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Agenda The preliminary program may change slightly until the conference day
2025-11-19
2025-11-20
2025-11-21
2025-11-19
09:00 -09:10
Workshop day - Session A
2025-11-19
09:00-09:10

Welcome note

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager
2025-11-19
09:10-12:10

SW Product Q Metrics

This is a workshop about "Software Project Quality Metrics", which will discuss the definition methods and effectiveness of quality metrics in groups. The aim is to align the definition and understanding of key SW product quality metrics, with the goal of establishing a more effective and unified metric system in the future.

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
QIAN Chen
KOSTAL (Shanghai) Management Co., LTD. Development Quality Supervisor
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
XU Yue
AUMOVIO Supplier Quality Management SW
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
ZHAO Chenyuan
UAES Software Quality Auditor
2025-11-19
12:10-13:30

Lunch Break

2025-11-19
13:30-16:30

ASPICE 4.0 –24 Months later:  Does Automotive SPICE® 4.0 and the VDA Guideline 2.0 meet the expectations?

"After a brief introduction of essential, exemplary changes in the PAM 4.0 / Guideline 2.0, this workshop will use interactive group work and discussions to determine whether the expectations and objectives of the revision have been achieved.   On the one hand, these are to create a more uniform and better understanding of the PAM, which is also reflected in more comparable results, and on the other hand, in particular, to create a clearer distinction between what is sufficient or absolutely necessary for achieving CL1, and what is only required for CL2. The topics which will be further elaborated in the working groups are a mixture of topics identified in advance by the workshop organizers (e.g., such as revising the software integration and integration test processes (SWE.4), shifting the strategy from CL1 to CL2, etc.) and topics identified in the workshop by the participants.

Experience with the PAM 4.0 and the VDA Guideline 2.0 is recommended for the workshop participants."


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Dr. Dirk Hamann
Schaeffler AG Deputy Head VDA QMC WG13, Software Quality Management Governance
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Balazs HARMAN
VALEO GmbH Germany Group ASPICE Manager
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Ralf Merettig
Volkswagen AG .
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
YOU Ting
Schaeffler Greater China QM Mechatronics & Software
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
ZHU Zhipeng
VALEO GTC China System & Software Quality and Process Improvement
2025-11-19
09:00 -16:30
Workshop day - Session B
2025-11-19
09:00-09:10

Welcome note

2025-11-19
09:10-12:10

TISAX & Cybersecurity Mystery Game 



Based on the latest TISAX standards, you will experience the practical drill of cybersecurity in an automotive company, deep understanding TISAX audit terms within a mystery game, and receive the latest trends and implementation of TISAX."

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Frank WU
KPMG China Director
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Kiki ZHAO
KPMG China TISAX Lead Auditor
2025-11-19
12:10-13:30

Lunch Break

2025-11-19
13:30-16:30

Quality Management System compliant with AI ACT

On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the EU AI Act, marking a new era in global regulation of artificial intelligence. The Act aims to protect fundamental rights, democracy, the rule of law, and environmental sustainability from the risks posed by high-risk AI. We hope to discuss during this workshop how to establish a quality management system in the automotive sector that complies with the EU AI Act.

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Han XIAO
HUAWEI Head of Quality Engineering Capability, IAS BU
2025-11-20
09:00 -22:00
Conference day - Plenary session
2025-11-20
09:00-09:10

Opening speech

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager
2025-11-20
09:10-09:30

Keynote speech

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Lin ZHANG
German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) China Chief Representative and General Manager
2025-11-20
09:30-10:00

Automotive SPICE – Latest News from the certification office


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Dr. Jan Morenzin
VDA QMC Head of certification office
2025-11-20
10:00-10:20

Tea Break

2025-11-20
10:20-11:10

Automotive SPICE®  & Chinese Speed – Contradictory or Complementary?


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Dr. Dirk Hamann
Schaeffler AG Deputy Head VDA QMC WG13, Software Quality Management Governance
2025-11-20
11:10-11:45

VDA QMC Software Quality Advisory Board China – Software Quality Collaboration under Long-Termism


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
WANG Qi
Chairman of Software Quality Advisory Board China, Manager of Volkswagen Group Quality Software Cyber Security
2025-11-20
11:45-12:25

Summary of Workshops


2025-11-20
12:25-12:35

Group Photo

2025-11-20
12:35-13:30

Lunch Break

2025-11-20
13:30-14:05

The gap in Automotive quality standards regarding system and software development – Experiences 

and feedback how to do it wrong!


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Bernhard Sechser
intacs® / Process Fellows GmbH intacs® Principal Assessor & Instructor / Member of the intacs® Advisory Board / Managing Director of Process Fellows GmbH
2025-11-20
14:05-14:40

 Redefinition of Quality Assurance for SDV: Practice in VCTC as a tech company


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Thorsten Henninger
Volkswagen Group (China) Technology Co., Ltd. Head of VCTC Quality Assurance
2025-11-20
14:40-15:15

Software development challenges in the Era of Intelligent and the application of ASPICE in vehicle 

software development


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Li Lei
Great Wall Motor Director
2025-11-20
15:15-15:45

MB.OS: Transforming Production for Software-Driven Vehicles Sophie Girschewski



Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Sophie Girschewski
Mercedes-Benz Senior Manager Electrics/Electronical Planning R&D
2025-11-20
15:45-16:05

Tea Break

2025-11-20
16:05-16:55

Exploration and Experience of End-to-End Quality Management for Level-4 Autonomous Driving


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Jian Peng
Pony.ai Supply Chain VP
2025-11-20
16:55-17:30

Software quality to meet multiple management system requirement


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Han XIAO
HUAWEI Head of Quality Engineering Capability, IAS BU
2025-11-20
17:30-18:05

German Quality as solid base for Chinese Speed 


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
CHEN Jianhua
CARIAD China Head of GQ
2025-11-20
18:05-18:35

Podium Discussion

Chair
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Dr. Jan Morenzin
VDA QMC Head of certification office
2025-11-20
18:35-18:40

Speakers Award

2025-11-20
18:40-18:50

Closing Note for Day 1 

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager
2025-11-20
18:50-19:00

Break - Transfer the place

2025-11-20
19:00-22:00

Evening event

2025-11-21
09:00 -17:50
Conference day - Parallel session 1
2025-11-21
09:00-09:10

Morning Keynote

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Gong Chiyu
SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle Company Quality Assurance Department Quality Management Section
2025-11-21
09:10-09:55

Modernizing ASPICE for Software-Driven Automotive Development


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Yasar Isik
Volkswagen AG Principal Software Assessor
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Julian Eurich
Volkswagen AG Principal Software Assessor
2025-11-21
09:55-10:35

Driving the Transition to ASPICE 4.0: Managing Risks and Complexity in Modern Automotive Development


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Huan WANG
VALEO GTC China Quality & Safety Senior Manager
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Balazs HARMAN
VALEO GmbH Germany Group ASPICE Manager
2025-11-21
10:35-10:55

Tea Break

2025-11-21
10:55-11:30

Software Quality Management Practice In  FVW


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Baixu LIU
FAW- VW Software Assessment Team Leader
2025-11-21
11:30-12:05

From ECUs to the Cloud: Integrating ASPICE Models for End-to-End Automotive Systems


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Mann Yee Ooi
AUMOVIO Supplier Quality Management Software & Senior Expert for Supplier Quality - 3rd Party Software, Continental Automotive Singapore Pte. Ltd.
2025-11-21
12:05-12:35

Staying true to our original aspirations, Return to ASPICE’s Essence


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Yangyang Hui
ZEEKR Software Quality Senior Manager
2025-11-21
12:35-13:30

Lunch Break

2025-11-21
13:30-14:20

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transforming ASPICE Work Product Developmen


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Peter Bovenzi
BorgWarner Global Chief of Engineering Excellence, PowerDrive Systems
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Chad Kymal
Omnex Inc CTO, Founder
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Hengyu Wang
BorgWarner Manager, Engineering Excellence China PDS
2025-11-21
14:20-14:55

Bridging Process and Safety: How to Make ASPICE and FuSa Work Together


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Dongsheng (Robin) Xu
Vector Automotive Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Senior consultant
2025-11-21
14:55-15:15

Framework for project related tailoring of ASPICE with target orientated use of AI in the development

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Thorge Mess
P3 Group Associate Partner
2025-11-21
15:15-15:35

Tea Break

2025-11-21
15:35-16:25

Unlocking Resources - The Path to Reuse within the ASPICE Framework


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Li Lei
Zhuhai Enpower Electric Co., Ltd. Director of E-Drive Product Line & Software Platform Department
2025-11-21
16:25-17:00

Collaborations between Functional Safety and Automotive SPICE


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Yuhe PENG
Intacs WG Functional Safety / UMovcom Information Technology (Shanghai) Inc Technical Expert
2025-11-21
17:00-17:30

Podium Discussion

Chair
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Yiqun WANG
UMovcom Information Technology (Shanghai) Inc. Director
2025-11-21
17:30-17:40

Speakers Award

2025-11-21
17:40-17:50

Closing Note

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager
2025-11-21
09:00 -17:35
Conference day - Parallel session 2
2025-11-21
09:00-09:10

Morning Keynote 

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Justin YU
Director of Engineering Excellence, FORVIA HELLA China
2025-11-21
09:10-09:55

Odyssey into Data-Driven Development

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Xiaogang TIAN
Volkswagen Group China Software Quality Assistant Manager, Smart Quality, Volkswagen Group China
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Yao XIAO
Shenzhen Zhuoyu Technology Co., Ltd. Software Quality Engineer
2025-11-21
09:55-10:35

Intelligent Driver Assistance Supply Chain: The Quality-Driven Path to Collaborative 

Innovation and Transformation


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Kai Ren
Horizon Robotics Customer project quality head&Senior software quality expert
2025-11-21
10:35-10:55

