Program

The program is subject to possible changes. Here you will find the program as of May 9, 2025.

Monday, 12 May 2025:

16:00 General Members' Assembly (only for company representatives with documents sent by prostep ivip) Level A (basement). Registration for the actual Symposium is from the afternoon for participants of the General Member's assembly and exhibitors.

18:00 casual pre eve event within the exhibition area (end by 22:00)

Program 13 May 2025 | Day One

Room Allocation at the bcc for the prostep ivip Symposium

Level A (Ground Floor): Registration and Check-in area, access to Auditory 4 and 5.
Level B (Main Floor): Exhibition, catering, and access to Auditory 2 and 3.
Level C (First Floor): Main Plenary Hall, exhibition spaces and catering areas.

Luggage drop-off:

Please note that due to the regulations of the city of Berlin, no large items of luggage may be taken into the bcc. For this reason, there is a separate baggage area on the forecourt of the bcc with staff who will take care of your larger items of baggage.

8:30 - 9:55	Registration & Refreshments	Level A & B
10:00	Welcome & Opening (C 01)
	Philipp Wibbing & Susanne Schöne	All morning sessions on Level C - 1st floor
10:20	REVOLUTIONIZING INDUSTRIES WITH SOFTWARE-DEFINED PRODUCTS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE	STRATEGY UPDATE OF THE BOARD
		Dr. Henrik Weimer (Airbus), Jens Poggenburg (AVL), Prof. Dr. Rainer Stark (TU Berlin), Tomohiko Adachi (Mazda Motor Corporation), Philipp Wibbing (UNITY), Thomas Kamla (VW)
10:20	Keynote Premium Partner Volkswagen AG
	Revolutionizing Volkswagens Product Development Process (PDP)	Thomas Kamla, CTO ID.1, Cooperation Projects, MQB classic, Digitalization Volkswagen AG
11:00	Keynote Premium Partner Dassault Systèmes
	AI-powered Virtual Twins – the Core of Industrial Transformation	Sabine Scheunert, Managing Director Eurocentral
11:45	Start up Pitch Award - your vote counts!

Lunch break from 12:15 to 13:45

Lunch - Networking - Exhibition - Guided Tours on Level B and C

Lectures from 13:45 to 14:15

PLENARY HALL | C 01

GENERATIVE DESIGN: SHORTENING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WITH AI

Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Puntigam | AVL List GmbH
Robert Lokner | Microsoft Deutschland GmbH

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

DIGITAL TWINS @WORK : EFFICIENCY GAINS AND NEW CAPABILITIES IN LIFECYCLE-MANAGEMENT

Olaf Kramer | Robert Bosch GmbH
Ulrich Wolters | Bosch Connected Industry

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

STANDARDIZATION OF VIRTUAL ELECTRONIC UNITS (V-ECUS)

Dr. Andreas Soppa | Volkswagen AG
Martin Rühl | dSpace GmbH

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

DEVELOPMENT OF DECENTRALISED DIGITAL TWINS AS DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS IN DATA ECO-SYSTEMS

Dr. Michael A. Gerber | msg for automotive GmbH
Erik Konietzko | Fraunhofer Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik

Workshop from 13:45 to 15:25

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

LEVERAGING DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORTS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TRACEABILITY

Anjuli Singh | Dassault Systèmes
Christian Deittert | UNITY AG

Lectures from 14:20 to 14:50

PLENARY HALL | C 01

COLLABORATIVE DIGITAL TWINS – PROJECT OVERVIEW, INTERMEDIATE RESULTS, AND DELIVERABLES

Dr. Sebastian Handschuh | Mercedes-Benz AG
Peter Gerber | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

CODE THE CAR - THE VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH OF THE FUTURE

Dr.-Ing. Peyman Merat | UNITY AG
Engelbert Loibner | AVL List GmbH

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

THE ART OF DIGITAL ENGINEERING: JOURNEY ZUR ENGINEERING PLATFORM

Jerome Brun | BMW AG
Yannick Vogel | Dassault Systemes

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

FDX BASED FUNCTION DATA PROCESS APPLIED IN ENGINEERING PROJECTS - A CRUCIAL APPROACH FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY

