Monday
20.04.2026
Daily Program
09:00
AI in Manufacturing: From early challenges to scalable impact
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Britta Mittlefehldt
Smart Factory Leader, Deloitte Germany
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
HACK4INDUSTRY Opening: Practical hackathon with use cases & technologies
Talk
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Christian Schweizer
CEO & Founder, Prototype Club GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Admission
Reception
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
Adhesive sensor skin for production assets provides continuous status and process data
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Clemens Haist
Managing director, Flexora
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
10:00
Open-source framework for specialized engineering AI in mechanical and plant engineering
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Arno Kühn
Management, it´s OWL Clustermanagement GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
The digital twin: from concept to industrial application
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Alexander Fay
Head of Chair, Chair of Automation Technology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
The future of predictive maintenance: How AI enables efficiency
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Lena Weirauch
CEO, ai-omatic solutions GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Protection against Corruption - Zones&Conduits as a response to the Machinery Regulation?
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Hartmut Paulus
Senior Manager Network Systems, Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Using data ecosystems for AI applications
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial Software + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Ingo Herbst
VP Corporate Communications, German Edge Cloud GmbH & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Beyond Industry Boundaries: Why the Future of Maintenance Requires Collaboration
Best Practice
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alireza Dadashi
Technology manager, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Scaling Industry: The Lighthouse Operating System as a Blueprint for Transformation
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Anthony Loy
IA Services Digital Consulting VP, Schneider Electric
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Edge-based indoor localization without radio – precise, fast, cost-effective
Lecture
Topic: Production Logistics
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Karsten Koenigstein
Geschäftsführer, SINFOSY digital GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
The Missing Link Between Digital Investment and Manufacturing Performance
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Brian Vogel
CEO, On Time Edge
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
MAGBRAS: Building a National Rare Earth Magnet Value Chain in Brazil
Panel Discussion
Topic: Supply Chain Management + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Sandra Lúcia de Moraes
Director of Advanced Materials, IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológica
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Data in action for planet resilience: The greatest business opportunity of the 21st century
Talk
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Erik Josefsson
CEO, Hexagon / R-evolution
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
The Rise of Robotics: Modular Robots and Artificial Intelligence in Automation
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Moritz Weigand
Sr. AE, RobCo GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
High performance antenna solutions for industrial 5G
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christian Cielinski
Panorama Antennas
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
AI in Manufacturing: A New Era of Intelligent, Human-Centric Industry
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Amol Karandikar
Digital Leader Manufacturing, Europe, Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
The Visual Cortex for Industrial Robots: From Perception to Predictable Autonomy
Panel Discussion
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Chris Matthieu
Moderator, RealSense
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Efinix low power, high speed FPGAs in embeded systems
Pitch
Topic: Embedded Systems
Language: English
Harald Werner
Managing Director EMEA, Efinix Inc.
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
When Complexity Explodes: The Case for Quantum Computing
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: German
Laura Bies
Head of Data-Driven Innovation, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Levels of Intelligence, Levels of Agency: A Leadership Framework for AI
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jeff Winter
Vice President, Business Strategy, Critical Manufacturing
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Agentic AI Is Easy - Production Is Not
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Michael Kolb
Head of AI Engineering, Robert Bosch GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Eco-Robotics for Environmental Intelligence:Multi-Sensor Monitoring from Emissions to Ecosystem risk
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Shreyas Mysore Guruprasad
Senior Digitalisation Professional, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut gGmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Leveraging Brazilian IT Incentive Law for Global R&D: The Lenovo–CERTI Success Case
Talk
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Marcelo Parada
R&D Program Manager, Lenovo
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Pecém-Rotterdam-duisport:
Panel Discussion
Topic: Partner Country + more
Language: English
Andre Magalhaes
COO, Port of Pecém, Representing Brazil's emerging hydrogen Hub
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Why Manufacturing-X? USPs of Manufacturing-X data spaces
Talk
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Nadine Kanja
Head of Industry Unit Automotive, SAP SE
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Beyond the Buzz: How Physical AI Transforms Industrial Automation
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Gerry Vannuffelen
CEO, Mantis Robotics
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Digital environmental solutions from North Rhine-Westphalia: Data as a driver of innovation in ...
Talk
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Kilian Harbauer
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From sensor data to process knowledge: AI makes production processes transparent
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Lucas M. Schroth
CEO, Process.Science
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Collaboration of national & international data ecosystems based on Manufacturing-X
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Ekrem Yigitdoel
Managing Director, Open Industry 4.0 Alliance
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
International Manufacturing-X - We Support Global Data Ecosystems
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Thomas Hahn
Chairman of the Board, LNI 4.0, Labs Network Industrie 4.0 e.V.
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Trusted AI as a Key to Europe’s Digital Sovereignty
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Philipp Slusallek
Management Agents and Simulated Reality, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz, DFKI
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Energy Transition, Hydrogen, and New Fuels: The Role of Brazil and the Amazon in the Global Agenda
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Joao Carlos Sávio Cordeiro
Director of Energy, IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
The green revolution: AI turns sustainability into a competitive advantage
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alexander Trautmann
Director Product Engineering SSG/ERP, Sage
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
The SAP-Security Blind Spot: When System Risks Become Personal
Best Practice
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Calibration of Vision-Guided Industrial Robots
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Solution Lab Forschung
Prof. Dr. Markus Ulrich
Machine Vision Metrology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Simulation to Certainty: How Platforms Change Industrial Automation Decisions
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Marwin Kunz
Strategic Partner Manager, Wandelbots GmbH
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
How Governance and Digital Sovereignty Become Key Enablers for your business
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Salvatore Romeo
Director Automation Platform DACH, IBM Deutschland
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Nanotechnology Connecting Biodiversity and Quality for Scalable Cosmetics Manufacturing
Best Practice
Topic: Circular Economy + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Joaquim Araujo
Chief of Marketing Officer, Nanoterra
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Opening + Engineer Woman Award
Opening & Welcome
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 2
The bitumen revolution from the Thermomix
Live Demonstration
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Frank Albrecht
CEO & Founder, B2SQUARE GmbH
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Open Source meets Industry: A recipe for success?!
