Plan Your Experience: Explore the Sessions and Schedule for 2026

Venture Clienting Roundtable

Exclusive invite-only roundtable on Venture Clienting in the Age of AI. Connect with corporate innovators, explore real-world case studies, and gain practical insights before the STARTUP AUTOBAHN Expo.

Open Doors: Startup Tech Fair & Networking

hosted with STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play

Welcome by Moderator & Host

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Welcome Words

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Welcome Words

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Opening Keynote

hosted with Mercedes-Benz AG

10 Years of Startup Autobahn

hosted with ARENA2036, Mercedes-Benz AG, Universität Stuttgart and Plug and Play Tech Center

Keynote

hosted with Porsche

From AI Pilots to Practice: Lessons from Insurance and Beyond

Explore how insurers (and beyond) can turn AI pilots into scalable applications through real-world use cases, AI personas, customer insights, governance, enablement, and lessons learned in regulated environments.

Welcome Words by City of Stuttgart

Virtual Welcome Words by German Association of the Automotive Industry | VDA

Keynote

hosted with DXC Technology

Beyond innovation: Re-inventing corporate venture building

hosted with Bosch

Stage Opening

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Stage Opening & Topic Introduction Physical AI

hosted with DXC Technology and Plug and Play Tech Center

Investing in Deep Tech: Where Will Europe's Next Breakthrough Come From?

Driving the Future: Next-Gen Mobility Ecosystems and AI Innovation

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center and Togg

Startup Pitch: Acumino

hosted with DXC Technology and Acumino

Startup Pitch: Sentics

hosted with DXC Technology and Sentics

Topic Introduction Production

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

PhotonBahn — Accelerating Automotive with Photonics

A structured, problem-first roundtable where automotive engineering leaders explore how photonics can address real challenges in sensing, connectivity, onboard intelligence, and thermal management. (Application Required)

Startup Pitch: Security Robotics

hosted with Porsche and Security Robotics

Investor Side Event - invite-only

This is an invite-only side event hosted by STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play. Access only with confirmed invite. Please reach out to us, if you want to join.

Keynote

hosted with Huf Group

Innovation to Sustainovation – solutions for the future of our planet while creating economic and social value

hosted with Motherson

Keynote

hosted with STMicroelectronics

Startup Pitch: Aimbo Robotics x SAP

hosted with Aimbo Robotics

Pilot Presentation

hosted with Porsche and ionRoad

Startup Pitch: Ramblr

hosted with Mercedes-Benz AG and Ramblr

Chem-X – Digitization for competitive, sustainable and resilient companies

Startup Pitch: Frickly Systems

hosted with Mercedes-Benz AG and Frickly Systems

Scaling the AI & Software-Defined Truck Ecosystem?

hosted with Bosch and ZF

Topic Introduction Enterprise

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Dual-Use in the Automotive Industry – Resilience, Security, and Industrial Transformation

hosted with DXC Technology and Bosch

Startup Pitch: Mercanis

hosted with Motherson and Mercanis

Startup Pitch: Blockbrain

hosted with Eberspächer and Blockbrain

Startup Pitch: rhome

hosted with Porsche and rhome

Pilot Presentation

hosted with Mercedes-Benz AG and Pulsetrain

Startup Pitch: asvin

hosted with DXC Technology and asvin

Introduction Insurtech Expo 2026

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Insurtech Trends - 2026 and beyond

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Startup Pitch: context/fab

hosted with DXC Technology and context/fab

Innovation Strategy at a Tier-1 Supplier

hosted with Universität Stuttgart, Bosch, OPmobility, Huf Group and Schaeffler

AI in Insurtech

Startup Pitch: QpiAI

hosted with Mercedes-Benz AG and QpiAI

Topic Introduction Sustainability

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Startup Pitch: PureCycle

hosted with Motherson and PureCycle

Intelligent Scale: How AI and Automation Shape the New Era of Insurance

Keynote

hosted with Schaeffler and Humanoid

Startup Pitch: Cylib & ionRoad

hosted with Porsche, cylib and ionRoad

Pilot Presentation

hosted with Schaeffler and Acumino

New Partner Announcement

Topic Introduction Mobility

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Startup Pitches

hosted with Wangari Global, Liablix, Stoneborn Technologies and Waniwani

The Future of Autonomous Mobile Robots

hosted with Boston Dynamics

Startup Pitch: E Ink

hosted with Huf Group and E Ink

Startup Pitch: DiagVoice

hosted with Togg and DiagVoice

Startup Pitch: Divit

hosted with Togg and Divit

Beyond the Intelligent Car

hosted with NXP Semiconductors

Startup Pitch: Rainbox Media

hosted with Bosch and Rainbox Media

Startup Pitch: Veecle

hosted with STMicroelectronics and Veecle

Realizing Engineering General Intelligence

hosted with Foundation EGI

Startup Pitch: AutoCore

hosted with STMicroelectronics and AutoCore

Pilot Presentation

hosted with Motherson and Certivity

A Decade of Transformation

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Building a €1B+ Mobility Challenger in the Toughest Market of the Decade

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Luxury in the Age of Intelligence

hosted with Dacora Motors

Keynote by Wayve

Award Ceremony

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center

Plug and Play Closing Words

hosted with Plug and Play Tech Center