DVN Munich Working Sessions 2026
2026-02-03 14:00 - 18:40 (Asia/Shanghai) | Small Olympia Park, Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21, München, 80809, Germany
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DVN Working SessionsMunich, February 3, 2026

Before the DVN Munich Workshop on February 4–5, 2026, participants have the opportunity to take part in working sessions organized on February 3rd (registration is required).

ROOM 1 — DEEP DIVE INTO AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING SUSTAINABILITY STAKES

We are inviting the lighting community to an open forum to talk about External display on February 3rd, in Munich, just before the 2-day DVN lighting event (February 4 & 5)

This forum is open to everybody: Contracting parties, NGOs, universities, OEMs, lighting tier1 and tier2.

At DVN, we fully understand the questions marks about the needs for external display in term of V2X communication for AD vehicles and we know that the technology is ready and already on vehicles in China.

A lot of investigations have been done in Europe the last 5 years and it would be very beneficial to gather all the initiative and discuss with experts.

ROOM 2 — DEEP DIVE INTO EXTERNAL DISPLAY: STATUS ABOUT RESEARCH FROM INSTITUTE & INDUSTRY

Sustainability has become one of the most important pillar for European OEM, and lighting has to follow the trend.

The goal of the workshop is to take time to gather the lighting community & sustainability specialist to see how to tackle this topic, to see initiative, and tackle what is currently missing.

DVN will present during the main conference on the sustainability session a short summary about the discussion.

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Program
ROOM 1 — DEEP DIVE INTO AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING SUSTAINABILITY STAKES
Chairman: Gerd Banhmuller, DVN
02:00 pm – 05:30 pm

Covestro & Forvia Hella – Jan Helmig, Global Technical Marketing Mobility Lighting & Mathias Niedling, Head of Sustainability @ Business Group Lighting: Reducing CO₂ Footprint and Enabling Circular Economy: Final Results from the NALYSES Research Project
Valeo – Grégory Planche, Lighting Circular Economy Program Manager & Laurent Barré, Senior Materials & Polymers Expert
Sabic – Erhard Bruss, Senior Manager Automotive Marketing
Mocom – Christian Vogler
Audi – Michael Kruppa, Head of Front Light Development
Momentive – Andreas Haeuseler, Global Automotive Marketing Leader – Functional Coatings: Maximize the Handprint: Functional Coatings for Mobility Lighting

ROOM 2 — DEEP DIVE INTO EXTERNAL DISPLAY: STATUS ABOUT RESEARCH FROM INSTITUTE & INDUSTRY
Chairman: Paul-Henri Matha, DVN02:00 pm – 05:30 pm
Audi – Thomas Werner, Project Manager OLED Lighting
Forvia – Christian Schmidt
Marelli – Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Director Headlamp Innovation
Stellantis – Julisa Le
DEKRA – Wilfried van Laarhoven: External Displays – Regulatory Options and Obstructions

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DVN Munich Lighting Workshop 2026
2026-02-04 07:30 - 2026-02-05 18:40 (Asia/Shanghai) | Small Olympia Park, Spiridon-Louis-Ring 21, München, 80809, Germany
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39th DVN Munich Lighting Workshop – February 4-5, 2026
Small Olympia Park, Munich, Germany
SOCIAL COCKTAIL & DINNER • CONFERENCE • PANEL DISCUSSION • AWARD CEREMONY • EXPO
2035 AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING: WHAT’S NEXT ?

Automobile is born in Europe more than one century ago. With new ways on mobility, climate change and strong worlwilde competition, Automotive industry has to be reinvented.

This is impacting also our automotive lighting community and our supply chains.
Exterior lighting has never been in such a big role at IAA Munich last September, with new technology release, new design language and strong marketing usage.
We have now to bring an holitistic approach to lighting. It is not only safety and design.
It is time to think together about the next step. What will be our automotive lighting world in 10 years?
For this purpose, the agenda will include different sessions:

Lighting and design
Innovative technology including EE to support
Simulation and AI : how to accelerate and change our way of working
Sustainability and how to move forward
Niche market and special needs (2W, trucks, sport cars, luxury cars)

Including round tables and award ceremony.
For the first time we are inviting design schools to give us input and vision and we have defined a Jury to select the best design proposal.

This Munich DVN Workshop will bring together more than 500 participants from all over the world. Experts, researchers, managers, designers, engineers…and you!

