Automechanika Dubai 2026
10 November 2026 – 12 November 2026
Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Automechanika Dubai is an international trade show for the automotive aftermarket, organised by Messe Frankfurt Middle East. Now in its 23rd year, the three-day event is held at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City, and brings together manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, workshop owners and fleet operators across parts, components, electronics, diagnostics, body and paint, accessories and digital technologies. It also includes conferences, educational seminars, workshops and networking events.
113 sessions · 163 speakers
Speakers (163)
- Robert Snook Conference Director, IBIS Worldwide
- Prajyot Sathe Associate Director, Frost & Sullivan
- Dr. Vishal Pandey Restaurants & Food Service Sector, Glasgow Research & Consulting (GRC)
- Graham Threlfall Partner, PER4M. Automotive Industry Partners
- Tobias Talmon l'Armee (DE) Head of Marketing Content, Volkswagen Group
- Heiko Seitz Partner, Strategy&
- Kivanc Karayol Market Director, Volvo Group
- Andy Palanisamy CEO & Co-Founder, CRIATIVO
- Kaushik Madhavan Vice President & Head of Consulting - Automotive, MarketsandMarkets™
- Goran Novkovic Director, Industrial Cybersecurity, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
- Vitali Bielski Founder & Managing Director, Intelia Nova
- András Csepinszky Founder and CEO, MoTeRe Nonprofit Llc.
- Rudy Shukri Coach - Performance Improvement, Tiqani Inc.
- Sebastian Fuchs Founder and CEO, TheMotorGuild
- Frederik Bisbjerg Managing Director, Axxion
- Avijit Ghosh Vice President & Practice Head, Automotive at MarketsandMarkets, MarketsandMarkets™
- Katie Chambers Producer of ‘The Agenda’, Dubai Eye 103.8
- Wulf Schlachter CEO & Founder, DXBe Management
- Kritika Jaiswal Director-Energy Practice, Kline Group
- Martin Wosnitza CEO & Co-Founder, electrify me
- Subhashree Ramarathnam Associate Director - Mobility Practice, Frost & Sullivan
- Sunny Manjani Mobility Consultant, Frost & Sullivan
- Anand Jeswani Chief Executive Officer, Eurodiesel Services
- Cheyenne Kamran CEO, Flyby
- Claire Dawai Chief Executive Officer, SUB-SAHARA CHAMBER OF TRADE
- François E. Guichard, M.Eng. Managing international rules and regulations applicable to Automated/Connected Vehicles, UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- Rami Karout Senior Manager, TIR & Transit Development, IRU
- Tharun Divakaran Head of Commercial Vehicles - Middle East, BYD
- Abdullah Abou Ali MENA Region Officer, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Adham Alblooshi Group CEO, Golden Extreme
- Brod Stanowski Area Managing Director - Middle East and Türkiye, Solera Holdings, LLC.
- Dmitrii Bogatyrev Digital Transformation & CX Director and Chief Financial Officer, Al-Futtaim Automotive
- Dr. Abdellah Cherkaoui Co-Founder & Chief Commercialization Officer, AquaLith
- Hamza Guirrou Product Owner - Système ADAS DDAM (Driver Drowsiness Alert Monitoring), Valeo
- Sakchi Ruia Executive Director, Dunlop Tyres Limited India
- Stephen Louis Founder & CEO, Venn Automotive Consultancy
- Stephen Wood Chief Commercial and Operating Officer, ONE MOTO - Electric Vehicles
- Dr. Hamid Haqparwar Managing Director, AGMC
- Jacques Brent Managing Director Toyota and Lexus UAE, Al-Futtaim Automotive
- Lucas Bellieud Managing Director Al Futtaim Electric Mobility, Al-Futtaim Health
- Navin Thomas Mathew Vice President - Refurbishment & Operations, Cars24 - Arabia & Australia
- Rajkumar Venkatapathy General Manager, Central Motors & Equipment