Michael Baumann | Karakun
Dr. Ronaldo Nunes | Mercedes-Benz AG

Workshop from 13:45 to 15:25

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

LEVERAGING DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORTS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TRACEABILITY

Anjuli Singh | Dassault Systèmes
Christian Deittert | UNITY AG

Lectures from 14:55 to 15:25

PLENARY HALL | C 01

REVOLUTIONIZING VOLKSWAGENS SIMULATION WITH AI GENERATED DIGITAL TWINS

Dr. Henning Klar | Volkswagen AG
Aron Grünwald | Volkswagen AG

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

BACK TO THE FUTURE – HOW AI+INPASS BOOST THE COMMUNICATION OF MATERIAL, PRODUCT AND SPECIFICATION DATA

Dr. Hans-Peter Schlegelmilch | Brain of Materials AG
Bernd Feldvoss | Airbus Operations GmbH

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

CIRCULAR ECONOMY, THE FINAL FRONTIER - A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO CIRCULAR GREEN PLM

Ole Scheller | Dataciders InMediasP GmbH
Manuel Gramlich | Ventum Consulting GmbH & Co. KG

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

presentation cancelled

Workshop from 13:45 to 15:25

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

LEVERAGING DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORTS FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TRACEABILITY

Anjuli Singh | Dassault Systèmes
Christian Deittert | UNITY AG

Coffee break from 15:30 to 16:00

Refreshments - Networking - Exhibition: Guided Tours

Lectures from 16:00 to 16:30

PLENARY HALL | C 01

MERCEDES-BENZ’S JOURNEY INTO THE DIGITAL TWIN ERA

Dr. Lina Longhitano | Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Yübo Wang | Mercedes-Benz Group AG

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

NO LECTURES - PREPARATION EVENING EVENT

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

AGILE WIRING SYSTEMS: REVOLUTIONIZING TOOL LANDSCAPE AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES

Dr.-Ing. Tobias Carsten Müller | Volkswagen AG
Rainer Ganß | 4Soft

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

PDM INTEROPERABILITY FORUM: A SPOTLIGHT ON FASTENERS IMPACT AND INNOVATION AT BMW

Guillaume Hirel | T-Systems International GmbH
Florian Rank | BMW AG

Workshop from 16:00 to 17:40

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

CHALLENGES OF THE SOFTWARE DEFINED ANYTHING WORLD FOR STANDARDIZATION, COLLABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

Dr. Marcus Krastel | :em engineering methods AG
Prof. Dr. Rainer Stark, TU Berlin
Olaf Kramer, BOSCH
Dr. Sebastian Handschuh, Mercedes-Benz
Dr. Thomas Dickopf, AUDI
Bernd Feldvoss, AIRBUS

Workshop from 16:00 to 17:40

Collaboration Corner | B 04

FROM DATA TO MODELS: MASTERING DATA MODEL DESIGN FOR MACHINE LEARNING

Helena Ebel | Technische Universität Berlin

Lectures from 16:35 to 17:05

PLENARY HALL | C 01

REVOLUTIONIZING VOLKSWAGEN PDP WITH E2E TESTING FOR SOFTWARE DEFINED VEHICLES

Dr. Malte Westerloh | Volkswagen AG
Christian Ewertz | Deloitte Consulting GmbH

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

NO LECTURES - PREPARATION EVENING EVENT

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

LONG-TERM ARCHIVING AND DIGITAL TWINS

Dr.-Ing. Erik Claassen | :em engineering methods AG
Till Reymann | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

REVOLUTIONIZING INDUSTRIES WITH DIGITAL TWINS AND AI

Markus Franke | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Andreas Wernicke | DIN Solutions GmbH

Workshop from 16:00 to 17:40

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

CHALLENGES OF THE SOFTWARE DEFINED ANYTHING WORLD FOR STANDARDIZATION, COLLABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

Dr. Marcus Krastel | :em engineering methods AG
Prof. Dr. Rainer Stark, TU Berlin
Olaf Kramer, BOSCH
Dr. Sebastian Handschuh, Mercedes-Benz
Dr. Thomas Dickopf, AUDI
Bernd Feldvoss, AIRBUS

