 PM (UTC)

0:10 h

Stage

Main Stage

Keynote by Michael Corcoran, President, Global Lead, Analytics & Engineering at DXC Technology

"Driving growth by scaling innovation: How growth winners manage innovation"

Keynote

2:30 PM (UTC)

0:05 h

Stage

Main Stage

Keynote by Mehmet Gürcan Karakaş, CEO at TOGG

with Togg

Keynote

2:40 PM (UTC)

0:15 h

Stage

Main Stage

Interior Concepts of the Future

with Togg, DXC Technology, Motherson

Mobility

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Since over 100 years the car is revolutionizing transportation and since then every year and every decade makes us move from A to B in ever increasing comfort and with ever increasing security. Nowadays a car is so much more than just a mode of transport and with that change different companies on our platform create new and innovative ways of ever changing the experience of traveling from A to B inside an automobile.

Hosts of this session

3:00 PM (UTC)

0:05 h

Stage

Main Stage

Pilot Presentation: Mercedes-Benz x Phononic Vibes x Adler Pelzer Group

with Mercedes-Benz AG & Phononic Vibes

Mobility

Pilot

3:25 PM (UTC)

0:10 h

Stage

Main Stage

Keynote by Hui Zhang, VP of NIO Europe

"Sustainable Battery Lifecycle"

Keynote

Sustainability

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NIO Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) is a breakthrough innovation enabled by vehicle-battery separation and chargeable, swappable and upgradable battery technologies. The NIO BaaS approach enables a sustainable battery lifecycle from battery production to first in-vehicle and second life applications towards battery recycling.

3:35 PM (UTC)

0:30 h

Stage

Main Stage

Perspectives on Sustainability

Plug and Play Trend Report, Fireside Chats with Novelis & thyssenkrupp and Cellforce, Pilot Presentations by Shipzero & about:energy

Sustainability

Fireside Chat

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The automotive industry is at the beginning of its deepest transformation since its rise. Electrification, digitalization, supply chain, and decarbonization are the main critical points of this transition. When zooming out, sustainability appears as the joint connector driven by zero-emissions vehicles and carbon-neutral manufacturing trends. This sustainability panel will present a report on last sustainability trends, specific slots for batteries with efficient design, recyclability, and swapping, and th…

4:15 PM (UTC)

0:30 h

Stage

Main Stage

Policy Talk: Accelerating Transformation - Towards an Electric Future of Mobility

Sustainability

Mobility

Panel

Politician's Voice

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On the mission to achieve the transition to electric mobility, policy makers, industry players along the whole mobility value chain, energy providers and customers need to work together to change the way we think about mobility and how we integrate electric vehicles (EV) with the electricity grid infrastructure. We are aware of the challenges but what opportunities are out there as well? Long term, EVs only make sense in a world where 100% of electricity comes from renewables. As renewables are difficult t…

4:55 PM (UTC)

0:10 h

Stage

Main Stage

Plug and Play Global Innovation Award

Awards

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