Lecture
Topic: Embedded Systems
Language: English
Jan Altenberg
Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) eG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
PA66 glass fiber compounds under high friction forces – PTFE and alternative solid lubricants
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Nils Thoben
Research Assistant, Hochschule Emden/Leer
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Data. Control. Impact. How industrial companies can use AI responsibly
Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Thomas Taroni
Founder and Executive Chairman, Phoenix Technologies AG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
How will we fly in the future? - Economic, social, and environmental sustainability
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Stephan Staudacher
Head of the Institute of Aviation Propulsion/Co-spokesperson TRR364, Universität Stuttgart
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Driving Digital Business Transformation | The CLAAS approach for International Production Networks
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Jan Godesaer
Vice President Service Function Digitalization and Processes Manufacturing, CLAAS
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Digital Sustainability Passport as an Enabler for Sustainable Product Development
Best Practice
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Ellis Bauer
Digitalization Associate, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From Automation to Humanoids: Rokae’s Next Leap
Lecture
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English
Gavin Han
Rokae Robotics
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Automation Takes Flight: Addressing aircraft manufacturing ramp up with direct laser scanning
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Aziz Tahiri
VP Aerospace & Defence, Hexagon
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Prototype to Production: Efficient Embedded Vision Development with Image Prototyping as a ...
Lecture
Topic: Embedded Systems
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Manuel Ott
R&D Manager, Solectrix GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
How to Architect an Agentic AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance Solution
Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Raphael Schor
Principal Manufacturing and Automotive, MongoDB
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
From Proof of Concept to Industrial Value: Business-Driven AI Projects on the IAsmin Platform
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Maria Cristina Machado Domingues
Director of Digital Technologies, IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Infrastructure meets industrial ecology: avoiding bottlenecks, building skills
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Baptiste Aguila
Think Tank and Strategic Projects Officer, Kompetenzzentrum Klimaschutz in energieintensiven Industrien
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Move Fast, Stay Compliant: Zero-Friction AI Governance and Architecture for EU AI Act
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Michael Niederée
Partner Technology Transformation, KPMG AG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Welcome Keynote & Young Engineer Woman Award
Opening & Welcome
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 2
How to become an astronaut - Astronaut version 2.0 // Space for everyone?
Keynote
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Rabea Rogge
German astronaut, robotics expert
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Hidden Talents: The Underestimated Competitive Advantage in Times of Skills Shortage
Lecture
Topic: New Work + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Doreen Happatz
Founder, Talentstrategen
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Holistic Control of Digital Production: Integrating Data, Processes and People
Best Practice
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Leon Rade
Business Development Manager, Intrexx GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
The Green Climate Day: Making Sustainability Tangible Through Participation
Best Practice
Topic: New Work
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Sven R. Becker
Scheer IMC
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Management as a Success Factor in Industrial Transformation
Lecture
Topic: New Work + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: HS Merseburg, Forschung
Prof. Dr. Boris Kaehler
Expert Management & Leadership, Hochschule Merseburg
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Modern AI and the Future of the Universe
Course
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmidhuber
Scientific Director of the Swiss AI Lab IDSIA
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
AI implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises: From use case to first prototype
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jonas Metzger
Managing Director, Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Kaiserslautern (SmartFactory-KL)
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Green Hydrogen Projects in Latin America
Lecture
Topic: Partner Country + more
Language: English
Organizer: Deutsche Messe
Rafael Serpa
Managing Director, NEUMAN & ESSER BRASIL
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Real-Time Carbon Intelligence for Industrial Operations: Turning Compliance into ROI
Talk
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Flavio Maeda
Director of Digitalization, AFRY
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
11:00
Humanoid robotics - applications in medium-sized businesses
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Michael Merwart
Transformationsnetzwerk neu/wagen
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
QEED Quantum Light for a New Imaging Modality for the Early and Differentiated Detection of ...
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Katrin Paschke
Group Leader Laser Modules Lab, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH)
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
The Amazon Bioeconomy-Innovation Park as a hub for developing the sociobiodiversity production chain
Talk
Topic: Partner Country + more
Language: English
Organizer: Deutsche Messe
Guilherme Rodrigues
Key Account Manager for Sustainable Development Projects, CERTI Foundation
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Is the integration paradigm in application software outdated?
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
August-Wilhelm Scheer
Owner & Founder, August-Wilhelm Scheer Holding GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Challenges for RFNBO Certification in Practice
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christoph Schunke
Manager | Expert in Renewable Energy Systems, envyze GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
How AI can simplify ESG
Live Demonstration
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Jean Bauer
COO, ESG-X GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
SQale Modular Scalable Quantum Computer
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Bjoern Lekitsch
CTO, neQxt GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
AI-Driven Climate Risk Analysis: From Compliance to Process
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Deutsche Messe
Maurice Drachenberg Grassee
Senior Business Developer - Sustainability Services, BTC Business Technology Consulting AG
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From Automation to Collaboration: how embodied AI is unlocking the true promise of Industry 5.0
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jonathan Wu
CTO, Smart Manufacturing, Lenovo
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
From Vision to Value: Operating industrial data ecosystems
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Thomas Rösch
CEO, Cofinity-X GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
QCStack Central Software Stack for Quantum Computers
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Arcesio Castaneda Medina
Department: High Performance Computing, Team Leader: Quantum Computing, Fraunhofer-Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik ITWM
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Raw Materials: What Companies Face Now and What Comes Next
Panel Discussion
Topic: International Trade & Investment
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Volker Treier
Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (DIHK)
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
How to accelerate Hydrogen ramp up in Germany?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. David Kessing
Project Manager Mobility, Initiative Future Germany 2050, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V.
