June 10 & 11, 2026
Hall 1, Köln Messe, Germany

iVT Off-Highway Evolution Conference

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Panel Discussion: Market evolution and current challenges for the electrification of off-highway vehicles

10 Jun 2026
Plenary – Electric & Hybrid Powertrain
This panel session will look at what’s driving electrification today, and will include some global outlook fact and figures. The expert panel will explore the very real technical, operational and commercial considerations that OEMs and suppliers are facing in off-highway sectors.
  • OEM perspectives on electrification at scale: technical developments, infrastructure requirements, collaboration models, and the impact of rising Chinese competition
  • Operational and customer-driven challenges: diverse use cases, uptime expectations, integration issues
  • Supply chain resilience and scalability: component availability to ensuring long-term support across global markets
  • Tier 1 supplier insights: safety, modularity, standardization and sharing technical knowledge to speed innovation across the ecosystem
  • Battery and system-level innovation: highlighting evolving architectures, thermal strategies and R&D trajectories shaping the next wave of product development
Chairperson
Chris Sleight, managing director - Off-Highway Research
Speakers
Mats Bredborg, electrification leader - Volvo Construction Equipment
Holger (HoPi) Pietsch, director of business development - Moog Construction
Chris Wiak, CTO - Scania Industrial Batteries
Jose Luis Garcia Rodriguez, global procurement category director - EV and innovation - Doosan Bobcat EMEA

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