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Plenary Speakers 17th International Congress and Expo | 3 – 6 December 2018, Berlin, Germany PLENARY SPEAKERS Dr Nikolai Ardey Xavier Dupont Swamy Kotagiri Head of Powertrain Development, President, CTO, Magna International, Audi AG Valeo Powertrain Systems Business Group President, Magna Powertrain Prof. Dr Tong Zhang Director of Fuel Cell Vehicle Technolo- Mamatha Chamarthi Dr Gary Horvat gy Institute and Academic Committee CDO, CTO, of School of Automotive Studies, ZF Friedrichshafen AG Proterra Tongji University, China 1.350 Delegates 125 Exhibitors at the CTI SYMPOSIUM EXPO Chair: Prof. Dr Ferit Küçükay 40 % International Participants Director, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig 24 Countries PANEL DISCUSSION Which energy source will power tomorrow's mobility? What are its implications for the drivetrain? Simultaneous translation German ‹› English www.drivetrain-symposium.world/de #CTI_sym | www.facebook.com/CTISymposium ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR Prof. Dr Ferit Küçükay Dirk Adamczyk Georg Bednarek Dr Sven Beiker Dr Carsten Bünder Dr Ulrich Burr Dr Klaus Denkmayr Director, Institute of Head of Corporate Global Chief Engineer Founder and Director Global Product Senior Vice President – General Manager, Automotive Engineering, Research and and Program Manager Managing Director, Management, Testing, New Technologies Tech Center Steyr, Technische Universität Development, Automatic Transmission, Silicon Valley Mobility; Magna Powertrain, and Development, AVL Commercial Driveline Braunschweig ZF Friedrichshafen AG Opel Automobile GmbH Lecturer in Management, Transmission Systems Voith Turbo and Tractor Engineering Stanford Graduate School GmbH & Co. KG GmbH of Business Prof. Dr Klaus Dröder Sven Ennerst Dr Hartmut Faust Dr Martin Fischer Prof. Dr Robert Fischer Stefan Fuchss Pascal Hervet Director, Executive Vice President Senior Vice President R&D President and Executive Vice President Chief Engineer Research & Institute of Machine Daimler Trucks Transmission Systems, General Manager Engineering and Electric Drive Units, Development Director, Tools and Production Technology, Head of Truck Product LuK GmbH & Co. KG Transmission Systems, Technology Powertrain Jaguar Land Rover Valeo Transmission Systems Technische Universität Engineering & Global BorgWarner Inc. Systems, Product Group Braunschweig Procurement, Daimler AG AVL List GmbH Gerald Killmann Dr Andreas Kracke Prof. Dr Arno Kwade Dr Thilo Leineweber Prof. Jan Gang Lu Berthold Martin Keith Michael Vice President R&D2, Head of Development Director, Institute for Head of Development, Professor, PhD Director, Senior Manager Toyota Motor Europe Aggregate, Volkswagen Particle Technology, Robert Bosch GmbH Beijing Institute of Advanced Transmission Commercial Vehicles Technische Universität Technology; CTO, Engineering, Braunschweig Sanhua Automotive USA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC Prof. Dr Anke Müller Torsten Murr Taisuke Naito Rolf Najork Wolfgang Nebe Konstantin Neiß Tatsuya Osone Professor lobal Technology President, President of the Global Head PL E-Motor, Electric Drive Systems & Vice President Hof University Manager TM Fluids Jatco France SAS Executive Board, Valeo Siemens Charging Systems, Advanced Technology Shell Global Solutions, Bosch Rexroth AG eAutomotive Daimler AG Development and CTO, (Deutschland) GmbH Germany GmbH Jatco Co. Ltd Sascha Ott Stephan Rebhan Prof. Dr Stephan Marc Ritter Göran Sandgren Gianpiero Saroglia Michael Schäfer Managing Director Executive Vice President Rinderknecht EMEA Senior Manager Gearbox Technical Director Head of Transmission Institute of Product BU Transmission, Automotive Partnerships, Development, NTB Transmission Engineering, Development, Engineering, Managing Director, Institute for Director KIT Center Continental Mechatronic Systems in Google Germany GmbH Scania AB FCA Italy S.p.A Volkswagen AG Mobility Systems, Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of TU Darmstadt Technology Dr Jörn Seebode Takashi Shibayama Gunnar Stein Dr Ingo Steinberg Steven Tarnowsky Prof. Dr Peter Tenberge Dr Renate Vachenauer Senior Vice President Fellow, Chief Technology Officer, Vice President Director, Global Director, Institute for Vice President Commercial Vehicle Shin Nippon Tokki Co., Ltd Senior Vice President Transmission Systems, Transmisson & Industrial and Automotive Transmissions, Drive Train Powertrain, MD-N Oerlikon Drive Systems FEV Europe GmbH Electrification – Advanced Drivetrains, BMW Group Business Area Powertrain and New Products, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Mechatronics, IAV GmbH General Motors LLC Dr Götz von Esebeck Prof. Dr Burghard Voss Michael J. Waterman Carsten Weber Dr Michael Winkler Prof. Dr Xiangyang Xu Prof. Dr Tong Zhang Vice President, Senior Vice President Business Development