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ABOUT EVENT
The North American SPICE Conference is a premier industry event for automotive professionals. This conference will focus on the latest developments in ASPICE, providing a platform for experts, assessors, and industry leaders to discuss advancements in automotive standards, quality, safety, and security for embedded systems.
The conference is also accepted by the international assessor certification scheme (INTACS®) as active or passive experience evidence (EE-EP, EE-AC) for certification as an Automotive SPICE® Lead Assessor (Competent and Principal). Attendees will receive a certificate of participation to support their INTACS® Competent or Principal Assessor certification requirements.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Empowering the Future of Automotive Process Improvement
- Automotive SPICE® assessments and process improvements
- Networking with regional and international experts
- Workshops and presentations on Automotive SPICE®, automotive standards, and mechatronic development
- Opportunities to enhance professional visibility
- Access to exclusive content and updates on embedded systems for connected vehicles
KEYNOTE
Speakers
Doug Kulka
CIO - BorgWarner
Farhang Farahy
Vice President, Quality – Drivetrain & Morse Systems – BorgWarner
Ioana Teodoreanu
Head of Governance Planning - AUMOVIO
Tara Vatcher
Global Senior Vice President – SW Development and Architecture - Platform and Core Application - Stellantis
Jan Morenzin
Head of VDA QMC certification office for Automotive SPICE – VDA QMC
Stephan Müller
Vice President – iNTACS e.V.
Patrick Miller
Executive Director of Software Quality Assurance - Ford Motor Company
Keynote Speaker
Presentation Title
Ioana Teodoreanu
Head of Governance Planning - AUMOVIO
To Be Announced Soon
Tara Vatcher
Global Senior Vice President – SW Development and Architecture - Platform and Core Application - Stellantis
To Be Announced Soon
Jan Morenzin
Head of VDA QMC certification office for Automotive SPICE – VDA QMC
To Be Announced Soon
Stephan Müller
Vice President – iNTACS e.V.
To Be Announced Soon
Farhang Farahy
Vice President, Quality – Drivetrain & Morse Systems – BorgWarner
To Be Announced Soon
And Keynotes from General Motors
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
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Day 1 Agenda
Sep 29, 2026
Day 2 Agenda
Sep 30, 2026
Event Agenda
An INTACS® Accepted Event
| Day 1 Agenda | Day 1 – Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 |
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08:00 AM – 08:50 AM
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Breakfast / Setup |
08:50 AM – 09:00 AM
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General Announcements – Vesna Djordjevic, Omnex |
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09:00 AM – 09:10 AM
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NASPICE Conference Opening – Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair |
09:10 AM – 09:50 AM
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Keynote: The Future of Automotive SPICE® - Dealing With AI Agents and Humans
Jan Morenzin Head of VDA QMC certification office for Automotive SPICE – VDA QMC |
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09:50 AM – 10:30 AM
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Keynote: Integrated Management Systems in the Software-Defined vehicle era:
Addressing the rising cybersecurity challenge Ioana Teodoreanu Head of Governance Planning – AUMOVIO |
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10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
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Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection
There will be designated tables to network with Keynote speakers during the break |
11:00 AM – 12:05 PM
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Presentation – 3 Tracks |
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11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Session A1 – Legacy III–IV
Session B1 – Legacy II
Session C1 – Legacy I
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11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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11:30 AM – 12:05 PM
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Session A2 – Legacy III–IV
Session B2 – Legacy II
Session C2 – Legacy I
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11:35 AM – 12:05 PM
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Krishna M Gopalakrishnan – Texas Instruments
Pooja Chintamaneni – Valeo
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12:05 PM – 01:05 PM
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Lunch Break & Exhibition Time - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection |
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01:05 PM – 01:40 PM
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Presentation – 3 Tracks |
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01:05 PM – 01:40 PM
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Session A3 – Legacy III–IV
Session B3 – Legacy II
Session C3 – Legacy I
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01:05 PM – 01:40 PM
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Umesh Sambhari – Nexteer
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01:40 PM – 03:45 PM
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Workshop – 3 Tracks |
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01:40 PM – 03:45 PM