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
AI-based Visual Inspection - Powered By Synthetic Data
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Nils Gutsche
Sightwise GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Run Your First Manufacturing Agentic Use Case: Live Multi-Agent System Demo
Live Demonstration
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Christophe Renard
Sr. Partner Solution Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Scalable Security with PROFINET: Fully Prepared for the EU Cyber Resilience Act
Lecture
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Xaver Schmidt
Chairman, PROFIBUS&PROFINET International/PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Beyond the Hype: Robotics, Physical AI, and the Future of Industrial Innovation
Talk
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Kal Mos
Head of Research and Predevelopment, Siemens AG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Catalyst for Innovation – the German Chips Competence Centre (G3C)
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alexander Stanitzki
Senior Project Manager, Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik Deutschland
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Use of AI in Industrial No-Code Machine Vision Systems
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Ulf Schulmeyer
MVTec Software GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Digital Ecosystems for AI-based Robotics
Lecture
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Prof. Dr. Frank Köster
Founding Director, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
From Industrial Metaverse to Humanoid Workforce: Scaling Embodied AI for the Shopfloor
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Oliver Petrovic
Head of Automation and Control, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL, RWTH Aachen
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Next Level Industrie 4.0 - Industrial AI
Talk
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Daniel Senff
Head of the Secretariat, Plattform Industrie 4.0
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Accelerating Industrial Transformation: The Power of integrated AI Cobot
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Kuan Lin
TECHMAN ROBOT INC.
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Safe dynamic process value monitoring - using the example of the hydrogen industry
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Pirmin Stahl
Global Services, Engineering, Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Technologies that work: Bringing Innovation into the Core Business
Best Practice
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Ing. Martin Rabe
Head of Stratosfare, it's OWL Clustermanagement GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Digitale Produktzwillinge: Lebenszyklusdaten für Produktpässe und weitere Regularien
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Josepha Anna Pfeiffer
Product Manager Bosch Semantic Stack, Robert Bosch GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Making Humanoid Robotics Productive: From First Tests to Decisions
Best Practice
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Ing. Martin Rabe
Head of Stratosfare, it's OWL Clustermanagement GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Manufacturing-X as a One-Stop Solution in Data Spaces
Talk
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Per-Henrik Addicks
Semiconductor-X (data interoperability), SAP SE
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Robotic Teleoperation - The Future -
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Paul Stafford
Director of Business Development, Haply Robotics
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Sovereign AI in for Industry: Harnessing Europe's Strengths through Startup-Corporate Collaboration
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Jakub Zavrel
CEO, Zeta Alpha
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Panel Fair Play in AI: Who shapes the Rules?
Panel Discussion
Language: English
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 2
WATER AI: Wilo's Path into the AI Era of Water Technology
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
David Graurock
Head of AI Competence Center, Wilo SE
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Beyond Data Silos: Unlocking Next-Gen Industrial Value with Semantic Digital Twins
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Birgit Boss
Senior Expert Digital Twins and Standardization, Robert Bosch GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Breaking out of the niche – Space from a manufacturing perspective
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Matthias Freitag
Research assistant & consultant, Fraunhofer IPT
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Advancing Semantic Interoperability Layer as an enabler for AI-driven Manufacturing Transformation
Lecture
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Fumihiko Kimura
Professor emeritus, The University of Tokyo
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Build a Bridge Between AI Intelligence and the Physical World
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation + more
Language: English
Jeremy Lee
Overseas Sales Manager, PaXini Tech
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
M-X data spaces in operation across industries
Talk
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Andreas Wollny
Global Digital Expert Data Ecosystems, BASF SE
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Our journey from MANUfacturing to SMARTfacturing: Miss the shift, miss the future!
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Prof. Dr. Michelangelo Canzoneri
Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing, Merck KGaA
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Wear-Protection of stainless-steel components: Surface hardening, an optimization of future vehicles
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Olga Apelt
Research and Development, Hubert Stüken GmbH & Co. KG
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Global Precision Manufacturing Leader: One-Stop Hardware Solutions for Humanoid Robots
Lecture
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English
Michelle Mao
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Introducing AI means shaping work. Why technology alone is not enough
Lecture
Topic: New Work + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Kerstin Eller
Head ofArbeitswelt.Plus and Community Management, it's OWL Clustermanagement GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Keynote
Keynote
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 2
From Files to Flow: Redesigning Engineering Processes for Scale and Collaboration
Talk
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Michael Falkensteiner
Principal Technical Services Engineer, Onshape by PTC (PTC Inc.)
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Predictive to Prescriptive AI Maintenance: Customer-Validated Reliability
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Sean Maley
Regional Manager - Europe, Infinite Uptime
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION - How does innovation change our society?
Course
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Ranga Yogeshwar
Science journalist and science communicator
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
End to End Data Integration: How IO Link, PROFINET and OPC UA enable scalable communication
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Xaver Schmidt
Chairman, PROFIBUS&PROFINET International/PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
12:00
Introduction to Robot Joint Modules and Core Components
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Jason Zhao
Suzhou Joy-Motion Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Rethinking Industrial Process Heat: AI Algorithms for Cost-Effective Electrification
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Tim Engelmann
Co-Founder, Celsio GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Experience the added value of Manufacturing-X dataspace with Cross Reality (XR)
Live Demonstration
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Dominik Rohrmus
CTO, Labs Network Industrie 4.0 e.V.