Tea Break

2025-11-21
10:55-11:30

ISO PAS 8800 – Safety & AI – important but challenging


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Bin ZHAO
TÜV Rheinland Group Greater China General Manager, Industrial Services and cybersecurity
2025-11-21
11:30-12:05

Technical Risk Analysis Software Functionality

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Glissnik
Robert Bosch GmbH Head of Bosch Mobility Customer and Software Quality,
2025-11-21
12:05-12:35

Introduction to 3C and China CAV Certifications in the Field of Automotive Safety and Security in the New Era 


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Tong Lingsheng
CQC Director
2025-11-21
12:35-13:30

Lunch Break

2025-11-21
13:30-14:20

From Chaos to Capability – an evolution inspired by ASPICE


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Juya WANG
UL Solutions Lead Consultant
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Jerry MEI
Marquardt Electronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Director Quality and Plant Manager
2025-11-21
14:20-14:55

AI assist Process Digital Twin

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Xueli(Sheryl) Li
Harman International, Car Audio Director, Engineering Excellence
2025-11-21
14:55-15:25

Automotive SPICE: Leading factor for automotive compliance 


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Peter ZHAO
DEKRA China Senior Expert
2025-11-21
15:25-15:45

Tea Break

2025-11-21
15:45-16:10

TISAX & Its Business Value


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Frank WU
KPMG China Director
2025-11-21
16:10-16:45

ISO/PAS 8800:2024 Road Vehicles — Safety and Artificial Intelligence


Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Zuning LIN
DQS Information and Data Security (IDS) China Region Chief Scientist
2025-11-21
16:45-17:15

Podium Discussion

Chair
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
YIN Zhengxi
VDA QMC China Senior Quality Manager
2025-11-21
17:15-17:25

Speakers Award

2025-11-21
17:25-17:35

Closing Note

Speaker
8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager

Welcome note

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager

SW Product Q Metrics

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
QIAN Chen
KOSTAL (Shanghai) Management Co., LTD. Development Quality Supervisor

'- ASPICE Competent Assessor

- With extensive experience in software quality management, specializing in R&D quality assurance for automotive components and parts. Possesses hands-on expertise across the entire process from design verification to mass production implementation, along with rich experience of process development. She leads team members to achieve ASPICE certification from L1 to L3 successfully, and is dedicated to the practical and effective implementation of ASPICE in project execution.


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
XU Yue
AUMOVIO Supplier Quality Management SW

Mr. Xu Yue is part of AUMOVIO’s Global Central Function: Supplier Quality Management for Software category and is responsible for evaluating and qualifying software suppliers in Asia in accordance with Automotive SPICE. 

He is now Automotive SPICE Competent Assessor and has been actively performing Automotive SPICE assessments and enabling software suppliers to improve their development process aligned with Automotive Quality.


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
ZHAO Chenyuan
UAES Software Quality Auditor

Ms. Zhao Chenyuan is from the Central Quality Department of UAES, she is responsible for software quality assessment, ISO26262 internal audit and ISO21434 internal audit. With 8 years of experience in the development of electronic control units for the automotive industry and 5 years in software quality auditing, she serves as an ASPICE competent assessor.

Lunch Break

ASPICE 4.0 –24 Months later:  Does Automotive SPICE® 4.0 and the VDA Guideline 2.0 meet the expectations?

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Dr. Dirk Hamann
Schaeffler AG Deputy Head VDA QMC WG13, Software Quality Management Governance

Education: Master in Computer Science with a minor in Economics

PhD in Software Engineering

Background: 10 years’ Consultancy mainly in the Automotive Domain

*   Leading SPI Programs at OEMs & Suppliers

Current Position: Senior Expert at Schaeffler AG (15+ years at Schaeffler)

*   Leading CMMI EPG at Schaeffler Engine Systems

*   SW Quality Management and Processes Governance

*   Coordination of all internal Assessments worldwide

*   Global lead for SW Supplier Potential Analysis & Assessments

AutomotiveSPICE: *   Bootstrap Assessor since 1998, SPICE Assessor since 2001

     AutomotiveSPICE Principal Assessor since 2010

*   Former Trainer to become Provisional SPICE Assessor

     (trained ~200 people)

*   Member of VDA WG/PG13 since 2012, Deputy of VDA WG13

     since 2020

Others: *   Speaker/Workshop Moderator of many International Conferences

     on SW Engineering and Quality, including the VDA Automotive

     SYS Conferences Germany and China

*    Functional Safety Professional (FSP), certified since 2012


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Balazs HARMAN
VALEO GmbH Germany Group ASPICE Manager

Balazs HARMAN as VALEO Group ASPICE Manager is responsible for the corporate ASPICE assessment strategy and leads VALEO´s team of ASPICE assessors. He is Automotive SPICE principle assessor and also member of VDA Working Group 13, the authors of ASPICE.

He has 18+ years’ experience in the automotive industry, working for ThyssenKrupp PRESTA (steering systems) and BOSCH (automotive electronics and powertrain) before joining VALEO 3 years ago.


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Ralf Merettig
Volkswagen AG .

Ralf Merettig holds a Master of Science in IT Systems Engineering from the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam and has worked in the automotive industry for 15 years in various roles in quality management and quality assurance. More than 10 of these years were spent at Volkswagen and in the Group's quality assurance software, including more than 6 years in the ASPICE environment in supplier support. Until last month, he was the VW representative in AK 13 of the VAD QMC.

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
YOU Ting
Schaeffler Greater China QM Mechatronics & Software

intacs™ Certified Automotive SPICE® Competent Assessor VDA Software Quality Advisory Board China Member

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
ZHU Zhipeng
VALEO GTC China System & Software Quality and Process Improvement

Graduated from Jilin University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Automation

15+ project management and process improvement work experience in MNC

intacs® Certified Automotive SPICE® Competent assessor


Welcome note

TISAX & Cybersecurity Mystery Game 



8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Frank WU
KPMG China Director

Cyber security expert of KPMG China, with 20 years of experience in Information Security and IT consulting. 

Frank has participated in the research of national cyber policies and standards, especially in the fields of Cybersecurity compliance, ISO27001, NIST, GDPR, TISAX/VCSA, CSMS/ISO21434, etc., helping enterprises to well understand and realize specific regulatory requirements. \

Frank is responsible for the TISAX audit and “Enterprise going global compliance” consulting services of KPMG China, including information security governance and planning for automotive clients.


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Kiki ZHAO
KPMG China TISAX Lead Auditor

Kiki Zhao serves as a certified TISAX Leader Auditor in KPMG's Cybersecurity team. With extensive experience in TISAX training, consulting, and auditing, she possesses deep expertise in OEM supplier information security risk management policies. She has consistently delivered cross-border advisory services, helping clients achieve robust information security compliance and risk mitigation

 


Lunch Break

Quality Management System compliant with AI ACT

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Han XIAO
HUAWEI Head of Quality Engineering Capability, IAS BU

Software quality expert in Huawei, head of Quality Engineering Capability in IAS BU of Huawei, member of Huawei Expert Committee, head of Huawei FSAC (Functional Safety Assessment Center), vice-president of Huawei FMEA Association, member of VDA QMC SWQ Advisory Board China. Over 15 years working experience in scope of automotive software development, development management and software quality management in Nuremberg R&D Center of Siemens AG, Munich R&D Center in BMW AG, Volkswagen Group China.

Opening speech

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager

Keynote speech

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Lin ZHANG
German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) China Chief Representative and General Manager

Mr. Lin ZHANG studied at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, majoring in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in 2009, he went to the UK to study Sustainable Energy at the University of Southampton, majoring in fuel cell, and received the master’s degree in 2011. 

He joined in Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in January 2012 and worked in the Joint Venture Affairs and Government Relations Department, engaged in research on industrial policies of the automotive industry. 

In March 2012, he was seconded to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) as the Head of the International Cooperation Department, responsible for the communication and cooperation between CAAM and foreign enterprises, industry institutions, and international organizations. In September 2013, He was appointed as the Secretary and Assistant to Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of CAAM. 

In August 2014, Mr. Lin ZHANG joined in the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) as the manager, responsible for setting up the VDA China Office. 

In June 2017, he was appointed as the Manager of VDA China. 

In May 2019, he was appointed as the Director of VDA China. 

In December 2020, Mr. Lin ZHANG was appointed as the Vice President of VDA China. 

In December 2023, Mr. Lin ZHANG was appointed as the Chief Representative and General Manager of VDA China. 

During his tenure at VDA China, he actively promoted the establishment of cooperation mechanisms between the Chinese and German governments and industries in various areas such as energy conservation and emission reduction, new energy vehicles, intelligent connected vehicles, as well as regulation and standardization. He also established strategic partnerships, committees and workgroups with Chinese industry organizations, institutions to protect the interests of VDA member companies in China. 


Automotive SPICE – Latest News from the certification office


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Dr. Jan Morenzin
VDA QMC Head of certification office

Jan studied electronic engineering and Physics. He finished his education with a PhD in Physics.

After that he started working as software engineer and project leader for embedded development.

Within the last 20 years he worked as freelancer in different roles for embedded automotive and non-automotive development.

Since 2007 he is responsible for the VDA QMC activities on Automotive SPICE.

He is member of several standardization working groups such as VDA QMC PG13 or ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7.

Since 2021 Jan is head of the VDA QMC certification office for Automotive SPICE.


Tea Break

Automotive SPICE®  & Chinese Speed – Contradictory or Complementary?