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Vesna Djordjevic – Omnex and Hidemi Morimoto – AUMOVIO
Dan Wall – The Wall Group
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03:45 PM – 04:15 PM
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Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection
There will be designated tables to network with Keynote speakers during the break |
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04:15 PM – 04:55 PM
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Keynote: From Compliance to Cognition: Knowledge-Based Quality as the Next Frontier of ASPICE. Farhang Farahy Vice President, Quality – Drivetrain & Morse Systems – BorgWarner |
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04:55 PM – 05:00 PM
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Day 1 Conference Closing - Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair |
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05:00 PM – 05:30 PM
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Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection
There will be designated tables to network with Keynote speakers during the break |
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05:30 PM – 07:30 PM
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Networking Dinner Designated seating for keynotes and speakers as available |
Event Agenda
An intacs® Accepted Event
| Day 1 Agenda | Day 1 – Tuesday, September 29th, 2026 |
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 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM | Breakfast / Setup |
 09:00 AM – 09:10 AM | NASPICE Conference Opening – Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair |
 09:10 AM – 09:50 AM | Keynote Stephan Müller Vice President – iNTACS e.V. |
09:50 AM – 10:30 AM | Keynote Ioana Teodoreanu Head of Governance Planning – AUMOVIO |
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Networking Coffee Break |
 11:00 AM – 12:05 PM | Presentation – 3 Tracks |
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM |  Session A1 – Legacy III–IV Session B1 – Legacy II Session C1 – Legacy I |
 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Integrated Automotive Quality Management System in Memory Storage Industry Nirmal Suresh Pattaserry and Srinivas Chatta Kannappa – Sandisk Beyond Documentation Theater: Achieving “China Speed” with Process Intelligence and Agentic AI Governance Erik Severinghaus – Bloomfilter & Immanuel Klaiber – Celonis Data Management SPICE – Because Data Needs a Little Seasoning Thomas Sievers – iNTACS |
11:30 AM – 12:05 PM | Session A2 – Legacy III–IV Session B2 – Legacy II Session C2 – Legacy I |
11:35 AM – 12:05 PM | Leveraging AI for improving Software Quality and Making it more Efficient Avinash Kumar – Texas Instruments Engineering Trustworthy AI: Integrating ASPICE & ISO 26262 for Assurable ML-Based Vehicle Systems Pooja Chintamaneni – Valeo ASPICE® Functional Safety Working Group Perspective: Crossing the Bridge Between Automotive SPICE® Assessments and Functional Safety Audits Trapti Saxena – Garmin |
 12:05 PM – 01:05 PM | Lunch Break & Exhibition Time |
01:05 PM – 01:40 PM | Presentation – 3 Tracks |
01:05 PM – 01:40 PM | Session A3 – Legacy III–IV Session B3 – Legacy II Session C3 – Legacy I |
01:05 PM – 01:40 PM | An AI Agent to Perform ASPICE Work Product Reviews – Continuous Learning from Real Assessments Across PAM 3.1 to PAM 4.0 Reactive Compliance to Predictive Quality: Automating Process Capability Heatmap Using Non‑Conformance Data Umesh Sambhari – Nexteer ASPICE as an Enabler: A Structured Approach to Developing the Automotive Vehicle OS Roberto DeAlba Alvarez – Bosch |
01:40 PM – 03:45 PM | Workshop – 3 Tracks |
01:40 PM – 03:45 PM | Efficiency Through Integration: Exploring a Unified Approach to ASPICE, Functional Safety, and Cybersecurity Assessments Vesna Djordjevic – Omnex and Hidemi Morimoto – AUMOVIO The Checklist Manifesto: Elevating Engineering Quality, ASPICE Rigor, and AI Prompting Through Intentional Practice Dan Wall – The Wall Group Accelerating ASPICE Level 3 and Cybersecurity Compliance with a Modern ALM Platform Peter Haller – PTC and Tim Brennan – PDS Vision |
03:45 PM – 04:15 PM | Networking Coffee Break |
04:15 PM – 04:55 PM | Keynote Farhang Farahy Vice President, Quality – Drivetrain & Morse Systems – BorgWarner |
04:55 PM – 05:00 PM | Day 1 Conference Closing |
05:00 PM – 05:30 PM | Networking Coffee Break – Sponsor Passport Program Tour |
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM | Networking Dinner |
Event Agenda
An intacs® Accepted Event
| Day 2 Agenda | Day 2 – Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 | ||
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08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
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Breakfast / Setup | ||
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09:00 AM – 09:05 AM
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NASPICE Conference Opening – Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair | ||
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09:05 AM – 09:45 AM
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Keynote
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09:45 AM – 10:25 AM
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Keynote
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10:25 AM – 11:10 AM
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Networking Coffee Break – Sponsor Passport Program Tour | ||
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11:10 AM – 11:50 AM
