Description
Date: October 29, 2025
Location: Mark Haacke Automotive GmbH, Savignystraße 63, 60325 Frankfurt am Main
Time: 09:00 – 17:00
Participation fee: € 490 (incl. catering & exclusive access to the lecture recordings)
Focus of the event
Products are becoming increasingly complex – particularly due to digital components, networked functions and new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, the requirements for product safety, traceability and cybersecurity are increasing.
This symposium provides a compact, practical overview of the regulatory requirements, legal framework and practice-oriented implementation in the following key areas:
- Product safety & product liability in the digital age
- Batteries & high-voltage systems – safety assessment and recall
- Cybersecurity & AI – challenges for manufacturers and suppliers
- Interaction of safety, security and compliance in practice
Agenda
- 9:00 Champagne reception
- 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome
- 9:15 – 10:00
- Speaker: Michael Kirsch
- Topic: “From security promise to proof – CRA, ISO/SAE 21434 & IEC 62443 under the ISMS umbrella”
- Contents:
- CRA in a nutshell: Security-by-design/default, SBOM, update obligations & technical file – what really needs to be verifiable.
- CSMS/ISO 21434 pragmatic: TARA “light”, cybersecurity case and gate reviews without overhead.
- IEC 62443 for suppliers: Essentials from 4-1/4-2, Zones/Conduits & Security Levels – transferable to Embedded/OT.
- ISMS/ISO 27001 & TISAX® as orchestrator: RACI, risk management, KPIs, internal audits for audit readiness.
- 30/60/90-day plan: Inventory & Classification, SBOM Pilot & PSIRT Intake, Supplier Addendum & Update Policy v1
- 10:00 – 10:45
- Speaker: Adrian Herrmann
- Topic: “Sodium-ion batteries (NIB) – The safe future of the battery industry?”
- Contents:
- Relevance and delimitation of sodium-ion battery technology (NIB) (for automotive applications?)
- New findings from the investigation of the thermal runaway behavior of sodium-ion battery cells compared to LFP-based lithium-ion battery cells and implications for system safety
- 10:45 – 11:00 Break
- 11:00 – 11:45
- Speaker: Benedikt Rohrßen
- Topic: “Product safety and product liability in the age of AI”
- Contents:
- Product safety in transition
- Basics of product safety & product liability
- New rules of the game: GPSR, AI Act, cybersecurity and AI embedded – when does software become security-relevant?
- Product liability for AI systems
- 11:45 – 12:30
- Speaker: Marvin Müller
- Topic: “Battery type approval – sufficient proof of product safety?”
- Contents:
- Battery type approval basis
- Product safety basis of an electric vehicle battery
- Intersection for type approval
- Tools for verifying the product safety of an electric vehicle battery
- Challenges and solutions from everyday life (risk assessment, BattVO, market surveillance, safety culture, processes, …)
- 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
- 13:30 – 14:15
- Speaker: Mark Haacke
- Topic: “Help, we have a high risk! Then we won’t do anything for now…”
- Contents:
- SAGA risk assessment briefly explained
- Does a product defect necessarily lead to a recall?
- Why a risk assessment according to SAGA?
- Rules for a risk assessment
- 14:15 – 15:00
- Speaker: Michael Kirsch
- Topic: “Why supplier management is the focus of regulation and compliance”
- Contents:
- Development of an integrated supplier ISMS based on TISAX®, ISO/IEC 27001 and VDA ISA
- Anchoring information security and compliance requirements in purchasing, quality and development
- Maturity models, audit preparation and control processes for Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers
- Practical integration into existing management systems such as QMS, CMS or ICS
- 17:00 official end
- 19:00 Optional evening event
Target group
- The event is aimed at engineers, lawyers and managing directors of companies that deal with batteries, AI – especially with regard to product safety, product liability and producer liability.
- Of course, interested “laymen” are always very welcome to our event!
Your advantages
- Topical presentations by experts from the fields of technology, law and standardization
- Exclusive access to all lecture recordings afterwards
- Catering included: snacks, drinks and lunch
- Interactive exchange with specialist colleagues
- Can be combined with the symposium “Management Systems” on 25.09.2025
previous events
See impressions and opinions of participants from previous events:
Dipl. Ing. Mark Haacke
Graduate engineer (BA), Managing Director of Mark Haacke Automotive GmbH Expert for product conformity & product safety
With more than 25 years of professional experience in the automotive industry and over 20 years of experience with legal requirements, he is the head of operations and is always involved in projects and training. His CV is characterized by many stations – among others as an expert of an officially recognized monitoring organization, homologation engineer at a supplier, single point
of contact for recalls to two carlines at an international vehicle manufacturer and 6 years as head of
Conformity of Production. Mark Haacke is also actively involved beyond his professional duties, e.g. in numerous expert panels and various VDA-QMC working groups.