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Dr. Dirk Hamann
Schaeffler AG Deputy Head VDA QMC WG13, Software Quality Management Governance

Education: Master in Computer Science with a minor in Economics

PhD in Software Engineering

Background: 10 years’ Consultancy mainly in the Automotive Domain

*   Leading SPI Programs at OEMs & Suppliers

Current Position: Senior Expert at Schaeffler AG (15+ years at Schaeffler)

*   Leading CMMI EPG at Schaeffler Engine Systems

*   SW Quality Management and Processes Governance

*   Coordination of all internal Assessments worldwide

*   Global lead for SW Supplier Potential Analysis & Assessments

AutomotiveSPICE: *   Bootstrap Assessor since 1998, SPICE Assessor since 2001

     AutomotiveSPICE Principal Assessor since 2010

*   Former Trainer to become Provisional SPICE Assessor

     (trained ~200 people)

*   Member of VDA WG/PG13 since 2012, Deputy of VDA WG13

     since 2020

Others: *   Speaker/Workshop Moderator of many International Conferences

     on SW Engineering and Quality, including the VDA Automotive

     SYS Conferences Germany and China

*    Functional Safety Professional (FSP), certified since 2012


VDA QMC Software Quality Advisory Board China – Software Quality Collaboration under Long-Termism


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
WANG Qi
Chairman of Software Quality Advisory Board China, Manager of Volkswagen Group Quality Software Cyber Security

Ms. Qi Wang has over 17 years of experience in automotive quality management, having held several key positions at Volkswagen Group in both China and Germany. She has demonstrated exceptional leadership and adaptability in various market environments, successfully advancing and implementing numerous strategic projects. She is currently based at the Volkswagen Group's headquarters in Germany and is responsible for quality software cyber security.

At the same time, as the Chairman of the Software Quality Advisory Board at VDA QMC China, Ms. Qi Wang has enhanced the industry's software quality standards and overall technical levels by establishing key partnerships and promoting best practices.

She has made significant contributions in the field of automotive software quality management, being responsible for or participating in dozens of cross-regional and organizational projects. These projects have covered areas such as software quality, cybersecurity, smart connectivity, and autonomous driving systems.


Summary of Workshops


Group Photo

Lunch Break

The gap in Automotive quality standards regarding system and software development – Experiences 

and feedback how to do it wrong!


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Bernhard Sechser
intacs® / Process Fellows GmbH intacs® Principal Assessor & Instructor / Member of the intacs® Advisory Board / Managing Director of Process Fellows GmbH

Since nearly 30 years, Bernhard Sechser has been designing and improving livable processes with his colleagues, customers, and partners that add real value and do more than just help to meeting standards.

In working groups and committees on the topics of Automotive SPICE®, Functional Safety and Cybersecurity, he develops solutions together with other experts to make the world of tomorrow a bit more comprehensible.

Whether in seminars or coaching, he tries to give his participants practical answers to all their questions. And where that is not possible, he researches other options.

As longtime member of the intacs® Advisory Board and head of the working group Internationalization he supports the international SPICE community by organizing regular information exchange meetings with the Regional Representatives.


 Redefinition of Quality Assurance for SDV: Practice in VCTC as a tech company


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Thorsten Henninger
Volkswagen Group (China) Technology Co., Ltd. Head of VCTC Quality Assurance

Dr. Henninger Thorsten holds a Ph.D. in Physics. He has worked at the Volkswagen Group for 13 years, taking up various quality-related leadership positions in companies including Volkswagen AG, SAIC VW, and CARIAD. Now he is Head of VCTC Quality Assurance department.

Software development challenges in the Era of Intelligent and the application of ASPICE in vehicle 

software development


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Li Lei
Great Wall Motor Director

R&D Director of Great Wall Motor, ASPICE Provisional Assessor, focusing on the research, development, and management of new energy vehicle control software, with over 15 years of experience in automotive control software development and architecture design, I spearheaded the establishment of Great Wall Motor's full lifecycle software development and software quality management system. I also led the construction of Great Wall Motor's vehicle control software architecture platform, enabling the development and production application of electronic control system software products such as vehicle controllers, power domain controllers, and body domain controllers. This has effectively supported the rapid implementation and application of Great Wall Motor's intelligent hybrid architectures such as Hi4, Hi4-Z, and Hi4-T.

MB.OS: Transforming Production for Software-Driven Vehicles Sophie Girschewski



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Sophie Girschewski
Mercedes-Benz Senior Manager Electrics/Electronical Planning R&D

Sophie Girschewski is Senior Manager of Software and Electrics Commissioning at Beijing Benz Automotive Company (BBAC) R&D. She drives the rollout of the Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS) to the production plants in China, overseeing production toolchain adjustments, IT integrations, process changes, communication and trainings.

As part of the rollout of MB.OS to China she also initiated and led the first successful proof-of-concept for over-the-air vehicle updates with Wifi. She also acts as Car IT security officer overseeing IT security compliance, manages E/E commissioning across all vehicle models during prototyping and high-volume production and ensures commissioning software maturity.


Tea Break

Exploration and Experience of End-to-End Quality Management for Level-4 Autonomous Driving


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Jian Peng
Pony.ai Supply Chain VP

Jian Peng joined Pony.ai in 2017, initially serving as the Head of Hardware R&D. He led several hardware development projects and hardware operations for the autonomous driving fleet, and presided over the hardware development and operational cooperation for several collaborative projects between Pony.ai and GAC Group. Since 2020, Jian Peng has transitioned to become Supply Chain VP, taking full responsibility for the company's procurement, contract manufacturing, and quality management.

Software quality to meet multiple management system requirement


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Han XIAO
HUAWEI Head of Quality Engineering Capability, IAS BU

Software quality expert in Huawei, head of Quality Engineering Capability in IAS BU of Huawei, member of Huawei Expert Committee, head of Huawei FSAC (Functional Safety Assessment Center), vice-president of Huawei FMEA Association, member of VDA QMC SWQ Advisory Board China. Over 15 years working experience in scope of automotive software development, development management and software quality management in Nuremberg R&D Center of Siemens AG, Munich R&D Center in BMW AG, Volkswagen Group China.

German Quality as solid base for Chinese Speed 


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CHEN Jianhua
CARIAD China Head of GQ

Mr. Chen Jianhua, as head of GQ in CARIAD China, is leading holistic innovation of Software Quality Management following "In China for China" strategy

Career track for Mr. Chen Jianhua:

• 30+ years in Automotive industry, expertise domain covering manufacturing, supplier management, quality management, etc. 

• 20+ years in VW Group Quality department, leading organizations across countries and regions


Podium Discussion

Speakers Award

Closing Note for Day 1 

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager

Break - Transfer the place

Evening event

Morning Keynote

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Gong Chiyu
SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle Company Quality Assurance Department Quality Management Section

Mr. Gong Chengyu is currently employed at SMPV, Quality Assurance Department, Quality Management Section. His main responsibilities include the construction and maintenance of mandatory national standards and overseas regulatory compliance frameworks, as well as ensuring the healthy operation of various systems.

Modernizing ASPICE for Software-Driven Automotive Development


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Yasar Isik
Volkswagen AG Principal Software Assessor

Yasar Isik is a Principal Software Assessor in the Software Quality department at Volkswagen AG, holding a Master’s degree in Computer Science. He conducts global supplier assessments, manages multiple suppliers, and develops targeted risk mitigation strategies - particularly in technical implementation. With a background in software development and project leadership at Robert Bosch GmbH and Volkswagen AG, he combines deep technical knowledge with strategic consulting expertise.

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Julian Eurich
Volkswagen AG Principal Software Assessor

- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Technical University of Darmstadt - 50+ supplier assessments - Meanwhile since 2019 Volkswagen AG - Intacs™ Principal assessor

Driving the Transition to ASPICE 4.0: Managing Risks and Complexity in Modern Automotive Development


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Huan WANG
VALEO GTC China Quality & Safety Senior Manager

Huan WANG as Valeo Global Technical Center China R&D quality manager for System, Software and HW quality team management, process improvement and quality control. She is Automotive SPICE competence assessor and member of VDA SWQ AB China.

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Balazs HARMAN
VALEO GmbH Germany Group ASPICE Manager

Balazs HARMAN as VALEO Group ASPICE Manager is responsible for the corporate ASPICE assessment strategy and leads VALEO´s team of ASPICE assessors. He is Automotive SPICE principle assessor and also member of VDA Working Group 13, the authors of ASPICE.

He has 18+ years’ experience in the automotive industry, working for ThyssenKrupp PRESTA (steering systems) and BOSCH (automotive electronics and powertrain) before joining VALEO 3 years ago.


Tea Break

Software Quality Management Practice In  FVW


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Baixu LIU
FAW- VW Software Assessment Team Leader

Master's degree in Mechatronic Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology

Automotive SPICE Competent Assessor

Software Assessment Team Leader of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., LTD

100+ software audit experiences

More than 15 years of experience in software quality and function management

Experience in domain controller hardware quality management and connectivity project management


From ECUs to the Cloud: Integrating ASPICE Models for End-to-End Automotive Systems


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Mann Yee Ooi
AUMOVIO Supplier Quality Management Software & Senior Expert for Supplier Quality - 3rd Party Software, Continental Automotive Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Mr. Mann Yee, Ooi is part of Continental’s Global Central Function: Supplier Quality Management for Software category and is responsible for evaluating and qualifying software suppliers in Asia in accordance with Automotive SPICE.  
He is also recognized as Senior Expert for Supplier Quality in 3rd Party Software, responsible to provide consultancy and needed support in case of 3rd Party Software handling within Continental Automotive. 

He is now Automotive SPICE Principal Assessor and performing Automotive SPICE assessments and enabling software suppliers to improve their development process aligned with Automotive Quality.

Staying true to our original aspirations, Return to ASPICE’s Essence


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Yangyang Hui
ZEEKR Software Quality Senior Manager

serving as software quality senior manager at ZEEKR Quality Center, responsible for software QMS construction and software quality management. Successfully led the establishment of software QMS and process improvement for a certain ICT enterprise, traditional and new EV OEM. With years of process capability assessment experience in self-developed and supplier software, implementation Experience in Agile Development Projects from Zero to One, and IPD process transformation implementation experience.

