SPEAKERS 2026

At VECS we are proud to present a list of highly respected international speakers that are top of mind in the new Ecosystem for Transportation.

Alexander Schaab
Expert on SDV and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Expert on SDV and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Ali Fotouhi
Volvo Cars

Technical Expert in Vehicle-Grid Integration

Ali Nouri
Volvo Cars & Chalmers University of Technology

AI and AD Researcher

Alwin Bakkenes
Volvo Cars

Head of Software Engineering

Andreas Raisch
Vector Informatik GmbH

Senior Director Software Development

Anna Fedorova
Iveco Group

Senior Battery Algorithms Engineer

Anna Larsson
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Director Energy Conversion at Electrification and Reliability Safety and Transport

Anton Wieselblad
Scania Innovation Centre China

Head of Data streaming and AI within the Section for Autonomous Intelligent Control Platform, Scania former Start-up Ecosystem Manager

Anton Wieselblad is Head of Data streaming and AI within the Section for Autonomous Intelligent Control Platform at Scania since June 2024. With a passion for technology and new business exploration, he have pioneered many successful corporate innovation initiatives globally within the TRATON group. Before his current role, Anton started and ran Scania’s internal entrepreneurship program for several years. Together with Combient Foundry, he has also accelerated Scania’s adoption of start-up collaboration in Sweden before moving to China to work as our “Ecosystem Manager” – essentially working to build up a network with the start-up community in China.

Anya Ernest
Polestar

Exploration Lead

Åse Lundh Gravenius
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Senior Researcher

Augustin Friedl
MHP a Porsche Company

Associated Partner

Auke Zwaan
Black Swan Cyber Defense BV

Founder & Cybersecurity Specialist

Carmelo Loiacono
Green Hills

Field Applications Engineer

Daniel Langkilde
Kognic

Co-founder & CEO

Dr. Ana Magazinius
Polestar

Information Security Officer

Dr. Frank J. Jiang
FleetMQ

CEO & Co-Founder

Dr. Håkan Sivencrona
Volvo Cars

Senior Technical Leader

Dr. Kirsten Matheus
Verband der Automobilindustrie/German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)

Expert

Dr. Mathias Larsson Carlander
TRATON Group R&D

Strategy Officer EE Areas Strategy & Change

Dr. Olaf Kath
Ansys Germany GmbH

VP Product

Dr. Stefanie Wolff
VDA

Expert Charging Infrastructure

Dr. Torvald Mårtensson
Saab

Technical Fellow, Distinguished Engineer System Integration and Test

Torvald Mårtensson is Technical Fellow within System Integration Testing at Saab Aeronautics. He has a background of twenty years in the aeronautics industry and another eight years in the telecom industry. At Saab, Torvald works with test management and test strategy for functions and systems in the Gripen E fighter aircraft, as well as design and implementation of test environments and simulators. Before moving into the Gripen E program, Torvald was previously Assistant Chief Engineer in the development project for Gripen South Africa.

Torvald is also Associate Professor of Software Engineering (Senior Lecturer) at Linköping University. His research has primarily revolved around systems integration and system testing of large-scale and complex software systems, based on studies with multi-national companies in industry segments such as telecom, defense, logistics, surveillance and automotive. His research is published in journals such as Journal of Systems and Software (JSS) and Journal of Software Evolution and Process (JSEP), and at conferences such as IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) and IEEE International Conference on Software Architecture (ICSA).

Torvald is reviewing frequently for scientific journals and conferences, and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Systems and Software. Torvald received an MSc degree from Linköping University, Sweden, and a PhD degree from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

 

Esha Tandon
Polestar

Configuration & Platform Architect

Felix Kruse
Rebaba

Co-founder and COO

Fernando Garcia
RTI

Principal Software Engineer

Frank Svenhard
Arval

Director Nordic Consulting

Frank Svenhard is running Consulting arm in the Nordic’s for Arval, the global fleet company operating in 30 countries. He has over 30 years of experience from the Fleet & Mobility sector. Has been part of several country start-ups and holds a university degree in business administration & marketing.

Fredrik Åkeson
AstaZero

CPO

Fredrik Magnusson
Epicz lab

Head of Product and Services

Håkan Andersson
AstaZero

Director Testing

Hans Arby
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Senior Researcher, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 1st vice chair, Transport Board, City of Gothenburg, Senior Adviser

Heidi Norman
AIRENE

Founder, Cybersecurity expert and AI Act explorer

Henrik Klevjung
Volvo Group

Expert Platform Architect

Johan Mörck
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Director Sustainable Transport and Systems

Johan Mörck, Director Sustainable Transport and System at RISE, Research Institute of Sweden, is heading a research unit with focus on electrification and digitalization of the transport sector. Mörck has an extensive background from the automotive sector, with focus on product and commercial strategies for electrification of heavy trucks and equipment within the Volvo Group; Volvo Penta and Volvo Trucks. He has also been part of a successful journey of commercialization of innovation in Q-linea, a startup within the field of bio tech.

