SAM Symposium 2026: FDTech Connects Industry and Academia in Automotive & Mobility

For the ninth time, the SAM Symposium in Zwickau served as the central platform for exchange between industry and academia in the field of automotive and mobility.

CADA – Chemnitz Automated Driving Alliance, together with FDTech GmbH and staff-eye GmbH, engaged in dialogue with leading experts and discussed forward-looking topics ranging from innovative development processes to new mobility concepts.

Exciting presentations on the topic of mobility were given by:

• Prof. Dr. Matthias Richter – Chairman of the Board and Scientific Director of FTZ e.V., Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
• Torsten Kunz – Amt für Wirtschaftsförderung (Stadtverwaltung Zwickau)
• Matthias Müller – former Chairman of the Board of the Volkswagen Group
• Stephan Berlitz – Head of Lighting Development at AUDI AG
• Dr. Mario Kuschel – Head of Research and Development at CAC ENGINEERING GMBH

Sarah Schubert, Felicia Kollinger-Walter, and Sydygaly Sagynbaev were particularly delighted that Matthias Müller and Prof. Matthias Richter took the time to speak with us at our booth about the technological, legal, and infrastructure-related hurdles of autonomous driving.

We also had the pleasure of meeting Siegfried Bülow, the former head of Porsche Leipzig GmbH and honorary professor at HTWK Leipzig – Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig, who was another high-profile discussion partner.

We would like to thank everyone involved for this special exchange event, right in the heart of Zwickau.