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
ReTool: Enabling Circular Economy for Industrial Tooling through Digital Transparency
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jan Wiese
CEO, production.AI GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Unseen Architects: ENCOS Builds the Future as Robotics' Heart & Joint
Lecture
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English
Scarlett Lee
Overseas Director, ENCOS
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Waiting for the Economic Miracle? Why Autonomous Outdoor Robots Are No Longer a Luxury
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Nikolas Rössler
CFO & CCO
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Avoid plant downtime, increase availability and productivity
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Matthias Garbsch
Industry Manager Explosion Protection & Functional Safety, JUMO GmbH & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
From Pyramid to Hourglass: How AI is reshaping industrial automation profit pools
Keynote Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Adrien Bron
Partner and Leader of Advanced Manufacturing & Services for DACH, Bain & Company
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
“Cobots” vs. Industrial Robots: Balancing Performance, Flexibility & Safety
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Carsten Busch
Manager Sales, DENSO Robotics Europe
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
From Data to Decarbonization: AI-Powered Emissions Modeling Across Manufacturing Value Chains
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Jonas Bürkel
Senior Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
From Projects to Product: What It Took to Turn Legacy Logistics Software into a Cloud SaaS
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
SpaceAI: Mobile Robots for Operations on Extraterrestrial Bodies and in Orbit
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Daniel Kühn
Head of Robotics Innovation Center, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
End of Islands: Unified Asset Lifecycle Is the Digital Fabric for Operational Excellence
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Anthony Loy
IA Services Digital Consulting VP, Schneider Electric
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Absolute, non-contact linear position sensors for reliable motion control in defence productions
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Josef Albano
Product Manager Mobile Hydraulics Sensors, Temposonics GmbH & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Decarbonization of the building sector through power-to-gas in energy contracting
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Klaus Schirmer
CEO, CYTOK GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
01 - Shift from Information to Dialogue
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Nesrin Backir
BOT WORLD GmbH
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
02 - Women Leading Precision Manufacturing: A STEM Journey from Türkiye to Europe
Session
Topic: Industrial Supply & Engineering Solutions + more
Language: English
Ebru Şener
Managing Director and Owner, second-generation leader of a family-owned company, Hepteknik Makina San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
03 - Beyond Silos: How Women Drive Impact Acros MINT Interfaces
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Theresa Ottmann
Project- and Stakeholdermanager, Agrotech Valley Forum AgrifoodTEF
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
04 - F*ck your money fears - How to achieve financial freedom
Impulse Lecture
Language: English
Nicole Wehn
SoLou Business Solutions
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
The Data Puzzle: Turning Pieces into a Picture Through Process Transformation
Lecture
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Niels Thomsen
Partner, Artefact
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
2026: The year robotics becomes part of everyday life
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Hendrik Susemihl
CEO and Co-Founder, goodBytz GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Creating The Future of Sportwear: Inside On's LightSpray Manufacturing Revolution
Best Practice
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Pablo Erat
Director LightSpray, On AG
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Intelligent Energy Automation for Buildings: Flexibilizing Energy with Smart Grids and AI
Lecture
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bleistein
Head of Data Science & Digital Twin(s) Cluster, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut gGmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Best in digital Integration
Keynote
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Hans Krattenmacher
Management Board - Innovation Mechatronics, SEW-EURODRIVE
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Interior Fit‑Out as a Climate Catalyst: CO₂‑Optimized Strategies for CO₂ Reduction & Transparency
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Yerutí Alheli Arza Villalba
M.Sc. in Management (Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure), ESG & Sustainability Expert, apoprojekt GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Company Pitches
Pitch
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
Think Like a Futurist: Emerging Tech Trends That Will Shape Your Career
Course
Topic: New Work
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Amy Webb
Founder and CEO, Future Today Strategy Group
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
30 - Bias Breaker: How Hidden Mechanisms Shape the Workplace and How to Overcome Them
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Laurena Patti
NTT DATA Business Solutions
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
31 - The Unwritten Rules of Powerful Communication at Work - A Guide for Women Who Want to Move up
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Marion Knaths
sheboss
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
32 - AI and Human Skills: How to Grow and Thrive in a Changing World
Impulse Lecture
Language: English
Amy Bulman
Data Consultant
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
33 - Career Code Decoded: The Three Factors That Truly Boost Women’s Careers.
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Elisabeth Tophinke
Work Life Rebels
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
Applying Humanoid Robots to Manufacturing: Functional Evaluation and Use Case Identification
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Nils Münster
Fraunhofer Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Private AI Over Public Hype: On‑Prem LLMs for Secure and Future‑Proof Industrial Applications
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Andre Wilhelmi
Product Lead Sovereign AI, OEDIV Oetker Daten- und Informationsverarbeitung KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
The Future of Enterprise Software: Achieving Measurable ROI with AI
Lecture
Topic: New Work
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dipl.-Kfm. Carsten Bieker
CEO, REFINE IT
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Toward a Digital Ecosystem for Intelligent Robots
Talk
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Jin Woo Ro
Team Lead, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Work Reimagined: Young Talent in the Age of AI
Panel Discussion
Topic: New Work
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Rabea Rogge
German astronaut, robotics expert
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Speed-Date your Job
Speed-Dating
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
13:00
More courage. More speed. More action - State modernization as a shared responsibility
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Karsten Wildberger
Digital Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
AI: An opportunity for Germany and Europe
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Karsten Wildberger
Digital Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Transforming the Energy System Lower Saxony (TEN.efzn)
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Quantum technologies for the sovereignty and competitiveness of the European industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Astrid Lambrecht
Chairwoman, Forschungszentrum Jülich
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Industrial 5G – Where are We
Talk
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Holger Schönherr
Siemens
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Transformation made in North Rhine-Westphalia: Pathways to the industrial application of ...
Panel Discussion
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Gloria Schmidt
Project Manager and Network Manager, Kompetenznetzwerk Umweltwirtschaft.NRW
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Where IT Meets OT - The Invisible Platform Behind the Digital Factory
Best Practice
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Neelima Rustagi
VP and GM, Technology Workflows Solutions, ServiceNow
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Brazil and Germany in times of diversification – 200 years of industrial and technological ...
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
H.E. Dr. Rodrigo de Lima Baena Soares
Brasilianische Botschaft
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Data to Ground Truth: Rethinking Operational Visibility with Edge AI
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Natan Linder
CEO, Tulip Interfaces
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Market adaption of Industrial 5G: Where are we on the way of Industrial 5G deployments?
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Afif Osseiran
General Vice-Chair and Director of Industry Engagements, Ericsson
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Shopfloor digitalisation using smart sensor environment data
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: German | Live Translation: English
René Heidl
Temposonics GmbH & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Water-as-a-Service - Wastewater treatment without CAPEX-barriers
Lecture
Topic: Circular Economy
Language: English
Milan Hofmann
CEO, Varea Water
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Made in Germany: Relic of the Past or Blueprint for the Future?
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christiane Benner
First Chairwoman, IG Metall
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
From Frozen Factories to Living Systems - Why Europe Must Accelerate Industrial Transformation Now
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Adrian Reisch
Partner, EY
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Powering Industrial Organizations with AI: Strategies for Data-Driven Innovation
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Joseph June
DVP - General Manager ServiceMax, PTC, Inc.