Paul-Henri MathaDVN Chief Executive Officer and Lighting General Editor

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Program

PARRALLEL SESSIONS
02:00 pm to 5:30pm:
ROOM 1 — DEEP DIVE INTO AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING SUSTAINABILITY STAKESEXPERT DISCUSSION BETWEEN OEM, TIER1 AND TIER2Chairman: Gerd Bahnmüller, DVN
Covestro & Forvia Hella – Jan Helmig, Global Technical Marketing Mobility Lighting & Mathias Niedling, Head of Sustainability at Business Group Lighting:
• Reducing CO Footprint and Enabling Circular Economy: Final Results from the NALYSES Research Project
Sabic – Erhard Bruss, Senior Manager Automotive Marketing
• Intensify Sustainability with Engineering Thermoplastics
Audi – Michael Kruppa, Head of Front Light Development
Momentive – Andreas Haeuseler, Global Automotive Marketing Leader – Functional Coatings:
• Maximize the Handprint: Functional Coatings for Mobility Lighting
NanoVents – Jiří Schirl, R&D and Business Development Team Leader:
• PFAS Dilemma: Legacy Technology, Environmental Conflict and the Challenge of Transition Beyond
PFAS in Automotive Towards Sustainable Alternatives

PARRALLEL SESSIONS
02:00 pm to 5:30pm:
ROOM 2 — DEEP DIVE INTO EXTERNAL DISPLAY: STATUS ABOUT RESEARCH FROM INSTITUTE & INDUSTRYChairman: Paul Henri Matha, DVN
Forvia – Christian Schmidt, Head of Innovation:
• Vision2X democar presentation
Marelli – Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Director Headlamp Innovation:
• Heidi Project outcome
Stellantis – Julisa Le:
• Advanced Light Signature as Communication device
Technical University Darmstadt – Jonas Bix, PhD student and research assistant:
• Principles of symbol design and brightness configuration for display and signalling units in the context of AV-communication
Dekra – Wilfried van Laarhoven, Manager Approval Testing Development:
• External Displays – Regulatory options and obstructions
Audi – Werner Thomas, Project Manager OLED-Lighting / Exterior Displays
Valeo – Stefan Namyslo, R&I Technical Leader:
•On-vehicle displays and on-grund projection for automated vehicle communication

Day 1 – February 4, 2026
07:30 am: Registration & Welcome coffee
09:15 am: OPENING OF THE EVENT
DVN – Paul Henri Matha, CEO
ams Osram – Aldo Kamper, CEO
China Academy of Art – James Hope, Dean of Transportation Design Institute:
• Clarity vs. Conformity
09:45 am: SESSION 1 – PART 1: LIGHTING, COMMUNICATION & DESIGN – THE NEW 3 PILLARS FOR OUR COMMUNITY
Chairman: Wolfgang Huhn
Mercedes-Benz – Anton Nelson, Predevelopment Front Lighting Systems; Dominik Reule, Predevelopment Rear Lighting Systems; Üsame Akkoca, Project Manager Exterior Innovations:
• The Mercedes Tech-Programm Concept AMG GT XX
Audi – Michael Kruppa, Head of Front Light Development:
• Essence of Lighting – Technical precision and radical simplicity
BMW – Thorsten Krajc, Project leader exterior lighting und viewing sytems Neue Klasse:
• BMW’s Neue Klasse – Implementation of a new exterieur light design
Polestar – Christophe Ferreira Da Silva, Design Manager:
• Polestar 5 lamp details
Stellantis – Richard Brevet, Lighting leader style Citroën:
• Citroen C5 and Elo lighting design
OPmobility – Michael Rosenauer, Director Innovation Exterior & Lighting:
• Transforming Automotive Lighting Design with Advanced Decoration and Sustainable Manufacturing
SL Corporation – Hyeongdo Kim, Research Engineer:
Color MLA Headlights
Tactotek – Dominique Heilborn, Director Ecosystem Partnerships:
• SEAMLESS SKIN – A Designer’s Dream
Porsche – Benjamin Hummel, Manager Front Lighting Development:
• Porsche HD-Matrix: The Hidden Role of Modularization and a Headlamp Aiming Analysis
Microrelleus – Raúl García, CEO:
• Production Tool Engraving vs. Direct PMMA Processing with Femtosecond Laser: A Comparative Study on Homogeneity and Efficiency
11:30 pm: Coffee break
Sponsored by Nichia
12:00 pm: SESSION 1 – PART 2: LIGHTING, COMMUNICATION & DESIGN – THE NEW 3 PILLARS FOR OUR COMMUNITY
Chairman: Hans Joachim Schwabe
Sabic – Dr. David Elvers, Sr. Business Development Automotive; Erhard Bruss, Sr. Manager Automotive Marketing:
• Trends and Opportunities in materials for Automotive Lighting – Focus: Light & Chrome
Saint Gobain Sekurit – Fabien Geniaux, Marketing Portfolio Manager, Active Glazing Systems:
• Light in Glazing: New Horizons for the Automotive Experience
ZKW – Gerald Boehm, Innovation and Technical Customer Relationship Management Principal:
• Display solutions and challenges
Tata Motors – Salil Kulkarni, Head of Global Design Operations:
• From Tata Motors’ LED Lighting Evolution to the New Sierra’s Lighting Journey
Edag – Jannes Buthmann, Global Head of Lighting & Display Systems:
• Natural 3D Appearance, Unbounded Form: EDAG´s Remote Phosphor Approach for Lamp Design
Marelli – Felix Freytag, Front Lighting Specialist:
• Future Communication by Light: New Options by External Displays and Ground Projections
Ford – Mike VanBelle, Global Exterior Lighting Manager:
• Update from Ford
Mind – Jin Hui, Innovation Director:
• How High-Performance Technology and Reliable Solution Empower Chinese User and OEMChallenges?
LG Innotek – Svenja Sohrbeck, Global Key Account Manager (Europe):
• Lighting the Future: Nexlide Pixel in a Compact Design & Nexlide Air with a Simplified Structure
1:30 pm: Lunch break

