Advisory Board



Chairman
Prof. Dr Malte Jaensch
Chair of Sustainable Mobile Powertrains – Technical University of Munich, Germany

Founding Chairman
Prof. Dr Ferit Küçükay
Director – Center for Automotive Engineering, Innovationsgesellschaft Technische Universität Braunschweig mbH

Dirk Adamczyk
Senior Vice President Engineering Solutions – ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Dr Norbert Alt
COO & Executive Vice President – FEV Group GmbH

Georg Bednarek
Director Regulations & Certification – Stellantis

Dr Sven Beiker
Managing Director, Silicon Valley Mobility; Lecturer – Stanford Business School

Dr Karsten Bennewitz
Head of Powertrain and Energy System Development – Volkswagen AG

Dr Carsten Bünder

Dr Ulrich Burr
Vice President Testing CV – J.M. Voith SE & Co. KG

Dr Klaus Denkmayr
Director Research and Development Projects – AVL List GmbH

Prof. Dr Robert Fischer
Chief Technology Officer Engineering – AVL List GmbH

Philippe Hamon
R&D and Product Marketing Director – Powertrain Electrified Mobility – VALEO SIEMENS eAUTOMOTIVE

Prof. Dr Arno Kwade
Director, Institute for Particle Technology – Technische Universität Braunschweig

Jimmy Larsson
Senior Vice President, Head of Powertrain – Traton Group R&D

Prof. Dr Markus Lienkamp
Institute/Chair of Automotive Technology – Technical University of Munich

Prof. Jan Gang Lu
Professor, PhD Director, Beijing Institute of Technology; CTO – Sanhua Automotive USA

Dr Holger Manz
Head of Plant Hannover – Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Prof. Dr Axel Mertens
Director of the Institute, Power Electronics and Drive Control Department, Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics – Leibniz Universität Hannover

Prof. Dr Anke Müller
Professor, Manufacturing Methods in Mechanical Engineering – Hof University

Karsten Müller
Senior Vice President Electrification System Integration – IAV GmbH

Torsten Murr
Global Technology Manager Transmission Fluids – Shell Global Solutions

Dr Prabjot Nanua
Executive Director, Global Advanced Electrified Propulsion Engineering – General Motors

Konstantin Neiß
Head of Vehicle Engineering AMG – Mercedes-AMG GmbH & Chairman of YASA UK

Tatsuya Osone
Vice President Advanced Technology Development and CTO – JATCO Co. Ltd

Sascha Ott
Managing Director Institute of Product Engineering and Managing Director KIT Center Mobility Systems – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Prof. Dr Bernd Ponick
Director of the Institute, Electrical Machines and Drive Systems Department, Institute for Drive Systems and Power Electronics – Leibniz Universität Hannover

Stephan Rebhan
Senior Vice President Technology & Innovation – Vitesco Technologies

Martin Richter
Director Global Engineering & Head of LV Transmission Systems – Dana Inc

Prof. Dr Stephan Rinderknecht
Director, Institute for Mechatronical Systems in Mechanical Engineering – Technische Universität Darmstadt

Gianpiero Saroglia
Technical Director Transmission Engineering – Stellantis N. V.

Michael Schäfer
Head of Powertrain Integration – Volkswagen AG

Tim Schmidt
Technical Advisor– Battery-Systems – Porsche Engineering Group GmbH

Raf Schuermans
Technical Senior Manager – Advanced Powertrain – Toyota Motor Europe

Takashi Shibayama
Research Associate – Tokyo Denki University

Udo Sommerhalter
Director & Customer Chief Engineer – Valeo Powertrain

Dr Axel Sturm
Head of Department Innovative Vehicle Technologies – Technische Universität Braunschweig

Prof. Dr Peter Tenberge
Director, Institute for Industrial and Automotive Drivetrains – Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Dr Franz Völkel
Senior VP R&D, Business Division Automotive Bearings – Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

Dr Götz von Esebeck
Vice President, Technical Officer Electromobility, R&D – TRATON AG

Prof. Dr Burghard Voss
Chair of Automotive Engineering and Drives – Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg

Dr Michael Wagner
Vice President Global Engineering and Quality, BorgWarner Drivetrain & Battery Systems – BorgWarner Inc, BorgWarner Drivetrain Engineering GmbH

Carsten Weber
Manager, Engine & Powertrain Systems Research & Advanced Engineering – Ford Motor Company

Dr Michael Winkler
General Manager, Head of Powertrain – Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH

Prof. Dr Xiangyang Xu
Director of Academic Committee of School of Transportation Science and Technology – Beihang University

Hiroyuki Yada
President – JATCO France SAS

Prof. Dr Tong Zhang
Director, National Fuel Cell Vehicle and Powertrain System Engineering Center Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center – Tongji University
Honorary members:

Wolfgang Eng
Automotive Consulting

Dr Hartmut Faust
Automotive Consulting

Berthold Martin
Automotive Consulting

Dr Wolfgang Reik
Automotive Consulting