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Keynote
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11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
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Lunch Break & Exhibition Time | ||
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12:50 PM – 02:50 PM
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Presentations
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Workshop
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01:00 PM – 01:30 PM
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Framework & Development for Regulatory Compliance and Certification
of Software Updates under International Standard
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Architectural Guardrails for Safety in Software Defined Vehicles:
Enforcing Driver-Safe Interaction in Android Automotive Ecosystems
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Building on ASPICE: Functional Safety in Software Development
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01:40 PM – 02:10 PM
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Bridging the OEM-Supplier Gap: Fixing What Makes ASPICE Difficult – and
How SCOUT Can Do It Right.
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Applying Traceability for In-Cabin Software
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02:20 PM – 02:50 PM
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Integrating V-Model into APQP for Enhanced ASPICE-Compliant Processes and
Products
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Approaches to Memory Safety for Functional Safety
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02:50 PM – 03:20 PM
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Networking Coffee Break | ||
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03:20 PM – 04:00 PM
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Keynote
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04:00 PM – 04:10 PM
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NASPICE 2026 Closing | ||
Event Agenda
An INTACS® Accepted Event
| Day 2 Agenda | Day 2 – Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 | ||
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08:00 AM – 08:50 AM
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Breakfast / Setup | ||
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08:50 AM – 09:00 AM
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General Announcements – Vesna Djordjevic, Omnex | ||
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09:00 AM – 09:05 AM
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NASPICE Conference Opening – Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair | ||
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09:05 AM – 09:45 AM
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Keynote: Ensuring and Strengthening Software Quality Practices
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09:45 AM – 10:25 AM
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10:25 AM – 11:10 AM
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Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection
There will be designated tables to network with Keynote speakers during the break |
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11:10 AM – 11:50 AM
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11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
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Lunch Break & Exhibition Time -Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection | ||
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12:50 PM – 02:50 PM
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Presentations – 2 Tracks
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Workshop - 1 Track
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12:50 PM – 02:50 PM
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Legacy III–IV | Legacy II | Legacy I |
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01:00 PM – 01:30 PM
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01:40 PM – 02:10 PM
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02:20 PM – 02:50 PM
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02:50 PM – 03:20 PM
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Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection
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03:20 PM – 04:00 PM
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04:00 PM – 04:10 PM
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NASPICE 2026 Closing - Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair Best Presentation and Best Workshop Awards will be distributed during the closing. Passport Stamp Program Winners will be announced. |
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Day 1 Agenda
Sep 23, 2025
Day 2 Agenda
Sep 24, 2025
Event Agenda
An intacs® Accepted Event
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| 10:30am - 11:00am |
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| 11:00am-12:15pm |
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| Presentations 3 tracks | Session A1 -Technical: Legacy III–IV Ballroom |
Session B1 - Advanced: Legacy II |
Session C1 - Management:Legacy I | |||
| 11:00am-11:35am |
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| 11:40am-12:15pm |
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Legacy I
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| Presentations 3 tracks | Session A2 - Technical: Legacy III–IV Ballroom |
Session B2 - Advanced: Legacy II |
