5th-6th March 2026

AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRY TOMORROW SUMMIT 2026

Why attend?Why be a sponsor?Why be a speaker?

Concept

The automotive industry is transforming, and therefore AUTOMOTIVE SUMMIT is also repositioning itself, becoming a broader knowledge and networking platform that connects more industries and more professionals.
The 2026 edition brings the theme Industry Forward into the spotlight, a true reflection of the industrial transformation taking place across Europe. Today, the boundaries between industries are blurring: manufacturing, value chains, and emerging technologies are converging to create a smarter, more agile, and more resilient industrial ecosystem.
AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRY TOMORROW SUMMIT is becoming the place where leaders discuss shared strategies, challenge the status quo, and explore solutions that shape the future.
The 2026 edition will gather 350+ decision-makers — CEOs, COOs, plant managers, logistics, procurement, and supply chain executives from the automotive sector, heavy industry, aviation, electronics, defence, and other strategic industries across Eastern Europe, including Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria, and Serbia.

AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRY TOMORROW SUMMIT 2026

13th - 14th March

2026

Sibiu

RO

>350

Participants

>18

Speakers

Speakers

Liviu Balan

Head of Country

Aumovio Romania

Sunil Manesh Moudgalya

Plant Manager

Schaeffler Ghimbav

Marian Bolboe

General Manager

Fuerda Smartech

Paweł Wieczorek

Vice President

Exact x Forestall Group

Karol Sokolowski

Senior Automotive Market Analyst

S&P Global

Christian Köstler

Chief Operating Officer

DEHN SE

Cem Sancak

Purchasing Director

Shotton Mill Limited

Mathias Bosse

Co-Founder

Prequel Ventures

Melania Pop

Managing Partner

International Work Finder

Rareș Niciu

Head of Plant Supply Chain Management

ZF LIFETEC

Vlad Tomita

Purchasing Director EMEA

Bekaert

Dan Dehenes

Director Executiv Logistica

Kaufland România

AGENDA

Agenda

5 March 2026

8:45 – 9:45 Registration & welcome coffee

* Plenary session, Atlass conference room

9:45 – 10:00 – Event opening speech

10:00 – 11:15 Automotive Leaders Talks – Scenarios for 2030

Liviu Balan, Head of Country Aumovio Romania
Sunil Mahesh Moudgalya, Plant Manager Schaeffler Ghimbav
Marian Bolboe, General Manager Fuerda Smartech
Karol Sokolowski, Senior Automotive Market Analyst S&P Global
Paweł Wieczorek, Vice President Exact x Forestall Group

11:15 – 11:45 Keynote speech

Christian Köstler, Chief Operations Officer, DEHN Group

11:45 – 12:15 Fireside chat –Supply chains of tomorrow. The impact of new technologies

Mathias Bosse, Co-Founder Prequel Ventures

12:40 -14:00– Business Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 Best practice session –* plenary session, Atlass conference room

14:00 – 14:45 Cem Sancak, Purchasing Director Shotton Mill Limited

14:45 – 15:00 Melania Pop, Managing Partner International Work Finder

15:00 – 16:00 Panel discussion: Supply Chain Quiz – cross-industry know-how sharing

Rares Niciu, Head of Plant Supply Chain ManagementZF LIFETEC
Vlad Tomita, Purchasing Manager EMEABekaert
Dan Dehenes, Executive Logistics DirectorKaufland Romania

15:00-16:00 Safety BELT

Executive Workshop by Enrico Banchi

* Hera conference room

16:00-16:30 Coffee break & Networking

16:30-17:15 Keynote speech

16:30-17:30 MASTERCLASS

* Hera conference room

17:40 – 19:30 Hackathon Challenge presentation

* Hera conference room

9:00 – 14:00 Logistics Hackathon * in parallel with the conference

* Alpha, Beta, Gama conference rooms

19:00 – 22:00 Industry Tomorrow Leadership Awards & Hackathon Awards Ceremony

* Smart Business Attire

6 March 2026

10.00 – 13.00 – On-site visits to manufacturing units. First confirmed visits thyssenkrupp Bilstein and Savini Due.

*more site visits will be announced soon.Limited available places for the site visits on March 6th. OEMs, Tier suppliers and event partners have priority in registering for visits.

CHOOSE YOUR ALS 2024 PASS

Conference pass

280 EUR + VAT / participant (access to conference)

380 EUR + VAT/ participant (includes access to conference; VIP Business Cocktail)

Conference pass, VIP Business Cocktail & 1 night accommodation @Ramada Hotel Sibiu

470 EUR + VAT / participant (includes access to conference; accommodation for 1 night at Ramada Hotel and VIP Business Cocktail)

Online registration

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Select the participation package

Package 1 - 280 EUR + VAT / participant (access to conference)

Package 2 - 380 EUR + VAT/ participant (includes access to conference; VIP Business Cocktail)

Package 3 - 470 EUR + VAT / participant (includes access to conference; accommodation for 1 night at Ramada Hotel and VIP Business Cocktail)

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HACKATHON

Faculty of Transport - UNSTPB

Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics - UNSTPB

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering - Brasov

Master in Operational Logistics Dual - Alba Iulia

Juriu Hackathon 2026

Carmen Floroiu

Supply Chain Digitalization Manager

Autoliv

Cristian Zăbavă

Logistic Manager

DONALAM

Mihai Sabo

Transport & ESP

MARQUARDT SCHALTSYSTEME S.C.S

Dan Dehenes

Executive Logistics Director

KAUFLAND ROMANIA

SPONSORS

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

LOCATION

Hotel Ramada Sibiu

Hotel Ramada Sibiu

Emil Cioran Str. No 2, Sibiu 550025

Accommodation options

Ramada Sibiu

Continental Sibiu

Contact

office@intermodal-logistics.ro

+40 0726 172 417

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