The 37th DVN (Shanghai) International Automotive Lighting Symposium will be held on October 29-30 at the Baowu Steel Expo Center in Baoshan District, Shanghai. The theme is: China's Disruptive Market - How are Technology, Cost, and Efficiency Impacting the Entire Automotive Lighting Industry?
Thank you to all the exhibitors and sponsors for your great support!
Latest Show Car
The DVN Shanghai seminar will feature multiple vehicle booths, showcasing a variety of exciting vehicles including the Lynk & Co 900, Chery QQ3, Chery QQ5, Geely Galaxy M9, Chery Exeed Star Era, Dongfeng Motor, SAIC, Leapmotor, Volkswagen Anhui, Great Wall Motors, and Jike.
Awards Ceremony
DVN will host an awards ceremony during its welcome dinner on October 29, presenting several important awards.
The 6th DVN Interior & Cabin Seminar will be held concurrently. Stay tuned!
DVN Shanghai Automotive Lighting Seminar Schedule
October 29, 2025
08:00 Entry & Check-in
09:20 Opening Remarks: Sun Shixiang, Deputy General Manager of BYD's 13th Business Division/Automotive Lighting Factory; Ye Shengji, Chief Engineer of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers; Ao Jinlong, Deputy General Manager and Chief Technology Officer of Huayu Vision; Bu Weili, Secretary-General of the Lighting and Fixtures Subcommittee of the National Automotive Standardization Technical Committee.
DVN CEO Paul Henri Matha
09:40 VIP guests took the stage to jointly kick off the event.
09:50 Keynote Speech
- Automobility Limited – Founder and CEO Bill Russo: How China's Digital Ecosystem is Reshaping Smart Connectivity
- – Joanne Wu, Assistant Vice President: 2025 Mini-Micro LED Automotive Lighting and Display Trends (including P-HUD and Micro LED Displays)
- China Academy of Art – Professor James Hope: Design Trends
Exhibitor Presentation Session
10:35 Tea Break & Booth/Vehicle Visit
Part 1: Interior Ambient Lighting (Part 1)
- DVN – CEO Paul-Henri Matha: Interior Lighting Trends and Challenges
- Christophe Pincemin, Director of Intelligent Interiors - Intelligent Surfaces and Lighting at DGM: YFITC - Interior Lighting Trends and Innovations
- Chen Yan, Director of Automotive Applications, Osram Asia Pacific: The Future is Here, Opening a New Era - Next-Generation Interior Lighting Solutions
- Zhang Hui, Marketing Director of Naxin Microelectronics: Naxin Microelectronics empowers automotive lighting.
- Valeo - Speaker and title to be determined
- Wang Mengmeng, Senior Development Manager of Interior Lighting at Freya Hella: Innovative Solutions for Freya Hella Interior Lighting
- Antolin - Sunny Mu: Antolin Intelligent Interior Lighting
- Hongkai Optoelectronics – General Manager Zeng Zhihong: LIN-Lite Smart LED – The Next Generation Innovation for High-Efficiency Ambient Lighting
Q&A Session
Part One: Interior Lighting (Part Two)
- Speaker and title to be determined by Ruibo
- Inova – Senior Technical Sales Manager Bernhard Andretzky: ISELED Automotive Ambient Lighting Standard
- Lominchip – Senior Application Manager Qiu Weifeng: Lominchip Dynamic Ambient Lighting Driver Chip
- Zhuang Ji, Senior Marketing Director, INDI Semiconductor (Title to be determined)
- Juji – Special Assistant to the General Manager, He Yirui: Smart Cockpit Ambient Lighting: From Monochrome to Dynamic Dimming Control
Q&A session at 1:00 PM, buffet lunch & booth/vehicle tour.
The second session, held at 2:30 PM, focused on design.
- Student Showcase from China Academy of Art: Focusing on Exterior Lighting and Interior Design
- Roundtable Forum – Interior Lighting Design
3:45 PM Tea Break & Booth/Vehicle Visit 4:30 PM Keynote Speech
- Liaowang – President Gu Dan (Speech title to be determined)
- CN Huang, Vice President of Advanced Research Center, FuCai (Speech title to be determined)
- S&P Global Automotive – Senior Research Analyst Dong Wei: Data Insights: China Automotive Lighting Market Forecast
Automotive Lighting Design Roundtable Forum: Dongfeng, BAIC, Zhiji, Xingyu, Lynk & Co, etc.
Tier 1 Supplier Leaders Roundtable Forum, Huayu Vision, Xingyu, Marelli, Liaowang, Mande, Anrui, etc.
6:00 PM Cocktail party & booth/vehicle tour 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Welcome dinner
October 30, 2025
8:00 Entry & Check-in
9:00 Third Segment: Exterior Lighting Design (Part 1)
- Chery QQ – Styling Engineering Manager Liu Yujie: Sharing the Headlight Technology of the QQ5 Concept Car – Design and Engineering Integration from Concept to Mass Production
- Huayu Vision - Creative Designer Yang Fan: Creative designer Yang Fan's freely combinable microlens headlights - an innovative fusion of technological design and intelligent all-scenario functionality.
