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1st North American SPICE Conference, a premier event for professionals in the automotive industry. This conference will focus on the latest developments in Automotive SPICE® , 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.

Day 1 Agenda
Sep 23, 2025
Day 2 Agenda
Sep 24, 2025

Event Agenda

An intacs® Accepted Event

Day 1 Agenda Day 1 - Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
8:00am - 9:00am
  • Conference Setup/Registration & Breakfast Buffet
9:00am - 9:10am
  • Conference Opening : Organizing Committee Chair
  • Chad Kymal (Founder & CTO - Omnex)
9:10am - 9:45am
  • Welcome Keynote
  • Thomas Liedtke (Member, Intacs Advisory Board; Working Group Leader: ASPICE and Cyber-Security; Principal Cybersecurity - SynSpace Group GmbH)
9:45am - 10:30am
10:30am - 11:00am
  • Networking Coffee Break
11:00am-12:15pm
  • Presentations 3 tracks
Presentations 3 tracks Session A1 -Technical:
Legacy III–IV Ballroom
Session B1 - Advanced:
Legacy II
Session C1 - Management:Legacy I
11:00am-11:35am
  • Session A1 - Technical:
    Legacy III–IV Ballroom
  • Does SPICE and Sustainability Go Together? YES!SPICE is an Essential Ingredient!
  • Thomas Klena (AUMOVIO)
  • Session B1 - Advanced:
    Legacy II
  • Implementation for High Level Automated Driving system & Navigating Regulatory Requirements
  • Fu Xu (Omnex)
  • Xuezhu Yang (FAW)
  • Session C1 - Management:
    Legacy I
  • Data-Driven Quality Improvement: Managing with Measurable Results
  • Umesh Sambhari (Nexteer)
  • Amol Chavan (Kostal)
11:40am-12:15pm
  • Session B1 - Advanced:
    Legacy II
  • Data-Driven Process Improvement for Automotive Compliance
  • Mostafa Mahmoud (Valeo)
  • Session C1 - Management:
    Legacy I
    • Demystifying ASPICE, Functional Safety and Cybersecurity Compliance
    • Deniz Culha Booher (Envorso)
    12:15pm-1:15pm
    • Lunch Break & Exhibition Time
    1:15pm-1:55pm
    • Presentations 3 tracks
    Presentations 3 tracks Session A2 - Technical:
    Legacy III–IV Ballroom
    Session B2 - Advanced:
    Legacy II
    Session C2 - Management:Legacy I
    1:15pm-1:55pm
    • Session A2 - Technical:
      Legacy III–IV Ballroom
    • Organization Maturity Model
    • Susan Mohr (Magna)
    • Uwe Alfter
      (Knuvener Mackert GmbH)
    • Session B2 - Advanced:
      Legacy II
    • Designing a Sustainable Path Toward Higher Maturity in Automotive SPICE
    • Greg Parent (Bosch)
    • Session C2 - Management:
      Legacy I
    • Managing Embedded Systems Development: Project Monitoring (KPIs and other methods)
    • Cristina Haucap (Luminar)
    1:55pm - 3:00pm
    • Workshops (3 tracks)
    1:55pm - 3:30pm
    • Workshop: The Assessors GPS -Navigating Towards Consistency Across Your Assessments
    • Dan Wall(Wall Group)
    • Juan S. Webb (Omnex)
    3:30pm - 4:00pm
    • Networking Coffee Break
    4:00pm - 4:55pm
    • Workshop Contd.
    • Workshop Summary
    • Workshop Contd.
    • Workshop Summary
    5:00pm-7:00pm
    • Dinner & Cocktails
    1:55pm - 3:00pm
    • Workshops (3 tracks)
    1:55pm - 3:30pm
    • Workshop: The Assessors GPS -Navigating Towards Consistency Across Your Assessments
    • Dan Wall(Wall Group)
    • Juan S. Webb (Omnex)
    3:30pm - 4:00pm
    • Networking Coffee Break
    4:00pm - 4:45pm
    • Workshop Contd.
    • Workshop Summary
    5:00pm-7:00pm
    • Dinner & Cocktails

    *Subject to Change

    Event Agenda

    An intacs® Accepted Event

    Day 2 Agenda Day 2 - Wednesday, September 24th, 2025
    8:00am - 8:30am
    • Conference Setup/Registration & Breakfast Buffet
    8:30am - 8:35am
    • Day 2: Conference Opening : Organizing Committee Chair Chad Kymal (Founder & CTO - Omnex)
    8:35am - 9:20am
    • Keynote: Automotive Spice: Latest news from VDA QMC
    • Jan Morenzin (Head of VDA QMC certification office for Automotive SPICE - VDA QMC)
    09:20am - 09:50am
    • Keynote: Functional Safety perspective on ASPICE
    • Michael Runyon (Sr. Director -Controls, Software, and Mechatronics - Dana Incorporated)
    • Mihir Shah (Functional Safety Specialist - Dana Incorporated)
    9:50am - 10:20am
    • Networking Coffee Break
    10:20am - 10:50am
    10:50am - 11:20am
    • Stellantis Requirements for Embedded Systems Suppliers
    • Shorouk Idrees (Stellantis), Neelima Gudem (Stellantis)
    11:20am - 11:50am
    • Software Assurance Approval Process based on CQI34
    • Gregg Alling (Dana/AIAG)
    11:50am - 12:50pm
    • Lunch Break & Exhibition Time
    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)
    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)
    01:30PM–02:10PM Superman Vs Genius -
    Kwangho Che (Korean SPICE Network, Quantum & Associates, Inc. (Japan))
    02:10PM–02:50PM AI/ML Functional Safety in the Scope of Automotive SPICE
    Bodo Seifert (TUV)
    Subathra Ravi (ZF)
    02:50pm - 03:20pm
    • Networking Coffee Break
    03:20pm - 03:50pm
    • Keynote: Implementing Functional safety and Quality in Manufacturing
    • Theogene Lavergne Jr (Executive Director - General Motors)
    3:50pm - 4:00pm
    • Conference Closing : Organizing Committee Chair
    • Chad Kymal (Founder & CTO - Omnex)

    *Subject to Change

    NASPICE 2025 Conference Sponsors

    NASPICE 2025 Conference Sponsors

    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