CADFEM System Safety and Security Summit - 2026

Venue : PCMC Pune
Date & Time : April 17th, 2026 | 09:00-3:30 PM
Language : English

Overview

This event is a comprehensive, industry-focused conference on the safe and secure development of automotive and autonomous systems, bringing together experts from CADFEM India, Ansys (part of Synopsys), and leading OEMs, Tier 1s, and engineering service providers. It highlights how functional safety (ISO 26262), cybersecurity (ISO 21434), and model-based embedded development can be seamlessly integrated into a unified workflow for building next-generation intelligent systems.
The conference spans the entire V-cycle—from architecture modeling and safety analysis to cybersecurity, embedded development, validation, and physics-based simulation for autonomous vehicles. Complemented by real-world customer success stories, the sessions provide valuable insights into industry best practices, advanced toolchains, and collaborative workflows that enable end-to-end safe and secure product development.

Focused Industries

Aerospace & Defence
Automotive & Ground Transportation
Engineering Services
Academic
Energy
Electronics & Semiconductor

Who Should Attend

Functional Safety Engineers
Cybersecurity Engineers
System & Software Architects
Engineering Managers & Decision Makers
Validation & Verification Engineers

Key Highlights

Model-Based Development for Intelligent Systems
Model-Based Development for Intelligent Systems
Real-World Industry Applications and Case Studies
Seamless Toolchain Integration and Collaborative Workflows
Advancing the Future of Autonomous Mobility

Agenda

Timings	Topics Covered	Speaker
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Registration
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM	Welcome & Opening Remarks: Simulation Empowering a Greener, Smarter Future	Santosh Patilkulkarni Sales Director - CADFEM APAC
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Ansys Overview on System Business Unit	Unny Krishnan Strategic Portfolio Manager - Sales, Synopsys
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Model Based Approach for Safe System development in compliance with ISO26262	Harsh Kumar Singh Business Dev. Manager, CADFEM India
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Model Based and Collaborative approach for Automotive Cybersecurity with ISO21434	Madhu Kiran Kovoor Staff Engineer, Synopsys
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Customer Story	TBA
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM	HI-Tea
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Customer Story	TBA
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM	Accelerating Embedded Software Development & Testing	Maitreyee Mordekar Application Engineering, Sr. Supervisor, Synopsys
12:45 AM - 01:15 PM	Accelerating ADAS Validation: From Sensor Simulation to SIL/HIL deployment with AI	Avinash Padmappa Business Dev. Manager, CADFEM India
01:15 - 02:15 PM	Networking Lunch
02:15 - 02:45 PM	Customer Story	TBA
02:45 - 03:15 PM	End to End Safe & Secure development of Autonomous systems	Avinash Padmappa Business Dev. Manager, CADFEM India Harsh Kumar Singh Business Dev. Manager, CADFEM India Sujith Kudipudi Application Engineer, CADFEM India
03:15 - 03:30 PM	Closing Note	CADFEM India

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