Connected Vehicles Expo 2026 (CVE26) is seeking qualified industry experts to participate as speakers, moderators, and panelists for the global virtual trade show taking place December 8–10, 2026. Qualified experts can participate without paying a speaker fee, and early submissions receive priority consideration.
Connected vehicle technologies are evolving rapidly across automotive software, artificial intelligence, communications, digital services, cybersecurity, infrastructure, autonomy, media, and other areas. The professionals developing, deploying, managing, researching, and supporting these technologies have valuable knowledge that others in the industry need to understand.
CVE26 provides an opportunity to share that knowledge with a global professional audience.
Why Speak at Connected Vehicles Expo 2026?
Speaking at CVE26 is an opportunity to share practical expertise, lessons learned, emerging developments, and industry insights with professionals involved in the connected vehicle ecosystem.
Expert speakers can help attendees understand new technologies, identify implementation challenges, evaluate potential solutions, and learn from real-world experiences.
Participation can also help speakers:
Build Expert Credibility — Demonstrate knowledge and experience in your area of expertise.
Increase Industry Visibility — Introduce your expertise, organization, technologies, research, or experience to connected vehicle professionals.
Share Practical Knowledge — Help other professionals learn from successful implementations, challenges, research, and lessons learned.
Make New Connections — Connect with other speakers, technology providers, industry professionals, potential partners, customers, and media.
Help Shape Industry Discussions — Contribute expertise to important conversations about the technologies, services, opportunities, and challenges transforming connected vehicles.
Speakers, Moderators and Panelists Wanted
You do not need to deliver a standalone presentation to participate as an expert.
CVE26 is seeking qualified professionals for several types of conference participation, including:
- Speakers and Presenters who can explain technologies, strategies, research, implementations, case studies, and industry developments.
- Panelists who can contribute specialized expertise, experience, and different perspectives to moderated discussions.
- Moderators who can guide discussions, ask informed questions, engage panelists, and help audiences understand important issues.
Professionals with specialized expertise may therefore be a good fit even if they do not want to prepare a traditional conference presentation.
What Expertise Is CVE26 Looking For?
CVE26 sessions cover a broad range of connected vehicle technologies and business topics organized across six conference tracks:
Connected Vehicle Strategy & Business
Software & Artificial Intelligence
Connected Vehicle Services & Experiences
Autonomous Vehicles & Cybersecurity
Connected Infrastructure
Automotive Media
Potential topics include software-defined vehicles, AI-defined vehicles, automotive AI, vehicle operating systems, vehicle apps, connected services, subscriptions, vehicle data, telematics, V2X, ADAS, autonomous vehicles, cybersecurity, HMI and UX, connected infrastructure, V2G, V2H, streaming media, gaming, advertising, and other emerging connected vehicle technologies and applications.
No Speaker Fee for Qualified Experts
Qualified industry experts selected for regular CVE26 conference sessions can participate without paying a speaker fee.
Speaker and topic submissions are reviewed to help identify experts and subjects that can provide educational, practical, and relevant information for the CVE26 audience.
Educational and Practical Content
CVE26 is designed around an editorial-first conference model. Strong speaker candidates should be able to share knowledge that helps attendees understand a technology, solve a problem, evaluate an opportunity, or learn from practical experience.
Useful contributions may include implementation lessons, case studies, research findings, technical explanations, emerging requirements, market developments, business strategies, challenges, and best practices.
How to Apply to Speak at CVE26
Submitting your interest is simple.
Visit the CVE26 Speaking Opportunities page and submit your information, areas of expertise, and proposed topic or participation interests.
Early submissions receive priority consideration, so experts interested in speaking, moderating, or joining a panel are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Submit to Speak at Connected Vehicles Expo 2026
Share Your Expertise. Make an Impact.
If you know something other connected vehicle professionals need to understand, have successfully implemented something others can learn from, or have insights that can help the industry move forward, consider becoming part of CVE26.
Connected Vehicles Expo 2026 provides a virtual platform for experts from around the world to share knowledge, exchange ideas, build professional connections, and contribute to the continued development of the connected vehicle ecosystem.
Connected Vehicles Expo 2026
December 8–10, 2026 | Global Virtual Trade Show
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