03:00 pm: SESSION 2 – DEEP DIVE INTO FILM TECHNOLOGY: PRODUCT & PROCESS
Mercedes-Benz – Marc Hainke:
• Mercedes Front panel development
Gerhardi – Nicole Michael, Product and Process Development:
• Lighting Meets Chrome: Enabling Innovative Exterior Front Design in the new Mercedes GLC
KraussMaffei – Andreas Bierbaumer, Technology Manager Surfaces IMM
• From Hard Coating to In-Mold PUR: A New Approach for Automotive Lighting
Leonhard Kurz & SP3 – Sven Oberndörfer, Head of Advanced business Development:
• Virtual Validation of design driven multi-layer lighting
Nissha – Tino Theer, Development Engineer:
• Film technology illuminating the next step in automotive exterior lighting
Niebling – Udo Weustenhagen, Director Sales & Marketing
• Preforming for Film Insert Molding (FIM): Fundamentals and Industrial Boundaries
Inevo – Roberto Fagarazzi, Managing Director Sales
Magna – Bünyamin Uzun, Product Line Manager Europe – Lighting:
• Chrome-Film Meets Light: Challenges and Solutions in the Illuminated Frontpanel
Proell – Hans-Peter Erfurt, IMD/FIM Manager:
• IMD/FIM Screen Printing Inks and Lacquers for the Decoration of Automotive Front Modules and Lighting Applications
04:30 pm: COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by Nichia
05:00 pm: DESIGN CONTEST
moderated by Andreas Friedrich
06:00 pm: DVN AWARD CEREMONY
07:00 pm: COCKTAIL & DINNER

Day 2 – February 5, 2026
07:00 am: WELCOME COFFEE
08:00 am: PRE-SESSION – OPTICAL DESIGN DEEP DIVEChairman: Franco Marcori
Huaju – Jia Zhenqing, Vice President & Project Director:
• Beyond Spherical Limits: How Aspherical Glass Lenses Elevate Automotive Lighting Performance & Design
Fraunhofer IAP – Manuel Gensler, Department Head:
• Engineering Customized Light: Quantum Dots Beyond Information Displays
Fraunhofer IOF – Dmitrii Stefanidi, Research assistant:
• Maskless irregular microlens arrays for headlights and signaling with high optical efficiency
Docter Optics – Markus Winkler, CTO / CSO:
• Cost competitive lens solutions for Pixel Light Headlamps
ams Osram – Florian Wittmann, Application Engineer:
• Novel Intelligent LEDs for Highly Scalable Dynamic Exterior Lighting
Refond – Felix Zhang, International Technical Support Manager:
• Optimization of ADB Light Engine
Delo – Christoph Appel, Product Manager Automotive Lighting
09:00 am: KEYNOTE SPEECH
S&P Global Mobility – Sascha Klapper, Research and Analysis Manager:
• Automotive market turbulences, new times ahead – Where is the automotive lighting market going?
A2S – Hector Fratty & Michel Favre
Renault – Francois Bedu, Lighting Expert:
• Lighting and ADAS, what’s next for 2035?
09:45 am: ROUND TABLE
Chairman: Hans Joachim Schwabe, DVN
Audi – Stephan Berlitz, Head of Exterior Lighting Development
BMW – Jörg Kälble Exterior lighting development chief
Mercedes-Benz – Stefan Töpfer, Senior Manager R&D Lighting Systems
10:30 am: COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by Nichia
11:00 am: SESSION 3 – SIMULATION AND AI : HOW TO ACCELERATE AND CHANGE OUR WAY OF WORKING
Chairman: Benoit Deschamps, Expert Virtual MockUp & eXtended Reality, Renault
Renault – Benoit Deschamps, Expert Virtual MockUp & eXtended Reality:
• Automotive Lighting Challenges: From Collaborative Design to Predictive Simulation
Ansys part of Synopsys – Mathieu Reigneau, Senior Product Manager – Speos:
• Acceleration in digital engineering: what AI & software customisation can truly deliver in lighting?
Dassault Systems & Keysight – Stephan Ritz & Tobias Schmid, Director Portfolio Management & Ph.D:
• F3DEXPERIENCE CATIA & LucidShape – A Paradigm Shift for Lighting Design Workflows
Eclat Digital & Covestro – Romain Hivet, Operations manager:
• Covestro & Ocean™: From Pixel to Real Part – Eliminate guesswork in design with predictive optical simulation
United Visual Researchers – Thomas Labardens, Chief Commercial Officer:
• Predict on Omniverse : Leveraging USD for Lighting Design
Edag – Jannes Buthmann, Global Head of Lighting & Display Systems:
• Advantages and Challenges of Real-Time Virtual Night Drives with Unreal Engine 5 in EDAG´s ZeroPrototypeLab
Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal – Benedikt Lamontain, Professor of Design and CAD:
• ViSUS PRO – The Potential of XR-Technologies
Luminous Algorithms – Ingo Steiner, CEO:
• Specification-Driven Engineering – Automated Generation of Freeform Optical Surfaces for Lighting
BSCA – Michele DiTaranto, CGI Expert & Visualization Strategy
• Differences between human visual perception and camera capture. Why this gap matters.
PANEL DISCUSSION
12:30 pm: LUNCH BREAK