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Intelligent sensors with Single Pair Ethernet - Overview of SPE technology - Practical applications
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Manfred Walter
JUMO GmbH & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Physical AI: Intelligent Systems for Individual Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Elsa Andrea Kirchner
Team Leader Intelligent Healthcare Systems, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Vision Execution System - Radically transforming physical operations with AI
Best Practice
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Gerald Krainer
Head of Sales & European Business Operations, Invisible AI
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Future Bold: AI and the Entrepreneurial Spirit Powering Germany's Tech Evolution
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. h.c. Carsten Maschmeyer
Founder & CEO, Maschmeyer Group
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
From discovery to patient impact in BioPharma and MedTech
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. rer. Nat. Claus Hermannstädter
Head of Customer Segments Metal Products and Medical, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Always On, Always Protected: 24/7 Industrial Security - Downtime Is Not an Option
Best Practice
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Julian Amann
Solution Manager, 8com Cyber Security
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Quality assurancy in humanoid robot manufacturing
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Thomas Albrecht
Head of Customer Segment Machinery & Equipment, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
The World in 2030: Top Three Trends and the Power of Innovation Ecosystems
Keynote
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Nils Müller
Founder & CEO, TRENDONE GmbH
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
34 - Hands-on Future Lab: What is collaboration in a human-AI-hybrid workforce?
Workshop
Language: English
Stella Smiljkovic
Feedbacktime
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
Leading Change in the Digital Era: The New World of Work
Panel Discussion
Topic: New Work
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Gina Vargiu-Breuer
Chief People Officer, SAP SE
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
35 - Business Starter Live Coaching - From Idea to Financial Clarity
Session
Language: German
Günes Seyfarth
CEO DMGGS GmbH und Community Kitchen gGmbH
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
36 - Facts and Feelings: Die Macht des Business Storytellings
Workshop
Language: English
Mimi Baumgart
MimiBaumgart - Presentations & Storytelling
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
37 - STEMpro Theater – Recognizing and avoiding job stereotypes through playful exploration
Workshop
Language: English
Svenja Folkerts
Hochschule Osnabrück | Niedersachsen-Technikum
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
14:00
We offer engineering and deliver the hardware as an added bonus
Lecture
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christian Srol
Maschinenfabrik Mönninghoff GmbH & Co KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Facing the Future: A Discussion and Reality Check on Quantum Computing Applications
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Hannah Venzl
Head of Office, Fraunhofer-Kompetenznetzwerk QC
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
IT meets OT: How Virtual PLCnext Control opens up new paths in automation
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Michael Rolf
Vertical Market Mgmt. Infrastructure, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Reindustrialization of Europe and the USA
Lecture
Topic: Production Logistics
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Pierre Bagnon
Global Head of Intelligent Industry Accelerator, Capgemini
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Industry.Zero - Approaches to the Sustainability Transformation from it's OWL
Lecture
Topic: Circular Economy + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Wolfgang Marquardt
Executive Management, it's OWL Clustermanagement GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
CCU and CCS: The Economics of Carbon Capture
Lecture
Language: English
Lisa Plümer
Head of Group Technology and Operations Management, Fraunhofer IKTS
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
How to power Smart Factories & Mission‑Critical Systems from the Line to the Finished Product
Lecture
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: English
Angelo Conigliello
Dell Technologies
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Live: From OPC UA to mobile app in 15 minutes
Live Demonstration
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Gerrit Meyer
Co-founder / CRO, Heisenware GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Trusted Environmental Data Infrastructure for Global Industrial Supply Chains
Live Demonstration
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Gustavo Leite
CEO, Ecossis Soluções Ambientais
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Energy as a risk factor for my business
Best Practice
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Uwe Döll
CEO, envyze GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Technology transfer with Brazil: Fraunhofer research meets industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: International Trade & Investment + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Prof. Dr. Constantin Häfner
Executive Board for Research and Transfer, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e. V.
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Automating energy flexibility, securing competitiveness
Panel Discussion
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jean Haeffs
Managing Director, VDI Production and Logistics Association, VDI e.V.
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
How Frontier AI Models can Understand 3D CAD Models for Parts Reuse
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jakub Zavrel
CEO, Zeta Alpha
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Industrial 5G to enable the AI Supercycle
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Thomas Hainzel
Head of Partner Management, Nokia
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Simplifying Private Network Deployment for Industrial use - Network Identifier (PLMN-ID)
Best Practice
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Asimakis Kokkos
Head of Technology Ecosystems, Nokia
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
ALABAMA – 400 defense and space companies offer European companies great opportunities vo
Lecture
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: English
Christoph Doerr
Alabama Department of Commerce - European Office
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
AI in Industrial Metrology - From Hype to Impact
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Stefan Wamsler
Head of BU Metrology Software, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
5G Positioning for Spatial Awareness on the Shopfloor - Lessons from the Field
Talk
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Maximilian Kasparek
Head of Positioning in Cellular Systems, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Backbone of the Energy Transition: Electricity Grids Between Expansion Drive and System Stability
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Future power grids - How can we increase resilience?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Andreas Ulbig
Head of Fraunhofer Center for Digital Energy, Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Informationstechnik FIT
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Private 5G networks – a digital backbone in manufacturing intralogistics
Best Practice
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Daniel Mai
Siemens AG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Why is everyone talking about human robotics?
Keynote
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Lemmer
Executive Board Member for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Research Infrastructure, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
AI in Industrial Automation: Why the Models Are the Easy Part
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Josef Waltl
Founder & CEO, Software Defined Automation
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Digital Twins Come Alive - Real, User-Centric Systems in Action
Live Demonstration
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Gabor Buday
Product Owner, Digital Industries Teamcenter, Siemens AG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Synchronous motors with ferrite magnets as high-performance torque motors
Lecture
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jan-Dirk Reimers
CEO, TorqueWerk GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
AI Powered Digital Twins: Accelerating Industrial Performance at Factory Scale
Panel Discussion
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Natalia Popova
Director, OEM Programs, Schneider Electric
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Designing the Intelligent Machine: Vision, Constraints, and Reality
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jan Seyler
Head of Research and Innovation AI and Control, Festo SE & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Sustainable Digitalization through Multiprotocol Gateways
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Uwe Scherf
AST-X GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
05 - Soft is not the opposite of strong - what we learned while navigating power, limits and ...