Johan Thelin
WirelessCar

Open Source Strategist

Johann Nishant
Volvo Group Connected Solutions

Principal Solution Architect

Jonas Frankemölle
Scaleout Systems

Machine Learning Engineer

Jonas Nyvang
Stilfold

CEO & Co-founder

Jonn Lantz
Volvo Group

Technology strategy leader, Volvo AB

Kristina Andersson
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Senior Researcher/Legal Expert

Lance Brooks
Siemens

Principal Engineer

Liisa Andersson
Ruter

Strategy & Partnerships

Linda Olofsson
Swedish Electromobility Centre

Director

Magnus Gille
Sweden’s first AI prompting champion

Sweden’s first AI prompting champion

Mahshid Helali Moghadam
Scania

PhD, Senior Data Scientist

Malin Broqvist Andersson
Drive Sweden

Program Director

Markus Borg
Lund University

Principal Researcher at Code Scene and Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Martin Kristensson
Volvo Cars

Head of Software Defined Vehicle

Martin Törngren
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Professor in Embedded Control Systems

Matteo Fontana
Iveco Group

Handling and Braking Performance Engineer

Mikael Rönnholm
Volvo Group

Director Emerging Technologies

Mina Alibeigi
Zenseact

AI Researcher Lead

Miroslaw Staron
Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg

Professor

Morten Schjødt-Osmo
VY

Strategy and Business Developer

Niall O’Connell
Analog Devices

Senior Principal Engineer – Automotive

Norm Marks
NVIDIA

Vice President Automative Enterprise

Paula Runsten
Rebaba

Co-founder and CEO

Per Olsson
Volvo Technology

Senior Expert Vehicle Dynamics Virtual Verification

Per Sigurdson
RemotiveLabs

CEO & Co-founder

Peter Bryntesson
FKG – Scandinavian Association of Suppliers

CEO

Peter Janevik
AstaZero

CEO

Peter Thorngren
Volvo Group

Fellow Technology and Strategy Leader

Petra Sundström
Traton Charging Solutions

Managing Director

Raman Yazdani Wetterberg
Volvo Group Trucks Technology

Specialist Feature Architect Energy Management

Raman is steering the helm of Energy Efficiency & Range for Cab Over Trucks regardless of driveline in Volvo Group. He has over 10 years of automotive & racing experience  from Polestar Cyan Racing, Volvo Buses, and Volvo Group Trucks Technology with positions ranging from aerodynamicist, lead engineer, group manager, and finally feature architect.

Shervin Hajinia
NIO

Automated & Autonomous Driving Engineer & Researcher

Shervin Hajinia is an expert in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving (AD), with a specialization in sensor robustness, testing methodologies, and feature design.

With extensive experience in the automotive industry, he has led and contributed to numerous projects involving the design, integration, testing, and validation of ADAS and AD technologies.

At this conference, Shervin will share his insights on ADAS testing, emphasizing the critical importance of sensor accuracy and system resilience, particularly in challenging environmental conditions.

 

Sigma Dolins
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Researcher

Stefan Lagerkvist
Siemens Digital Industries Software

EMEA Portfolio Development

Steven Van Acker
OWASP Gothenburg

Cybersecurity Researcher and Penetration Tester,  OverTheWire.org

Sven Kappel
Etas

Head of Innovation

Therese Caesar
Göteborg Energi Nät

Flexibility Manager

Tomasz Werocy
Volvo Buses

Product Cybersecurity Compliance Officer

Uwe Brandenburg
DXC Luxoft

Uwe is Vice President Autonomous Driving at DXC Luxoft. In his role he is responsible for developments in the field of autonomous vehicles, AD function development and virtual validation. In his previous role, he was ADAS Chief Technology Officer and Engineering Head and was also responsible for the product and technology roadmaps and projects in the field for autonomous driving and ADAS sensor development for all global customers. This included the development of radar, cameras (mono, stereo and night vision) sensors and domain controllers as well as complete ADAS systems.

Vard Antinyan
Volvo Group

Technology and Strategy Leader, Software Engineering, Volvo Group

Victor Jarlow
AstaZero

Research Leader

Vivek Poovalingam
Thoughtworks

Solutions Architect

Vivek Sannabhadti
Elektrobit

Senior Expert

Vivetha Joshna Natterjee
Zeekr Technology Europé

Head of SDV