“Navigating the New Era of Automotive Research Excellence”
1030 – 1100 hrs Inauguration of Exhibition
1100 – 1150 hrs Inaugural Session: Evolving Culture of Excellence in R&D
1200 – 1250 hrs Panel 1: Engineering the Future – R&D as a Catalyst for Reliable and Rapid Function Deployment
1400 – 1450 hrs Panel 2: “Design in India, Design for the World” – Challenges and Strides Towards a Global Design Identity
1500 – 1550 hrs Panel 3: Electric Mobility – Emerging Electric Vehicle Balance between R&D and D&D

Chairman
CII WR Taskforce on Future Mobility &
Vice Chairman
Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd

Chairman, CII Western Region 2025-26
and Chairman & Managing Director
BG Electricals and Electronics India Ltd

Chairman, CII WR Taskforce on R&D
Innovation & Digitalisation & Co-Chairman
CII WR Taskforce on Future Mobility and
President
ZF Group India

Co-Chairman
CII WR Taskforce on R&D
Innovation & Digitalisation &
President-Innovation & Technology
ANAND Automotive Pvt Ltd

Chairman, CII Pune Zonal Council &
Executive Director
RSB Transmissions (I) Ltd

Director
Automotive Research Association of India

Director & Chief operating Officer
Endurance Technologies Pvt Ltd

Whole Time Director &
Chief Executive Officer
Varroc

Managing Director
Yazaki India Pvt Ltd

Chairman & Managing Director
Hero Motor Company

Chief Executive Officer
BMW TechWorks India

President & Chief Executive Officer
Continental India Ltd

Vice President and Head of Engineering
Tata Motors Ltd

Head of India Design Studio
TATA Motors Ltd

Head of Design
Ather Energy Ltd

Design Chief
INITIA Designs
Uno Minda Ltd

Head of Advance & Creative Design
Alstom

Country Head IPS
Nordson India

General Manager - Technical Training &
Standards & Regulations
Bridgestone India Pvt Ltd

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd

Vice President & Head of Technology Center
ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd

Managing Director
Garrett Motion India

Product Line Director – EV,
Passenger Vehicles Business Unit
Tata Motors

Managing Editor
Autocar India - Haymarket
SAC Publishing (India) Private Limited

Senior Associate Editor
Acko Drive

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Expandus Consulting Pvt Ltd
“Driving India’s Software-led Mobility Revolution”
1100 – 1150 hrs Inaugural Session
1200 – 1250 hrs Panel 1: Panel 1: SDVs & E/E Architectures – The New Core of Automotive Engineering
1400 – 1450 hrs Panel 2: AI and Software in Autonomous & Connected Mobility
1500 – 1550 hrs Panel 3: Cybersecurity, Digital Twins, & Cloud Platforms for Mobility

Chairman
CII Vidarbha Zonal Council and Partner
Kinetic Gears

Executive Committee Member
Maruti Suzuki India Pvt Ltd

Chief Technology Officer
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM)

Deputy Director
Automotive Research Association of India(ARAI)

Senior Vice President
Business & Strategic Initiatives
KPIT Technologies

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Endurance Technologies Ltd

Head - Technology Strategy & Innovation
Mobility Solutions
Bosch Ltd

Chief Executive Officer
Varroc Connect

Principal Solution Architect
AWS India

Senior Vice President
Strategic Engagements and SDV
KPIT Technologies

Vice President - Mobility, India/APAC
Valtech Mobility

Principal Architect and Chief Engineer
L&T Technology Services (LTTS)

Project Director - Industrial Design
Tata Technologies

Director
WBG Charging Sol (IN) Pvt Ltd

Vice President
KPIT Technologies

President and Director
JATO Dynamics India

Partner - Strategy & Transformation
EY Parthenon
“Building Innovation for the Nation in the Mobility & Allied Sectors”
1000 – 1100 hrs – Registration & Networking Meet
1100 – 1145 hrs – Inaugural Session
1145 – 1200 hrs – “Valid8 : Building Innovation with Technical Validation”, a technical session by ARAI-Technical Support Cell
1200 – 1230 hrs – Panel 1: “Elev8 Innovations to Integr8 Solutions”
1230 – 1245 hrs – “Educ8: Empowering Skills in EV Ecosystem”, a technical session by ARAI-Academy
1245 – 1315 hrs – Panel 2 : “Driving the Innovative journey from Educ8 to Innov8”
1315 – 1400 hrs – Valedictory Session & Yuvahan 2025 Awards Ceremony
Confederation of Indian Industry (WR)
105, Kakad Chambers, 132, Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli Mumbai – 400 018
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