- On Semiconductor - Speaker & Title to be determined
- Following the Light - Speaker & Title to be determined
- Extreme Krypton 9X (Speaker & Title to be determined)
- BrightView Technologies – Speaker TBD: Innovative Automotive Lighting Solutions Based on Computational Optics
- Sabic – Chief Scientist Melody Jin: Exceptional Mobility and Energy Simulation Capabilities Drive Lighting Innovation
- Geely – Guest to be determined: Geely Automotive Lighting Innovation
- Huaju Optics – Vice President and Project Director Jia Zhenqing: Applications and Case Studies of Artificial Crystal Materials in Automobiles
Q&A Session
10:30 Tea break & Booth/Vehicle visit
The third stage: exterior lighting design (Part Two)
- Chery Automobile - Speaker and title to be determined
- Nissha – Zou Mengjia: Nissha “Lumistyle” - Innovative Lighting Pattern Design
- Shen Zhong, R&D Technical Director for Asia at ROHM Chemicals: From Function to Style – How Polylight®️ Meets the Diverse Needs of Modern Automotive Lighting
- Mande – Styling Director Dai Jie: A Study of Styling Trends in the Era of Intelligent Driving – From Regulations to Design
- Thinking – Dai Jiahao, Chief Marketing Officer of Thinking Technology: Innovative Thinking on In-Vehicle Lighting Connectivity Solutions
- Valeo - Structural Expert Fang Zhao: Just the Right Lighting: Research on Energy-Saving Solutions for Automotive Lighting Systems
- Deng Jian, Product Application Manager at Naxin Microelectronics: Naxin Microelectronics' innovative solutions are driving the intelligent development of automotive lighting.
- Mainland China - Xu Bingyang, Head of S6 Network Architecture R&D in China (Title to be determined)
- Dongfeng - Design Director Henning Knoepfle, Title to be determined
- Following the Light - Speaker & Title to be determined
Q&A Roundtable Forum: Professor James Hope from China Academy of Art; Jin Dagen, Lighting Design Director from BAIC Group.
Dreame – Exterior Designer Julien Campoy Amador
12:00 Buffet lunch & visit to the exhibition booth/vehicle
1:15 PM, Fourth Segment: Lighting and Safety
- Zhao Tongyang, Director of Design Department, Xingyu Technology Center: Regulatory Driven Digital Lighting: From Passive Compliance to Active Protection
- Ingo Foldvari, Business Development Director at Sunray: Insights and Future Outlook on High-Definition µLED Headlight Hybrid Lens Design
- ZKW – Cindy, Optics Manager: Vertical Design of High Beam Solutions: Challenges of Regulatory Requirements and Consumer Ratings
- Hangzhou Zhijiang – Dr. Li Yunlong, Senior Researcher: Adhesive System Solutions for Automotive Lighting Bonding
- Ford – Senior Lighting Engineer Shi Baofeng: Discussion on ADB System: Anti-glare and Lighting Strategies
- SAIC – Speaker and title to be determined
- Zhao Zhun, Senior Manager of Lighting Safety Business at C-NCAP Intelligent Technology (Tianjin): Introduction to the Draft C-NCAP 2027 Lighting Safety Testing Procedures
- LMT & TECHNOTEAM speakers and topics to be determined
- Li Luxiang, Chief Engineer of Optoelectronics R&D at Great Wall Motors Technology Center; Title to be determined.
- Infineon – Chief Applications Engineer Su Xing: Illuminating the Future – GaN Technology for Automotive Headlights & the Rise of Interior Lighting
- Jinlong Ma, Director of LUXEON Asia Pacific Technology Center: A Smarter, More Flexible, and More Cost-Effective ADB Solution - LUXEON MxN Gen2
Q&A Session
2:45 PM: Tea break & Booth/Vehicle visit
The fifth stage is the lighting and exterior HMI.
- Liaowang – President Gu Dan: From Display to Dialogue: MDL Iteration Empowers the Next Generation of Interaction
- Freya Hella – Innovation Manager Su Haowen: The Automotive Lighting Revolution Under the Wave of Intelligence: The Evolution of Exterior Lighting from Functional Lighting to Scene Symbiosis
- Luo Xinhui, Senior R&D Engineer, Automotive-Grade LED Business Unit, Jinko Electronics: Applications of Automotive-Grade LEDs and Modules in Exterior Interactive Screens
- Guo Yong, Senior R&D Manager at FAW-Volkswagen: A Brief Discussion on Intelligent Interactive Lighting Screens
- ams Osram – Product Manager Shen Lufei: Emerging Trends in Automotive Electronics and Lighting Solutions
- Lynk & Co Design – Chief Exterior Designer Alsed Briscoe & Senior Exterior Concept Designer Joel Hake: Using Light as a Brush: The Story of the Lynk & Co 900
- Anrui – Zhang Yunfei, Deputy Director of R&D: Color DLP Reshapes the New Form of Human-Vehicle-Road Interaction
- Yu Shijie, R&D Electronics Director at Mande: Lighting Electronic Architecture Trends in the Era of Software-Defined Cars
- Valeo - North China Optics Manager Hu Qiang: Near Field Projection - Is it a safeguard that elevates safety, or a pleasant surprise that adds to the experience?
- Dr. Han Meng, Senior Marketing Director, Appotronics Corporation (Title to be determined)
Q&A Session
Sixth Stage: Lighting Regulations
- China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) - To be determined
- Xingyu – Legal Expert Zhu Caiping
- GTB – Chairman Dr. Wolfgang Huhn
- Bu Weili, Secretary-General of the Lighting and Fixtures Subcommittee of the National Automotive Standardization Technical Committee
- Other guests
5:30 PM: Event closes