Lunch Break

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transforming ASPICE Work Product Developmen


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Peter Bovenzi
BorgWarner Global Chief of Engineering Excellence, PowerDrive Systems

Peter Bovenzi is the Global Chief of Engineering Excellence at PowerDrive Systems, BorgWarner 

► Education

• BSEE – University of Dayton

• MSEE – Purdue University – GM Fellowship recipient

► Experience

• 40-year automotive engineering career including GM, Delphi, Delphi Technologies, and BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems

• Worked in eight different technical centers in the US and Mexico

• Positions held include Adv. Mfg. Engineer, Product Engineer, Platform Release Engineer, System Engineer, Lead System Engineer, Launch Manager, Staff Product Engineer, Staff Mfg. Engineer, Adv. Mfg. Chief Engineer, Global Chief Mfg. Engineer, Senior Technologist


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Chad Kymal
Omnex Inc CTO, Founder

Chad Kymal is the CTO and founder of Omnex Inc., an international consulting, training, and software organization headquartered in the United States.

Chad is a member of ISO TC 176, TC 207, Functional Safety and AS 9115 for Software Quality. He is a Principal Assessor and a trainer for intacs® certified ASPICE courses.

He has published numerous papers and six books about Management Standards and Quality.He has conducted hundreds of audits in many different sectors from Aerospace to Steel to Distributors to Electronics and Semiconductors in North America, Asia, and Europe in the last 20 years.

Chad assesses and works in automotive systems, hardware, and software for Agile, ASPICE, Cybersecurity and Functional Safety ISO 26262.

He is on the writing committee of ISO 26262 3rd edition as a US representative on Part 6 and Chair of NASPICE.



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Hengyu Wang
BorgWarner Manager, Engineering Excellence China PDS

Hengyu Wang is Manager, Engineering Excellence China PDS at BorgWarner

Bridging Process and Safety: How to Make ASPICE and FuSa Work Together


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Dongsheng (Robin) Xu
Vector Automotive Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Senior consultant

Robin is a Senior Consultant at Vector Consulting Services, specialized in Functional Safety, ASPICE, and Cybersecurity. He has extensive experience in AI tool development, model-based engineering, and automotive system integration. Robin led NOP safety certification, supported ASPICE and FuSa assessments for major OEMs and Tier 1s, and delivered ASPICE Level 2 compliance solutions. His engineering expertise covers ADAS fault injection testing, AUTOSAR-ROS safety integration, ISO 8800 training, fuzz testing, and CVE-based vulnerability scanning. He also designed AI agents (ARCHMind, FUSAMind) for architecture generation and HARA analysis. Robin holds a Master’s in Automotive Electronics from Tongji University and certifications including FSCP (TÜV SÜD), intacs™ Provisional Assessor, CPRE (IREB), and AWS Cloud Practitioner

Framework for project related tailoring of ASPICE with target orientated use of AI in the development

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Thorge Mess
P3 Group Associate Partner

Thorge Mess is an associated partner of P3 Group in Germany. For more than 15 years he is consulting various customers on behalf of P3. He is an expert for ASPICE and System Engineering. Next to that he oversees projects about management systems, legal compliance, cross-department team steering and general management consulting. Within the last years Thorge Mess was a supporting expert for various international projects by P3 in China focusing on software defined vehicles and enabling fast development of automotive software systems.

Tea Break

Unlocking Resources - The Path to Reuse within the ASPICE Framework


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Li Lei
Zhuhai Enpower Electric Co., Ltd. Director of E-Drive Product Line & Software Platform Department

Current Director of the E-Drive Product Line and Software Development Department at Enpower. With over 13 years of experience in product development and team management for E-drive systems, he has extensive hands-on expertise in hardware, software, and system product development, and is also a seasoned functional safety expert. He will leverage his multi-dimensional experience from an engineer to a manager to share insights on transforming high-standard process requirements into practical advantages in complex product development.

Collaborations between Functional Safety and Automotive SPICE


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Yuhe PENG
Intacs WG Functional Safety / UMovcom Information Technology (Shanghai) Inc Technical Expert

Graduated from Nanyang Technological University majored in Computer. The Master Research area is about computer vision. Having been working in NIO, TUV SUD, Continental Automotive Singapore, Nanyang Technological University. Rich experience in Functional Safety, Cybersecurity Security, ASPICE and Software development. Currently working in UMovcom as technical expert. Intacs Certified ASPICE Principal Assessor, Member of intacs Working Group Functional safety. 

Podium Discussion

Speakers Award

Closing Note

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager

Morning Keynote 

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Justin YU
Director of Engineering Excellence, FORVIA HELLA China

Director of Engineering Excellence, FORVIA HELLA China

Responsible for Product Safety Management, Engineering Excellence, Advanced R&D, and Test Bench Operations at FORVIA HELLA China.

VDA QMC Software Quality Advisory Board China  - Member

Expert Committee Member, China Automotive Functional Safety Standardization Promotion Center (CAFUSA), National Technical Standard Innovation Base of Automobile


Odyssey into Data-Driven Development

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Xiaogang TIAN
Volkswagen Group China Software Quality Assistant Manager, Smart Quality, Volkswagen Group China

Focus on automotive software quality for over a decade, responsible for Supplier Software Quality at Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. since 2021, built up the capability of the local software quality assessment team, which effectively backs up the group's supply chain localization, and contributed to local supplier’s qualification. As an ASPICE Principal Assessor, led over hundred assessments, and during spare time, ongoing contributions are made to the software quality community, as member of the SWQ Advisory Board and board member of CSN (Chinese SPICE Network). Close collaboration with industry experts is maintained to continuously explore new focuses and areas within software quality, such as cybersecurity, quality in agile/app development, and quality in AI development, among others.

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Yao XIAO
Shenzhen Zhuoyu Technology Co., Ltd. Software Quality Engineer

Since 2022, I have been responsible for software development processes and quality management and improvement at Shenzhen Zhuoyu Technology. Holding qualifications as an ASPICE Provisional Assessor and SAFe Practice Consultant, I continuously explore the deep integration of software quality practices with large-scale agile methodologies, providing strong support for the high-quality development of intelligent driving R&D operations.

Currently, my focus lies in software quality management and safety assurance within emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, end-to-end NN model development, and LLMs. I aim to embed quality control into every phase of data-driven intelligent vehicle software development, exploring new pathways for quality enhancement in the era of intelligence.


Intelligent Driver Assistance Supply Chain: The Quality-Driven Path to Collaborative 

Innovation and Transformation


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Kai Ren
Horizon Robotics Customer project quality head&Senior software quality expert

Be responsible of Customer project quality and senior software quality expert of Horizon, with master degree and have 13 years of working experience, worked in global tier-1 and OEM for 10+ years,be professional on driver-assistance system, vehicle E/E software development , project management, and supplier quality management.

Holding qualifications as ASPICE Competent Assessor, Functional Safety Professional, ISO20000 Leader Auditor, and VDA 6.3 Internal Auditor.


Tea Break

ISO PAS 8800 – Safety & AI – important but challenging


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Bin ZHAO
TÜV Rheinland Group Greater China General Manager, Industrial Services and cybersecurity

Bin Zhao is the General Manager of Industrial Services and Cybersecurity at TÜV Rheinland Group Greater China. With over 20 years of experience at TÜV Rheinland, he is a Principal ASPICE Assessor (including Cybersecurity and Machine Learning) and a senior expert in Functional Safety (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO PAS 8800) and Cybersecurity (ISO 21434). He leads training, audits, and assessments for multinational and domestic enterprises, with extensive involvement in autonomous driving, SOTIF, ASPICE, and cybersecurity evaluations. He is a member of the China Functional Safety Standard Committee and serves as a visiting professor at Liaoning University and East China University of Science and Technology. 

Technical Risk Analysis Software Functionality

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Stefan Glissnik
Robert Bosch GmbH Head of Bosch Mobility Customer and Software Quality,

Introduction to 3C and China CAV Certifications in the Field of Automotive Safety and Security in the New Era 


8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Tong Lingsheng
CQC Director

TongLingsheng:

Senior Certification Engineer of China Quality Certification Center (CQC), Doctor of Vehicle Engineering, Senior Engineer

He currently serves as Director of the Innovation and Development Department, Product Certification Division III (CQC), member of the Expert Steering Committee for the Promotion and Application of Methanol-Fueled Vehicles (under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, MIIT), expert in corrosion resistance test and evaluation of passenger vehicles at the China Consumer Council (CCC), Deputy Secretary-General of the Standards Working Committee of the China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE), and expert for WTO/TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) Notification Review.

His main responsibilities include providing technical services for quality certification of automotive products, corporate training, R&D of research projects, formulation and revision of standards, implementation rules and detailed regulations, implementation of standards for information security and software upgrades, evaluation of intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs), and energy efficiency classification evaluation of new energy vehicles (NEVs). He has long been engaged in technical services such as quality certification, conformity assessment, factory audits and related corporate training. In addition, he is in charge of formulating implementation rules and managing certification for the China Automotive Vehicle Alliance (CAV) certification of GB44495 and GB44496.


