Sarah Tyslik, MBA
Director Transmissions & Electric Drive Units,
Mercedes-Benz AG Stuttgart, Germany
Program Dritev 2025
You will find the 2025 program here in March 2025.
Keynote speakers 2025


Dipl.-Phys. Ulrich Zimmer,
Senior Vice President,
TRATON GROUP R&D Battery & Charging, Nürnberg, Germany

Geoffrey Bouquot,
Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development,
AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, Germany

Dipl.-Kffr. Hildegard Müller,
Präsidentin,
Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA), Berlin

Thomas Voss,
Geschäftsführer GTM GmbH, Motorsport Director,
ADAC e.V., Munich, Germany

Dipl. Ing. Heimo Schreier,
Director Electromobility Product & Range Management,
Volvo Group Technology, Göteborg, Sweden

Dipl.-Ing. Martin Krüger,
Senior Vice President System Engineering,
Robert Bosch GmbH, Schwieberdingen, Germany
Parallel Session 2025
The special plus for participants of the congress and the conferences: free access to all the specialist lectures offered on site.
Participants will not only gain new ideas and inspiration from the "Dritev" presentations. They can also attend the parallel lecture series. You can already view and download the current programme for the parallel conference:
VDI workshops / Pre-Conference seminars
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
These one-day seminars take place on the day before the conference and can be booked separately. They are offered exclusively in German. Led by experienced experts, the sessions provide in-depth insights and hands-on learning opportunities.
These seminars offer a unique chance to deepen your knowledge and engage with peers before the main conference begins on the topics:
Künstliche Intelligenz im Antriebssystem: Entwicklung, Betrieb und Bewertung
(Artificial Intelligence in the powertrain system: Development, operation, and evaluation)
Held by: Dipl.-Ing. Sascha Ott, Direktor in der Institutsleitung des IPEK – Institut für Produktentwicklung & Geschäftsführer des Zentrums Mobilitätssysteme am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Germany
Schwingungs- und Geräuschverhalten von Antriebssträngen
(Vibration and noise behavior of powertrains)
Held by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Bihr, Prorektor für Studium und Lehre, Technische Hochschule Ulm, Ulm, Germany
Program Review of Dritev 2024

The event is characterised by technical depth through expert contributions, strategic outlooks from speakers in key positions and selected contributions with a social and geopolitical focus.
Exchange ideas with OEMs, Tier 1s and related suppliers in a pleasant atmosphere. Learn from colleagues, find out about the latest trends and discuss possible solutions.
Main topics
- Design and architecture of vehicle drive systems
- Thermal management, operating behavior, acoustics
- E-machine and power electronics
- CO2 neutrality and sustainability
- Methods and simulation
- Transmissions and fluids
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