Dipl.-Inf. Daniel Hopp,
Senior Manager Electric Powertrain eATS 2.x,
Mercedes-Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany
Program Dritev 2025
Main topics
- Architecture and design of vehicle propulsion systems
- Sustainability and CO2 neutrality
- Simulation, Digitalization and AI
- E-motor, power electronics, energy storage and supply
- Thermal management, operating behavior, acoustics
- Transmission systems and fluids
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

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
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