Robotics

The Autonomous Main Event 2026

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The Autonomous Main Event 2026 ran on Sep 17, 2026 at Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria. It is a Robotics conference. ConferenceGrid lists 40 speakers, 12 sponsors and 13 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated May 26, 2026 · dates verified May 4, 2026

The Autonomous Main Event 2026 is a hybrid conference exploring practical, safe, and scalable solutions in autonomous systems, with a focus on building trust for autonomy to scale globally across mobility and robotics. Bringing together C-level executives, safety experts, and senior decision makers from the global autonomous mobility and robotics industries,…

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40Speakers
12Sponsors
13Sessions
38Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at The, in alphabetical order.

Andreas Kugi
Scientific Director – AIT | Professor – TU Wien · AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
Benedikt Wolfers
Founding Partner · POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS (pswp)
Bernhard Augustin
Head of development and integration of ADAS/AD sensors and compute platform · Audi
Bolin Zhou
Senior Engineer at China Auto Standardization Research Institute · CATARC
Christian Poschmann
Senior VP Global Engineering Technology · CLAAS
Clemens Rengier
CFO & Managing Director · HOLON
Diana Mao
General Manager, NeuSAR Sales & Marketing · Neusoft Reach Automotive Technology
Georg Kopetz
CEO · TTTech Group
Grant Courville
Senior Vice President, Products and Strategy · QNX
Jakub Juza
CEO · Roboauto
Jeff Walker
Chief Commercial Officer · SDVerse
Jennifer Sarah Boone
Host and event moderator
Jens Kötz
Head of Development Architecture, Energy, Security/Safety · Audi
Juergen Schaefer
Distinguished Engineer System Architecture · Infineon Technologies
Katrin Matthes
CTO, VP Innovation & Technology · Ampere Software Technology
Kurt Sievers
CEO · NXP Semiconductors
Lars Reger
CTO & Executive Vice President · NXP Semiconductors
Martin Hart
Director of Automated and Autonomous Software Development · Mercedes-Benz
Martin Kellner
Partner · McKinsey & Company
Mathias Pillin
CTO · Bosch Mobility
Matthias Traub
President & Managing Director · Vector Informatik
Missy Cummings
Professor · George Mason University

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

DENSO
Infineon
Innoviz
McKinsey & Company
NXP
PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus)
QNX
SDVerse
TTTech Auto
TTTech Group
Vector
Zendar

Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions.

  • 09:00 - 09:30

    Welcome Address

    Welcome Address by Ricky Hudi, Chairman and the co-founding members of The Autonomous Association.

    Main Stage
  • 09:30 - 09:50

    Fireside Chat: Building Trust for Autonomy to Scale

    The fireside chat brings together visionary leaders and politicians to explore how to scale autonomy through trust, uniting industries around shared responsibility.

    Main Stage
  • 09:50 - 10:30

    Panel I: Framework for Edge AI (Hosted by TrustMotion)

    Building Secure and Scalable Edge AI Frameworks for Autonomous Systems. AI is essential for enabling autonomous systems such as self-driving vehicles, robots, and drones, especiall…

    Main Stage
  • 11:15 - 11:35

    Keynote I

    Main Stage
  • 11:35 - 12:20

    Panel II: Automotive and robotics trust foundations (Hosted by Infineon & NXP)

    From Cars to Robots: Shared Foundations for Safe and Trusted Autonomy. This panel explores the shared system‑level foundations that enable autonomy in both automotive systems and r…

    Main Stage
  • 12:20 - 12:35

    The Autonomous Update

    Update from The Autonomous Innovation Stream. The Autonomous Working Groups unveil their annual findings.

    Main Stage
  • 14:20 - 14:40

    Keynote II

    Main Stage
  • 14:40 - 15:25

    Panel III: Off-highway market (Hosted by TTControl)

    Will Mobile Machines Be First? Scaling Physical AI and Autonomous Machines in the Off-Highway Market. This panel discusses the emergence and scaling of autonomous machines in the o…

    Main Stage
  • 15:25 - 15:45

    Keynote III

    Main Stage

Quick answers

When is The Autonomous Main Event 2026?
The Autonomous Main Event 2026 ran on Sep 17, 2026 at Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.
Where is The Autonomous Main Event 2026 held?
The Autonomous Main Event 2026 was held at Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria.
Who is speaking at The Autonomous Main Event 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 40 speakers, including Andreas Kugi (Scientific Director – AIT | Professor – TU Wien, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology), Benedikt Wolfers (Founding Partner, POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS (pswp)) and Bernhard Augustin (Head of development and integration of ADAS/AD sensors and compute platform, Audi).
Who sponsors The Autonomous Main Event 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 12 sponsors, including DENSO, Infineon, Innoviz, McKinsey & Company and NXP.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 38 companies show up, and 7 bet on three roles at once?

38 companies. seven are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
7All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
26Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

TTTech Auto·McKinsey & Company·PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus)·QNX·SDVerse·TTTech Group·Zendar

Speakers by seniority

70% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1333%
  • Founder / Owner410%
  • VP-level410%
  • Director / Head of718%
  • Manager / Lead25%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Research / Science13%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Other roles718%

Of 40 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1TTTech AutoSponsor2
2McKinsey & CompanySponsor1
3PlaxidityX (Formerly Argus)Sponsor1
4QNXSponsor1
5SDVerseSponsor1
6TTTech GroupSponsor1
7ZendarSponsor1
8DENSOSponsor-
9InfineonSponsor-
10Infineon Technologies3
11InnovizSponsor-
12NXPSponsor-
13VectorSponsor-
14Audi2
Sponsors by tier
unspecified12
100% of 12