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Shena Britzen
Head of Hydrogen Program Corporate Strategy& Developement, Rheinmetall AG
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
06 - Energy, climate, sustainability - diverse perspectives are needed!
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Antonia Böttcher
Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
07 - 25.000 € - what would you do with it?
Workshop
Language: German
Evamaria Wagner
Dr. Wagner GmbH Women's Wealth Institue Vermögensstrategie & Investment
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
08 - The self-respect mindset: clarity, self-empowerment und setting healthy boundaries
Workshop
Language: German
Pauline Kynast
Self-esteem coach, presenter, and communications manager, Pauline Kynast
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
Innovation and Bioeconomy: Technological Solutions for Sustainable Development in the Amazon
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Gabriel Poli de Figueiredo
International Affairs Manager, IPT - Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
09 - Ready to go! - Empowerment-Coaching for Female Engineer Students
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Prof.-Dr. Jessica Finke
HAW Hamburg
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
10 - From Managing to Leading: How AI Becomes a Lever for Human-Centered Leadership
Workshop
Language: English
Annika Weper
Founder; Leadership & Team Developer, LEADENTITY®
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
11 - Career paths in mechanical engineering: #enSHEneer role models show how it's done
Workshop
Language: German
Christine Grübel
Director Innovation Management, ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KGaA & Co. KG
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
From hype to impact: applying Industrial AI where it matters in manufacturing
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Remi Duquette
Vice-President Industrial AI, Maya HTT Ltd.
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
No lightweight construction without vibration damping!
Lecture
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: English
Ulrike Jehring
Fraunhofer IFAM-Dresden
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Sovereign IIoT Solutions with Open Source: What Companies Need to Know
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dominik Riemer
CEO, Bytefabrik.AI GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
12 - From Code to Connection- Hoow Women Will Shape the Human Side of Ai
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: English
Rebecca Hundschell
Founder & CEO The Female AI Club, The Female AI Club
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
13 - Human First AI: What tomorrow's learders can leran from yesterday's failure
Impulse Lecture
Language: English
Tina Böttger
Deutsche Telekom
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
AI sovereignty as the foundation of a resilient industry in times of crisis
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jessica Fritz
VDMA e.V. Software und Digitalisierung
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Battery Life Continuum Enabled by AI- Connecting Gigafactories, Electric Mobility and the Grid
Lecture
Topic: Circular Economy + more
Language: English
Organizer: Deutsche Messe
Madhan Mohan Purushothaman
Global Lead, Battery and Energy, Tata Consultancy Services Limited
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
14 - Leadership Unlocked: Strategic Networking in the Age of AI
Workshop
Language: German
Begonia Vazquez Merayo
net4tec
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
3D perception as a key capability for AI-based robotics
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr.-Ing. Michael Suppa
CEO, Roboception GmbH
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
39 - BREAK THE GOOD GIRL CONTRACT™
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Sandra Laschow
Hochschule Osnabrück | Niedersachsen-Technikum
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
40 - Women in Contact: Turning Diversity into Collective Impact
Impulse Lecture
Language: English
Hannah Peter
Sustainability Management, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
41 - Networking with a System: How to use events strategically rather than just show up.
Session
Language: German
Eileen Al-Zubairy
Eileen Al-Zubairy - LinkedIn Marketing
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
42 - Your Finance. Your Freedom. Your Future.
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Katrin Weigt
Global HR Controller Tires, Working Moms Hannover e. V.
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
Talent and mindset shape the future - long before success becomes visible
Keynote Talk
Topic: Education & Training / Career
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Philipp Lahm
World Cup–winning captain, Tournament Director of EURO 2024 and owner of Schneekoppe
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
43 - Female Empowerment: What It Really Takes to Attract and Retain Women in Tech & Leadership Roles
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Britta Lengers
Finanz Informatik
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
44 - Cutting to the core: How companies retain performance, expertise & value by keeping women 40+
Workshop
Language: German
Antje Köhn
Bloom Business
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
15:00
AI Scientists: The Next Frontier of Discovery in Science and Industry
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Musslick
Professor für Computational Neuroscience, Universität Osnabrück
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Automated vulnerability detection in accordance with the Cyber Resilience Act and IEC 62443
Lecture
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Steffen Pfrang
Fraunhofer IOSB, Karlsruhe
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Lead markets for climate-friendly basic materials: Perspectives of the industry
Lecture
Language: English
Ece Oyan
Senior Expert, Think Tank and Strategic Initiatives, Kompetenzzentrum Klimaschutz in energieintensiven Industrien
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Navigate digital sovereignty complexity
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Sustainable spare part logistics using Additive Manufacturing
Panel Discussion
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Oliver Winzenried
Co-founder and CEO, WIBU-SYSTEMS AG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
The sun as hydrogen supplier - how hydrogen is made from nothing more than water and sunlight
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Paul Kant
Scientist, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Industrial AI Platform: Delivering Real-World Use Cases Faster with AI-Optimized Supercomputers
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Rishabh Saxena
Research Scientist, Universität Stuttgart Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum Stuttgart
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Is there ROI in Industrial AI? The truth behind data, automation and value in CPG Manufacturing
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Neil Smith
CPG President, Schneider Electric
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Trends, Requirements, Reality: What Hydrogen Applications Really Need
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Halil Üstün
Business Development Manager, KOSTAL Industrie Elektrik GmbH & Co. KG
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From data exchange to cooperation - How data spaces enable innovation in the energy industry
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marian Klobasa
Business Unit Management, Fraunhofer ISI
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
The best Coca-Cola bottler in Cyber security in North America
Best Practice
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
Peter Thiel
Cyber Security Consultant, GREYCORTEX
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Industrial resilience against inadequate IT/OT security
Talk
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
David Petrikat
Chief Strategy & Communications Officer, AMDT
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Secure Contacts – Manage company contacts securely, centrally, and in compliance with GDPR
Pitch
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jan Gombert
Senior Consultant, Provectus
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Turning Power into Security of Supply: Stabilising Industrial Heat Supply and Reducing Costs in Euro
Talk
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies + more
Language: English
Organizer: Deutsche Messe
Lars Martinussen
Commercial Director Northern Europe, Kyoto Group AS
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From Automation to Autonomy: Achieving resilient factories with Agentic-AI
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Prof. Dr. Martin Ruskowski
Chairman of the Board, Technologie-Initiative SmartFactory KL e.V.
