Acsia is delighted to have contributed to the successful conduct of the first edition of the Kerala Automotive Technology Summit (KATS) 2025, organized by CII Southern Region in partnership with Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), Government of Kerala. The event brought together policymakers and technology leaders to deliberate on the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) landscape and how Thiruvananthapuram can emerge as the automotive R&D hub to serve global OEMs as they embrace the SDV future of mobility.
Acsia Strategic Advisor and Former VP R&D, BMW Group, Mr. Stefan Juraschek, and Mr. Jijimon Chandran, Chairman, CII Thiruvananthapuram Zone, and Founder & CEO, Acsia, served as the Chair and Co-Chair respectively of CII KATS 2025.
The Summit held on 6 February, was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister for Revenue, Mr. K Rajan, in the presence of the Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Mr. P Rajeev.
KATS 2025 had an impressive lineup of speakers: Mr. K R Jyothilal IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Power, Mr. APM Mohammed Hanish IAS, Principal Secretary, Industries, Mr. Balagopal Chandrasekhar, Chairman, KSIDC, Mr. Harikishore S IAS, Managing Director, KSIDC, Mr. R Hari Krishnan, IRTS, Executive Director, KSIDC, Mr. Aditya Khera, CEO, BMW TechWorks India, Mr. Santosh Iyer, MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India, Mr. Vinodkumar R., Partner and Head of Automotive Practice, KPMG India, Mr. Mathew Vachaparampil, CEO, CareSoft Global Technologies, Ms. Latha Chembrakalam, VP, Continental Automotive Components, Mr. Franklin George, MD, dSPACE India, Mr. Nibil P M, AVP, Technology, Acsia, Mr. Rahul Singh, VP, Software Engineering, Visteon Corporation, Mr. Ashwin Ramachandra, Global Lead for Automotive Digital Technologies & SDV, Tata Elxsi, Mr. Naved Narayan, VP & Head, R&D Centre, Bosch Global Software Technologies, Mr. Sudheer Kumar Lanka, Director, Product Engineering Services, IoT and Mobility, Embitel Technologies (Volkswagen Group), Mr. Naveen Philip, Managing Director, Popular Vehicles & Services, Mr. Uday Narang, Founder & CEO, Omega Seiki Mobility, Mr. Vinothkumar Ranganathan, Head of Global Strategy, Planning & Communication, Switch Mobility, Mr. Christo George, CMD, Hykon India, Ms. Madhu Ganguly, Head, Global Vertical and Strategic Accounts, India, AWS, and Mr. Vinod Manjila, Chairman, CII Kerala State Council.
The vehicle expo at KATS 2025 showcased the latest models including Tesla Model X, BMW i7, BMW Motorrad, Mercedes Benz EQA and EQS, and Hyundai Ioniq 5. The Hon'ble Ministers also performed the Kerala launch of the BYD Sealion 7 and Mahindra Born Electric 6 and XEV 9e.
KATS 2025 was a powerful testament to Kerala’s growing influence in automotive R&D, software-defined vehicles, and next-gen mobility solutions.
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