Dr. Christoph Danzer is the Head of Department for Electrified Powertrain & EDS Development at IAV GmbH, overseeing advanced powertrain systems. With over a decade of experience at IAV, Christoph has led teams in electric drives, systems engineering, and powertrain optimization across a range of vehicle types, from cars to trucks. His expertise spans hybrid topologies, hydrogen, and electric drive structures, as well as life cycle and total cost assessments for modern powertrains. Before assuming his current role in 2023, Christoph served as Team Leader at IAV for nearly 10 years. He holds a Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) from Technische Universität Chemnitz in mechatronics, robotics, and automation technology, further enhancing his technical depth. His work is driven by a commitment to optimizing sustainability, efficiency, and cost in electrified powertrain systems.

IAV is developing the mobility of the future and has become one of the world's leading engineering partners by developing holistic solutions in vehicles and technologies. IAV has been reliably bringing innovations into series production for four decades. Started as a spin-off of the TU Berlin, IAV today combines different worlds: automotive and IT, hardware and software, products and services. IAV's customers receive competent support in the realization of their projects at 24 locations worldwide: From concept to series production, from local special solutions to global large-scale production projects. Hundreds of successful projects have been implemented by IAV to date, always with the aim of improving mobility.