Event agenda

Day 1 Program, October 14th

*All speakers and topics are subject to change

10:00 - 11:00	Registration, networking, demos and exhibition viewing
11:00 - 11:20	Welcome and opening remarks Moderators: Andrei Iordache, Senior Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies Laurel Davis-Lyons, Senior Director Industry & External Affairs, HERE Technologies
11:20 - 11:40	Keynote by the Chief Customer Officer Speaker: Jason Jameson, Chief Customer Officer, HERE Technologies
11:40 - 12:00	Location reasoning by HERE Discover how HERE is redefining geospatial grounding for AI, helping agents act in the physical world with confidence and precision. Speaker: Aleksandra Kovacevic, Sr Director Agentic AI Engineering, HERE Technologies
12:00 - 12:15	HERE Product Strategy – Enterprise Speaker: Bart Coppelmans, Senior Director Product Management, Enterprise Solutions
12:15 - 13:15	Lunch break, networking, exhibition viewing and venue tours
13:15 - 13:30	HERE product strategy – Automotive Speaker: Remco Timmer, Senior Vice President, Automotive Solutions
13:30 – 13:50	Fireside chat: Delivering software-defined experiences at scale
13:50 - 14:10	Keynote: Beyond voice: The rise of agentic AI inside the vehicle Speaker: Raja Bose, VP of Global Product Management & User Experience at Cerence AI
14:10 - 14:40	Coffee break, networking and transition to industry tracks

	Automotive track		Enterprise track
14:40 - 15:00	Keynote: From models to real-world systems: building AI that can act Speaker: Raphael Hofer, Industry Specialist, AWS	14:40 - 15:00	Panel: Taking AI from innovation to execution in the transport and logistics sector
15:00 - 15:20	Keynote: Moving from fragmented in-vehicle features to truly seamless, integrated digital experiences Speaker: Daodong Zhang, General Manager, Europe Region, Thundersoft	15:00 - 15:20	Keynote: How AI is transforming transportation operations and customer experiences Speaker: Shobhit Agrawal, VP Engineering Flix
15:20 - 15:40	Panel: Building the next generation of intelligent vehicles: from development to deployment Speakers: Guilherme Marshall, Director, Physical AI Go-to-Market, Arm Emil Dautovic, VP of Business Development, remotiveLabs Moderator: Severin Bredahl-Banovic, VP, Global Head of Business Solutions and Architecture at HERE Technologies	15:20 - 15:40	Fireside chat: The last mile of customer experience: planning, visibility, and service reliability Speakers: Brenton Gill, Co-founder and CEO, Radaro Ryan Henderson, Head of Global Enterprise, Radaro Moderator: Jeeten Chauhan, Senior Sales Manager, HERE Technologies

15:40 – 16:25	Transition to main agenda, coffee break, exhibition viewing and venue tours
16:25 – 16:45	Panel: From automation to intelligence: the future of digital supply chains Speakers: Tony Wringe, Chief Operating Officer, DCSA Tobias Fleischmann, Supply Chain Management and Innovation Management, Mercedes-Benz AG Moderator: Helena Lisachuk, IoT Global Lead, Know Your Cargo, Deloitte
16:45 – 17:05	Automotive POV session
17:05 – 17:35	Customer award ceremony Moderator: Jason Jameson, Chief Customer Officer, HERE Technologies
17:35 – 17:45	Closing remarks day 1 Moderators: Andrei Iordache, Senior Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies Laurel Davis-Lyons, Senior Director Industry & External Affairs, HERE Technologies

Day 2 Program, October 15th

*All speakers and topics are subject to change

08:00 - 09:00	Registration, networking, demos and exhibition viewing
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome and opening remarks Moderators: Andrei Iordache, Senior Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies Laurel Davis-Lyons, Senior Director Industry & External Affairs, HERE Technologies
09:10 - 09:30	Keynote: How navigation is evolving into a core platform for software-defined vehicle Speaker: Tasuku Saka, Senior Chief Engineer, Honda
09:30 - 09:50	Fireside chat: Closing the gap between planning and execution: Linde’s journey to smarter logistics Speaker: Richard Wallington, Global Head of Bulk Supply Chain, Linde Moderator: Duncan Pickering, Senior Account Executive, HERE Technologies
09:50 – 10:10	Keynote: From home to road: how smart assistant ecosystems are shaping mobility experiences Speaker: Shay Conway, Director of Engineering , Amazon Smart Vehicles
10:10 - 10:50	Coffee break, networking, exhibition viewing and transition to industry tracks

	Automotive track		Enterprise track
10:50 - 11:10	Interactive session focusing on consumer sentiment research by SBD Speakers: Robert Fisher, EV Domain Principal, SBD David Ball, Senior Consultant Consumer Research	10:50 - 11:10	Panel: Resilient logistics: designing for disruption and scale Speakers: Thomas Becker, Manager Enterprise Sales Engineering, Samsara Paul Dawsey , Head of Logitics, CACI
11:10 - 11:30	Fireside chat: From virtual roads to real-world readiness: how simulation accelerates SDV deployment Speaker: Cathrina Sowa, Product Owner, dSpace Moderator: Julian Gonsior, HERE Technologies	11:10 - 11:30	Panel: Urban mobility: connected, sustainable, and data-led Speakers: Carina Ziegelmueller , Head of HERE Distribution & Partners, MBI (Michael Bauer International GmbH) Niklas Kilian, Head of Product at INVERS Thomas Fair , Director of the Esri Partner Channel, ESRI Jan Kätker, CEO & Managing Director, VMZ Moderator: Amanda Mazzola, Senior Industry Solutions Manager, HERE Technologies
11:30 - 11:50	Fireside chat: Scaling navigation: assisted driving across global markets Speaker: Dr. Xiangjuan QIAN, Technical Vice President, QCraft Moderator: Eddie Ruan, General Manager, Greater China, HERE Technologies	11:40 - 12:00	Panel: The last mile at scale Speakers: Frederic Duchet, CIO of GEODIS Distribution & Express Fouzi Benkhelifa, CEO and Chief Science Officer, NexQT Nils Rypina, Director All Mile Tools, Hermes Germany

12:00 – 12:45	Transition to main agenda, coffee break, exhibition viewing and venue tours
12:45 – 13:05	Keynote: How we know whether travellers like our location intelligence features Speaker: Lucie de Nooij, Director Marketplace Data Science, Booking.com
13:05 – 13:25	Fireside Chat: Delivering the next generation of urban mobility with Momenta and HERE Technologies Moderator: Marvin Ruf, Senior Sales Manager, HERE Technologies
13:25 – 13:45	Fireside chat: The real economics of the software-defined cockpit Speakers: Augustin , Friedel, Associated Partner, Software-Defined Vehicles, MHP Sowmya , Gopal,VP Product Management & Head of Digital Cockpit Solutions, HERE Technologies
13:45 – 14:00	Closing remarks Moderators: Andrei Iordache, Senior Director Industry Solutions, HERE Technologies Laurel Davis-Lyons, Senior Director Industry Analyst Relations, HERE Technologies
14:00 – 15:00	Networking, demos and exhibition viewing