Plan Your Experience: Explore the Sessions and Schedule for 2025

Open Innovation Roundtable: From Strategy to Implementation - Best Practices for Running Successful Venture Clienting – invite only

This is an invite-only side event hosted by STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play. Please apply via the link if you want to join: https://pnpgermany.typeform.com/expo2025-dialog (Access only with confirmed invite)

Executive Innovation Walk — invite only

This is an invite-only side event hosted by STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play. Access only with confirmed invite. Please reach out to us, if you want to join.

Open Doors: Startup Tech Fair & Networking

hosted with STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play

Executive Lunch — invite only

This is an invite-only side event hosted by STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play. Access only with confirmed invite. Please reach out to us, if you want to join.

Opening Cermony

STARTUP AUTOBAHN expo2025 – Opening on the Main Stage

Welcome Words by Plug and Play

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Keynote "Accelerating Innovation at Full Speed with Bertha Benz's Spirit"

hosted with Mercedes-Benz AG

Welcome Words by Plug and Play

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Fireside Chat "Talent and Startups: The Engine of Future Growth"

hosted with Porsche and Plug and Play Tech Center

Panel Discussion "Designing the AI Experiences of the Future"

hosted with DXC Technology and Plug and Play Tech Center

Keynote "Rethinking Mobility: The Software-Defined Vehicle and the New Era of Automotive Services"

hosted with Bosch

Agenda of expo2025

Stage Opening & Agenda of the Day

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Stage Opening & Agenda of the Day

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Introduction "Heavy Duty: Resilience at Scale"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction in Canada Startup Exchange

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Keynote "Chem-X: data ecosystems and digital product passports"

Panel Discussion "Venture Clienting Meets Heavy Duty: Innovation as the Road to Resilience"

hosted with ZF, Cummins and Bosch

Pitch Session by Canada Startup Exchange

Introduction in VC

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Panel Discussion "How to Spot a Unicorn: What European VCs are Betting on"

In a market where capital is cautiously deployed, AI is dominant and profitability is king, identifying potential unicorns requires more than just intuition.

Pilot Presentation by Range Energy & ZF

hosted with ZF and Range Energy

Introduction in European Innovation Council

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction in European Innovation Council – Corporate Partnership Programme & Pitch Session by EIC Startups

Introduction in Mobility Startup Ecosystem in Baden-Württemberg

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction "Novel AI: Powering Enterprise & Industry"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Panel Discussion "Mobility Startup Ecosystem in Baden-Württemberg"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Keynote "#ReDefineMobility"

hosted with Togg

Panel Discussion "Industrial AI Made in Europe: From Vision to Scalable Solutions"

This panel brings together leading voices from the European mobility and manufacturing sector to discuss how Industrial AI is moving from concept to reality. With insights from ZF and a spotlight on the AI-driven solution platform Qira, we’ll explore how European innovation isenabling smarter operations, unlocking new efficiencies, and paving the way for scalable, data-driven transformation.

Introduction in Open Innovation

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

"From Strategy to Implementation: Best Practices for Running Successful Venture Clienting"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pilot Presentation by Blockbrain, Porsche & Motherson

hosted with Porsche, Motherson and Blockbrain

Investor Side Event — invite only

This is an invite-only side event hosted by STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play. Access only with confirmed invite. Please reach out to us, if you want to join.

Introduction in Cross-Collaboration

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

"Introduction to the Collaboration Buckets and the topic of Data for Circular Business Ecosystems by DXC Technology"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction in Sustainability

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pitch Session by Program Startups

hosted with Mercedes-Benz AG, Cummins, About:Energy and Verne

Introduction "Software-Defined Vehicles: Intelligence on Wheels"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Panel Discussion "The Software-Defined Vehicle: What’s the Value and Who's Driving?"

hosted with DXC Technology, STMicroelectronics, Mercedes-Benz AG and Bosch

Panel Discussion "Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction in Enterprise

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pitch Session by Program Startups

hosted with DXC Technology, Bosch, Schaeffler, Porsche, Corvic, Camb.ai, Dive Solutions, Pull Systems, Stardust AI, GreenMatterAI, Sensigo, ONEKEY, Findiq, Flip, Mercanis and Sparetech

Keynote "Software-Defined Vehicles - A Paradigm Shift in the Automotive Industry"

hosted with NXP Semiconductors

Introduction in Supply Chain & Logistics

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pilot Presentation by Vibra Nova & NXP Semiconductors

hosted with NXP Semiconductors and Vibra Nova

Introduction "PNP Nordics: Innovate, Engage, Invest"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Keynote "Pioneering the Future: Manufacturing Innovation at Grundfos"

Introduction "Robotics & AI: The Efficiency Engine"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction in Mobility

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Trend Report by Plug and Play

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pitch Session by Program Startups

hosted with Bosch, OPmobility, STMicroelectronics, Motherson, Togg, Mercedes-Benz AG, Blueskeye AI, Seamless Digital, Sterntech, trinamiX, Buluttan, NevaXR and Zendar

Introduction in Retail & Insurtech

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction "Bavaria as center of Transformation: A Bridge between Local innovation and Global Reach"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Heavy Duty Roundtable: Platforms for Software-Defined Trucks - How can collaboration drive innovation forward? — invite only

This is an invite-only side event hosted by STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play. Please apply via the link if you want to join: https://pnpgermany.typeform.com/expo2025-dialog (Access only with confirmed invite)

Introduction in Commerce & FinTech

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Keynote "Vision to Reality: Schaeffler’s Path to Autonomous Production" by Schaeffler

hosted with Schaeffler

Introduction "Bringing Innovation to Life with Venture Building and Intrapreneurship"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Keynote "Monetizing Motion: How Fleet Imagery Data is Fueling the Next Mobility Revolution" by Geopost

Pilot Presentation by Acumino, DXC Technology & Schaeffler

hosted with DXC Technology, Schaeffler and Acumino

Introduction in Production

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pitch Session by Program Startups

hosted with Mercedes-Benz AG, Togg, Eberspächer, Porsche, Frickly Systems, Wyseye, pacemaker.ai, Neura Robotics and Humanoid Robots

Introduction in Travel & Space

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction "Sustainability by Design: Decarbonising the Industrial Core"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction "Connected Skies: Cross-Border Collaboration as a Catalyst for Aviation Innovation"

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Introduction in DMS Batch Startups

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pilot Presentation by Revoltech, Motherson & Volkswagen

hosted with Motherson and Revoltech

Keynote "Driving Innovation, Transformation & Mobility - Digital Journey @ Fraport AG"

Introduction by EIT Smart Mobility Accelerator

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pitch Session by DMS Batch Startups

Introduction in Albanian Startup Ecosystem

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Pilot Presentation by AIRY Automotive & OPmobility

hosted with OPmobility and AIRY Automotive

Introduction "Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF): Introducing Plug and Play Tirana"

Stage Closing

Stage Closing

Closing Cermony

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Keynote "Formula E: An Automotive Test Bed"

Award Ceremony

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Closing Words

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