01:30 pm: SESSION 4 – NICHE MARKET AND SPECIAL NEEDS
Chairman: Paul-Henri Matha
Volvo Trucks – Berk Keskin, Head of Exterior Design
• One Light, Two Worlds: A Designer’s View on Car and Truck Lighting
Aspoeck – Kevin Riepl, Head of Group Innovation & PPM; Daniel Strubreiter, Head of Engineering:
• Lighting- and assistance systems on heavy trailers
Wipac Technology, Lanzante & LESS – Simon Baker, Head of Advanced Development; Paul Howse, Chief Designer & Yann Tissot, CEO/Founder:
• OEM, Tier 1 and Tier 2 new technology collaboration – First to Market
02:00 pm: SESSION 5 – INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING EE TO SUPPORTChairman: Alfred Vollmer
OPmobility – Andreas Schramm, Innovation Product Manager – Electronics:
• The smart way to an LDM-less headlamp: How the next-generation E/E architecture enables a more efficient approach
Ennostar – Dr. Meng-Yu Ho, Senior Director of Automotive Product Development:
• Mini LED ISD for Automotive: A Chip-to-Module Framework
Robert Bosch – Gregor Sunderdiek, Group Manager Intellectual Property Products:
• CAN FD light for next generation E/E architectures
Melexis – Andreas Laute, Product Manager, Exterior Lighting:
• A Multi-Channel LED Driver IC Approach for Exterior Lighting with High Flexibility
ams Osram – Lufei Shen, Product Manager:
• Cost-effective system solutions using OSP-based LED Drivers
Indiemicro – Lingjun Wang, SD of EMEA and North America, indiemicro:
• Innovation Amid New Trends in Automotive Lighting
Macroblock – Gary Chang, LED Display And Lighting Product Manager:
• Macroblock LED Driver ICs Enable the Next Generation of Intelligent Signal Displays And Ambient Lighting
Inova Semiconductors – Gerhard Nill, Senior Product Manager:
ROUND TABLE
03:00 pm: COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by Nichia
03:30 pm: SESSION 6 – SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD
Chairman: Paul-Henri Matha
Covestro & Forvia Hella – Jan Helmig & Mathias Niedling, Global Technical Marketing Mobility Lighting & Head of Sustainability @ Business Group Lighting:
• NALYSES Sustainable Headlamp Demonstrator: Innovative Design Meets More Sustainable Materials
Valeo – Grégory Planche & Laurent Barré, Lighting Circular Economy Program Manager & Engineer:
• Circular Polymers in Automotive lighting : New Circular Value Chain
Emerson Branson – Marian Blasko, Key Account Manager:
• Innovating the Future: Sustainable Headlamp Assembly Process
Sumitomo Chemical – Oliver Vollmar, Business Development Manager:
• A solution for sustainable lighting – proposal from New PMMA materials
Lumileds – Wolfgang Schiene, Director Product Management Auto LED Solutions – Headlighting:
• Replaceable LUXEON Go light source modules, easing repairability in a sustainable headlamp architecture
DVN – Paul Henri Matha, CEO:
• Synthesis of DVN deep-dive
Q&A
04:40 pm: CLOSURE

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DVN Detroit AEB & Safety Assessment Workshop
2026-03-24 17:30 - 2026-03-25 17:30 (America/Detroit) | Marelli Corporate Office, Southfield / Detroit, US, 26555 Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, MI, MI 48033, United States
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DVN AEB & SAFETY ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP – March 24-25, 2026
Marelli Corporate Office, Southfield / Detroit, US
CONFERENCE • PANEL DISCUSSION • EXPOAEB & SAFETY ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP – FMVSS 127, AUTOPILOT/L2+
DVN Sensing & Applications is organising again its AEB Workshop in Detroit, focused on the new FMVSS 127 rule of NHTSA which defines scenarios for Pedestrian AEB at night. These specifications will apply in 2029 to all cars. The workshop aims to look at the performance and competitiveness of the different technologies, including camera, Radar, IR and Lidar that might be required to meet the new standard and consider safety, validation and integration challenges. The experts of the two DVN communities (Lighting and ADAS) will have the unique opportunity to meet and confirm their expectations.
New this year: the workshop will also consider the AEB performance of “Autonomous Driving” modes (Autopilot/L2+ and beyond)

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Exhibition

Interested to exhibit at DVN Detroit AEB & Safety Assessment Workshop? Contact us!Stay in touch with your customers/prospects & present your product/service innovations or other important messages to highest-level decision makers.