Dr. Benedikt Rohrßen
Lawyer (Attorney-at-Law, Germany) Partner / Head of Commercial & Product Practice at Taylor Wessing
Dr. Benedikt Rohrßen heads the commercial and distribution law practice group of the international law firm Taylor Wessing. He advises clients on entering the European market and on the strategic structuring of their distribution systems, including the product compliance required for distribution (“no compliance, no market”), also for products with integrated artificial intelligence. His industry focus is on the highly regulated electronics, mechanical engineering and automotive sectors.
Benedikt is also editor of the Zeitschrift für Vertriebsrecht, author of numerous articles, webinars and training courses on the topics of distribution, product liability and product conformity and AI in particular, lecturer at the Munich Business School, German expert for distribution law at the International Distribution Institute, Bitkom-certified AI manager and member of the “Task Force AI Act” of the German digital association Bitkom.
Marvin Müller
Senior Project Engineer - PEM Motion
Marvin Müller – Senior Project Engineer, Product Compliance – PEM Motion GmbH
Marvin Müller works as a Senior Project Engineer at PEM Motion GmbH and is a certified Product Compliance Officer in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024. He is responsible for product conformity and safety issues for the automotive and industrial applications sectors. He has in-depth expertise in the homologation of vehicles and vehicle parts as well as the conformity testing of industrial products such as energy storage systems and chargers. His core markets are Europe, China and North America.
Trainer profile
personal data
Name: Marvin Müller
Position: Senior Project Engineer
Company. PEM Motion GmbH
Education. B.Eng. / M.Sc. Automotive Engineerimg
Professional experience
Marvin Müller has eight years of experience in the field of product conformity and safety. He helped several customers with the type approval of systems and vehicles in terms of selection and communication with authorities and technical services as well as the preparation of necessary documentation. In addition, he guided several clients safely through the CE process by establishing necessary processes, implementing management systems and compiling technical documentation (specifications, risk assessment, V&V plans, etc.). He was also involved in the preparation of technical expert opinions in court proceedings to prove product conformity.
Certification & Awards
Product Compliance Officer (according to ISO/IEC 17024)
Daniela Miebach
Lead Functional Safety at Continental Engineering Services GmbH
As Lead Functional Safety at Continental Engineering Services GmbH, I bring over eight years of experience in the analysis and validation of functional safety requirements. My expertise extends not only to vehicles, but also to construction machinery, robots and other machines.
My core tasks include the investigation of potential error effects, the definition and implementation of safety measures as well as the creation and review of safety-relevant documents in these diverse application areas. Together with interdisciplinary development teams, I ensure that legal requirements are met on time.
Adrian Herrmann
Research assistant, Battery Engineering & Safety - PEM at RWTH Aachen University
| Adrian Herrmann works at the PEM Chair at RWTH Aachen University in the Battery Engineering & Safety group and is an expert in battery safety and testing at cell and system level for sodium and lithium-ion batteries. His focus is on applications in the automotive industry and the stationary energy sector. He is responsible for the area of sodium-ion batteries and has in-depth expertise in the safety assessment and testing of battery systems in various fields of application. Adrian Herrmann has several years of practical experience in the testing and safety assessment of battery systems for industrial applications. In various projects, he supported partners from research and industry in the development, validation and optimization of sodium and lithium-ion batteries at cell and system level. He was responsible for planning and carrying out safety tests, analyzing error patterns and recommending and supporting measures to increase safety. As part of his work, he also worked closely with an OEM to test battery safety at cell level. In addition, he was involved in the creation of technical documentation and the development of safety concepts for the use of new types of battery systems. |
Michael Kirsch
Founder & Managing Director, MLYK Consulting GmbH Expert in information security, TISAX® and integrated management systems
Michael Kirsch is one of the leading experts for information security and compliance in German industry. With his many years of experience, he supports companies from the automotive industry, critical infrastructures and the healthcare sector in the implementation of modern, practical and auditable security concepts. As founder and managing director of MLYK Consulting, he supports organizations in the introduction and further development of information security management systems (ISMS), the establishment of supplier-specific security requirements and the implementation of regulatory requirements.
His expertise includes the TISAX®, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 42001, ISO 62443, ISO 21434 and BSI IT-Grundschutz standards. With a particular focus on the interfaces between purchasing, quality and IT, Michael Kirsch knows how to make complex regulatory requirements tangible and integrate them into established management systems such as QMS, CMS or ICS.
In addition to his work as a management consultant, he is also a cybersecurity expert for the EU Commission, an active member of the CYSIS and BSI KRITIS working groups and a certified trainer for TISAX® and ISO 27001 at the TÜV Süd Academy. Through his dedicated participation in national and international expert committees, he makes a significant contribution to the further development of security-relevant standards and processes.
Presentation focus:
Michael Kirsch stands for sound know-how, strategic foresight and clear language – always with a view to feasibility and long-term impact.
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sehr gut und kurzweilig dargestellt. Kompetente Referenten
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Karin Rohr –
– Designwerk Technologies AG
Ein sehr guter Anlass mit Möglichkeit zum Netzwerken. Vorträge sehr gut und an aktuellen Themen. Danke.
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