[News] DVN Shanghai Lighting Workshop

The 37th DVN (Shanghai) International Automotive Lighting Workshop will be held on October 29-30 at the Baowu Steel Convention & Exhibition Center in Baoshan District, Shanghai.

The theme is: China’s Disruptive Market – Technology, Cost, Efficiency,How It Affects the Entire Automotive Lighting Industry

We sincerely thanks all exhibitors and sponsors. Today, we are releasing the preliminary schedule of the event!

Latest Exhibition Vehicles
The DVN Shanghai workshop will welcome dozens demo cars, we look forward to an exciting showcase of vehicles including Lynk & Co 900, Chery QQ3, Chery QQ5, Geely Galaxy M9, Chery Exeed Sterra, Dongfeng Motor, SAIC, Leapmotor, Volkswagen Anhui, Great Wall, Zeekr etc.

At the same time, we are expecting participations from SAIC, NIO, FAW, Changan, Great Wall, BYD, IM Motor, Leapmotor, Lynk & Co, Geely, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, PATAC, Volvo, Xiaomi, Zeekr, FAW-Volkswagen, Ford, Honda, General Motors, Hyundai, Dongfeng, Renault, Li Auto, Bentley, Baoneng Automobile, Seres, Dreame, Chery, Volkswagen Anhui, Jiyue, BAIC, Beyonca, Jaguar Land Rover, FAW Toyota, Nissan, CRRC, Polestar, Honda, JAC, BMW, GAC, GAC Honda, etc.

Awards Ceremony
DVN will hold an awards ceremony during welcome dinner on October 29, presenting several important awards.

Besides, the 6th DVN (Shanghai) Automotive Interior & Cockpit workshop program will be ready soon. Stay tuned!

DVN Shanghai Automotive Lighting Workshop Program
October 29, 2025
08:00 am: Registration & Breakfast
09:20 am: Opening & Welcome
BYD 13th Business Unit/Fudi Lighting Vice General Manager Sun Shixiang
China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Chief Engineer Ye Shengji
Hasco Vision Vice General Manager & CTO Ao Jinlong
Lighting and Lamps Subcommittee of the National Automotive Standardization Technical Committee Secretary General Bu Weili
DVN CEO Paul Henri Matha

All VIPs go to stage for event opening
10:00 am: Keynote speeches

• Automobility Limited – Bill Russo, Founder & CEO: How China’s Digital Ecosystems are Re-Shaping Intelligent Connectivity
• Trendforce – Joanne Wu, Assistant Vice President: 2025 Micro/Mini LED Automotive Lighting and Display Trend (Incl. P-HUD and Micro LED display)
• China Academy of Art – James Hope: Design Trends
   

11:00 am: Interior Lighting Session (1)

• DVN – Paul-Henri Matha, CEO: Trends and challenges
• Yanfeng – Christophe Pincemin, DGM Smart Interiors / Smart Interiors BU, Executive Director Smart Surfaces & Lighting / YFITC: Interior Lighting Next Trends and Innovations
• ams OSRAM – Lufei Shen, Product Manager: Emerging Trends in Automotive Electronics and Lighting Solutions
• Valeo (speaker & title tbc)
• FORVIA HELLA – Wang Mengmeng, Interior Lighting Design Senior Supervisor: FORVIA HELLA Interior Lighting Innovative Solutions
• Antolin (speaker & title tbc)
• Brightek – C.H. Tzeng, General Manager: LIN-Lite Smart LED – Next-gen Innovation for High-Efficiency Ambient Lighting
• Q&A
   

Interior Lighting Session (2)

• Rebo (speaker & title tbc)
• Inova – Bernhard Andretzky, Senior Technical Sales Manager: ISELED the automotive ambient lighting standard
• Infineon – Xing Su, Principle Field Application Engineer: Ambient Light Roadmap
• Lumissil – Eben Qiu, Application Senior Manager: Lumissil Dynamic ambient lighting driver chip
• Indiemicro – Jim Zhuang, Senior Marketing Director (Title tbc)
• Macroblock– Steve Ho, Special Assistant to the General Manager: Smart Cockpit Ambient Lighting: From Single-color to Dynamic Multi-zone Dimming
• Q&A
   

01:00 pm: Lunch Break
02:30 pm: Design Focus Session

• China Academy of Art Student pitch: Exterior Lighting and Interior Focus
• Podium Discussion – Interior Lighting Design
   

