INSIDE Connect 2025

The INSIDE Connect 2025 event — held from 3 to 4 September — gave our community a unique opportunity to re-engage, collaborate, and shape the future together.

INSIDE Connect 2025

Hotel Barceló Málaga
Estacion Vialia Maria Zam Heroe de Sostoa 2
Málaga, Spain

This event took place on 03 – 04 September 2025

We came together and connected!

We were delighted to welcome our Members and invited guests to the INSIDE Connect 2025 event in Málaga, Spain!

Two inspiring days of innovation, collaboration, and future-shaping discussions came to a close at Hotel Barceló. A heartfelt thank you to our visionary speakers, who shared their expertise and inspired us with their insights.

INSIDE Connect 2025 was where Our interdisciplinary, inclusive, and forward-thinking community came together to anticipate what lies ahead and define a collective vision that strengthens our impact, influence, and identity in a rapidly changing world.

This was where connections turned into direction. And where tomorrow began — together.

Looking Back at INSIDE Connect 2025 – and Moving Forward

On 3–4 September, the INSIDE community gathered in Málaga for INSIDE Connect 2025. Across two days, participants engaged in keynotes, thematic workshops, industrial showcases, and cultural activities — all designed to spark collaboration, share insights, and explore emerging challenges in Europe’s digital innovation ecosystem.

Highlights and Insights

Workshops and industrial showcases proved to be highlights, offering participants the chance to dive deep into thematic areas such as Mobility, Edge-to-Cloud Cognitive Continuum, Healthcare, and Cybersecurity. Attendees exchanged perspectives, co-defined actionable priorities for 2025–2026, and provided valuable feedback that will help shape future editions of INSIDE Connect. Keynote presentations delivered clear, forward-looking insights, while cultural activities and networking opportunities strengthened connections across the community..

Moving Forward

The energy and engagement in Málaga confirmed the value of INSIDE Connect as the place where ideas meet and collaborations form. INSIDE Connect will return in 2026, offering expanded opportunities for exchange, deeper thematic dives, and fresh perspectives to continue shaping the future. Together, we move forward from Málaga — building on the momentum and inspiration of this milestone event.

Programme

The programme has been updated with the presentations from the event.
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Day 1 – Wednesday – September 3

Time	Session
08:00 – 09:00	Registration & welcome Coffee
09:00 – 10:45	INSIDE Connect INSIDE Connect opening Paolo Azzoni — INSIDE Industry Association / Eurotech Catalysing industry and innovation: Andalucía’s vision José Javier Alonso Membrives — Secretario General de Industria y Minas, Junta de Andalucìa Málaga and digital innovation Marc Collier Sanderson – Málaga’s Municipality Spanish digital transformation Guillermo Gómez Fontecha — SETT, Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation Innova IRV: “Collaborative Innovation Applied to Industry” Juan Salvador Dominguez Morales — Fundacion INNOVA IRV Imec innovates in Málaga Karel van Gils — Imec Introducing MicroNanoSpain, the Microelectronics Chips Competence Center in Spain Alfonso Gabarrón González — AESEMI Room: Andalusia 3
10:45 – 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00	Shaping what’s next Reducing dependency and building European autonomy in electronics value chain in a fragmented world Jean-Luc di Paola-Galloni — INSIDE Industry Association / Valeo State of affairs: MFF/ECF/FP10, WP 2026 Paolo Azzoni — INSIDE Industry Association / Eurotech Room: Andalusia 3
12:00 – 13:00	Voices from the community: keynote insights Edge to cloud cognitive continuum Mauro Tortonesi — University of Ferrara Neuromorphic computing Andre van Schaik — University of Manchester Room: Andalusia 3
13:00 – 14:00	Networking lunch
14:00 – 16:00	Parallel sessions Session 1 Digital vehicle of the future Introduction Dirk Walliser — Walliser Advisory Keynotes SDVoF & Federate Michael Paulweber — AVL List GmbH Hal4SDV Andreas Eckel — TTTech Computertechnik AG Shift2SDV Michael Karner — Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH New trends in V2X Javier M. Gozalvez — Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche Open discussion SDV SW platform(s): in-vehicle & cloud SDV ecosystem dev. platform Summary & closing remarks Room: Trinidad 1 Session 2 What’s next in quantum technologies Introduction & Chips JU Quantum calls Paolo Azzoni — INSIDE Industry Association / Eurotech What’s next in quantum computing Introduction, concepts, engineering & competing tech Per Delsing — Chalmers University of Technology Applications: optimisation (logistics), quantum chemistry Per Delsing — Chalmers University of Technology Applications: network security, complex problems, ML, materials Alberto Bianchi — Leonardo S.p.A Industry expectations Alberto Bianchi — Leonardo S.p.A What’s next in quantum sensing Introduction, general concepts, SOTA and competing technologies Rihards Novickis — Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, Latvia Applications (positioning, navigation, timing and imaging) Alberto Bianchi — Leonardo S.p.A Applications (life science) Per Delsing — Chalmers University of Technology Engineering and scaling quantum sensing Rihards Novickis — Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, Latvia Industry expectations Jan Lukas — Honeywell International S.R.O. Q&A and closing remarks Paolo Azzoni — INSIDE Industry Association / Eurotech Room: Andalucia 3
16:00 – 16:15	Coffee break
16:15 – 18:00	Project Exhibition & Pitches Shift2SDV Michael Karner — Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH AIMS5.0 – the AI Toolbox Pal Varga – Budapest University of Technology and Economics KLEPSYDRA Pablo Ghiglino – Klepsydra Technologies AG SEASHINE Udayanto Dwi Atmojo AALTO University SC4EU Thomas Gutt – Infineon Arrowhead fPVN Torbjörn Holm – TBH Consult ICTS-NTC Pedro Rodríguez – Nanophotonics Technology Center EBRAINS Italy – inNuCE-RI Gianvito Urgese – Politecnico Di Torino edgeAI-Trust Mohammed Abuteir – TTTech Computertechnik AG HAL4SDV Andreas Eckel – TTTech Computertechnik AG HiCONNECTS Mikko Himanka – CENTRIA Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy PQCIC Saleh Mulhem – Universität zu Lübeck Room: Andalusia 3
18:15 – 21:00	Social event
21:00	Networking cocktail

