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Protection of Children in Cars
The Langwieder Conference
ConferenceDecember 2 - 4, 2026, Munich (Germany)in-personConference Language: English
As a long-established international expert forum on child safety, the next conference will agan provide an overview of trends in safety regulations and standards, discuss current research findings, and showcase safety features by Child Restraint System (CRS) and car manufacturers.
The conference contributions will not only address the needs and trends in developed countries but will also take a global view of CRS markets, field observations, consumer information, and safety programs worldwide.
- New mobility / Future challenges in transportation
- Standards and regulations
- Accident research and biomechanics
- Test procedures and dummies, human body modeling
- Consumer information, safety programs, and rating systems
- Field observations
- Child seat markets
- Evaluation of safety features by child seat and vehicle manufacturers
- safety engineers and accident researchers
- biomechanics experts, paediatricians, behavioral scientists
- representatives of regulatory bodies and consumer organizations
- promoters of safety campaigns
- specialists in vehicle and CRS rating systems
- scientists working in the field of child safety
TÜV SÜD
Algorithmus Building
Rüdesheimer Str. 10
80686 Munich, Germany
- Andreas Ratzek, ADAC e.V. (DE)
- Stephan Schwald, AUDI AG (DE)
- Philipp Wernicke, BMW Group (DE)
- Bernd Lorenz, Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (DE)
- Farid Bendjellal, retired Britax Child Safety (FR)
- Valentina Graci, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Costandinos Visvikis, CYBEX GmbH (DE)
- Ives Deul, DEKRA Automobil GmbH (DE)
- Jessica Jermakian, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) (US)
- Heiko Johannsen, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Hakan Ipek, Mercedes-Benz AG (DE)
- Sjaan Koppel, Monash University (AU)
- Jiří Socha, TÜV SÜD Czech s.r.o. (CZ)
Vorsitz / Chairman
Philippe Lesire, LAB PSA / RENAULT (FR)Suzanne Tylko, Transport Canada (CA)