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For more information, please contact: Emilie Bonnet, Marketing & Communication Director: ebonnet@drivingvisionnews.com

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Venue: Marelli Corporate Office, Southfield

Accommodations:The hotels listed below are provided for information purposes only; we do not have any special rates or agreements with them.

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DVN Detroit Design Talks
2026-03-25 | Newlab, 2050 15th St, Detroi, Michigan, 48216, United States
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DVN Design Talks – March 25, 2026
Newlab, Detroit, US
We are pleased to invite you to our first-ever DVN Design Talks to talk, listen, and learn about topics centrally relevant to our lighting and interior communities: lighting, materials, and design.
The idea is to exchange and share approaches with different eyes, ears, experiences and back- grounds, and to learn from each other.
There’ll be four round tables of 45 minutes, with a 5-minute speech and panel discussion. 15-minute coffee breaks during each session, and a cocktail hour and dinner starting at 7:00 pm will give ample opportunity for networking and discussing the afternoon’s proceedings.

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Venue: Newlab, Detroit

Lighting, UX & Brand Conference | Haus of Automotive x DVN
2026-04-21 | Talent House, Via Tortona 31, Milan, Italy, 20144
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Join us for a full week of design excellence during the Milan Design Week 2026.
Konzepthaus is excited to bring back Haus of Automotive to Milan Design Week, uniting the automotive design industry under one roof.
This unique space will bridge diverse brands and foster collaboration, creativity, and innovation. Next to thrilling exhibitions by our partners, the week will also feature two inspiring conferences on the topics of CMF, UX & Brand, and Lighting, offering a platform for thought leaders to explore the future of design and mobility.
This year, DVN is glad to collaborate with Konzepthaus to co-organise the Lighting conference. Lighting has become a big topic during the last year in our automotive lighting design world. Talking about automotive lighting in Milano, mixing designers from different horizon (transportation, architecture, fashion) will bring interesting discussions and fresh ideas into our automotive lighting world.
Glad to have Forvia Hella as sponsor for the conference.
PANEL 1: Exterior Lighting as Brand Language: from Design Identity to Technological Enablers
Lighting has become one of the most recognizable elements of a vehicle’s identity. From distinctive daytime running lights to animated welcome sequences, exterior lighting now plays a central role in defining how a brand is perceived on the road.This panel explores how lighting evolved into a powerful design signature. How do designers balance creativity with regulatory and engineering constraints? And how can brands maintain a clear visual identity as lighting possibilities continue to expand?Our panelists will discuss how design and technology intersect in modern lighting development and how exterior lighting is shaping the future language of automotive and mobility design.
PANEL 2: Interior Lighting as Spatial and Emotional Design: Atmosphere, Comfort and Perceived Quality
As vehicle interiors transform into multifunctional spaces, lighting is becoming a key element in shaping how these environments are experienced. Beyond simple illumination, interior lighting now influences atmosphere, comfort, and the perceived quality of a space.This panel examines the role of lighting in creating emotional and spatial experiences inside vehicles. How can designers use light to define zones, enhance materials, and support different moments of use from focused driving to relaxed travel? In what ways does lighting contribute to the feeling of a living space rather than a purely functional cockpit?We will explore how lighting helps turn mobility interiors into environments that feel intuitive, comfortable, and increasingly comparable to domestic spaces.
PANEL 3: Lighting-driven UX: how Light Shapes Interaction, Safety and User Perception
Lighting is no longer only about visibility or decoration. Increasingly, it acts as an interface between the vehicle and its users, communicating information, guiding attention, and supporting intuitive interaction.This panel focuses on the growing role of lighting within the user experience. How can light help users understand vehicle functions and systems without relying on traditional displays? What role does lighting play in communicating safety, status, or intent both inside and outside the vehicle? And how can designers ensure that lighting based interactions remain intuitive rather than overwhelming?Our panelists will discuss how lighting is evolving into a core component of mobility UX and how thoughtful design can transform light into a meaningful communication tool.

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Venue: Talent House, Milan

DVN Interior Köln Workshop
2026-04-22 12:30 - 2026-04-23 05:30 (America/Detroit) | BASE, Schanzenstr. 6–20, Gebäude 1.21, Köln, 51063, Germany
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DVN Köln Interior Workshop – April 22-23, 2026
Vehicle Interiors: What’s Next?UX · Cockpit · Lighting · Seating · Electronics
Base, Köln, Germany
The theme is holistic cabin approach, for the main goal of UX (user experience) is to create and improve driving and mobility experiences.
It means technology and design are user-centric. It covers design, HMI (human-machine interaction/interface), perceived quality, comfort, infotainment, audio, health and wellness, and everything that contributes to the best driving experience.
Global megatrends are shaping the future of the automotive interior: display, smart surfaces, voice activation, connectivity, automation, EVs, regulations, and more. These are pushing and pulling technical and technological progress, transforming the cabin into a smart, interactive space.
The workshop will include sessions on seating · smart surfaces, cockpits, displays · driver and cabin monitoring · interior lighting · electronics. A design roundtable will gather and discuss a variety of perspectives.