03:45 pm: Coffee Break
04:30 pm: Opening Speech

• BYD Fudi– Sun Shixiang, Lighting Vice GM (lecture title tbc)
   

04:30 pm: Lighting Keynotes

• HASCO VISION – Ao Jinlong, Deputy General Manager & CTO (lecture title tbc)
• Liaowang – Gu Dan, President (lecture title tbc)
• Ennostar – Mr. CN Huang, VP of Advanced Research Center (lecture title tbc)
• S&P Mobility – Laura Dong, Sr. Research Analyst: Data Insight: China Automotive Lighting Market Forecast
   

06:00 pm: Cocktail
07:00 pm: Dinner

October 30, 2025
08:00 am: Breakfast
10:00 am: Lighting Exterior Design Session

• Chery QQ – Liu Yujie, Styling Engineering Manager : QQ5 concept car lamp technology sharing – design and engineering integration from concept to mass production
• Zeekr 9X (speaker & title tbc)
• BrightView Technologies – (speaker tbc): Novel Automotive Lighting Solutions using Computational Optics
• Sabic– Melody Jin, Lead Scientist: Mobility & Energy Simulation Capabilities Excellence Empower Lighting Innovation
• Geely – Carl: Geely’s Innovation in Automotive Lighting
• Huaju – Jia Zhenqing, Vice President & Project Director: The Application and Case of Artificial Crystal Materials in Automobiles
• BAIC Group – Daekeun Kim, Chief of Lighting Communication Design
• Nissha – Zou Mengjia: “Lumistyle” by Nissha, Innovative lighting pattern design
• Roehm – Zhong SHEN, Head of Technology: Lighting the Future: How PLEXIGLAS® PMMA Transforms Automotive Design with Style and Performance
• MIND – Dai Jie, Styling Director: Research On The Styling Trends In The Era of Intelligent Driving – From Regulation to Design

Round table (with China Academy of Art – James Hope; BAIC Group – Daekeun Kim, Chief of Lighting Communication Design; Dreame – Julien Campoy-Amador, Exterior Designer)

11:45 pm: Lunch Break
01:15 pm: Lighting and Safety Performance Session

• Catarc – Zhao Zhun – CNCAP
• LMT & TECHNOTEAM (speaker & title tbc)
• Zhijiang / Finotech – Li Yunlong, Senior Research Fellow: Adhesive system solutions for headlight bonding
• Infineon – Xing Su, Principle Field Application Engineer: The GaN of the front lights
• ZKW – (speaker tbc): Vertical Designs for Main Beam Solutions: Challenges of Legal Requirements and Consumer Ratings Vertical Designs for Main Beam Solutions: Challenges of Legal Requirements and Consumer Ratings
• Ford – Henry Shi, Automotive Lighting Senior Engineer: ADB Systems: Deglare and Lighting Strategies Discussion
• Xingyu – Tongyang Zhao , Department Leader , Product Design Department: Regulation-Driven, Digital Lighting: From Passive Compliance to Active Guardianship
• Sunex – Ingo Foldvari, Director of Business Development: Insights and Future Perspectives for Hybrid Lens Designs in High-Resolution µLED Headlamps
• Q&A
   

02:45 pm: Coffee Break
03:30 pm: Lighting and Exterior HMI Session

• Liaowang – (speaker tbc): From Display to Dialogue: MDL Iteration Empowers Next-Gen Interaction
• FORVIA HELLA – SU Haowen, Innovation Manager: The Automotive Lighting Revolution in the Age of Intelligence: The Evolutionary Path of Exterior Lighting from Functional Illumination to Scenario Symbiosis
• FAW-VW – Guo Yong, Senior Manager: A Brief Discussion on Intelligent Interactive Social Display
• Lynk&Co – Alsed Briscoe, Exterior Chief Designer: 900 Lighting Expression and ISD Usage in a Design and UX Perspective
• Appotronics – Dr Han Meng，Senior marketing director
• ANRUI – Zhang Yunfei, R&D Deputy Director: RGB DLP redefines the interaction between human, vehicle, and road
• MIND – Yu Shijie, Director of Electronics: Lighting Electronics Architecture Trends In The Era of SDV
   

05:00 pm: Lighting – Regulatory Session

• CATARC – Zhao Zhun
• Xingyu – Zhu Caiping
• GTB – Wolfgang Huhn
• SMVIC – Bu Weili & Wang Wei
   

05:30 pm: Closing