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August 19 & 20, 2026
Hall F, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Chicago, USA

 

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August 19 & 20, 2026
Hall F, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Chicago, USA

 

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Conference Program

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Plenary Discussions: The Business of Technologies
 9.30am - 12.15pm
  1. Opening welcome - Representative, UKi Media & Events
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    Roz Guarnori
    Roz Guarnori, exhibitions portfolio director - transport technology - UKI MEDIA & EVENTS LIMITED
  2. Fireside Chat: Translating Dual-Use COTS Technology to Quickly Enhance Warfighter Capabilities
    This critical discussion will explore how commercial off-highway technology, spanning electrification, autonomy, alternative fuels, and propulsion systems is...
    Mark Pickett
    Mark Pickett, president - Winmark Capture Solutions
    John Major, Jr
    John Major, Jr, vice president/ managing director - SMI / Alliance for Clean Vehicle Technology (ACVT)
    John Tasdemir
    John Tasdemir, vice president of engineering and operations - SAPA Transmission
    Alissa Roath
    Alissa Roath, CEO - National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC)
  3. Panel Discussion: Off-highway autonomy at an inflection point: Choosing the path forward
    Off‑highway automation has historically relied on rules‑heavy, engineered robotics, while more recent approaches emphasize AI‑driven perception layered onto structured...
    Alan Berger
    Alan Berger, managing partner - ABCG
    Ray Gallant
    Ray Gallant, vice president, Sustainability and Productivity Services - Volvo Construction Equipment
    Andy Sussman
    Andy Sussman, growth lead - Forterra
    Tyler Schleicher
    Tyler Schleicher, lead for architecture and tech expansion - Deere & Company
    Gopal Solanki
    Gopal Solanki, CEO - REMNAV
  4. Panel Discussion: AI-enabled and automated machines: Current OEM needs and hydraulic solutions
    The rise of AI-enabled machines, some with automated functions, is creating a lot of changing demands for on-board and...
    Eric Lanke
    Eric Lanke, president/CEO - National Fluid Power Association
    Jon Frey
    Jon Frey, head of product area new business, NA - Bosch Rexroth Corp
    Congmin Niu
    Congmin Niu, senior engineering manager - Komatsu
    Jason Looman
    Jason Looman, president - Scanreco North America
    Keith Simons
    Keith Simons - OEM Controls
  5. Lunch
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iVT Off-Highway Evolution Conference