- Sabyasachi Satpathy Head of Tyres and Batteries, MHD ACERE
- Syeda Aisha Atif Workshop Technical Trainer, GEVI - German Emirati Vocational Institute
- Ziyad Gaba Vice President Customer Services and Parts, Daimler Truck Middle East Africa
- Ahmad Barakat Lead Expert – Data, Emirates Transport
- H.E. Eng. Mohamed Ebrahim Almansoori Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Transportation Affairs, UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI)
- Nasser Al Haj Driver Happiness Director, Dubai Taxi Company
- Prashant Bhatt Manager Lubricants Technology, ENOC
- Rashid Darwish Almheiri Senior Consultant, Customer Service Development, Dubai Customs
- Zahid Khan Senior Business Analyst, Dubai Customs
- Achraf Joumaa Partner, Arthur D. Little
- Christopher Ley Partner, AlixPartners
- Jayanth Narasimha Managing Director, Bioscope
- Kamal Aissa Partner, Kearney
- Mohammad Hijazi Group Head of Marketing, Badami Holding
- Nilay Gosavi Head of Supply Chain, PHOENIX CONTACT Middle East FZ LLC
- Sal Jafar CEO, ESG Mena
- Taha Hajj Ali Principal, Kearney
- Ahmed Galal Senior Supply Chain Manager, Neft Alsharq Company for Chemical Industries
- Ahmed Motaleb Aftersales & Network Development Director, Renault Trucks Greater Middle East
- Alejandro J. Pérez Álvarez Head of RAM, Alfa Romeo & Dodge, Stellantis Middle East & Africa
- Amadou Diallo Chief Executive Officer, Aramex
- Andrew Kabrit Chief Product Officer, Seez
- Asad Badami Group Managing Director, Badami Holding Group
- Chada El Islam Benmahcene Founding Partner & Chief AI Product Officer, ENTROGX Ventures
- Dashdamir Niftaliyev Head of Regional Business Development & Sales | ME, EGY & AZE, Solera Holdings, LLC.
- David Hecker Managing Director, Audatex AUTOonline GmbH
- David Sawiras General Manager, United Diesel
- Emad Mousa Head of Human Resources, JP Partners
- Eng. Kamal Eldin Hussein General Manager, Apsco
- Fadi Azzi Global Director - Logistics, Aramex
- Fathi Tlatli Prince Albert Fund Steering Committee Member, King Baudouin Foundation
- Franco Vigano AVP EMEA, Geotab
- Gaby Urban Managing Director, GAT
- Geoffrey D’Souza Director – Online Marketplace Fulfilment, etisalat
- Guenther Steiner CEO & Executive Chairman | Former Team Principal, Red Bull KTM Tech3 MotoGP | Haas F1 Team
- Haitham Sedik Regional Technical Manager - META, Castrol
- Huzaifah Elias Chief Operating Officer, G.U.D. HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD
- Jad Ayoub Principal, Kearney
- Kerry Watts Director and Co-Founder, Star Centre Specialist Automobile Outfitting LLC
- Mark Mathias Sales and Marketing Director, Barox GmbH
- Mark Richard Trotter Managing Director, Unified Aviation
- Mercy Mwaura Coordinator, Association of Sustainability Practitioners in Kenya
- Mitesh Mathur Brand Manager, Asimco Global
- Mohamed Dagher Country Sales Manager (B2B) - Specialist Level, Teltonika
- Mohamed Kassem Co-Founder | Managing Director, eWaysTech
- Mohammed Hamdan Area Sales Director (UAE, Oman and Qatar), A.P. Moller - Maersk
- Nasir Saif Sultan AlSeeri Director of Engineering & Maintenance Department, Dubai Government Workshop
- Nedal Khasawneh Group Aftersales Manager, KHF AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
- Nishant Jilka Technical Partner, Eurodiesel Services
- Prabhakar Garimella Senior Vice President, Ralson Tires Limited
- Rahul Kulkarni CEO & Co-founder, Goalseek Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
- Reshmi Dharra Director - Client Success, Bioscope
- Roberto Colucci Director of EVs, AWR Automotive
- Salim Arkadan Director of Product Management, Solera Holdings, LLC.