Lunch Break

From Chaos to Capability – an evolution inspired by ASPICE


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Juya WANG
UL Solutions Lead Consultant

15+ years of experience in the automotive industry, focusing on R&D quality management and process improvement for global supplier chain

Automotive SPICE® Principal Assessor (extended with cybersecurity, agile, machine learning, potential analysis)

VW qualified SQIL(SW-Quality Improvement Leader)

UL Certified Cybersecurity Professional (ISO/SAE 21434:2021)

UL Certified Autonomy Safety Professional (ISO 21448:2022)

UL Certified Artificial Intelligence Professional (ISO/PAS 8800:2024) 

15+ 年国际汽车供应链研发质量管理和流程改善经验


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Jerry MEI
Marquardt Electronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Director Quality and Plant Manager

Since more than 25 years, Jerry Mei has been worked in different industrial covers semiconductor, LCD display and automotive electronics industrial. Professional experience covers reliability engineering, hardware development, operation management and quality management. Act as a product technical and process expert, close working with global and domestic OEMs, promote and lead internal ASPICE process improvement since 2023.

AI assist Process Digital Twin

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Xueli(Sheryl) Li
Harman International, Car Audio Director, Engineering Excellence

20 years automotive work experience in international companies.

10+ years project management and Quality assurance work experience.

Current role – Director, Engineering Excellence@ Harman International (Car Audio BU)

Principal Assessor Automotive SPICE 4.0, CS extension

PMP Certified


Automotive SPICE: Leading factor for automotive compliance 


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Peter ZHAO
DEKRA China Senior Expert

Peter was working in the TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) industry sector for more than 18 years (TÜV SÜD / TÜV Rheinland / DEKRA), with 15 years with Functional Safety (Industrial & Automotive), 7 years with AutomotiveSPICE and 3 years with Cybersecurity projects experiences. His clients including major global players (e.g VW / Robert Bosch) as well as local leading OEMs (e.g. SAIC Motor, GAC, GWM  etc.)

Competency & Qualification highlights

Functional Safety

• Automotive Functional Safety Professional (FSP for ISO 26262 )

• General Functional Safety Professional (FSP for IEC 61508 )

AutomotiveSPICE

• Competent Assessor for AutomotiveSPICE

• Qualified SQIL (Software Quality Improvement Leader) by Volkswagen AG

• Assessor for AutomotiveSPICE for Cybersecurity

• Assessor for AutomotiveSPICE for AI

Cybersecurity

• Automotive Cybersecurity Engineer for ISO/SAE 21434

• Qualified Automotive Cybersecurity Instructor / Trainer - for VDA QMC A-CSMS

• Qualified Automotive Cybersecurity Instructor / Trainer - for ISO/SAE 21434

• CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional / by (ISC)²

• CCSP - Certified Cloud Security Professional / by (ISC)²


Tea Break

TISAX & Its Business Value


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Frank WU
KPMG China Director

Cyber security expert of KPMG China, with 20 years of experience in Information Security and IT consulting. 

Frank has participated in the research of national cyber policies and standards, especially in the fields of Cybersecurity compliance, ISO27001, NIST, GDPR, TISAX/VCSA, CSMS/ISO21434, etc., helping enterprises to well understand and realize specific regulatory requirements. \

Frank is responsible for the TISAX audit and “Enterprise going global compliance” consulting services of KPMG China, including information security governance and planning for automotive clients.


ISO/PAS 8800:2024 Road Vehicles — Safety and Artificial Intelligence


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Zuning LIN
DQS Information and Data Security (IDS) China Region Chief Scientist

Over 20 years of experience in ICT management system standard auditing and ICT-related course training; Over 10 years of experience in government-related informatization work and 5 years of experience in the construction and operation and maintenance of cybersecurity infrastructure for e-government and e-commerce platforms. Three years of working experience in government cybersecurity media; With 6 years of experience in automotive cybersecurity, I am an expert in ISO21434 automotive cybersecurity engineering audits.

Since 2015, we have been paying attention to the characteristics of industry cybersecurity and the specific technologies and methods of industry cybersecurity, and have achieved certain results in the field of automotive cybersecurity. At the same time, we have been focusing on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence compliance in the medical device field. We introduced and published the "ISO/SAE Road Vehicle Cybersecurity Engineering Implementation Guide", and led the team to provide UNR155 CSMS and UNR156 SUMS consulting services for more than five OEM enterprises. We successfully obtained the certification of overseas transportation departments and vehicle type approval (VTA).

Passed the ISO42001 PECB Leader Auditor and EXIN AI ACT expert course examinations.


Podium Discussion

Speakers Award

Closing Note

8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China
Stefan Bücke
VDA QMC China General manager
Our Speakers In alphabetical order
  • Group ASPICE ManagerBalazs HARMAN
    Balazs HARMAN
    VALEO GmbH Germany Group ASPICE Manager

    Balazs HARMAN as VALEO Group ASPICE Manager is responsible for the corporate ASPICE assessment strategy and leads VALEO´s team of ASPICE assessors. He is Automotive SPICE principle assessor and also member of VDA Working Group 13, the authors of ASPICE.

    He has 18+ years’ experience in the automotive industry, working for ThyssenKrupp PRESTA (steering systems) and BOSCH (automotive electronics and powertrain) before joining VALEO 3 years ago.


  • Software Assessment Team LeaderBaixu LIU
    Baixu LIU
    FAW- VW Software Assessment Team Leader

    Master's degree in Mechatronic Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology

    Automotive SPICE Competent Assessor

    Software Assessment Team Leader of FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., LTD

    100+ software audit experiences

    More than 15 years of experience in software quality and function management

    Experience in domain controller hardware quality management and connectivity project management


  • intacs® Principal Assessor & Instructor / Member of the intacs® Advisory Board / Managing Director of Process Fellows GmbHBernhard Sechser
    Bernhard Sechser
    intacs® / Process Fellows GmbH intacs® Principal Assessor & Instructor / Member of the intacs® Advisory Board / Managing Director of Process Fellows GmbH

    Since nearly 30 years, Bernhard Sechser has been designing and improving livable processes with his colleagues, customers, and partners that add real value and do more than just help to meeting standards.

    In working groups and committees on the topics of Automotive SPICE®, Functional Safety and Cybersecurity, he develops solutions together with other experts to make the world of tomorrow a bit more comprehensible.

    Whether in seminars or coaching, he tries to give his participants practical answers to all their questions. And where that is not possible, he researches other options.

    As longtime member of the intacs® Advisory Board and head of the working group Internationalization he supports the international SPICE community by organizing regular information exchange meetings with the Regional Representatives.


  • General Manager, Industrial Services and cybersecurityBin ZHAO
    Bin ZHAO
    TÜV Rheinland Group Greater China General Manager, Industrial Services and cybersecurity

    Bin Zhao is the General Manager of Industrial Services and Cybersecurity at TÜV Rheinland Group Greater China. With over 20 years of experience at TÜV Rheinland, he is a Principal ASPICE Assessor (including Cybersecurity and Machine Learning) and a senior expert in Functional Safety (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO PAS 8800) and Cybersecurity (ISO 21434). He leads training, audits, and assessments for multinational and domestic enterprises, with extensive involvement in autonomous driving, SOTIF, ASPICE, and cybersecurity evaluations. He is a member of the China Functional Safety Standard Committee and serves as a visiting professor at Liaoning University and East China University of Science and Technology. 

  • CTO, FounderChad Kymal
    Chad Kymal
    Omnex Inc CTO, Founder

    Chad Kymal is the CTO and founder of Omnex Inc., an international consulting, training, and software organization headquartered in the United States.

    Chad is a member of ISO TC 176, TC 207, Functional Safety and AS 9115 for Software Quality. He is a Principal Assessor and a trainer for intacs® certified ASPICE courses.

    He has published numerous papers and six books about Management Standards and Quality.He has conducted hundreds of audits in many different sectors from Aerospace to Steel to Distributors to Electronics and Semiconductors in North America, Asia, and Europe in the last 20 years.

    Chad assesses and works in automotive systems, hardware, and software for Agile, ASPICE, Cybersecurity and Functional Safety ISO 26262.

    He is on the writing committee of ISO 26262 3rd edition as a US representative on Part 6 and Chair of NASPICE.



  • Head of GQCHEN Jianhua
    CHEN Jianhua
    CARIAD China Head of GQ

    Mr. Chen Jianhua, as head of GQ in CARIAD China, is leading holistic innovation of Software Quality Management following "In China for China" strategy

    Career track for Mr. Chen Jianhua:

    • 30+ years in Automotive industry, expertise domain covering manufacturing, supplier management, quality management, etc. 

    • 20+ years in VW Group Quality department, leading organizations across countries and regions


  • Deputy Head VDA QMC WG13,  Software Quality Management GovernanceDr. Dirk Hamann
    Dr. Dirk Hamann
    Schaeffler AG Deputy Head VDA QMC WG13, Software Quality Management Governance

    Education: Master in Computer Science with a minor in Economics

    PhD in Software Engineering

    Background: 10 years’ Consultancy mainly in the Automotive Domain

    *   Leading SPI Programs at OEMs & Suppliers

    Current Position: Senior Expert at Schaeffler AG (15+ years at Schaeffler)

    *   Leading CMMI EPG at Schaeffler Engine Systems

    *   SW Quality Management and Processes Governance

    *   Coordination of all internal Assessments worldwide

    *   Global lead for SW Supplier Potential Analysis & Assessments

    AutomotiveSPICE: *   Bootstrap Assessor since 1998, SPICE Assessor since 2001

         AutomotiveSPICE Principal Assessor since 2010

    *   Former Trainer to become Provisional SPICE Assessor

         (trained ~200 people)

    *   Member of VDA WG/PG13 since 2012, Deputy of VDA WG13

         since 2020

    Others: *   Speaker/Workshop Moderator of many International Conferences

         on SW Engineering and Quality, including the VDA Automotive

         SYS Conferences Germany and China

    *    Functional Safety Professional (FSP), certified since 2012


  • Senior consultantDongsheng (Robin) Xu
    Dongsheng (Robin) Xu
    Vector Automotive Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Senior consultant

    Robin is a Senior Consultant at Vector Consulting Services, specialized in Functional Safety, ASPICE, and Cybersecurity. He has extensive experience in AI tool development, model-based engineering, and automotive system integration. Robin led NOP safety certification, supported ASPICE and FuSa assessments for major OEMs and Tier 1s, and delivered ASPICE Level 2 compliance solutions. His engineering expertise covers ADAS fault injection testing, AUTOSAR-ROS safety integration, ISO 8800 training, fuzz testing, and CVE-based vulnerability scanning. He also designed AI agents (ARCHMind, FUSAMind) for architecture generation and HARA analysis. Robin holds a Master’s in Automotive Electronics from Tongji University and certifications including FSCP (TÜV SÜD), intacs™ Provisional Assessor, CPRE (IREB), and AWS Cloud Practitioner

  • DirectorFrank WU
    Frank WU
    KPMG China Director

    Cyber security expert of KPMG China, with 20 years of experience in Information Security and IT consulting. 