Day 2 – Thursday – September 4

Time	Session
08:30 – 11:00	Parallel sessions Session 1 Harnessing EDGE AI applications Introduction Paolo Azzoni — INSIDE Industry Association / Eurotech Edge AI in healthcare Juan Montiel Nelson — Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Edge AI in smart home/IoT Eike Schultz – Universität zu Lübeck Edge AI in smart agriculture Markus Tauber – Research Studios Austria Edge AI in smart industry Gianvito Urgese – Politecnico di Torino Edge AI in automotive Mohammed Abuteir – TTTech Computertechnik AG Edge AI in energy Atmojo Udayanto – Aalto University Open discussion and closing remarks Paolo Azzoni — INSIDE Industry Association / Eurotech Room: Trinidad 1 Session 2 Engineering automation Introduction Petri Solanti — Siemens AG Systems Engineering and where is Model Based Systems Engineering leading us? Maarten Bonnema – University of Twente SysML, semantics & standards Torbjörn Holm / Carl Borngrund — Lulea University Digital twinning & copiloting Pál Varga — Budapest University of Technology and Economics Engineering over the lifecycle Benny Åkesson — TNO Open source & the ecosystem Boris Baldassari — Eclipse Foundation Open discussion & closing remarks Petri Solanti — Siemens AG and all speakers Room: Andalusia 3
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee break
11:15 – 12:15	Guiding tomorrow: strategic foresight from the Scientific Council Embedded Intelligence: federated and continuous learning (pptx) Jon Imaz — IKERLAN S. Coop. Safety and Cybersecurity Dimitrios Serpanos — CTI Room: Andalusia 3
12:15 – 13:00	Thematic workshops: next steps Mobility Edge to cloud cognitive continuum Healthcare Cybersecurity Additional themes to be decided by the community Room: Andalusia 3
13:00 – 14:00	Networking lunch
14:00 – 15:00	Thematic workshops: K.O. 25–26 & parallel sessions Mobility Room: Esperanza 1 Edge to cloud cognitive continuum Room: Esperanza 2 Healthcare Room: Esperanza 3 Cybersecurity Room: Esperanza 4 Additional themes to be decided by the community Room: Esperanza 5
15:00 – 15:15	Closing reflections & forward outlook Room: Andalusia 3

Floorplan

Pictures

Speakers

Paolo Azzoni

INSIDE Industry Association / Eurotech

Juan Salvador Dominguez Morales

Fundacion INNOVA IRV

Jean-Luc di Paola-Galloni

INSIDE Industry Association / Valeo

Andre van Schaik

University of Manchester

Dirk Walliser

Walliser Advisory

Michael Paulweber

AVL List GmbH

Andreas Eckel

TTTech Computertechnik AG

Michael Karner

Virtual Vehicle Research

Per Delsing

Chalmers University of Technology

Maarten Bonnema

University of Twente

Alberto Bianchi

Leonardo S.p.A

Rihards Novickis

Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, Latvia

Juan Montiel Nelson

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Eike Schultz

Universität zu Lübeck

Markus Tauber

Research Studios Austria

Gianvito Urgese

Politecnico di Torino

Pál Varga

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Benny Åkesson

TNO

Boris Baldassari

Eclipse Foundation

Dimitrios Serpanos

CTI

Jon Imaz

IKERLAN

Udayanto Atmojo

Aalto University

Petri Solanti

Siemens AG

Guillermo Gómez Fontecha

SETT, Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation

Jan Lukas

Honeywell International S.R.O.

Karel van Gils

Imec

Mauro Tortonesi

University of Ferrara

Carl Borngrund

Lulea University

Mohammed Abuteir

TTTech Computertechnik AG

Social event

It was a memorable, cultural and social experience at the breathtaking Alcazaba of Málaga!

This historic fortress, with its stunning views and rich heritage, was the perfect setting to connect, explore, and enjoy time together as an association.

INSIDE Connect 2025