6th International VDI Conference - Connected Off-Highway Machines
- Learn more about the impact of the Digital Transformation on the Off-Highway Industry
- Find out about current developments in the area of Connectivity and Data Management, as well as Remote Monitoring and Autonomy
- Meet peers from the agricultural, mining and construction Industry and discuss latest findings and trends

SAVE THE DATE – On May 19 and 20, 2021 our 6th international conference on “Connected Off-Highway Machines” will return to Düsseldorf to discuss new technologies revolutionizing the industry. In the Off-Highway Industry mobile machines become increasingly connected and drive (semi-) autonomously already. They increase productivity and efficiency while reducing costs and making working conditions in harsh environments safer. Our international VDI conference offers an ideal platform to discuss latest technology trends with international experts.
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Author: Heikki Keränen, Solution Manager, SATEL
Smart Future for the Off-Highway Industry?
All major players of the Off-Highway Industry are working on smart technologies and solutions. Automation, connectivity and digital processes have many benefits. However, there are still many challenges and questions ahead: How do connectivity and automation impact business models? How to really benefit from Big Data? How to integrate artificial intelligence in Off-Highway Machines? When and how will fully Autonomous Off-Highway Machines become a reality? How does the role of the worker change?
Program
09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee |
10:00 | Chair’s Welcome and Opening Address: |
I. Connected Vehicle Technology | |
10:15 | Opening KeynoteA Bold View on the Future of Connected Off-Highway Machines
Andreas Baier, Partner Industrial Goods & Services & Oliver Dolny, Manager Industrial Goods & Services, both: Porsche Consulting GmbH, Germany |
10:45 | Perspectives of a Connected and Automated Construction Site
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Will & Volker Waurich, both: Stiftungsprofessur für Baumaschinen, TU Dresden, Germany |
11:15 | Why the Process Is the Best Interface between Connected Machines
Dr. Lucas J Winter, Managing Director, CONTAKT GmbH, Austria |
11:45 | Solving Connectivity Challenges for a Remote Controlled Excavator
M.Sc.Eng Heikki Keränen, Head of Technology, Satel, Finland |
12:15 | Lunch |
II. The Future of Autonomous Mobile Machines | |
13:45 | Hardware and Software Platforms for Autonomous Operations
Dipl. Ing. Andreas Locatelli, Senior Product Manager, TTControl GmbH, Austria |
14:15 | Environmental Sensing for Connected Off-Highway Machines
Dr.-Ing. Lars Thielke, Business Development Manager, Continental Automotive GmbH, Germany |
14:45 | Digital Transformation of Earthmoving: Keep the Distance by Digital Assistance
Karsten Elles, Smart Construction Market Development Manager & Ian De Dobbelaere, Smart Construction, both: Komatsu Europe International, Germany |
15:15 | Networking & Coffee Break |
III. Data Management & Data Privacy | |
15:45 | Data Platform Serving Multiple Stakeholders
Ralf Parfuss, Founder and CEO, t-matix solutions GmbH, Austria |
16:15 | Governments are Catching Up: Requirements & Impact on Connected Machinery
Vik Vandecaveye, Cybersecurity & IoT Regulatory Compliance, CNH Industrial, Belgium |
16:45 | Identifying the Correlation Between Functional Software Changes and Regulated Vehicle Functions
Roger Ordman, Executive Vice President, Aurora Labs, Israel |
17:15 | End of Conference Day One |
17:30 | Get-together:Relaxed and informal atmosphere for in-depth conversations |
08:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee |
09:00 | Chair‘s Opening |
IV. Maintenance & Monitoring of Connected Off-Highway Machines | |
09:30 | Opening KeynoteThe Journey from Smart Data to Smart Service
Dominik Vierkotten, General Manager & Thomas Sandrock, Director Product Support & Quality, both: Terex Deutschland GmbH, Germany |
10:00 | Smart Camera AI/From Optical Perception to Intelligent Processing on the Edge
Sven Salzer, Managing Director, Ark Vision Systems, Germany |
V. Safety and Connencted Off-Highway Machines | |
10:30 | Environment Detection and Safe Decision Making for Off Highway Mixed Traffic Operation of Mobile Machines
Dr. Christoph Mueller, CEO, MobileTronics GmbH, Germany |
11:00 | Networking & Coffee Break |
11:30 | LiDAR in Off-Road – Use Cases, Challenges and Solutions
Karsten Bronowski, Business Development Manager, XenomatiX, Belgium |
12:00 | Develop Safe & Certifiable Software: Learnings from the Passenger Vehicle Industry
Gaurav Tomar, Automotive Industry Manager EMEA & Mohammad Abu-Alqumsan, Product Manager, IEC Certification Kit, both: MathWorks, Germany |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:30 | Panel Discussion:The Challenges of Mixed Fleet Management
Panelist to be announced |
14:30 | Networking & Coffee Break |
VI. Fleet Management & Fleet Operations | |
15:00 | Feature-On-Demand & Fleet-On-Demand: How On-demand Solutions Conquer the Construction Site and What Effects This Has on OEM‘s
Stefan Öttl, Irdeto B.V., Director Business Development, Off-Highway, Austria |
15:30 | Fleet Management |
16:00 | Conference Chair‘s Closing Remarks |
16:30 | End of Conference |
Who should attend the conference?
The "Connected Off-Highway Machines" Conference is aimed at engineers, technologists, designers and specialists from mobile machine manufacturers and suppliers of the off-highway industry, in particular managers and staff from:
- Software development
- Mobile machine control Solutions
- Communication technologies Departments
- Electric and electronics systems
- Telematics, drivers assistance Systems
This international conference provides a professional forum for all experts who are working in the fields of Connected Off-Highway Machines, Automation and IT for mobile machines to exchange experiences and ideas.
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Do you want to find out more about current challenges and new chances in the area of "Connected Off-Highway Machines"? Then reserve a place at the "Connected Off-Highway Machines" conference now.
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+49(0)2116214-201
+49(0)2116214-154
wissensforum@vdi.de
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