    Frank has participated in the research of national cyber policies and standards, especially in the fields of Cybersecurity compliance, ISO27001, NIST, GDPR, TISAX/VCSA, CSMS/ISO21434, etc., helping enterprises to well understand and realize specific regulatory requirements. \

    Frank is responsible for the TISAX audit and “Enterprise going global compliance” consulting services of KPMG China, including information security governance and planning for automotive clients.


  • Head of Quality Engineering Capability, IAS BUHan XIAO
    Han XIAO
    HUAWEI Head of Quality Engineering Capability, IAS BU

    Software quality expert in Huawei, head of Quality Engineering Capability in IAS BU of Huawei, member of Huawei Expert Committee, head of Huawei FSAC (Functional Safety Assessment Center), vice-president of Huawei FMEA Association, member of VDA QMC SWQ Advisory Board China. Over 15 years working experience in scope of automotive software development, development management and software quality management in Nuremberg R&D Center of Siemens AG, Munich R&D Center in BMW AG, Volkswagen Group China.

  • Manager, Engineering Excellence China PDSHengyu Wang
    Hengyu Wang
    BorgWarner Manager, Engineering Excellence China PDS

    Hengyu Wang is Manager, Engineering Excellence China PDS at BorgWarner

  • Quality & Safety Senior ManagerHuan WANG
    Huan WANG
    VALEO GTC China Quality & Safety Senior Manager

    Huan WANG as Valeo Global Technical Center China R&D quality manager for System, Software and HW quality team management, process improvement and quality control. She is Automotive SPICE competence assessor and member of VDA SWQ AB China.

  • Head of certification officeDr. Jan Morenzin
    Dr. Jan Morenzin
    VDA QMC Head of certification office

    Jan studied electronic engineering and Physics. He finished his education with a PhD in Physics.

    After that he started working as software engineer and project leader for embedded development.

    Within the last 20 years he worked as freelancer in different roles for embedded automotive and non-automotive development.

    Since 2007 he is responsible for the VDA QMC activities on Automotive SPICE.

    He is member of several standardization working groups such as VDA QMC PG13 or ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7.

    Since 2021 Jan is head of the VDA QMC certification office for Automotive SPICE.


  • Director Quality and Plant ManagerJerry MEI
    Jerry MEI
    Marquardt Electronics Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Director Quality and Plant Manager

    Since more than 25 years, Jerry Mei has been worked in different industrial covers semiconductor, LCD display and automotive electronics industrial. Professional experience covers reliability engineering, hardware development, operation management and quality management. Act as a product technical and process expert, close working with global and domestic OEMs, promote and lead internal ASPICE process improvement since 2023.

  • Quality Assurance Department Quality Management SectionGong Chiyu
    Gong Chiyu
    SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle Company Quality Assurance Department Quality Management Section

    Mr. Gong Chengyu is currently employed at SMPV, Quality Assurance Department, Quality Management Section. His main responsibilities include the construction and maintenance of mandatory national standards and overseas regulatory compliance frameworks, as well as ensuring the healthy operation of various systems.

  • Supply Chain VPJian Peng
    Jian Peng
    Pony.ai Supply Chain VP

    Jian Peng joined Pony.ai in 2017, initially serving as the Head of Hardware R&D. He led several hardware development projects and hardware operations for the autonomous driving fleet, and presided over the hardware development and operational cooperation for several collaborative projects between Pony.ai and GAC Group. Since 2020, Jian Peng has transitioned to become Supply Chain VP, taking full responsibility for the company's procurement, contract manufacturing, and quality management.

  • Principal Software AssessorJulian Eurich
    Julian Eurich
    Volkswagen AG Principal Software Assessor

    - Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Technical University of Darmstadt - 50+ supplier assessments - Meanwhile since 2019 Volkswagen AG - Intacs™ Principal assessor

  • Director of Engineering Excellence, FORVIA HELLA ChinaJustin YU
    Justin YU
    Director of Engineering Excellence, FORVIA HELLA China

    Director of Engineering Excellence, FORVIA HELLA China

    Responsible for Product Safety Management, Engineering Excellence, Advanced R&D, and Test Bench Operations at FORVIA HELLA China.

    VDA QMC Software Quality Advisory Board China  - Member

    Expert Committee Member, China Automotive Functional Safety Standardization Promotion Center (CAFUSA), National Technical Standard Innovation Base of Automobile


  • Lead ConsultantJuya WANG
    Juya WANG
    UL Solutions Lead Consultant

    15+ years of experience in the automotive industry, focusing on R&D quality management and process improvement for global supplier chain

    Automotive SPICE® Principal Assessor (extended with cybersecurity, agile, machine learning, potential analysis)

    VW qualified SQIL(SW-Quality Improvement Leader)

    UL Certified Cybersecurity Professional (ISO/SAE 21434:2021)

    UL Certified Autonomy Safety Professional (ISO 21448:2022)

    UL Certified Artificial Intelligence Professional (ISO/PAS 8800:2024) 

    15+ 年国际汽车供应链研发质量管理和流程改善经验


  • Customer project quality head&Senior software quality expertKai Ren
    Kai Ren
    Horizon Robotics Customer project quality head&Senior software quality expert

    Be responsible of Customer project quality and senior software quality expert of Horizon, with master degree and have 13 years of working experience, worked in global tier-1 and OEM for 10+ years,be professional on driver-assistance system, vehicle E/E software development , project management, and supplier quality management.

    Holding qualifications as ASPICE Competent Assessor, Functional Safety Professional, ISO20000 Leader Auditor, and VDA 6.3 Internal Auditor.


  • TISAX Lead AuditorKiki ZHAO
    Kiki ZHAO
    KPMG China TISAX Lead Auditor

    Kiki Zhao serves as a certified TISAX Leader Auditor in KPMG's Cybersecurity team. With extensive experience in TISAX training, consulting, and auditing, she possesses deep expertise in OEM supplier information security risk management policies. She has consistently delivered cross-border advisory services, helping clients achieve robust information security compliance and risk mitigation

     


  • DirectorLi Lei
    Li Lei
    Great Wall Motor Director

    R&D Director of Great Wall Motor, ASPICE Provisional Assessor, focusing on the research, development, and management of new energy vehicle control software, with over 15 years of experience in automotive control software development and architecture design, I spearheaded the establishment of Great Wall Motor's full lifecycle software development and software quality management system. I also led the construction of Great Wall Motor's vehicle control software architecture platform, enabling the development and production application of electronic control system software products such as vehicle controllers, power domain controllers, and body domain controllers. This has effectively supported the rapid implementation and application of Great Wall Motor's intelligent hybrid architectures such as Hi4, Hi4-Z, and Hi4-T.

  • Director of E-Drive Product Line & Software Platform DepartmentLi Lei
    Li Lei
    Zhuhai Enpower Electric Co., Ltd. Director of E-Drive Product Line & Software Platform Department

    Current Director of the E-Drive Product Line and Software Development Department at Enpower. With over 13 years of experience in product development and team management for E-drive systems, he has extensive hands-on expertise in hardware, software, and system product development, and is also a seasoned functional safety expert. He will leverage his multi-dimensional experience from an engineer to a manager to share insights on transforming high-standard process requirements into practical advantages in complex product development.

  • Chief Representative and General ManagerLin ZHANG
    Lin ZHANG
    German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) China Chief Representative and General Manager

    Mr. Lin ZHANG studied at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, majoring in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in 2009, he went to the UK to study Sustainable Energy at the University of Southampton, majoring in fuel cell, and received the master’s degree in 2011. 

    He joined in Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in January 2012 and worked in the Joint Venture Affairs and Government Relations Department, engaged in research on industrial policies of the automotive industry. 

    In March 2012, he was seconded to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) as the Head of the International Cooperation Department, responsible for the communication and cooperation between CAAM and foreign enterprises, industry institutions, and international organizations. In September 2013, He was appointed as the Secretary and Assistant to Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of CAAM. 

    In August 2014, Mr. Lin ZHANG joined in the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) as the manager, responsible for setting up the VDA China Office. 

    In June 2017, he was appointed as the Manager of VDA China. 

    In May 2019, he was appointed as the Director of VDA China. 

    In December 2020, Mr. Lin ZHANG was appointed as the Vice President of VDA China. 

    In December 2023, Mr. Lin ZHANG was appointed as the Chief Representative and General Manager of VDA China. 

    During his tenure at VDA China, he actively promoted the establishment of cooperation mechanisms between the Chinese and German governments and industries in various areas such as energy conservation and emission reduction, new energy vehicles, intelligent connected vehicles, as well as regulation and standardization. He also established strategic partnerships, committees and workgroups with Chinese industry organizations, institutions to protect the interests of VDA member companies in China. 


  • Supplier Quality Management Software & Senior Expert for Supplier Quality - 3rd Party Software, Continental Automotive Singapore Pte. Ltd.Mann Yee Ooi
    Mann Yee Ooi
    AUMOVIO Supplier Quality Management Software & Senior Expert for Supplier Quality - 3rd Party Software, Continental Automotive Singapore Pte. Ltd.