- Sana Mulla Section head – Africa programs Registration and Licensing, SGS
- Sibusiso Mvelase Renewable Energy Sector Lead, HBS Club of the GCC
- Siddhartha Bagri Chief Executive Officer, Pravaig Dynamics
- Suhayb Nouraldeen Professional Trainer, Saudi Japanese Automobile High Institute - SJAHI (المعهد العالي السعودي الياباني للسيارات - SJAHI)
- Vaibhav Pulekar Assistant Vice President Cyber Security, TÜV SÜD
- Vargheese Anthony General Manager, Al-Futtaim
- Werner Vickers Technical & Training Manager, MEMA Region, LAUNCH TECH LTD
- Yasir Khan Supply Chain Manager, A-MAP Group
- Ahmed Samir Elbermbali Director of Power & Utilities and Sustainability – Middle East, Caspian and Africa, Bureau Veritas
- Ali Al-Ganzory Chief Executive Officer, G&B Global Corp.
- Ali Faisal Alawieh General Manager, Petrovöll GmbH
- Amir Melad Chief Executive Officer, ION Mobility Solutions
- Amit Dhiman Country Head Middle East & Africa, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Amjed Kallan General Manager, bilstein group
- Andre Scholle Vice President, ZF Group
- Ayman Ashour Managing Director - Mobility Turnkey in Middle East & Africa, Siemens Mobility in UAE, Qatar & Oman, Siemens Mobility L.L.C
- Bachir Habib Head of Bosch Engineering Middle East, Bosch Middle East
- Benedikt Sperling Sales Director People Transport EMEA & Managing Director DACH, EasyMile
- Burny Johnson Senior Vice President Lubricants, Emarat - Emirates Petroleum Company P.J.S.C
- Carlos Montenegro Managing Director, Al-Futtaim
- Charles Chebli Head AI Cloud MEA, Qualcomm
- Dharani Dharan Product Director, Careem
- Dr. Fayid Kadambodan Assistant Director – Enterprise Solutions - Digital, Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority
- Dr. Shahine Awasthy Business Unit Manager, A-MAP Group
- Eddy Al Chaar General Manager, Abdul Latif Jameel
- Eric Dong Director, Capital Markets and Corporate Development, WeRide
- Fady Wadea Head of Sales & Marketing, Central Trading Company (a member of Al Rostamani Group)
- Fayhaa Al Malla Operations Director, IM Motors
- Filip Pavić Head of Market Expansion, Verne
- Gaurish Wagle Senior Manager, Sustainable Design & Master Planning, Masdar City
- Gurhan Cevikel Head of Marketing MEA & Executive Committee Member, Bridgestone EMEA
- Hala Alfatafta Regional Academy Manager – Middle East, TÜV SÜD Middle East
- Hisham Abdel Raouf Advisor to the CEO, ROX Motors
- Imteyaz Ahmad Head of Data and AI, EtihadWE
- Jean-Pierre Barnier General Manager, Central Trading Company (a member of Al Rostamani Group)
- Joginder Singh Dahiya Vice President, Trinity Lubes & Greases FZC
- Julia Bissani Brand Manager - Electric Trucks, United Diesel
- Karunesh Arya General Manager, Autostrad Rent A Car
- Krzysztof Troszczyński Founder, AUTO PARTS MARKET UAE
- Maneesha Bhatnagar Head of ESG, Consultancy & Innovation, LeasePlan Emirates
- Masood Qureshi General Manager Operations, Technolube UAE Subsidiary of Petrolube KSA
- Maxwell Stanley Behavioural Scientist, Department of Energy Abu Dhabi
- Meenu Yadav General Manager, DANA Group (www.danagroups.com)
- Mohamed Elzawawy General Manager, Performance Plus Motors
- Mohammed Faraz Group Wholesales Manager, Almana Group
- Nadia Hdairis Head of Polestar UAE, Al-Futtaim Automotive
- Neha Gupta MD, Regal Group
- Nizar Zouhairi Executive Vice President – Global Freight, Aramex
- Padmanabh Nimbhorkar Group Chief Strategy Officer, Dolphin Global Holdings
- Pradeep Mallavarapu Co-Founder, MoXey
- Prashanth Rao Chief Executive Officer, VINFAST
- Praveen Menon Regional Aftersales Director- Zeekr, Lynk & Co, Geely, Galaxy, Geely Auto International
- Rashid Mattar Al Manai Chief Excecutive Officer, LODD Autonomous
- Saba Azizi Head of Service Network & Business Development | Aftersales EMEA, CATL
- Saj Jabbar Vice President, MAHY Khoory Automotive
- Sajed Sbeih Customer Care and Aftersales Director - Africa and Middle East, General Motors
- Sanju Johny Sr Manager-Regulatory Product Compliance Tracking & Telematics Integrated Marketing Communications, SGS
- Sean Teo Chief Executive Officer, K2
- Shadan Pasha Country Head, Teltonika
- Sreeni Viswanath Senior Conformity Engineer, SGS GULF LIMITED
- Steven Pickering Executive Committee Member, BuyParts24
- Sunil Khanchandani Executive Director, ALONSA ELECTRIC GULF FZCO
- Tarek Kabrit CEO, Seez
- Tariq Badri Chief Transport & Leasing Officer, Emirates Transport
- Thomas Cowan Business Development Manager, AlgoDriven
- Vinnie Mehta Director General, ACMA India
- Wajahat Haider CEO, General Petroleum
Agenda
Showing 80 of 113 sessions.
