GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 224C92
Robotics

The Autonomous Main Event 2026

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he Autonomous Main Event 2026 is a hybrid conference exploring practical, safe, and scalable solutions in autonomous systems, with a focus on building trust for autonomy to scale globally across mobility and robotics. Bringing together C-level executives, safety experts, and senior decision makers from the global autonomous mobility and robotics industries,…

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40Voices
12Underwriters
0Exhibitors
13On the bill · sessions
38Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at The, in alphabetical order.
Andreas Kugi
Scientific Director – AIT | Professor – TU Wien · AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
Benedikt Wolfers
Founding Partner · POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS (pswp)
Bernhard Augustin
Head of development and integration of ADAS/AD sensors and compute platform · Audi
Bolin Zhou
Senior Engineer at China Auto Standardization Research Institute · CATARC
Christian Poschmann
Senior VP Global Engineering Technology · CLAAS
Clemens Rengier
CFO & Managing Director · HOLON
Diana Mao
General Manager, NeuSAR Sales & Marketing · Neusoft Reach Automotive Technology
Georg Kopetz
CEO · TTTech Group
Grant Courville
Senior Vice President, Products and Strategy · QNX
Jakub Juza
CEO · Roboauto
Jeff Walker
Chief Commercial Officer · SDVerse
Jennifer Sarah Boone
Host and event moderator
Jens Kötz
Head of Development Architecture, Energy, Security/Safety · Audi
Juergen Schaefer
Distinguished Engineer System Architecture · Infineon Technologies
Katrin Matthes
CTO, VP Innovation & Technology · Ampere Software Technology
Kurt Sievers
CEO · NXP Semiconductors
Lars Reger
CTO & Executive Vice President · NXP Semiconductors
Martin Hart
Director of Automated and Autonomous Software Development · Mercedes-Benz
Martin Kellner
Partner · McKinsey & Company
Mathias Pillin
CTO · Bosch Mobility
Matthias Traub
President & Managing Director · Vector Informatik
Missy Cummings
Professor · George Mason University

— and 18 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
DENSO
Infineon
Innoviz
McKinsey & Company
NXP
PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus)
QNX
SDVerse
TTTech Auto
TTTech Group
Vector
Zendar
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The Programme

Selected from 13 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00 - 09:30

    Welcome Address

    Welcome Address by Ricky Hudi, Chairman and the co-founding members of The Autonomous Association.

    Main Stage
  • 09:30 - 09:50

    Fireside Chat: Building Trust for Autonomy to Scale

    The fireside chat brings together visionary leaders and politicians to explore how to scale autonomy through trust, uniting industries around shared responsibility.

    Main Stage
  • 09:50 - 10:30

    Panel I: Framework for Edge AI (Hosted by TrustMotion)

    Building Secure and Scalable Edge AI Frameworks for Autonomous Systems. AI is essential for enabling autonomous systems such as self-driving vehicles, robots, and drones, especiall…

    Main Stage
  • 11:15 - 11:35

    Keynote I

    Main Stage
  • 11:35 - 12:20

    Panel II: Automotive and robotics trust foundations (Hosted by Infineon & NXP)

    From Cars to Robots: Shared Foundations for Safe and Trusted Autonomy. This panel explores the shared system‑level foundations that enable autonomy in both automotive systems and r…

    Main Stage
  • 12:20 - 12:35

    The Autonomous Update

    Update from The Autonomous Innovation Stream. The Autonomous Working Groups unveil their annual findings.

    Main Stage
  • 14:20 - 14:40

    Keynote II

    Main Stage
  • 14:40 - 15:25

    Panel III: Off-highway market (Hosted by TTControl)

    Will Mobile Machines Be First? Scaling Physical AI and Autonomous Machines in the Off-Highway Market. This panel discusses the emergence and scaling of autonomous machines in the o…

    Main Stage
  • 15:25 - 15:45

    Keynote III

    Main Stage
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 38 companies show up — and 7 bet on three roles at once?

38 companies. seven are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
7All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
26Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

TTTech Auto·McKinsey & Company·PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus)·QNX·SDVerse·TTTech Group·Zendar

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

70% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1333%
  • Founder / Owner410%
  • VP-level410%
  • Director / Head of718%
  • Manager / Lead25%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Research / Science13%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Other roles718%

Of 40 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01TTTech AutoSp2V
  2. 02McKinsey & CompanySp1V
  3. 03PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus)Sp1V
  4. 04QNXSp1V
  5. 05SDVerseSp1V
  6. 06TTTech GroupSp1V
  7. 07ZendarSp1V
  8. 08DensoSp
  9. 09InfineonSp
  10. 10Infineon Technologies3V
  11. 11InnovizSp
  12. 12NXPSp
  13. 13VectorSp
  14. 14Audi2V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
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100% of 12