    Mr. Mann Yee, Ooi is part of Continental’s Global Central Function: Supplier Quality Management for Software category and is responsible for evaluating and qualifying software suppliers in Asia in accordance with Automotive SPICE.  
    He is also recognized as Senior Expert for Supplier Quality in 3rd Party Software, responsible to provide consultancy and needed support in case of 3rd Party Software handling within Continental Automotive. 

    He is now Automotive SPICE Principal Assessor and performing Automotive SPICE assessments and enabling software suppliers to improve their development process aligned with Automotive Quality.

  • Technical ExpertYuhe PENG
    Yuhe PENG
    Intacs WG Functional Safety / UMovcom Information Technology (Shanghai) Inc Technical Expert

    Graduated from Nanyang Technological University majored in Computer. The Master Research area is about computer vision. Having been working in NIO, TUV SUD, Continental Automotive Singapore, Nanyang Technological University. Rich experience in Functional Safety, Cybersecurity Security, ASPICE and Software development. Currently working in UMovcom as technical expert. Intacs Certified ASPICE Principal Assessor, Member of intacs Working Group Functional safety. 

  • Global Chief of Engineering Excellence,  PowerDrive SystemsPeter Bovenzi
    Peter Bovenzi
    BorgWarner Global Chief of Engineering Excellence, PowerDrive Systems

    Peter Bovenzi is the Global Chief of Engineering Excellence at PowerDrive Systems, BorgWarner 

    ► Education

    • BSEE – University of Dayton

    • MSEE – Purdue University – GM Fellowship recipient

    ► Experience

    • 40-year automotive engineering career including GM, Delphi, Delphi Technologies, and BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems

    • Worked in eight different technical centers in the US and Mexico

    • Positions held include Adv. Mfg. Engineer, Product Engineer, Platform Release Engineer, System Engineer, Lead System Engineer, Launch Manager, Staff Product Engineer, Staff Mfg. Engineer, Adv. Mfg. Chief Engineer, Global Chief Mfg. Engineer, Senior Technologist


  • Senior ExpertPeter ZHAO
    Peter ZHAO
    DEKRA China Senior Expert

    Peter was working in the TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) industry sector for more than 18 years (TÜV SÜD / TÜV Rheinland / DEKRA), with 15 years with Functional Safety (Industrial & Automotive), 7 years with AutomotiveSPICE and 3 years with Cybersecurity projects experiences. His clients including major global players (e.g VW / Robert Bosch) as well as local leading OEMs (e.g. SAIC Motor, GAC, GWM  etc.)

    Competency & Qualification highlights

    Functional Safety

    • Automotive Functional Safety Professional (FSP for ISO 26262 )

    • General Functional Safety Professional (FSP for IEC 61508 )

    AutomotiveSPICE

    • Competent Assessor for AutomotiveSPICE

    • Qualified SQIL (Software Quality Improvement Leader) by Volkswagen AG

    • Assessor for AutomotiveSPICE for Cybersecurity

    • Assessor for AutomotiveSPICE for AI

    Cybersecurity

    • Automotive Cybersecurity Engineer for ISO/SAE 21434

    • Qualified Automotive Cybersecurity Instructor / Trainer - for VDA QMC A-CSMS

    • Qualified Automotive Cybersecurity Instructor / Trainer - for ISO/SAE 21434

    • CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional / by (ISC)²

    • CCSP - Certified Cloud Security Professional / by (ISC)²


  • Development Quality SupervisorQIAN Chen
    QIAN Chen
    KOSTAL (Shanghai) Management Co., LTD. Development Quality Supervisor

    '- ASPICE Competent Assessor

    - With extensive experience in software quality management, specializing in R&D quality assurance for automotive components and parts. Possesses hands-on expertise across the entire process from design verification to mass production implementation, along with rich experience of process development. She leads team members to achieve ASPICE certification from L1 to L3 successfully, and is dedicated to the practical and effective implementation of ASPICE in project execution.


  • .Ralf Merettig
    Ralf Merettig
    Volkswagen AG .

    Ralf Merettig holds a Master of Science in IT Systems Engineering from the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam and has worked in the automotive industry for 15 years in various roles in quality management and quality assurance. More than 10 of these years were spent at Volkswagen and in the Group's quality assurance software, including more than 6 years in the ASPICE environment in supplier support. Until last month, he was the VW representative in AK 13 of the VAD QMC.

  • Senior Manager Electrics/Electronical Planning R&DSophie  Girschewski
    Sophie Girschewski
    Mercedes-Benz Senior Manager Electrics/Electronical Planning R&D

    Sophie Girschewski is Senior Manager of Software and Electrics Commissioning at Beijing Benz Automotive Company (BBAC) R&D. She drives the rollout of the Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS) to the production plants in China, overseeing production toolchain adjustments, IT integrations, process changes, communication and trainings.

    As part of the rollout of MB.OS to China she also initiated and led the first successful proof-of-concept for over-the-air vehicle updates with Wifi. She also acts as Car IT security officer overseeing IT security compliance, manages E/E commissioning across all vehicle models during prototyping and high-volume production and ensures commissioning software maturity.


  • General managerStefan Bücke
    Stefan Bücke
    VDA QMC China General manager
  • Head of Bosch Mobility Customer and Software  Quality,Stefan Glissnik
    Stefan Glissnik
    Robert Bosch GmbH Head of Bosch Mobility Customer and Software Quality,

    Stefan Glissnik曾就读于德国埃尔兰根-纽伦堡弗里德里希-亚历山大大学,主修工业工程,后于2012年加入博世。

    在博世工作的最初几年,他曾在斯图加特和比尔担任各类采购职务,职责范围不断扩大,涵盖汽车电子、变速箱控制单元以及电驱动系统。2017年,在担任博世罗马尼亚克卢日汽车工厂质量总监之前,曾被任命为罗伊特林根汽车电子事业部的执行管理层首席助理。2022年起,担任博世移动出行业务版块的客户及软件质量负责人。在该岗位上,他还代表公司参与德国汽车工业协会质量管理中心 (VDA QMC SQMK)的质量战略委员会。


  • Associate PartnerThorge Mess
    Thorge Mess
    P3 Group Associate Partner

    Thorge Mess is an associated partner of P3 Group in Germany. For more than 15 years he is consulting various customers on behalf of P3. He is an expert for ASPICE and System Engineering. Next to that he oversees projects about management systems, legal compliance, cross-department team steering and general management consulting. Within the last years Thorge Mess was a supporting expert for various international projects by P3 in China focusing on software defined vehicles and enabling fast development of automotive software systems.

  • Head of VCTC Quality AssuranceThorsten Henninger
    Thorsten Henninger
    Volkswagen Group (China) Technology Co., Ltd. Head of VCTC Quality Assurance

    Dr. Henninger Thorsten holds a Ph.D. in Physics. He has worked at the Volkswagen Group for 13 years, taking up various quality-related leadership positions in companies including Volkswagen AG, SAIC VW, and CARIAD. Now he is Head of VCTC Quality Assurance department.

  • DirectorTong Lingsheng
    Tong Lingsheng
    CQC Director

    TongLingsheng:

    Senior Certification Engineer of China Quality Certification Center (CQC), Doctor of Vehicle Engineering, Senior Engineer

    He currently serves as Director of the Innovation and Development Department, Product Certification Division III (CQC), member of the Expert Steering Committee for the Promotion and Application of Methanol-Fueled Vehicles (under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, MIIT), expert in corrosion resistance test and evaluation of passenger vehicles at the China Consumer Council (CCC), Deputy Secretary-General of the Standards Working Committee of the China Society of Automotive Engineers (CSAE), and expert for WTO/TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) Notification Review.

    His main responsibilities include providing technical services for quality certification of automotive products, corporate training, R&D of research projects, formulation and revision of standards, implementation rules and detailed regulations, implementation of standards for information security and software upgrades, evaluation of intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs), and energy efficiency classification evaluation of new energy vehicles (NEVs). He has long been engaged in technical services such as quality certification, conformity assessment, factory audits and related corporate training. In addition, he is in charge of formulating implementation rules and managing certification for the China Automotive Vehicle Alliance (CAV) certification of GB44495 and GB44496.


  • Chairman of Software Quality Advisory Board China,  Manager of Volkswagen Group Quality Software Cyber SecurityWANG Qi
    WANG Qi
    Chairman of Software Quality Advisory Board China, Manager of Volkswagen Group Quality Software Cyber Security

    Ms. Qi Wang has over 17 years of experience in automotive quality management, having held several key positions at Volkswagen Group in both China and Germany. She has demonstrated exceptional leadership and adaptability in various market environments, successfully advancing and implementing numerous strategic projects. She is currently based at the Volkswagen Group's headquarters in Germany and is responsible for quality software cyber security.

    At the same time, as the Chairman of the Software Quality Advisory Board at VDA QMC China, Ms. Qi Wang has enhanced the industry's software quality standards and overall technical levels by establishing key partnerships and promoting best practices.

    She has made significant contributions in the field of automotive software quality management, being responsible for or participating in dozens of cross-regional and organizational projects. These projects have covered areas such as software quality, cybersecurity, smart connectivity, and autonomous driving systems.


  • Software Quality Assistant Manager, Smart Quality, Volkswagen Group ChinaXiaogang TIAN
    Xiaogang TIAN
    Volkswagen Group China Software Quality Assistant Manager, Smart Quality, Volkswagen Group China

    Focus on automotive software quality for over a decade, responsible for Supplier Software Quality at Volkswagen (China) Investment Co., Ltd. since 2021, built up the capability of the local software quality assessment team, which effectively backs up the group's supply chain localization, and contributed to local supplier’s qualification. As an ASPICE Principal Assessor, led over hundred assessments, and during spare time, ongoing contributions are made to the software quality community, as member of the SWQ Advisory Board and board member of CSN (Chinese SPICE Network). Close collaboration with industry experts is maintained to continuously explore new focuses and areas within software quality, such as cybersecurity, quality in agile/app development, and quality in AI development, among others.