Workshop from 16:00 to 17:40

Collaboration Corner | B 04

FROM DATA TO MODELS: MASTERING DATA MODEL DESIGN FOR MACHINE LEARNING

Helena Ebel | Technische Universität Berlin

Lectures from 17:10 to 17:40

PLENARY HALL | C 01

PLM DIGITAL TWIN - DIGITAL THREAD BENCHMARK STUDY – LEVEL OF READINESS OF PLM SOLUTION PROVIDERS

Dr. Robert Rencher - The Boeing Company

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

NO LECTURES - PREPARATION EVENING EVENT

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

NO LECTURES - PREPARATION EVENING EVENT

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

AUTOMATED DATA VALIDATION - A GENERAL TOPIC FOR DATA MIGRATION AND DATA USAGE.

Thomas Förster | SSC Services GmbH
Benjamin Scherer | Daimler Truck AG

Workshop from 16:00 to 17:40

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

CHALLENGES OF THE SOFTWARE DEFINED ANYTHING WORLD FOR STANDARDIZATION, COLLABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

Dr. Marcus Krastel | :em engineering methods AG
Prof. Dr. Rainer Stark, TU Berlin
Olaf Kramer, BOSCH
Dr. Sebastian Handschuh, Mercedes-Benz
Dr. Thomas Dickopf, AUDI
Bernd Feldvoss, AIRBUS

Workshop from 16:00 to 17:40

Collaboration Corner | B 04

FROM DATA TO MODELS: MASTERING DATA MODEL DESIGN FOR MACHINE LEARNING

Helena Ebel | Technische Universität Berlin

End of the first day

PLENARY HALL

17:45	Get Together
17:50	Closing Keynote - Revolutionizing value creation with data
	Dr.-Ing. Reinhold Achatz, International Data Spaces Association - Chairman of the Board
18:25	End of Symposium Day 1
18:30	Evening Event Ground Floor including Honorary Member Award & Scientific Award

14 May 2025 | Day Two

Welcome coffee| last Registration from 08:00 to 8:30

Registration Level A | Refreshments Level B & C

Lectures from 8:30 to 9:00

PLENARY HALL | C 01

REVOLUTIONIZING VOLKSWAGEN: VIRTUAL METHODS AS A BASIS FOR FUTURE CONSUMPTION AND RANGE HOMOLOGATIONS

Dr. Tim Wagner | Volkswagen AG

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

STANDARDIZATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE EE/SW DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AT MERCEDES AMG GMBH

Véronique-Isabelle Lutz | BHC Consulting GmbH
Thomas Linden | Mercedes-AMG GmbH

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

SMART MAINTENANCE - AI-DRIVEN PROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEMS

Stefan Gregorzik | CONTACT Software
Tobias Rüschhoff-Nadermann | Iqony Solutions GmbH

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

SUPPORTING VALIDATION IN PRODUCT ENGINEERING THROUGH MODEL-BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Scientific Award Winner Doctor Thesis:
Dr. Constantin Mandel

Lecture from 08:30 to 09:00

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

VIRTUAL HOMOLOGATION: A NEW PROSTEP IVIP INITIATIVE
Marius Dupuis | ASAM e.V.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reza Rezaei | IAV

Workshop from 08:30 to 10:10

The Exchange Hub | B 07- 08

What does SysML v2 mean for MBSE industry?

Lectures from 9:05 to 9:35

PLENARY HALL | C 01

END-TO-END DIGITAL TWIN: TRANSFORMING DAIMLER BUSES’ VALUE CHAIN IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Bernhard Lange | Daimler Buses GmbH
Philipp Holzner | BHC Consulting GmbH

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

AI-BASED REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING - REDEFINING THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LANDSCAPE MIT GENAI AT CONTINENTAL

Jens Krueger | NTT DATA Deutschland SE
Michael Sicker | Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

MASTERING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: LEADING INNOVATION AT EVERY STEP

Arnab Bhattacharya | Dassault Systèmes
Andreas Wank | Pepper+Fuchs SE

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

INSIGHTS FROM A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW FOR AI APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Eigner | EIGNER Engineering Consult
Oliver Bleisinger | University of Kaiserslautern-Landau

Lecture from 09:05 to 09:35

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

BOSCH BATTERY PASSPORT: SUSTAINABILITY TROUGH TRANSPARENCY-LEVERAGING THE POWER OF DIGITAL TWINS

Josepha Anna Pfeiffer | Robert Bosch Manufacturing Solutions GmbH

Workshop from 08:30 to 10:10

The Exchange Hub | B 07- 08

What does SysML v2 mean for MBSE industry?