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Electrification and Alternative Fuels
  1. Advancing sustainable off-highway operations with renewable fuels
    Off-highway industries face mounting pressure to reduce emissions, and renewable fuels offer a practical, high-performance solution that complements electrification...
    Holly Mayton
    Holly Mayton, lead, research partnerships and science policy, technology, and policy for partnerships - John Deere
  2. Electrification and autonomous architectures for industrial and off-highway vehicles
    This presentation focuses on what the key challenges are in the electrification and autonomy space, the impact of macroeconomic...
    Anthony Giesey
    Anthony Giesey, SVP and head of engineering - EVONOMY Group
    Kamryn Stripp
    Kamryn Stripp, Intern - Electrical Engineering - EVONOMY Group
  3. Off-highway high-voltage electrification: Challenges, opportunities and a modular path forward
    As electrification expands beyond passenger vehicles, utility and off-highway OEMs are adopting high-voltage systems to meet growing performance, efficiency...
    Tom Nguyen
    Tom Nguyen, vice president of business development and product strategy - Inventus Power
  4. Break
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  5. The Messy Middle Meets the Tough Terrain: Off-Highway Electrification
    This presentation extends DHC and EREV to the off-highway domain as a diversified strategy combining electrified platforms with flexible,...
    Xubin Song
    Xubin Song, Dr. - Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
  6. Designing electrification for heavy-duty off-highway equipment
    Off-highway machinery pushes electrification systems harder than most road vehicles. Equipment operates under continuous load, often in remote environments...
    Pedro Chavez
    Pedro Chavez, CEO - Voltarium
  7. Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines: Building on Proven Platforms for a Lower-Carbon Future
    Hydrogen internal combustion engines provide a compelling decarbonization pathway for off-highway applications that require high power density, long operating...
    Chad Fohne
    Chad Fohne, customer engineering manager - CUMMINS
  8. Powertrain efficiency and affordability analysis for off-road machinery. A case study on wheel loaders
    Off-road machinery is very diverse in size, application and usage requirements. To evaluate efficient and affordable powertrain technology choices,...
    Ram Vijayagopal
    Ram Vijayagopal, technical lead, vehicle technology analysis, vehicle and mobility systems dept, transportation and power systems division - Argonne National Laboratory
  9. Simplified electronics: The breakthrough powering the future of electrified construction
    This presentation will examine how simplified, modular electronics architectures can transform the development of electrified construction vehicles. As OEMs...
    Nate Keller
    Nate Keller, business development manager - MOOG
Architecture, Autonomy and Digitalization
  1. From safe motions to safe perception: Safety sensors enabling outdoor autonomy
    Automated and autonomous mobile machines demand a new level of safety to ensure reliable, safe operation under highly variable...
    Maik Graenitz
    Maik Graenitz, global industry and program manager, mobile automation - SICK AG
  2. Evolving communication architectures for safe and secure mobile machines
    Communication architectures in mobile machines are undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by increasing requirements for security, functional safety, performance...
    Thilo Schumann
    Thilo Schumann, technical manager - CAN in Automation
  3. Electrification of mobile machinery: a journey toward autonomy
    In the off-highway market segment, the trend of highly automated and autonomous machines, carried out in the automotive world,...
    Leandro Zaza
    Leandro Zaza, product manager - electronics - Hydac USA
  4. Perception in harsh environments
    Off-highway automation rarely fails in ideal conditions, it fails in the edge cases. This presentation explores how rugged autonomy...
    Colin Hurd
    Colin Hurd, CEO - Mach
  5. Connected, Secure, Actionable: Rethinking Data & Diagnostics in Off-Highway Vehicles
    As off-highway vehicles become increasingly connected, the challenge is no longer collecting data, but trusting it, securing it, and...
    Cristian Palomanes
    Cristian Palomanes, director - Cojali USA
  6. Break
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  7. Developing off-highway autonomy
    Developing off-highway autonomy presents two concepts of automation in off-highway machines. The first shows how modular controls, kinematic sensing...
    Kenneth Hank
    Kenneth Hank, software engineer - Bosch Rexroth
  8. Design to value
    ‘Design to value’ enables industrial vehicle manufacturers to embed cost, performance and customer value from the earliest design stages....
    Rajesh Shah
    Rajesh Shah, chief technology officer - Cognition IES LLC
  9. From assisted to autonomous: Edge level AI and radar fusion
    As off-highway equipment evolves toward higher levels of automation, reliable perception in harsh, unpredictable environments remains one of the...
    Tim Conklin
    Tim Conklin, business development, mobile market - ifm efector
  10. Hands-on experience from safety assistance to automated driving
    As a T1 supplier for electronics, Sensor-Technik Wiedemann had the same architecture discussions around assistance functions – like vision-based...
    Tobias Moll
    Tobias Moll, solution engineer - Sensor-Technik Wiedemann GmbH
  11. Optimal E/E architecture to accelerate digital transformation of OHV
    The digital transformation of Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) hinges on transitioning from fragmented, siloed ECUs to a centralized E/E Architecture...
    Ty Kim
    Ty Kim, Chief Strategy Officer - KyungWoo Systech
  12. Lunch
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HMI, UX, In-cabin Ergonomics, and Security
  1. Case Study on In-cabin Ergonomics, HMI, Design and UX
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    Eric Holton, PhD, CPE, CSP
    Eric Holton, PhD, CPE, CSP, manager - human factors engineering - CNH Industrial America
  2. Designing HMI for use, not just capability
    As system capabilities expand, HMI complexity often grows with them frequently at the expense of usability, efficiency and safety....
    Dominique Burkard
    Dominique Burkard, industrial and UX design manager - EAO
  3. Implementing V2L & V2G in industrial vehicles: Technical considerations
    This session will provide a practical, engineering‑driven overview of V2X technologies – V2L, V2G, V2H and V2V – with...
    Chris Botting
    Chris Botting, manager of research engineering - Delta-Q Technologies
  4. Securing the skies using GNSS navigation message authentication
    In today's world, precise positioning is more crucial than ever. From agriculture and construction to autonomous driving and field...
    Giri Baleri
    Giri Baleri, director of product and strategy - Trimble
  5. Wrap-up and Conclusion
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NFPA - Advanced Hydraulics