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Future of BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) - trading vs ancillaries
Talk
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Rohit Prasad
Head of Sales, Second Foundation Germany
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Seven years of 5G MPN - A reality check
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Sven Lankes
COCUS AG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Powering our energy future:
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Jochem van Hove
Director, Industry Advisor, Microsoft
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Resilience and Competitiveness: Gas and Hydrogen Networks as a Location Factor
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Society 5.0 – where do humans fit into the digitalized AI world of work?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Steffen Fischer
Executive Board Member CHRO, ifm group services gmbh
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Optimization and energy efficiency in DC microgrids: Control of the entire energy infrastructure
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Tobias Lüke
Product Manager, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Physical AI 2026 - what do we need to prepare for?
Talk
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Lara Sophie Bothur
Global Tech Translator & Influencer
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25
Business Value and Return-on-Invest Calculation for Industrial 5G Use Cases
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Niels König
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Automation doesn't drive growth without education and skilled people
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jacob Sanchez
Industry Solutions and Education Leader, igus
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Back to the Future: Managing Foresight Risk for Industrial Competitiveness
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Prof. Dr. Heiko von der Gracht
Head of Technology Foresight, CTO Office / Technolgy Service, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Electrification as a Key to CO₂-Reduction: The efficiency of Precision Metal Deep Drawing
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Melwin Richarz
Application Engineering - Head of Special Projects, Hubert Stüken GmbH & Co. KG
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
ULTRACERAMIC® x Magnesium – Energy and Material Efficiency through Functional Lightweight Design
Lecture
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: English
Dr. Anna Buling
CEO, ELB - Eloxalwerk Ludwigsburg Helmut Zerrer GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
AI Act: What providers and deployers really need to do now
Best Practice
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Sven Venzke-Caprarese
CEO, datenschutz nord GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
How do we work with data in mechanical engineering?
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Matthias Scharpe
VDMA e.V. Software und Digitalisierung
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Mission AIpossible: Stop the Lego train before it's too late using AI at the Edge!
Live Demonstration
Topic: Embedded Systems + more
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Nicolas Massé
Principal Specialist Solution Architect, Edge Computing, Red Hat
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Solving Data Center Grid Connection Constraints with Co-located BESS
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Simon Koch
Senior Project Manager, Arcadis Germany GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Versatile binders for the next generation of additive manufactured high-performance ceramics
Lecture
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frederik Zanger
Director Manufacturing and Materials Technology, wbk Institut für Produktionstechnik
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Cyber-resilient battery storage systems: support for integrators and operators with NIS2 & CRA
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Matthias Schröder
Strategic Project Management, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Servitization from an operator's perspective: Proactive machine service with AI and IoT
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jan Bierod
Product Owner Digital Services, Bosch Rexroth AG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Transformation in mechanical engineering through integrated sensors and connectivity to service ...
Lecture
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dipl.-Ing. Peter Wienzek
Director Business Development, ifm electronic gmbh
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Energy systems of the future: Pathways to a climate-neutral energy supply
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Alexander Bedrunka
Head of the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Department, Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur Niedersachsen GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Humanoid Robots in the Real World: Applications, Limitations, and What Actually Works Today
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Aska Liu
Founder & CEO, EnduX Limited
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Women in STEM 2050 – Act Now for a Fair Culture of Innovation, Education, and Work
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. David Kessing
Project Manager Mobility, Initiative Future Germany 2050, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V.
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Farewell Greetings
Closing & Outlook
Language: English | Live Translation: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
16:00
AI Gigafactories: Strong Infrastructure, Strong Industry. The Path to Technological Sovereignty
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger
CEO, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Data Spaces as the Foundation of Digitalization: From Digital Twin and Manufacturing-X to AI
Lecture
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr.-Ing. Angelina Marko
Managing Director, Industrial AI & Data Economy Platform, ZVEI e.V.
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
From membranes to fuel cells: From materials research to industrial application
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Andreas Chromik
Head of R&D, RIVA Power Systems
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Agentic Platform Commerce - Why multimodal agents are a challenge in the machine economy
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Tobias Greff
Head of Enterprise Transformation, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
From Thinking to doing – Turning Germany’s Innovation Power into Industrial Impact
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. David Kessing
Project Manager Mobility, Initiative Future Germany 2050, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V.
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Powering Industrial AI with Trusted Data: How SAP and Snowflake Unlock Business Innovation
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Martin Gutberlet
Manufacturing Industry Lead, Snowflake
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Agentic AI: Turning Industrial Insights into Coordinated Action
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Varnika Singhal
Marketing Head - Manufacturing, Tech Mahindra
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
From Pilot to Practice: Manufacturing-X live from industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Michael Kaiser
CEO, Smart Systems Hub GmbH
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
AI-Powered Multi-Use Optimization: Making Industrial Battery Storage Profitable
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Lena Sophia Voss
Co-Founder, Lumera Energy
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From AI to cybersecurity: the Machinery Regulation as a pioneer of secure, digital production
Talk
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Carsten Gregorius
Vertical Market Mgmt. Infrastructure, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Scaling Defence Manufacturing: How Mobile Robots Enable Lean, Resilient Production
Best Practice
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: English
Christian Haselgrübler
Sales Manager, DS Automotion GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Transformational Potential of Humanoid Robots for the German Economy
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dr. Adrian Reisch
Partner, EY
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Building Resilience for EU Energy Infrastructure: A Scenarios and Stakeholder Study Exercise
Best Practice
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Jan Ole Wulfken
Co-Founder, ApexSignal
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Scalable automation in logistics: Efficient processes with Locus Robotics
Lecture
Topic: Production Logistics + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Vera Aurich
Head of Vertical Sales, LGI Logistics Group International GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
Scaling thin-film solid-state batteries using roll-to-roll manufacturing
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Livia Benedict
Business Development, BTRY AG
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Achieving Scale with AI in Manufacturing: From AI pilots to AI-native Operations
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Rahul Bajpai
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Working With Robots, Not Around Them: How Roles, Safety, and Trust Are Changing
Lecture
Topic: New Work
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jacob Sanchez
Industry Solutions and Education Leader, igus
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
How can industry contribute to energy systems flexibility?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Forschung
Dr.-Ing. David Kessing
Project Manager Mobility, Initiative Future Germany 2050, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V.