Session C2 - Management:Legacy I | |||
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| 4:00pm - 4:45pm |
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| 5:00pm-7:00pm |
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Event Agenda
An intacs® Accepted Event
| Day 2 Agenda | Day 2 - Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 | |||
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| 8:00am - 8:30am |
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| 8:30am - 8:35am |
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| 8:35am - 9:20am |
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| 09:20am - 09:50am |
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| 10:20am - 10:50am |
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| 10:50am - 11:20am |
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| 11:20am - 11:50am |
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| 11:50am - 12:50pm |
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| Workshops (2 tracks) | Presentations: All presentations will take place in Legacy III–IV Ballroom | |||
| 12:50PM–02:50PM | Legacy I | Legacy II | 12:50PM–01:30PM |
AI in Requirements Management for Complex Engineering Systems Nikhil Unnikrishnan (Omnex) Greg Gruska (Omnex) John Stawarz (Omnex) |
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Workshop: PACCAR Case Study ASPICE applied to a Software Quality Assurance process Briggs Lewis (PACCAR) |
System Definition and Ownership: A Suppliers Perspective to meeting ASPICE Compliance: Linda J Merrill (BorgWarner) Juan S. Webb (Omnex) |
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| 01:30PM–02:10PM |
Superman Vs Genius - Kwangho Che (Korean SPICE Network, Quantum & Associates, Inc. (Japan)) |
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| 02:10PM–02:50PM |
AI/ML Functional Safety in the Scope of Automotive SPICE Bodo Seifert (TUV) Subathra Ravi (ZF) |
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| 03:20pm - 03:50pm |
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| 3:50pm - 4:00pm |
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Day 1 Agenda
Sep 29, 2026
Day 2 Agenda
Sep 30, 2026
Event Agenda
An intacs® Accepted Event
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| 9:00am – 9:10am |
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| 9:10am – 9:40am |
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| 9:40am – 9:50am |
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| 9:50am – 10:20am |
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| 10:20am – 10:30am |
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| 10:30am – 11:00am |
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| 11:00am-12:05pm |
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| Presentations 3 tracks | Session A1 -Technical: Legacy III–IV Ballroom | Session B1 – Advanced: Legacy II | Session C1 – Management:Legacy I | |
| 11:00am-11:30am |
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| Presentations 3 tracks | Session A2 – Technical: Legacy III–IV Ballroom | Session B2 – Advanced: Legacy II | Session C2 – Management:Legacy I | |
| 11:30am-12:05pm |
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| 12:05pm-1:05pm |
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| 1:05pm-1:35pm |
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| Presentations 3 tracks | Session A3 – Technical: Legacy III–IV Ballroom | Session B3 – Advanced: Legacy II | Session C3 – Management:Legacy I | |
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| 1:40pm – 3:40pm |
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| 4:45pm – 4:55pm |
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| 5:00pm – 5:30pm |
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Event Agenda
An intacs® Accepted Event
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| 10:15 AM – 10:25 AM |
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| 10:25 AM – 11:10 AM |
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| 11:40 AM – 11:50 AM |
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| 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM |
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| 12:50 PM – 02:50 PM | Presentations | Workshops | ||
| 12:50 PM – 01:00 PM | BUFFER / SPEAKER TRANSITION |
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| 01:30 PM – 01:40 PM | BUFFER / SPEAKER TRANSITION | |||
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Keynote Speakers
Speaker
Title
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Farhang FarahyBorgWarnerPresentation Title: To Be Announced Soon -
Ioana TeodoreanuHead of Governance Planning - AUMOVIOPresentation Title: To Be Announced Soon
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Jan MorenzinHead of VDA QMC certification office for Automotive SPICE – VDA QMCPresentation Title: To Be Announced Soon
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Lars DittmannInternational Assessor Certification Scheme e.V. Managing Director – iNTACSPresentation Title: To Be Announced Soon -
Tara VatcherGlobal Senior Vice President – StellantisPresentation Title: To Be Announced Soon
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General MotorsPresentation Title: To Be Announced Soon
NASPICE 2026 Conference Sponsors
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PTC
AdaCore
Parasoft
FEATURED SPEAKERS
MEET OUR AMAZING SPEAKERS FOR THIS EVENT
Chad Kymal
CTO & Founder Omnex Inc
LARS DITTMANN
Vice President INTACS e.V
Chad Kymal
CTO & Founder Omnex Inc
LARS DITTMANN
Vice President INTACS e.V