Planning your next conference, workshop, or networking opportunity in functional safety? Here is a curated shortlist of the most relevant events, conferences & adjacent sessions coming up — published every mid-month for functional safety professionals & practitioners. Save this page and check back every mid-month for the next edition!
Events this month
16th Annual Automotive Functional Safety 2026
One-line summary: The annual gathering for the automotive functional safety community.
- Date: 21–23 Apr 2026
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Type: Conference
- Organizer: Automotive IQ
- Link: https://www.automotive-iq.com/events-automotive-functional-safety-week
Why join?
Now in its 16th year, this is the single dedicated conference for the automotive functional safety community — with ISO working group members and OEM safety leads among the speakers. If you work with ISO 26262, SOTIF, or the new ISO/PAS 8800, this is where your peers gather annually.
SCSC Seminar: Soft Skills for Safety Practitioners
One-line summary: Because safety work also needs soft skills, as it also involves reviews, argumentation, and alignment, not just analysis.
- Date: 23 Apr 2026
- Location: London, UK
- Type: 1-day Seminar/Workshop
- Organizer: Safety-Critical Systems Club
- Link: https://scsc.uk/events-diary/scsc-seminars/soft-skills-for-safety-practitioners
Why join?
Safety work is also reviews, argumentation, and stakeholder alignment — not just technical analysis. This practical workshop features typical scenarios, role-plays, and explicitly addresses the communication and persuasion skills that safety practitioners need but rarely get trained on.
safe.tech 2026
One-line summary: Practitioner event for real-world FuSa lessons. Catch Modelwise presenting!
- Date: 29–30 Apr 2026
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Type: Conference/Congress
- Organizer: TÜV SÜD
- Link: https://www.tuvsud.com/de-de/store/akademie-konferenzen/automobil-bahn/3619501
Why join?
Now in its 15th edition, this established conference is the ideal forum for experience exchange in the field of functional safety. Known for frank, discussion-heavy sessions rather than polished sales talks, it covers rail, automotive, and industrial automation. The event is in German.
Also catch Modelwise presenting at Parallelsessions — Vorträge Automation at 2:45 PM: “In automation we trust – auch für FMEDAs?” by Arnold Bitner, CRO, Modelwise.
Industry adjacent (FuSa sessions inside)
Hannover Messe 2026
One-line summary: 3 FuSa sessions: SIL/PL in practice, safety+security under EU Machinery Reg, FuSa in Power-to-X.
- Date: 20–24 Apr 2026
- Location: Hannover, Germany
- Type: Tradeshow
- Organizer: HANNOVER MESSE
- Link: https://www.hannovermesse.de/de/
FuSa sessions spotted:
- “Avoid plant downtime, increase availability and productivity” (Balancing plant safety with functional safety SIL/PL) — 21 Apr, Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2. Speaker: Matthias Garbsch (JUMO)
- “Functional safety and industrial security in Power-to-X applications” — 22 Apr, Hall 11. Stand E20. Speaker: Thomas Oesselke (Phoenix Contact)
- “Safety meets Security – Focus on requirements from the Machinery Ordinance and the Cyber Resilience Act” — 23 Apr, Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2. Panel Discussion.
European Defence Supply 2026
One-line summary: 2 FuSa sessions ft. @TÜV Rheinland on FuSa + cybersecurity in defence supply chains.
- Date: 28–29 Apr 2026
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Type: Conference + Exhibition
- Organizer: Aerospace & Defence
- Link: https://www.european-defence-supply.com/
FuSa sessions spotted:
- “EU Regulations and Standards in Interaction – what is required? A brief introduction for Functional Safety, Cybersecurity & AI”— 29 Apr. Speaker: Florian Kiel (TÜV Rheinland).
- “Functional safety in the Defense industry – implications for lower tiers suppliers” — 29 Apr. Speaker: Dr. Carsten Seeger (TÜV Rheinland).
Coming up in May
Siemens User2User Europe ’26
One-line summary: EDA user conference for IC/PCB design engineers. Catch Modelwise presenting!
- Date: 12 May 2026
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Type: User Conference
- Organizer: Siemens EDA
- Link: https://events.sw.siemens.com/en-US/u2uconference/europe/
Why join?
EDA user conference for IC/PCB design engineers. If you’re working on safety-critical hardware design, this is a good place to see how EDA workflows are evolving.
Also, catch Modelwise presenting “Automated Functional Safety Analysis in PCB Design” in the technical tracks.
Attending an event not on the list? Or know one we should track?
Let us know — we’ll check it for the next edition.
Disclaimer: All event details (dates, locations, etc.) are based on publicly available information at the time of publishing. We recommend verifying details directly with the event organizers before making travel or registration decisions. Modelwise is not liable for changes, cancellations, or inaccuracies in third-party event information.
