•     Hyundai President and CEO José Muñoz to deliver Principal Speech

•     Dr. Shang Jin, Chery Automobile and Dr. Duong-Van Nguyen, VinFast, to deliver keynotes

•     Plenary sessions address pressing automotive industry topics, including industry disruption and sustainability

A Principal Speech by Hyundai Motor Company President and CEO José Muñoz, two C- suite keynotes, and three high-level panel discussions form the plenary sessions at the 2025 FISITA World Mobility Conference, which runs 3-5 June 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.

Principal Speech and C-suite keynotes

José Muñoz, Hyundai Motor Company President and CEO, will address a conference of 1,000 delegates and sponsors from the world’s leading automotive and mobility brands. Muñoz will speak on Hyundai Motor Company and the future of mobility.

José Muñoz commented:

“As an engineer, I’ve long supported FISITA and its mission. As such, I am honoured to be speaking at the FISITA World Mobility Conference and look forward to an engaging discussion about this fantastic industry and opportunities in future mobility.”

The  plenary  C-suite  keynotes will  be  given  by Dr  Shang Jin,  CEO-Assistant,  Chery Automobile on Wednesday 4 June, and Dr. Duong Van Nuygen, Global Deputy CEO, in charge of ADAS/AD, VinFast on Thursday 5 June.

Plenary panel discussions

Three plenary panel discussions, addressing the evolution of mobility, sustainability, and industry disruption, will feature senior executives from across the mobility ecosystem. The  panels  include  leading  voices  from  the  commercial  vehicle  sector  and  the automotive supplier base, as well as passenger car manufacturing, with the panel titles and panellists listed below.

Chris Mason, CEO, FISITA commented:

“This inspiring line-up of speakers and panellists highlights FISITA’s global reach. It also underlines the importance of bringing together engineering leaders from around the world to discuss universal challenges such as sustainability and industry disruption, all in the pre-competitive space of FISITA,”

Managing change: OEMs and the evolution of mobility

Tuesday 3 June, 13:30 – 14:00

•    Henry Bzeih, Chief Software Officer, Ampere

•    Mehdi  Ferhan,  Senior  Vice  President,  Powertrain  Engineering,  Volvo  Group, Truck Technology

•    Dr. Andy Palmer,  Palmer Automotive

•    Moderator: Martin Kahl, Chief Technology Officer, FISITA

Sustainable mobility and the circular economy

Wednesday 4 June, 13:30 – 14:00

•    Peter Lukassen, Director of Sustainability, Bosch

•    Sophie Schmidtlin, Chief Technology Officer, The Future is Neutral

•    Umit Sengezer, Head of Circular Economy, Toyota

•    Dr Yuan Shen, Chief Technology Officer, Geely Holding

•     Moderator: Martin Kahl, Chief Technology Officer, FISITA

Industry disruption and the future of mobility

Thursday 5 June, 13:30 – 14:00

•    Rudolf Dittrich,Head of Xiaomi EV Europe R&D Centre, Xiaomi

•     Pierre   Millette,   Chief   Technology   Officer,   ACEA   (European   Automobile Manufacturers’ Association)

•    Lothar Schupet,Chief Executive Officer, Zeekr Europe

•    Ethan Sorrelgreen, Global Product Owner, Woven by Toyota

•     Moderator: Martin Kahl, Chief Technology Officer, FISITA

The event will be visited by 1000+ delegates. There will be 100+ technical presentations from industry specialists, sponsors, and exhibitors from the most well-respected

brands in the automotive and mobility community. The speakers will be debating on the following topics: Future Mobility Systems & Solutions, Propulsion Systems, Energy

Infrastructure, Safety & Automated Driving, Advanced Chassis Technology, Digitalisation & AI, Sustainability.

For the full WMC 2025 agenda, click here

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