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DVN & Enmore Shanghai EAC Lidar, ADAS and Interior Tech Expo
2026-05-28 00:00 - 2026-05-29 23:59 (America/Detroit) | Shanghai Automobile Exhibition Center, 7575 Boyuan Rd, Jiading District, Shanghai, China, 215332
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DVN is co-host with Enmore of the Intelligent Driving Conference
May 28-29, 2026Shanghai Automobile Exhibition Center
Autonomous Driving & Embodied Intelligence Thematic Activities

4th Intelligent Driving Innovation Conference
2026 Robotics Intelligent Perception Innovation Conference
Embodied Intelligent Robotics Forward-Looking Technology Exchange Meeting
8th LiDAR Forward-Looking Technology Exhibition & Exchange Meeting
8th Millimeter-Wave Radar Forward-Looking Technology Exhibition & Exchange Meeting
7th Automotive Vision Camera Forward-Looking Technology Exhibition & Exchange Meeting
4th Functional Safety, Cybersecurity & AI Technology Seminar

Exhibition

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Exhibitors only, OEMs invited, Special conditions for key overseas speakers

Visitors

Incl. access to the Conference & Exhibition4200 RMB / 550€ (discount for >2 tickets: 3500 RMB / 460€)VIP free ticket for OEMs + DVN ADAS Platinum Members (1 free ticket)

Standard Booths

6 m2, 9 m2, 12 m2, 24 m2(48m2, 96m2 also available )

BoothsShellBusinessPremium-1Premium-2Size6 m29 m212 m224 m2LectureYesYesYesYesFree Ticket2336Cost12.000 RMB/1.600 €25.000 RMB/3.300 €30.000 RMB/3.900 €60.000 RMB/7.800 €

A maximum of 2 standard booths can be reserved. An additional fee of RMB 3,000 per booth will apply for double-opening standard booths.

Exhibitor information will be featured in the conference’s external promotional materials, such as the official WeChat account and event promotional grids.

Standard booths are designed by the sponsor and constructed uniformly by the organizer; custom booths must be designed and constructed by the sponsor.

Sponsorship

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EAC Lidar & ADAS

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Intelligent Driving Conference

Attendees

18.000 Visitors

1.000 Overseas Visitors

400+ Speakers

350+ Exhibitors

Autonomous Driving & Embodied Intelligence

AD/ADAS System & Domain Controllers

Lidar, Lasers, Detectors, Beam Control, Optical Components

Millimeter Wawe Radar, Chips, Antennas & materials

DMS, IMS, OMS Driver / Cabin Monitoring Systems

Automated Production

Simulation & Testing Solutions

Functional Safety, Middleware

Master Schedule / Intelligent Driving Innovation

OEMs registered

Intelligent Driving / Previous Exhibitors

EAC Interior

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Interior & Cockpit

Surface Materials

Intelligent Surfaces

Ambient Optics

Seat Systems

In-Vehicle Display Systems

NVH & Audio Systems

Safety Systems

Interiors & Exteriors Systems

Previous Exhibitors

DVN U.S. Deep Dive
2026-06-08 13:00 - 17:30 (America/Detroit) | Laurel Manor, 39000 schoolcraft RD, Livonia, 48150, United States
DVN U.S. Deep Dive
Before the DVN US Workshop, participants have the opportunity to take part in working sessions (registration is required).
1:00 pm REGISTRATION & WELCOME COFFEE
2:00 pm SOFTWARE DEFINE VEHICLES
Chairman: Michael Borgholthaus, Fusaware, Founder & CEO

Fusaware – Michael Borgholthaus, Founder & CEO: The Shifting OEM-Supplier Interface: Rebirth of Systems Engineering
Texas Instruments – Marc Castillo, Product Marketing Manager: UART-over-CAN and Ethernet T1S: Sort-of CAN, Sort-of Deterministic
Intrepid Control Systems – Arpan Rughani, Worldwide Marketing Manager: Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY): One-Size Fits Most Lighting Control
Discussion

6:00 pm BARBECUE (for DVN members only)

DVN U.S. Cocktail
2026-06-08 18:00 - 23:00 (America/Detroit) | Laurel Manor, 39000 schoolcraft RD, Livonia, 48150, United States
DVN U.S. Cocktail
The evening before the event, at 6pm, a cocktail reception will be organized for DVN members (limited to one participant per company). It will take place at Phoenix Mill. This networking event will take place ahead of the DVN US Lighting Workshop – Detroit, held on June 9–10, 2026 at Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan.
Participation is subject to prior registration and final approval by the organizer.
For more information, please contact: Emilie Bonnet, MarCom Director: ebonnet@drivingvisionnews.com

DVN U.S. Lighting Workshop
2026-06-09 - 2026-06-10 | Laurel Manor, 39000 schoolcraft RD, Livonia, 48150, United States
DVN U.S. Lighting Workshop June 09-10, 2026
The 40th DVN Lighting Workshop will be held at the Laurel Manor in Livonia, Michigan on 9-10 June, 2026.
The theme for the 2-day conference and expo is American & Global Lighting Innovation for Next-Gen American Mobility.

