The HiEFFIECIENT team gave a special session on reliability of WGB semiconductor and related applications, jointly with the iREL project. Furthermore, Kunal Goray from AVL SFR held a keynote, titled "Power Electronics in Electric Vehicles: It's not only about cost", challenging conventional thinking. While the automotive industry seeks to reduce unit costs in power electronics components for electric vehicles, a more comprehensive sytem perspective was highlighted.