Lectures from 9:40 to 10:10

PLENARY HALL | C 01

THE SOFTWAREUPDATE-DEFINED VEHICLE: HOW SUMS SUPPORTS THE SDV BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

Dr. Thomas Dickopf | AUDI AG

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

FUNCTIONAL SAFETY MODELLING FOR A PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM

Dr.-Ing. Stefan Schlichting | Draeger Medical Systems Inc.
Tobias Wigger | UNITY AG

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

Shaping the Future of Automotive with Collaborative Digital Twins

Philipp Weigert | Volkswagen AG
Daniel Spiess | Accenture

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

DYNAMIC KNOWLEDGE GENERATION FOR COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING OF SMART PRODUCTS IN VALUE NETWORKS

Dr.-Ing. Damun Mollahassani | RPTU
Martin Becker | RPTU

Lectures from 9:40 to 10:10

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04

presentation cancelled

Workshop from 08:30 to 10:10

The Exchange Hub | B 07- 08

What does SysML v2 mean for MBSE industry?

Coffee break from 10:15 to 10:45

Refreshments - Networking - Exhibition: Guided Tours

Lectures from 10:45 to 11:15

PLENARY HALL | C 01

DIGITAL INNOVATION AND AI: TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE OF AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Sven Lammers | Dassault Systèmes
Rebecca Richstein | AIRBUS

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

UPDATED MODEL EXCHANGE PROCESS GUIDELINE BY JAMBE | Introduction of the updated JAMBE Model Exchange Process Guideline

Kazuya Chijiiwa | NTT DATA ENGINEERING SYSTEMS Corporation
Atsushi Toyama | ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

PLM DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT WITH GENERATIVE AI

Markus Ripping | Mews Deutschland GmbH
Roberto Riascos | Roche Diagnostics AG

AUDITORY 4

STANDARDIZATION FOR SEMANTIC PMI

Takao Senko | Honda Motor
Jochen Boy| PROSTEP AG

AUDITORY 5 - EXPERT CORNER

MASTERING DIGITAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF VIRTUAL VERIFICATION, VALIDATION, AND HOMOLOGATION

Lectures from 11:20 to 11:50

PLENARY HALL | C 01

CHALLENGES AND BUSINESS VALUE OF CREDIBLE SIMULATIONS - RESULTS OF INDUSTRY SURVEY “SMARTSE-CHECK 2025”

Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Martin Heinkel | Robert Bosch GmbH
Martin Geissen | UNITY AG

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

1D SIMULATION PROCESS AND DATA MANAGEMENT (1D-SPDM) FOR CONTINUOUS VALIDATION IN VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Josef Zehetner | AVL List GmbH
Christian Titze | CAIQ GmbH

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

REVOLUTIONIZING INDUSTRIES WITH JT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION

Rudolf Dotzauer | Continental
Bernd Watzal | Mercedes-Benz AG

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

AI TRANSFERRED INTO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

Szaby Koppany | Raiqon
Dr. Walther Koch | SCHAEFFLER

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04 EXPERT CORNER

IS THERE STILL A NEED FOR ACTION REGARDING OPENNESS?

