2026-06-26b-Gate4SPICE Event "Driving ASPICE Excellence: From Process Compliance to Real-World Performance" - ONLINE[EN]
Brief description
Gate4SPICE is a must-attend event focused on exploring Automotive SPICE as a strategic enabler for engineering excellence, predictable delivery and sustainable product quality beyond traditional compliance. This edition will highlight how ASPICE drives organizational capability through assessor competence and evaluation frameworks, while also demonstrating how performance objectives can be effectively defined, deployed and utilized to strengthen process control and project execution. The event will further examine the growing gap between ASPICE compliance and real-world SOP readiness, providing insights into what OEMs truly expect from suppliers in terms of system stability, vehicle behavior and field reliability. An interactive workshop will guide participants from reactive problem solving toward structured, repeatable process improvements that deliver measurable quality and efficiency outcomes. Designed for assessors, project teams and engineering leaders, the event offers practical insights to transform process maturity into operational and engineering excellence.
Organization
- Host: ZF India Private Ltd, Hyderabad, India
- Organizer / Contact person: Dr. Sudalai Veerapandian Arumuga Nainar
- Location: Online (with Microsoft Teams)
- Date & Time: 26.06.2026 from 10:00 to 18:00 (Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30, India Standard Time))
- Language: English
- Maximum Participants: 30
- Registration Deadline: 17.06.2026
- ONLINE: The organizer will conduct spot checks (via video/audio) to ensure full-time engagement. Only participants who attend the entire event will be asked to confirm their participation through a feedback form. Certificates will only be issued to those who complete and submit feedback form.
- By registering for this Gate4SPICE event, you consent to the sharing of your personal information (name, email address, and assessor status) with the event organizer.
Agenda
| Start | End | Topic | Owner |
| 10:00 | 10:15 | Welcome note and Introduction | Dr. Sudalai Veerapandian Arumuga Nainar (Head Quality, ZF TCI) |
| 10:15 | 10:30 | Keynote by Management | Mr. Matthias Hochrein (Director, Engineering Excellence, ZF Group) |
| 10:30 | 11:10 | ASPICE as a Catalyst for Engineering Excellence – Beyond Compliance | Mr. Arun Kumar Kuppusamy (Principal Assessor, ZF TCI) |
| 11:10 | 11:20 | Break | |
| 11:20 | 12:00 | Beyond ASPICE Compliance: What OEMs really Expect from suppliers for SOP Readiness | Mr. Saravanakumar Thangaraj (Competent Assessor, Mercedes Benz Research and development India Pvt Ltd) |
| 12:00 | 13:00 | Break | |
| 13:00 | 13:40 | Process Compliance to Performance Control - Defining, Deploying and Using performance objectives in ASPICE | Mr. Rakesh Gangasani (Competent Assessor, ZF) |
| 13:40 | 14:20 | Framework for ASPICE assessor competence and evaluation | Ms. Lakshmi Govindaraj (Competent Assessor, Volkswagen AG) |
| 14:20 | 14:30 | Break | |
| 14:30 | 16:00 | From Problem Solving to Process Excellence: Turning Insights into Impact | Moderator: Dr. Sudalai Veerapandian Arumuga Nainar Mr. Prakash Varma Keerthipati Mr. Arun Kumar Kuppusamy |
| 16:00 | 16:15 | Break | |
| 16:15 | 17:45 | Group Discussion and Results Sharing | |
| 17:45 | 18:00 | Feedback from Participants & Vote of thanks | Management and Organizing Team |
| 18:00 | End |
How to register
- Go to the intacs Gate4SPICE page
- Select the Event
- Click the JOIN button.
- In case the event is fully booked, a waiting list is maintained (contact
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). If a place becomes free another attendee can take part. - Participation is prioritized for intacs certified assessors and certified Process Experts. Nevertheless, if free seats are available one week before the event, intacs.info users are welcome to participate and receive a confirmation email.