- Welcome & opening remarks by Chairperson 10 November 2026
- Welcome & opening remarks by Chairperson 10 November 2026
- Technical Knowledge Session - Understanding the hybrid powertrain – From 48V to plug-in hybrid 10 November 2026
- Keynote Address: Green corridors, trusted markets: Enabling the future automotive aftermarket 10 November 2026
- Keynote - Enabling the next era of mobility: A national vision for sustainable growth and regional connectivity 10 November 2026
- Welcome & opening remarks by Chairperson 10 November 2026
- Keynote Address: Fluids for a multi-energy world: Hydrogen, e-fuels and beyond 10 November 2026
- Welcome and opening remarks by Chairperson 10 November 2026
- Exclusive Session - Future of Mobility: Smart, Connected, Safe? 10 November 2026
- Presentation - Future of automotive and aftermarket implications 10 November 2026
- Technical Workshop - Advanced diagnostics & ADAS calibration: Unlocking revenue stream 10 November 2026
- Panel - Localized production and feedstock strategy in a fragmented world 10 November 2026
- Panel - The next growth engine: How automotive leaders are redefining value creation beyond vehicle sales 10 November 2026
- Knowledge Insights - Mobility market outlook and insights across MEA 10 November 2026
- Panel- Lubricants at the frontier: Balancing efficiency, protection, and future demands 10 November 2026
- Expert-led Session - Software-defined vehicles: What it means for your workshop 10 November 2026
- Panel - Customer ownership in a platform-driven aftermarket 10 November 2026
- Expert-led Session - Regulation and readiness: Enabling autonomous mobility across borders 10 November 2026
- Panel - Building the autonomous mobility ecosystem: Platforms, partnerships and scale 10 November 2026
- Presentation - Unified Data, Intelligent Decisions: Building the AI-Driven Automotive Enterprise 10 November 2026
- Interactive Session - Workshop profitability: Pricing, labour rates & new revenue models 10 November 2026
- Presentation - AI in aftersales: Turning customer and workshop signals into next-best actions 10 November 2026
- Interview Spotlight - Additives for the Next Generation of Powertrains 10 November 2026
- Panel - Autonomous mobility in action: From pilots to commercial deployment 10 November 2026
- Panel - Managing pricing pressures and protecting margins 10 November 2026
- Presentation - Advanced air mobility: Building the smart, modular infrastructure for what comes next 10 November 2026
- Presentation - Can AI Make Better Lubricants? 10 November 2026
- Panel - The future technician: Skills, tools and training for the next 5 years 10 November 2026
- Panel - Evolving competition across OEMs, marketplaces and independents 10 November 2026
- Presentation - The Future of Lubricant Manufacturing: From Standard Products to Customized Performance 10 November 2026
- Exclusive Session - Operational experience in rapidly evolving trends shaping the automotive, fleet and mobility ecosystems 10 November 2026
- Fireside Chat - Securing the fluid value chain: Digital authentication and traceability 10 November 2026
- Panel - Multi-modal mobility: Integrating road, rail, ports and air 10 November 2026
- Knowledge Session - Future-ready transport operators: Skills, AI and safety 10 November 2026
- Presentation - Leveraging compliance and conformity for market 10 November 2026
- Presentation - Beyond Lubrication: When Fluids Become Part of the System 10 November 2026
- Presentation - From market data to network decisions: Building smarter aftermarket networks 10 November 2026
- Presentation: Building smarter mobility networks: Powering resilient trade and supply chains across MEA 10 November 2026
- Panel - From volume to value: Rethinking lubricant business models in a longevity era 10 November 2026
- Panel - Scaling electrification across diverse markets 10 November 2026