The automotive industry faces serious challenges and upheavals right now. There’s disruption from the tech industry. Automated driving is becoming a reality. Computing is becoming the most critical asset, and software-defined vehicles are coming onstream. All of this is transforming the vehicle lighting sector.
At this high-content workshop event, you’ll have the opportunity to talk, listen, learn, and share with colleagues and experts on topics including:

How are evolving geopolitical dynamics shaping the automotive lighting landscape in the United States, and what do they mean for American OEMs and international companies operating within the U.S. ecosystem?
What will be the new EE architectures for lamps? What new possibilities are unlockable? What new constraints will arise along with function safety and cybersecurity?
What are the lighting trends and ways of working? Where-all does AI stand to improve our world and how we work in it?

Technical sessions will include:

Interior lighting
Optical design innovation
EE architecture from a global to a component approach, with value chain deep dive
Safety
Car body design

Two panel discussions are on the docket, with highly relevant topics:
• Regulation, powered by GTB and SAE committees
• OEM challenge
The event will be chaired and steered by DVN’s Paul-Henri Matha, Daniel Stern, and Mark Verplank.

DVN Shanghai Lighting Workshop
2026-09-08 - 2026-09-09 | Shanghai Binjiang 1353 Conference Center, 1353 Waima Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Vehicle Lighting Experience
The 41st DVN Lighting workshop will take place in Shanghai on September 08-09, 2026.
DVN are back in China for the 9th time. Last year we put a strong focus on design that is impacting our whole value chain. Lighting is not any longer a unique component, but has become an experience. Theme is Vehicle Lighting Experience – Technology, Innovation, Safety and Design.
We will this year propose a deep dive into technology:

Projection system including DLP, LCOS, MicroLED, MLA technology
Front panel that include new technologies (chrome, films, PUR coating, miniLEDs and microLEDs displays)
Start-up session to meet new comers and possible disruptors for our industry

We are inviting technical and design universities to brainstorm about what will be our future.
Sessions will include:

Lighting for Safety: CNCAP rating, ADB
Deep Dive into projection system, including DLP, MicroLED, MLA, MEMS, Gobo.
ADAS & Lighting : how can lighting support ADAS, how can ADAS support lighting, status about ADAS sensor integration into lamps, Turquoise light status
Lighting design, including deep dive into front panels and lit grill
Lighting Process deep dive: what’s next for the 4.0 light manufacturing
Lighting simulation tools, including AI, what’s new?
EE new architecture to support new lighting functions
ISD, what’s next?
Interior lighting, CMF & UX

2 Panel discussions:

Regulation with CATARC, SMVIC, GTB officers
Design round table : Exterior designer – Lighting designer – Interior Designer – UX designer

Award Ceremony: Best lamp design, best rear lamp design, best auxiliary lamp design, best
technology. Feel free to send us your proposal to be part of the nominees.
This Shanghai DVN Workshop will bring together more than 500 participants from all over the world. Experts, researchers, managers, designers, engineers…and you!

DVN Shanghai Interior Workshop
2026-09-08 - 2026-09-09 | Shanghai Binjiang 1353 Conference Center, 1353 Waima Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
VEHICLE INTERIORS: WHAT’S NEXT?
Shaping the Holistic Cabin Experience
The cabin is no longer just a space—it’s the next frontier for user experience. At Driving Vision News Interiors, we explore how technology, design, and human-centric innovation converge to redefine mobility.
The Holistic Cabin: Where Everything Connects Moving beyond isolated features, the future lies in a seamlessly integrated cabin. It’s where design, HMI, smart surfaces, lighting, seating, and wellness systems work in harmony, with a single goal: to elevate every journey into an exceptional experience.
Driven by Megatrends, Focused on the Human Automotive interiors are being transformed by connectivity, automation, EVs, and new regulations. Our conference dissects these forces, focusing on the tangible innovations they spur—from advanced displays and driver monitoring to intelligent interiors that think ahead.
Join the Dialogue on Key Domains:

Smart Surfaces, Cockpits & Displays
Interior Lighting & CMF Strategies
Next-Generation Seating & Electronics
Driver & Cabin Monitoring Systems
…and more, capped by an exclusive Design Roundtable with industry leaders.

For more information: Emilie Bonnet, MarCom Director: ebonnet@drivingvisionnews.com

DVN USA Interior Workshop
2026-09-22 - 2026-09-23 | More information to come soon
WHAT’S COMING IN VEHICLE INTERIORS?
During the Beijing auto show last April, specialists noticed the exterior design sameness across numerous brands and makers, and wondered if this means exterior design is losing importance.
Conversely, there was intensely competitive focus on every aspect of the interior, and great diversity across brands and makers. Materials quality, comfort, infotainment, user experience and wellbeing, and row-2 luxury, to name a few. Cars are being designed less as third spaces and more as second homes, while increasingly capable driving automation and human-driver assistant technology (ADAS) mean occupants have more time and cognitive space to relax and things other than drive.
Is this trend apply also in USA?
This is what we will discuss during our first DVN Interior workshop in September 22 & 23 in Detroit.
The workshop will explore innovations in:

