Enhance your Competence with Saphire Masterclass
... and attain EE-EP or even EE-AC for your next recertification.
Saphire Masterclass
Put aside the daily business of meetings, emails and calls. At least for a short while. Take a step back and think about everything. Together. Join our Masterclass Events. Hosted by the community, for the community.
For all intacs certified assessors, attending the Saphire Masterclass earns one EE-EP. The presentors may attain one EE-AC.
One-Day Events
We do not want to disrupt your day-to-day business, but we do want to give you the space to think.
Open to everyone
We invite everyone in the community to participate. We provide a platform to share, listen, discuss, and learn.
Micro-conference
The Saphire Masterclass is designed as a micro-conference with two presentations and a workshop.
You will receive your copy of the presentations and the certificate of participation.
Call for presentations is permanent
We want to support you in sharing your experiences with the professional SPICE community. If your presentation meets our and intacs® quality requirements, present and earn an EE-AC.
Masterclass 17 Oct 2025
We are inviting everyone to our inaugural Saphire Masterclass. This masterclass covers core Automotive SPICE topics, and also addresses Organization SPICE best pracices.
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How to understand GP 2.1.1 and GP 2.1.2 in 4.0?

Pierre Metz
Global Head of Development Quality, Functional Safety and Product Safety | Automated Driving
Forvia Hella
Pierre Metz is a seasoned process and safety assessment expert with extensive of experience in the automotive and embedded systems domain. Pierre is not only an intacs certified principal assessor and instructor, but also the speaker of the intacs® advisory board. He is a key contributor to standardization efforts, serving on the VDA Working Group 13 Automotive SPICE board of authors and acting as German delegate to ISO TC22/SC7/WG8 for the SO 26262.
Best practices for Organization SPICE Assessments
Christian Knüvener
Competent Instructor Automotive SPICE
Knüvener Mackert GmbH
Christian Knüvener is a seasoned process assessment expert with many years of experience in the automotive and embedded systems domain. While being an intacs certified principal assessor and instructor, he is known for his extensive contribution to various intacs®-PAMs that have been released over the past years.
Masterclass Host


Hendrik Meyl
Chair of the Executive Board
Saphire Certification eG
Hendrik Meyl is a seasoned functional safety expert who believes in good a thorough craftsmanship in engineering. This is why he also became principal Automotive SPICE Assessor, because good and solid engineering is the foundation on which safety can be built. He is one of the founding members of Saphire Certification eG, an endeavor to further strengthen good engineering practices.
Masterclass 12 Dec 2025
We are inviting everyone to our December Saphire Masterclass. This event will focus on Cybersecurity.
Currently in pre-booking - get 10% off!
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This could be your EE-AC
Send a request to masterclass@saphirecertification.com
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Rüdiger Beilharz
Principal Assessor and Instructor
Beilharz Security
Masterclass Host
Hendrik Meyl
Chair of the Executive Board
Saphire Certification eG
Stardard Agenda
1
09:00 - 09:30 Welcome
The host of the masterclass welcomes everyone and introduces the speakers and topics of the event.
2
09:30 − 10:45 Speaker 1
The first speaker slot includes a presentation lasting between 45 and 60 minutes. The time before the coffee break is then used to discuss the topic presented with the speaker.
3
11:00 − 12:15 Speaker 2
The second speaker slot includes a presentation lasting between 45 and 60 minutes. The period before the lunch break is used for discussing the topic presented with the speaker.
4
13:00 − 14:30 Workshops
After lunch, the masterclass splits into several workshops, each aligned to the topics presented by the two speakers.
5
14:45 − 15:45 Workshop Results Presentation
After the afternoon coffee break, the individual workshop teams will present their results to the plenary session, followed by a short discussion.
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15:45 − 16:00 Closing
The host of the masterclass briefly summarises the day and then closes the session.
Enroll for Saphire Masterclass
Tax information
Please note that registering does not automatically grant you access to the Saphire Masterclass. Seats are limited. Admission is pending payment. We reserve the right to cancel the event or change speakers or topics at any time. If Saphire eG cancels, payments will be refunded. There will be no refunds for cancellations by participants.
Why should I become a member of Saphire Certification?
Expanded
service portfolio
  • Use of the certification services
  • Increased international reputation
  • Carry out Saphire observation
  • Acting as certification examiner
Professional
excellence
  • Confirmation of your professional excellence
  • Regular feedback for your own continuous improvement
  • Internal exchange of experts within the cooperative
Common strength
  • Shaping the cooperative
  • Collegial support
  • Belief in the long-term success of SPICE and Organization SPICE
  • Draw a return from joint success.
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Executive Board
Hendrik Meyl
Chairman of the Board
Christian Knüvener
Board Member
Supervisory Board
Rüdiger Beilharz
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
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