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.
Click on a session title to download the corresponding presentation.
Day 1 – Wednesday – September 3
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration & welcome Coffee |
| 09:00 – 10:45 |
INSIDE Connect
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| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Shaping what’s next
|
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Voices from the community: keynote insights
|
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Networking lunch |
| 14:00 – 16:00 |
Parallel sessions
Session 1
Digital vehicle of the future
Keynotes
Open discussion
Session 2
What’s next in quantum technologies
What’s next in quantum sensing
|
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 – 18:00 |
Project Exhibition & Pitches
|
| 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
Session 2
Engineering automation
|
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 – 12:15 |
Guiding tomorrow: strategic foresight from the Scientific Council
|
| 12:15 – 13:00 |
Thematic workshops: next steps
|
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Networking lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Thematic workshops: K.O. 25–26 & parallel sessions
|
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Closing reflections & forward outlook |
Floorplan
Pictures
Speakers
Paolo Azzoni
INSIDE Industry Association
Secretary General
Juan Salvador Dominguez Morales
Fundacion INNOVA IRV
Jean-Luc di Paola-Galloni
INSIDE Industry Association
President
Andre van Schaik
University of Manchester
Dirk Walliser
Walliser Advisory
Michael Paulweber
AVL List GmbH
Executive Adviser SW defined Vehicle (SDV) and Automated Driving
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
Senior R&D / technology strategy
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
Chief Scientific Officer
Gianvito Urgese
Politecnico di Torino
Pál Varga
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Benny Åkesson
TNO
Boris Baldassari
Eclipse Foundation
Dimitrios Serpanos
CTI
President
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
Associate Professor
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.