- Case Study - Digital workshop transformation: New revenue models & customer experience 10 November 2026
- Presentation - Beyond borders: Building the next growth corridor for the automotive aftermarket 10 November 2026
- Interview Spotlight - Mobility infrastructure investment across MEA 10 November 2026
- Panel - Workforce transformation and skills for the future aftermarket 10 November 2026
- Presentation - The Middle East Lubricants Market: Navigating Energy Transition 10 November 2026
- Panel - Insurance & repair economics: Aligning workshops, insurers and OEM standards 10 November 2026
- Panel - Consumer adoption across MEA: Bridging cost, trust and accessibility 10 November 2026
- Welcome and opening remarks by Chairperson 11 November 2026
- From Insight to Impact: What IBIS Middle East 2026 revealed we can no longer afford to ignore. 11 November 2026
- Welcome & opening remarks by chairperson 11 November 2026
- Keynote: Scaling Mobility in the Real World: The Operator’s Blueprint for the Fleet of the Future 11 November 2026
- Welcome and opening remarks by Chairperson 11 November 2026
- Panel: Can fleets successfully deliver net zero by 2030? 11 November 2026
- Welcome & opening remarks by Chairperson 11 November 2026
- Interactive Session: The connected claim: Reimagining the insurance claim journey across the GCC 11 November 2026
- Panel - Data ownership and monetisation in mobility ecosystems 11 November 2026
- Presentation - Redefining aftermarket economics in a changing mobility landscape 11 November 2026
- Panel - Battery demand trends: Preparing the aftermarket for next generation of electric vehicles 11 November 2026
- Expert-led Session - AI and Cybersecurity in connected mobility: Managing risks and building resilience 11 November 2026
- Fireside Chat - When energy becomes the expense line 11 November 2026
- Presentation - Beyond the battery: Which components will drive the EV aftermarket? 11 November 2026
- Fireside Chat: From Data to Decisions: Who Unlocks the Value of Connected Fleet Data? 11 November 2026
- Expert-led Session - V2X and smart infrastructure: Enabling connected mobility at scale 11 November 2026
- Presentation - Changing demand patterns in the tyre aftermarket 11 November 2026
- Interactive Session: From claims cost to claims intelligence: Rebuilding the future of motor insurance 11 November 2026
- Interview Spotlight: AI-driven predictive mobility safety: From ADAS to zero-accident fleets 11 November 2026
- Interview Spotlight - Pricing pressures and competitive dynamics in the tyre market 11 November 2026
- Presentation - Software-defined vehicles: From fixed products to evolving platforms 11 November 2026
- Presentation - The Connected Fleet Layer: From IoT Connectivity to Real-Time Fleet Intelligence 11 November 2026
- Panel - Transitioning from product sales to service-led revenue models 11 November 2026
- Fireside - Platform-led mobility: Connecting vehicles, infrastructure and users 11 November 2026
- Fireside Chat: Building scalable EV charging and refueling systems 11 November 2026
- Interactive Session: One Industry, One Standard: A safer, more transparent future for collision repair 11 November 2026
- Co-presentation - From connectivity to commerce: Building new digital services around mobility 11 November 2026
- Presentation: Beyond TCO: Is fleet electrification economics working yet? 11 November 2026
- Panel - Balancing sustainability goals with commercial performance 11 November 2026
- Interview Spotlight - Beyond mobility - EVs, AI and strategic resilience 11 November 2026
- Panel: Choosing the right fleet model in a rapidly evolving market 11 November 2026
- Presentation - Addressing counterfeit products and ensuring market integrity 11 November 2026
- Closing remarks, key takeaways and further advice 11 November 2026