Lecture Program
A key element of the Aachen Body Engineering Days is the lecture program with highlights of the year from the car body industry. Experts in vehicle construction, development and industry presented the latest facts and trends to the participants.
Program 2026
22
Sep 2026
| # | Title | Speaker(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Speed - Understand. Translate. Accelerate. | Max Brandt strato7 |
09:00 |
2 |
High quality recycled raw materials: creating circularity and supply chain resilience |
Tim Späker / Aron Brümmer TSR |
09:25 |
3  |
The all-new Volvo EX60 on the SPA3 architecture |
Austen Clark / Dr. Mikael Fermér Volvo |
09:55 |
| Coffee Break | 10:25 | ||
| 4 |
The new Cupra Raval | Florian Pielniok / Eike Schuppert / Alan Oriol Salvador Volkswagen / Seat |
10:55 |
| 5 | The Li i6, New-Form 5-Seat SUV | tbd Li Auto |
11:25 |
| 6 |
The New BMW iX3 | tbd BMW Group |
11:55 |
| Lunch Break | 12:25 | ||
| 7 |
Porsche Cayenne Electric: Body Structure Concept, Multimaterial Strategy and Integrating Production in Bratislava |
Uwe Wawers |
13:45 |
| 8 |
The New Audi Q7 | Frank Thalheimer Audi AG |
14:15 |
| 9 | Transforming Body Structures Engineering for a Low-Carbon Future |
David Weir |
14:45 |
| Coffee Break | 15:15 | ||
| 10 | Reversing the Automotive Weight Spiral: same performance for no cost penalty |
tbd |
15:45 |
| 11 | Next-Generation BEV Front Module Concept |
Josef Hiebl |
16:15 |
| 12 | High-precision structural components from controlled extrusion processes: An alternative to Hydroforming |
Sascha Wendt |
16:45 |
| Traditional Evening Event and Networking |
19:00 |
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23
Sep 2026
| # | Title | Speaker(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Future Body-in-White Solutions – What if…? | Dr. Christoph Viechtbauer Nemak |
09:00 |
| 14 | Tomorrow XX |
Daniel Thomas |
09:30 |
| 15 | Current trends and perspectives on plastic recyclates and circular component design |
Mike Herbig |
10:00 |
| Coffee Break | 10:30 | ||
| 16 | Sustainable Automotive Steels: Balancing CO₂ Reduction, Scrap and Performance |
Dr. Thomas Hebesberger / Roland Froschauer |
11:00 |
| 17 |
New Cell-to-Vehicle architecture: steel solutions for cost-effective integration into the BIW |
Malick Thiam |
11:30 |
| 18 | Design for Sustainability: the application of steel in sustainable vehicle design |
Georgina Treherne |
12:00 |
| 19 | Modular Steel Body Architecture: Enabling Modularization Within Existing Automotive Body-in-White Facilities |
Dr. Thomas Böttcher |
12:30 |
| Lunch Break | 13:00 | ||
| 20 | AI-Assisted A-Pillar Development – A Multi-Agent CAD–FEM Case Study | Dr. Qing Yin / Simon Laniewski Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH |
14:00 |
| 21 | Gigacasting in Rapid Evolution: Aligning Engineering and Technology to Unlock Industrial Benefits |
Dr. Fan Zhang / Runze Zhou |
14:30 |
| 22 | An Experimentally Validated HFQ Approach for CrossAlloy.57: Unlocking Lightweight Potential for Complex Geometries |
Gregor Michael / Lukas Stemper |
15:00 |
| 23 | Press-Fit Elements for New Car Body Materials | Peter Schmid Profil Verbindungstechnik GmbH & Co KG |
15:30 |
| Summary | 16:00 | ||
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