  • Director, Engineering ExcellenceXueli(Sheryl) Li
    Xueli(Sheryl) Li
    Harman International, Car Audio Director, Engineering Excellence

    20 years automotive work experience in international companies.

    10+ years project management and Quality assurance work experience.

    Current role – Director, Engineering Excellence@ Harman International (Car Audio BU)

    Principal Assessor Automotive SPICE 4.0, CS extension

    PMP Certified


  • Supplier Quality Management SWXU Yue
    XU Yue
    AUMOVIO Supplier Quality Management SW

    Mr. Xu Yue is part of AUMOVIO’s Global Central Function: Supplier Quality Management for Software category and is responsible for evaluating and qualifying software suppliers in Asia in accordance with Automotive SPICE. 

    He is now Automotive SPICE Competent Assessor and has been actively performing Automotive SPICE assessments and enabling software suppliers to improve their development process aligned with Automotive Quality.


  • Software Quality Senior ManagerYangyang Hui
    Yangyang Hui
    ZEEKR Software Quality Senior Manager

    serving as software quality senior manager at ZEEKR Quality Center, responsible for software QMS construction and software quality management. Successfully led the establishment of software QMS and process improvement for a certain ICT enterprise, traditional and new EV OEM. With years of process capability assessment experience in self-developed and supplier software, implementation Experience in Agile Development Projects from Zero to One, and IPD process transformation implementation experience.

  • Software Quality EngineerYao XIAO
    Yao XIAO
    Shenzhen Zhuoyu Technology Co., Ltd. Software Quality Engineer

    Since 2022, I have been responsible for software development processes and quality management and improvement at Shenzhen Zhuoyu Technology. Holding qualifications as an ASPICE Provisional Assessor and SAFe Practice Consultant, I continuously explore the deep integration of software quality practices with large-scale agile methodologies, providing strong support for the high-quality development of intelligent driving R&D operations.

    Currently, my focus lies in software quality management and safety assurance within emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, end-to-end NN model development, and LLMs. I aim to embed quality control into every phase of data-driven intelligent vehicle software development, exploring new pathways for quality enhancement in the era of intelligence.


  • Principal Software AssessorYasar Isik
    Yasar Isik
    Volkswagen AG Principal Software Assessor

    Yasar Isik is a Principal Software Assessor in the Software Quality department at Volkswagen AG, holding a Master’s degree in Computer Science. He conducts global supplier assessments, manages multiple suppliers, and develops targeted risk mitigation strategies - particularly in technical implementation. With a background in software development and project leadership at Robert Bosch GmbH and Volkswagen AG, he combines deep technical knowledge with strategic consulting expertise.

  • Senior Quality ManagerYIN Zhengxi
    YIN Zhengxi
    VDA QMC China Senior Quality Manager

    Graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology, Master's degree. 

    After graduation, joined SAIC Volkswagen as a supplier auditor, responsible for Formel Q audits and promotions. 

    Later, joined NIO, established NIO NPQS supplier partners audit related processes, develop audit and empowerment tools. 

    In 2022, joined VDA QMC China as a senior quality manager, responsible for training, coaching, certification, and auditing related to VDA standards., is a VDA QMC certified third-party process auditor / examiner, Automotive SPICE Provisional Assessor, and also VDA QMC SWQ AB China Coordinator and intacs Asia Regional Representative. 


  • DirectorYiqun WANG
    Yiqun WANG
    UMovcom Information Technology (Shanghai) Inc. Director

    After high school, Yiqun went to Japan in 1996. He studied system science at OSAKA university Japan and obtained doctoral degree of Engineering. He started his professional career in Toyota Daihatsu motor, where he was responsible for various L1/L2 ADAS systems development including PCS, LDWS, FSRA, Smart Braking system and so on. Then he worked in Business Cube & Partners as director, took charge of China market development and providing ASPICE & ISO26262 based consulting and assessment services. He has more than 200 Assessment Experience, His consulting experience covered various Automotive E/E systems including Powertrain, Chassis, Body, Infotainment, Navigation service, New energy, Autonomous driving system and so on. He is the highest grade intacs certified Automotive SPICE Principal Assessor and Instructor (Competent Level), trained more than 550 SPICE Assessors in Japan and China.   

  • QM Mechatronic & Software, VDA QMC China Software Quality Advisory Board MemberYOU Ting
    YOU Ting
    Schaeffler Greater China QM Mechatronic & Software, VDA QMC China Software Quality Advisory Board Member

    Schaeffler Greater China, QM Mechatronic & Software

    VDA QMC China Software Quality Advisory Board Member

    VW SQIL

    intacs® Principal Assessor

    ISAQB® Certified Professional for Software Architecture



  • Software Quality AuditorZHAO Chenyuan
    ZHAO Chenyuan
    UAES Software Quality Auditor

    Ms. Zhao Chenyuan is from the Central Quality Department of UAES, she is responsible for software quality assessment, ISO26262 internal audit and ISO21434 internal audit. With 8 years of experience in the development of electronic control units for the automotive industry and 5 years in software quality auditing, she serves as an ASPICE competent assessor.

  • System & Software Quality and Process ImprovementZHU Zhipeng
    ZHU Zhipeng
    VALEO GTC China System & Software Quality and Process Improvement

    Graduated from Jilin University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Automation

    15+ project management and process improvement work experience in MNC

    intacs® Certified Automotive SPICE® Competent assessor


  • Chief ScientistZuning LIN
    Zuning LIN
    DQS Information and Data Security (IDS) China Region Chief Scientist

    Over 20 years of experience in ICT management system standard auditing and ICT-related course training; Over 10 years of experience in government-related informatization work and 5 years of experience in the construction and operation and maintenance of cybersecurity infrastructure for e-government and e-commerce platforms. Three years of working experience in government cybersecurity media; With 6 years of experience in automotive cybersecurity, I am an expert in ISO21434 automotive cybersecurity engineering audits.

    Since 2015, we have been paying attention to the characteristics of industry cybersecurity and the specific technologies and methods of industry cybersecurity, and have achieved certain results in the field of automotive cybersecurity. At the same time, we have been focusing on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence compliance in the medical device field. We introduced and published the "ISO/SAE Road Vehicle Cybersecurity Engineering Implementation Guide", and led the team to provide UNR155 CSMS and UNR156 SUMS consulting services for more than five OEM enterprises. We successfully obtained the certification of overseas transportation departments and vehicle type approval (VTA).

    Passed the ISO42001 PECB Leader Auditor and EXIN AI ACT expert course examinations.


  • Details

    The 8th VDA Automotive SYS® Conference China will be held in Shanghai during 19-21 Nov. 2025, with focus on Quality, Safety and Security for Automotive Software-based Systems. The conference is accepted by the international assessor certification scheme (intacs®) as active or passive experience evidence (EE-AC, EE-EP).


    Target Audience
    • Corporate Management 

    • Software related Engineers, Management and Experts (incl. Developers, Integration & Test Engineers, Project Managers, Product Managers, Configuration Management, Quality Assurance, Architect...) 

    • ASPICE Assessors, System Auditors & Procedure management 

    • Functional Safety, Cyber Security, Information Security related Responsible 

    • Compliance management 

    • Colleagues from other industries wishing to learn from the experience of software quality management in the automotive industry 

    • Other personnel who are interested in ASPICE or SYS® conferences related topics

    Concept
    • DAY 0  - 19 NOV. 2025  Optional workshop day 

      Our workshops will be led by highly experienced trainers and experts. The content of the workshops and tutorials is aligned with the main conference topics for practical scenarios or doubts. It's the best way to learn from senior experts, or exchange know-how with other participants. 

    • DAY 1 - 20 NOV. 2025  Conference Day with keynote speeches

    • DAY 2 - 21 NOV. 2025  Sub-Conference Day with different topics

    Contents
    • Industry Future and Trends 

    • Latest developments and future directions from governments and authorities in Automotive industry

    • Software/system quality assurance for future automotive systems

    • Standards & Assessment

    • VDA Automotive SPICE® series standards & guidelines

    • Process assessment and improvements using Automotive SPICE® or other models

    • Implementation of ASPICE and Best Practices

    • ASPICE implementation in organization and challenge

    • Practical experience and technical insights from Non-traditional Automakers

    • Process assessment and improvement using Automotive SPICE® and others' models 

    • Safety, Security and Compliance

    • Safety & Security in automotive applications 

    • Functional Safety, SOTIF, Cyber Security, and Information Security Requirements and Regulations 

    • Open source and cloud services 

    • Cutting-edge technology 

    • Automated driving 

    • Artificial intelligence and machine learning in automotive applications, etc.

    Event Hotel

    Recommended accommodation for SYS China® attendees:

    • Primus Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao (5-star, Conference hotel)

    • Address: No.100 Lane 1588, Zhuguang Road, Shanghai, China

    • Price: 800RMB/room/night (Grand Superior Room, price incl. breakfast, max. 2 for 1 room)

    • The QUBE Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao (4-star, 1 minute walk from the conference hotel (just next door))

    • Address: No.200 Lane 1588, Zhuguang Road, Shanghai, China

    • Price: 550RMB/room/night (Superior Room, price incl. breakfast, max. 2 for 1 room)

    • Price: 650RMB/room/night (Deluxe Room, price incl. breakfast, max. 2 for 1 room)

    To make reservation, please send your request (including hotel name, room type, guest name, also check-in/check-out date) to: resv.hongqiao@primushotels.com, and CC: maggie.li@primushotels.com, use "Room reservation request from VDA" as email subject.


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