NASPICE 2026 Agenda | ASPICE & Automotive Quality

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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
08:00 AM – 08:50 AM	Breakfast / Setup
08:50 AM – 09:00 AM	General Announcements – Vesna Djordjevic, Omnex
09:00 AM – 09:10 AM	NASPICE Conference Opening – Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair
09:10 AM – 09:50 AM	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
09:50 AM – 10:30 AM	Keynote: Integrated Management Systems in the Software-Defined vehicle era: Addressing the rising cybersecurity challenge Ioana Teodoreanu Head of Governance Planning – AUMOVIO
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	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	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 China Speed. ASPICE Rigor. How Agentic AI Grounded in Process Context Removes the Proving Bottleneck 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 Krishna M Gopalakrishnan – 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 - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection
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 and Functional Safety Work Product Reviews Peter Bovenzi, Florian Reichle & Pavi Balasubramanian – BorgWarner 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 – PDSVision
03:45 PM – 04:15 PM	Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection There will be designated tables to network with Keynote speakers during the break
04:15 PM – 04:55 PM	Keynote: From Compliance to Cognition: Knowledge-Based Quality as the Next Frontier of ASPICE. Farhang Farahy Vice President, Quality – Drivetrain & Morse Systems – BorgWarner
04:55 PM – 05:00 PM	Day 1 Conference Closing - Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair
05:00 PM – 05:30 PM	Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection There will be designated tables to network with Keynote speakers during the break
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM	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
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 Golara Salemi, Florian Reichle & Pavi Balasubramanian – BorgWarner 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
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM	Breakfast / Setup
09:00 AM – 09:05 AM	NASPICE Conference Opening – Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair
09:05 AM – 09:45 AM	Keynote Tara Vatcher Global Senior Vice President – SW Development and Architecture – Platform and Core Application – Stellantis
09:45 AM – 10:25 AM	Keynote Doug Kulka, CIO – BorgWarner
10:25 AM – 11:10 AM	Networking Coffee Break – Sponsor Passport Program Tour
11:10 AM – 11:50 AM	Keynote Jonathan Williams, Executive Director – Software & Services – General Motors
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM	Lunch Break & Exhibition Time
12:50 PM – 02:50 PM	Presentations		Workshop
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM	Framework & Development for Regulatory Compliance and Certification of Software Updates under International Standard Jihoon Kim – HYUNDAI MOBIS	Architectural Guardrails for Safety in Software Defined Vehicles: Enforcing Driver-Safe Interaction in Android Automotive Ecosystems Neha Heera – Toast	Building on ASPICE: Functional Safety in Software Development Chad Kymal and Nikhil Unnikrishnan – Omnex
01:40 PM – 02:10 PM	Bridging the OEM-Supplier Gap: Fixing What Makes ASPICE Difficult – and How SCOUT Can Do It Right. Neesa Khan and Ralf Merettig – Scout Motors Inc.,	Applying Traceability for In-Cabin Software Shradha Shejul and Senthil Seetharaman – MOBIS North America
02:20 PM – 02:50 PM	Integrating V-Model into APQP for Enhanced ASPICE-Compliant Processes and Products Prakash Gokul More – DAUCH Corporation (Formerly American Axle & Manufacturing)	Approaches to Memory Safety for Functional Safety Mark Hermeling – AdaCore, Inc.
01:00 PM – 02:50 PM Building on ASPICE: Functional Safety in Software Development Chad Kymal and Nikhil Unnikrishnan – Omnex
02:50 PM – 03:20 PM	Networking Coffee Break
03:20 PM – 04:00 PM	Keynote Jan Morenzin Head of VDA QMC certification office for Automotive SPICE – VDA QMC
04:00 PM – 04:10 PM	NASPICE 2026 Closing

Event Agenda

An INTACS® Accepted Event

Day 2 Agenda	Day 2 – Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
08:00 AM – 08:50 AM	Breakfast / Setup
08:50 AM – 09:00 AM	General Announcements – Vesna Djordjevic, Omnex
09:00 AM – 09:05 AM	NASPICE Conference Opening – Chad Kymal, Organizing Committee Chair
09:05 AM – 09:45 AM	Keynote: Ensuring and Strengthening Software Quality Practices Tara Vatcher Global Senior Vice President – SW Development and Architecture – Platform and Core Application – Stellantis
09:45 AM – 10:25 AM	Keynote: Applying AI to Drive Quality and Business Excellence: How IT and Engineering Turned the ASPICE Reviewer into a Production-Ready Enterprise Capability Doug Kulka, CIO – BorgWarner
10:25 AM – 11:10 AM	Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection There will be designated tables to network with Keynote speakers during the break
11:10 AM – 11:50 AM	Keynote: Engineering Excellence: ASPICE Is Not the Enemy Patrick Miller, Executive Director of Software Quality Assurance - Ford Motor Company
11:50 AM – 12:50 PM	Lunch Break & Exhibition Time -Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection
12:50 PM – 02:50 PM	Presentations – 2 Tracks		Workshop - 1 Track
12:50 PM – 02:50 PM	Legacy III–IV	Legacy II	Legacy I
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM	OTA Software Update Audit/Certification Guidelines Compliant with International Software Update Standards(ISO 24089) Jihoon Kim – HYUNDAI MOBIS	Beyond Software: Why Hardware SPICE Matters for Automotive Hardware Assurance Subathra Ravi and Siddartha Ragala – ZF Group	Building on ASPICE, Functional Safety, and QMS in Automotive Projects Chad Kymal and Nikhil Unnikrishnan – Omnex
01:40 PM – 02:10 PM	Bridging the OEM-Supplier Gap: Fixing What Makes ASPICE Difficult – and How SCOUT Can Do It Right. Neesa Khan – Scout Motors Inc.,	Applying Traceability for In-Cabin Software Shradha Shejul and Senthil Seetharaman – MOBIS North America
02:20 PM – 02:50 PM	Agentic AI –An Enabler for Faster, Higher-Quality Embedded Software Development Shreyas Nagaraj Amazon Web Services	Approaches to Memory Safety for Functional Safety Mark Hermeling – AdaCore, Inc.
01:00 PM – 02:50 PM Building on ASPICE: Functional Safety in Software Development Chad Kymal and Nikhil Unnikrishnan – Omnex
02:50 PM – 03:20 PM	Networking Coffee Break - Sponsor Passport Stamp Collection There will be designated tables to network with Keynote speakers during the break
03:20 PM – 04:00 PM	Keynote: Assess, Improve, Inspire – A Future Outlook for the INTACS® Certification Scheme Stephan Müller Vice President – iNTACS e.V.
04:00 PM – 04:10 PM	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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