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NFPA - Day1
  1. From machine data to AI-enabled service: How OEMs can turn
    As off-highway machines become more connected, hydraulic systems are emerging not only as power-delivery mechanisms, but as rich sources...
    Adam Livesay
    Adam Livesay, CEO and co-founder - Elevāt
  2. From components to intelligence: the evolution of off-highway vehicles
    As off-highway equipment evolves toward electrification and connected ecosystems, hydraulic systems are undergoing a fundamental transformation. This session explores...
    Darren Lockyer
    Darren Lockyer, VP of electronics - Bailey International
  3. Where ePTOs win: Selecting optimal applications for electric power take-offs
    In a rapidly electrifying world not every mobile application is an optimal candidate for electrification. This presentation will go...
    Kyle Myers
    Kyle Myers, engineering manager - Parker Hannifin
    Richard Nagel
    Richard Nagel, Program Manager, Electrification - Parker Hannifin Corp
  4. Break
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  5. Considerations regarding hydraulic system architecture: the case of a telehandler
    Conventional hydraulic systems with a central power supply generally offer significant potential for improving energy efficiency. The use of...
    David Stevenson
    David Stevenson, vice president of sales and marketing - BH Americas - Bucher Hydraulics
  6. Scalable electrohydraulic system for skid steers
    This case study presents the ground‑up electrification of a skid steer, transitioning from an internal combustion engine to a...
    DJ O'Konek
    DJ O'Konek, engineering manager - Nott Company
  7. The convergence of safety, cybersecurity and connectivity in modern fluid-power machines
    Modern hydraulic machines are no longer defined only by mechanics and fluid power – they are defined by how humans interact...
    Andy Gray
    Andy Gray, director of sales - Scanreco
  8. Advances in hydraulic cylinder linear position sensing over the years
    For many years, off-highway OEMs and equipment operators have desired more control and automation of machine functions. Fluid power...
    Luka Korzeniowski
    Luka Korzeniowski, director - product development - Leggett & Platt Hydraulics
NFPA, Day 2
  1. System-level modeling and performance evaluation of electrohydraulic systems
    As electrification and automation continue to reshape off-highway machinery, system-level simulation is becoming essential for evaluating new concepts. This...
    Bruno Dupuis
    Bruno Dupuis, corporate accounts manager - Famic Technologies Inc.
  2. Rethinking fluid power architecture: From energy transmission to data-driven systems
    Fluid power is shifting from passive transmission to intelligent, sensor-driven control. OEMs now demand direct, high-fidelity system insight to...
    Gary Gotting
    Gary Gotting, consultant and strategic advisor - Freelance
  3. Treating noise at the source with hydraulic suppressors
    Hydraulic noise is a pervasive problem in both off-highway and industrial hydraulics. As the off-highway sector becomes increasingly electrified,...
    Nathan Pedigo
    Nathan Pedigo, head of engineering - Wilkes and Mclean
  4. Powering hydraulics with axial flux technology and smart inverters
    This presentation explores how axial flux motors and power electronics are reshaping hydraulics in hybrid and fully electric equipment....
    Nathan Martinez
    Nathan Martinez, apps engineer - Turntide Technologies
  5. Comparison of fluid effects in dynamometer and excavator field tests
    Six fully formulated fluids spanning two viscosity grades and three viscosity index levels were evaluated in a laboratory dynamometer...
    Paul Michael
    Paul Michael, director - Milwaukee School of Engineering
  6. Break
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  7. Smarter Hydraulics Power Efficient, Intelligent Off-Highway Machine Performance
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    Chris Kolbe
    Chris Kolbe, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing - HYDAC Group
    Russell Evans
    Russell Evans, Vice President & Division Manager - Hydraulic Division & Advanced Systems - HYDAC Group
  8. Measuring Aeration in Mobile Equipment Hydraulic Systems Using Sonar
    The efficiency and reliability of mobile hydraulic systems are directly affected by the level of air contamination in the...
    James Oftelie
    James Oftelie - Aeration Measurement Technologies
  9. Compact High-Performance PCLS Valve Technology
    Compact off highway machines demand increasingly high hydraulic performance without the space, cost, or complexity of traditional load sensing...
    Jace Birschbach
    Jace Birschbach, Program Manager - Husco
    Joseph Meyer
    Joseph Meyer, Program Manager - Husco
  10. RARE-EARTH-FREE ULTRA SILENT and REGENERATIVE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SOLUTIONS
    This presentation explores Settima’s latest electro-hydraulic solutions for the electrified mobile market. The session examines the benefits of combining...
    Andres Jimenez
    Andres Jimenez, Application Engineer - Settima USA Inc
  11. Beyond the Part Number Choosing Hydraulic Components That Extend Equipment
    Choosing the right hydraulic components can make a significant difference in equipment performance, reliability, and long-term maintenance costs. This...
    Scott Mason
    Scott Mason, Support & Engineering Manager - FLuiDyne Fluid Power
  12. Lunch
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  13. Load Holding Versus Advanced Motion Systems for Electrified Machinery
    Comparing traditional Load Holding valves against Advanced Motion Control Solutions for electrified mobile equipment. Electrified machines are changing the...
    Reinhold Herrman
    Reinhold Herrman, Director of Business Development and Marketing - IFP Motion Solutions, USA
*Due to last minute emergencies, the agenda is subject to change - please check back frequently

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