Manager, Engine & General Manager, Executive Deputy Director, National Fuel Technical Officer Transmission and Consultant, Powertrain Systems Head of Powertrain, Director of National Cell Vehicle and Engineering Research Powertrain System Electromobility, R&D, Hybrid Systems, Means Industries Inc. Research & Advanced Hyundai Motor Europe Center for Passenger Car Engineering Center, TRATON AG IAV GmbH Engineering, Technical Center GmbH Automatic Transmissions, Clean Energy Ford Motor Company School of Transportation Automotive Engineering Science & Engineering, Center, Tongji University Beihang University HONORARY MEMBERS Wolfgang Eng Dr Wolfgang Reik- Georg Weiberg Automotive Consulting Automotive Consulting Automotive Consulting CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME ADDRESS 3 THE 17TH CTI SYMPOSIUM: DIVERSITY IN INTELLIGENT, ELECTRIFIED AUTOMOTIVE DRIVES The rapid progress of digital transformation and faster evolution Next-generation oils and lubricants for electrified drivetrains in automotive development will have a long-term effect on Virtual, customer-oriented development using AI to determine automotive drives. In a few years’ time, machines will hold efficiency, driveability and longevity meaningful conversations with humans and will ‘know’ their habits and moods. This will enable user-oriented driving Test beds for EV and FCEV drives to examine and safeguard functionality, and hence optimized vehicle operating strategies. safety-relevant states Already, large companies are moving fast to extend their digital Compact, efficient driveaway and shift elements, eClutch, competence by buying up smaller digital specialists. claw clutch, absorber solutions, torque and pressure sensors The diversity of concepts, energy sources and charging modi in Production: lightweight battery construction, electric motors, automotive drives is stronger than ever, which in turn increases transmissions, new solutions with additive production, their complexity. The next five years will see an ‘electromobility powder metallurgy rollout’ with a broad portfolio of electric vehicles that enable ranges of 500 km or higher, plus significant extensions to This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the infrastructure. By 2025 at the latest, more and more BEVs will CTI YOUNG DRIVE EXPERTS AWARD. This award honours meet customer expectations – and not just because of the outstanding papers by recent B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD graduates in medium-range price parity with conventional automobiles that the field of transmission and drive development, and highlights experts predict in specific segments. the importance of tomorrow’s engineers. Nevertheless, combustion engines – whether diesel or petrol – The wide range of topics will be addressed in a comprehensive will still be the central pillar of automotive drives for a long programme that includes 10 expert plenary talks and while. Together with legal framework parameters, ‘reality checks’ In the vehicle, from the energy and automotive industries continue to pour 16 parallel lecture series. panel discussion, mobility and drive experts will address a topic cluster titled cold water on the euphoria generated by some electromobility ‘Which energy source will power tomorrow´s mobility? players. However, significantly more electrified drive concepts What are its implications for the drivetrain?’. All this will be – from 48 V mild hybrid through to plug-in hybrid drives – will flanked by CTI SYMPOSIUM EXPO – our ‘Hands-On Technology enter mass production. Long term, some large carmakers now Market for Innovative Products’ with 125 exhibitors. predict over 70 % market share for hybrid drives by 2050. In addition to numerous add-on hybrid concepts based on familiar Together with the and MT, AMT, DCT and CVT transmission concepts, the future will also introductory day for industry newcomers the annual with various drive and transmission see more DHT concepts such as multi-mode, powersplit or serial CTI TEST DRIVE concepts, the offers outstanding hybrid. 17th CTI SYMPOSIUM in Berlin opportunities for international transmission and drive specialists to exchange ideas and opinions. It also provides invaluable Once again, this year’s CTI SYMPOSIUM will address issues updates on where we stand – and fascinating insights into what relating to all aspects of the automotive, transmission and drive lies ahead. industry. In addition to new concepts for transmissions, hybrid and electric drives, this includes production technology and I look forward to your participation and wish you lots of useful component-related topics for passenger automobiles and discussions and inspiration. commercial vehicles, and the influence of connectivity and automated driving on tomorrow’s drives: Yours sincerely, Market and regulatory developments and their
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