Interior electronics & smart surfaces
Haptics & smart cockpits
Displays & HMI/UX
Interior lighting
CMF
Seating
Sustainability & circularity

Panel discussions will grapple with important ideas, including:

How to increase development and decision speed (takeaways from China-speed benchmarking)?
How to leverage and benefit from AI?
What’s next after screens?
What’s the right balance between digital and physical controls?
Sustainability as an early-stage decision framework, not as a downstream tradeoff

Opportunities are open for presenters and exhibitors.
Contacts:

Laurent Sérézat, Head of DVN Interior: lserezat@drivingvisionnews.com
Laetitia Lopez, Senior Advisor CMF: Llopez@drivingvisionnews.com
Felix Urbina, Senior Advisor: Furbina@drivingvisionnews.com
Emilie Bonnet, MarCom Director: ebonnet@drivingvisionnews.com

DVN India Lighting Workshop
2026-10-28 - 2026-10-29 | Hyatt Regency Gurugram, NH48, Sector 83 Gurugram, Haryana, India, 122012
INDIAN LIGHTING MARKET, THE RISING STAR
TECHNOLOGY • INNOVATION • DESIGN • AI • SOFTWARE • GLARE • PREMIUM INTERIOR & INTERIOR • COST EFFICIENCY

October 28 and 29, 2026
Hyatt Regency Gurugram, Delhi area
Topics we will address passenger cars, commercial vehicles, 2/3 wheelers and trucks/bus:

Lighting for Safety, including Performance, ADB & Glare control
Cost efficient projection system to enhance safety
Design
Optical design innovation
Indian Software development
Testing
Interior lighting
Leader round table and regulation round table

For more information:
Rugved Khati, Marketing Coordinator: rkhati@drivingvisionnews.com
Emilie Bonnet, MarCom Director: ebonnet@drivingvisionnews.com

DVN Stuttgart Sensing & Applications Conference
2026-11-17 - 2026-11-18 | Kultur- & Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Berliner Platz 1-3 D, Stuttgart, 70174, Germany
L2+ AND WHAT MORE: THE AUTONOMY AGENDA FOR 2030 AND BEYOND
The 9th DVN “Sensing & AD Applications” Conference will take place on November 17-18, 2026, in the Stuttgart Area. Since their inception, DVN Sensing & AD Applications Conferences have quickly become the n°1 sensor technology forum to see and hear all about the latest innovations amidst the galloping growth of the automotive AD/ADAS sector. Aligned with the conference program, we have planned ample time during breaks to visit the exhibition and get into contact with executives, decision makers, experts, potential suppliers, customers.
OEMs attending our events:
Mercedes, BMW, Ford, GM, Hyundai Kia Motors, Honda, Nissan, Porsche, Stellantis, Volvo, VW, GWM, Scania. SW Stack providers also appear on the stage like Autoware, Wayve, Torc Robotics.
NEW this year:

Regulation special session planned with key players to highlight the type approval path for E2E systems
Special focus on L2+ and Robotaxis/L4 deployment in EU, and discussion on the real demand for 2030 and beyond
Special session on Dual Use opportunities of Defense and Automotive

We decided to hold the conference in Stuttgart this year to be close to OEMs and AI development hubs. The conference room will accommodate up to 300 participants. The exhibition area is directly adjacent to the conference room, with space for 20-25 expo booths. The exhibition area will host the cocktail and dinner event on the first day as well as all coffee breaks and lunch breaks.

DVN Sweden Workshop
2026-11-18 - 2026-11-19 | The Yard, Anders Carlssons gata 30, Lindholmen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Scandinavian Design & Nordic Lights
Exterior & interior lighting · UX and experience design · smart surfaces & CMF · sustainable materials
Gothenburg is one of the most dynamic automotive cities in Europe, with a great automotive ecosystem of OEMs, design studios, tier-1 and -2 suppliers, and universities and research outfits.
For our first DVN Sweden event, chaired and steered by DVN’s Paul-Henri Matha and Andreas Friedrich, we’re bringing the lighting and interior sectors together to talk, listen, learn, and facilitate collaboration. Passion for knowledge exchange is central to DVN’s mission, and so we are happy to present this event to gather the Swedish lighting and design communities.
The event will focus on:

exterior design & lighting
lighting technology and innovation, including smart surfaces
UX, CMF and interior lighting, key ingredients for interior design and user experience
Swedish safety expertise & design language, including DMS integration
sustainable design
lighting integration into components
optical & visualisation tools

Panel discussions will bring diverse perspectives together, engaging on ideas including:

Lighting regulation (including a discussion with GTB experts)
Designers & engineers on lighting design, from concept to reality
Lagom (moderation, balance, perfect simplicity) in automotive design
Round table discussion with Zeekr, Lynk & Co, Polestar, Volvo Car and Volvo Truck heads of design.

DVN Japan Interior Workshop
2026-12-01 - 2026-12-02 | More information to come soon
More information to come soon

DVN Korea Lighting Workshop
2027-04-01 - 2027-04-30 | More information to come soon
More information to come soon April TBC