Andrea Denger | AVL List GmbH
Robert Lokner | Microsoft
Kenneth Swope | Boeing
Michael Murgai | PDTec

Lectures from 11:55 to 12:30

PLENARY HALL | C 01

AUTOMATED PROCESS: UNIFIED MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR MORE EFFICIENT COLLABORATION

Dr. Dirk Reckwerth | Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
Jens Bertram | Dassault Systèmes

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

KNOWLEDGE GRAPH-BASED VERSION COMPARISON OF GEOMETRY DATA

Julian Gebhard | Mercedes-Benz AG
Yübo Wang | Mercedes-Benz AG
Oguzhan Balandi | T-Systems International GmbH

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

DATA-DRIVEN SUSTAINABILITY: EMPOREWING SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE TRANSFORMATION WITH PLM

Daniel Jansen | Knorr-Bremse AG
Pina Schlombs | Siemens Industry Software GmbH

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

ADVANCING AUTOMOTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING WITH THE FERAL DRIVING SIMULATOR

Ralf Kalmar | Fraunhofer IESE

AUDITORY 5 | A 03/04 PRESENTATION

Collaborative AI in Engineering: Real-World Applications

Markus Franke | Schaeffler AG
Rik Rasor | AI Marketplace GmbH

Lunch break from 12:35 to 14:00

Refreshments - Networking - Exhibition: Guided Tours

Lectures from 14:00 to 14:30

PLENARY HALL | C 01

APPROACH TO DEVELOP LOGICAL STRUCTURE @BMW

Dr.-Ing. Ferdinand Schockenhoff | Capgemini Invent
Sebastian Peck | BMW

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

AI IN ENGINEERING: APPROACH FOR BUSINESS-RELEVANT USE CASES AND SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION WITH PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Marc Vidal | CADFEM
Marco Wissinger | GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG

AUDITORY 3 | B05/06

BOM CREATION WITH AI

Dr. Robert Schulte | Volkswagen AG
Florian Tichla | Hamburg Analytics EDS GmbH

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

HOW DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORTS WILL CHANGE THE INDUSTRY – FROM A SUPPLIERS PERSPECTIVE

Stefan Gatersleben | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Theresa Riedelsheimer | Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik IPK

Lectures from 14:00 to 14:30

AUDITORY 5| A 03/04

BRIDGING REQUIREMENTS, FEATURES, AND THE BILL-OF-MATERIALS: A UNIFIED APPROACH TO VARIANT MANAGEMENT

Dr. Henrik Hulgaard | Configit A/S
Till Reymann | SCHAEFFLER

Lectures from 14:35 to 15:05

PLENARY HALL | C 01

AI-SUPPORTED VIRTUAL VALIDATION AND HOMOLOGATION OF AD/ADAS SYSTEMS UTILIZING DISTRIBUTED CO-SIMULATION

Dr.-Ing. Dai Araki | Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reza Rezaei | IAV

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

ONTOLOGY-BASED SIMILARITY ANALYSIS OF DATA IN ENGINEERING

Sahar Ben Hassine | TU Berlin
Dr. Walter Koch | Schaeffler AG

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

ON MERGING THE SLOW-MOVING PROGRESSION OF MANUFACTURING WITH HIGH-VELOCITY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION BY MEANS OF A KNOWLEDGE-GRAPH BASED ABSTRACTION LAYER

Oliver Rudolph | Robert Bosch GmbH
Tiziano Degaetano | Conweaver GmbH

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

presentation cancelled

Lectures from 15:10 to 15:40

PLENARY HALL | C 01

OMG CASCADE. STANDARDIZING DIGITAL ENGINEERING COLLABORATION

Juan Carlos Mendo | Boeing
Torsten Schmied | PROSTEP AG

AUDITORY 2 | B 09

STREAMLINING FUNCTIONAL SAFETY AND CYBERSECURITY INTEGRATION WITH LEAN TOOLS: IQUAVIS AND COMPLYGUARD

Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Behr | AVL List GmbH
Christian Tschirner | Dentsu Soken Inc - Group company Two Pillars GmbH

AUDITORY 3 | B 05/06

EE OF THE FUTURE: SEMICONDUCTOR ROADMAPS AS A MEAN OF COLLABORATION

Karsten Schmidt-Grethe | VOLKSWAGEN AG
Amadeus Grigor | SIEMENS EDA

AUDITORY 4 | A 05/06

Taking the turn in the automotive industry: how to leverage cross-enterprise collaboration?

Ernesto Mottola | Toyota
Pierre Bodin | Mews Partners

End of the second day

PLENARY HALL

15:50	Last Keynote: Premium Industry Partner 2026
16:30	Closing the 2025 prostep ivip Symposium