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Perspectives of fuelcells in the future energysystem
Talk
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Kevin Hares
Research assistant, VDI e.V.
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Predictive Quality Intelligence: Failure Prediction & Root Cause Analysis across Prod. & Field Data
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Abduljabbar Asadi
Enterprise Data & Agentic AI, ORBIS SE
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Impact of cybersecurity regulations on manufacturers and users in automation
Talk
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Lennard Kreißl
Digital Policy Manager (focus on cybersecurity), ZVEI e.V.
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
New Technologies at Play for Industrial 5G
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Atte Länsisalmi
Senior Standardization Lead, Nokia
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
OT Cybersecurity Today. Current Threat Landscape and Security Controls
Lecture
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
Phil Tonkin
Field CTO, Dragos
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
17th Innovation World Cup Finale: Opening and Introduction
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Maximilian Rupprecht
TECHPRNS
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Decarbonising process heat - major contribution to the ecofriendly transformation of industries
Lecture
Language: English
Matthias Heck
Advisor for Cluster and Network Management, Kompetenzzentrum Klimaschutz in energieintensiven Industrien
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Industry Pitch Session 1: Connected and automated industry
Pitch
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Cloud Meets Edge: Unlocking Industrial Opportunities with 8ra
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Katharina Neumann
Project Manager, VDI Technologiezentrum
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Net-Zero Industry Act - How European regions are pushing ahead on net-zero technology production
Panel Discussion
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation
Language: English
Vanessa Blobel
Consultant, Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Industrial AI Pitch Session 2: Using AI to make production smarter
Pitch
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Strategy to Execution: Industrial Applications in Operational Use
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jens Stier
Managing Director, engomo GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Robotic Pitch Session 3: Shaping the future with robotics
Pitch
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Vision to Decision: KPI-Led Scenario-Based Energy System Modelling
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Pankaj Sharma
Manager | Expert in sustainable energy solutions, envyze GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Technologies That Shape the Future
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Thomas Harrer
IBM Distinguished Engineer, IBM Deutschland
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
The future of industrial processes: AI-supported ERP and MES solutions from a single source
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Sven Hertel
Director; Solutions Consultants, Aptean Germany GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Using Energy Storage to Stabilise Energy Costs in Volatile Markets
Talk
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Joachim Schneider
Managing Director, Wattstor GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
15 - From Questions zu Action: How Leaders Build Curiosity into Team Culture
Workshop
Language: English
Larissa Niedecken
transformation expert
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
16 - What if... you create your own path? Your journey to self-employment
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Kristina Ebel
Project Manager, Female Founders Consult, hannoverimpuls GmbH
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
17 - Confident presence despite social anxiety
Session
Language: English
Katharina Rauthmann
Scientific Employee, DLR
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
18 - From Self-Leadership to Leadership: How women shape tomorrow's work with future skills
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Lilian Gehrke-Vetterkind
Fouder and Owner, Gehrke & Vetterkind Consultants
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
19 - Voice & Space. The intensive workshop for fearless speaking and presentation skills
Workshop
Language: German
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Brenning
Selbstständig und Hochschule hannover
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
Green Transformation as a model for success in northern Germany
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Tilman Brunner
IHK Hannover
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Component integration reimagined: Digital twins and autonomous agents for the plug-&-operate factory
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Pascal Rübel
Researcher, Technologie-Initiative SmartFactory KL e.V.
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Energy purchasing like a corporate: how SMEs save 30% energy costs, without their own energy team
Best Practice
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation
Language: German | Live Translation: English
David Budde
CEO & Co-Founder, trawa - Future Energy Services GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
From smart to AI manufacturing, orchestrating with the human in the lead
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jefferson Wang
Senior Managing Director, Chief Strategy Officer Cloud First, Accenture
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Funding opportunities for climate, energy and mobility in Horizon Europe Cluster 5
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Martino Piani
Research assistant, Projektträger Jülich, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
HACK4INDUSTRY Finals: Presentation of the results of the practical live hackathon
Live Tech Demo
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Christian Schweizer
CEO & Founder, Prototype Club GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
20 - Equality in action: Why corporate culture is a factor for success
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Daniela Kozian
Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V.
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
21 - From Pause to Play – Pursuing Your Career Amid Fertility Challenges
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Hjördis Haaker
Sennheiser electronics SE & Co. KG
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
22 - Future-Prof Your career: Skills, Entry Path & Career Opportunities for Working in die Age of AI
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Elif Akarca
Finanz Informatik
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
Interoperable battery production - the enabler for the European market??
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christopher Liehr
Developer of interoperable interfaces, VDMA e.V.
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Safety meets Security - Focus on requirements from Machinery Regulation and Cyber Resilience Act
Panel Discussion
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Markus Winzenick
ZVEI
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
17:00
Hermes Award Nominees Honored & Opening Night of Innovations
Award Ceremony
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Jochen Köckler
Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Autonomy at Scale: Digital Twin and and Advanced Control for High Throughput Crushing Operations
Live Demonstration
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Flavio Alves
Managing Director, Chemicals and Natural Resources Lead, Brazil, Accenture
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Characteristics, signatures, analogue structures - searching and finding in a digital haystack
Best Practice
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Armin Vollmer
Senior Sales Executive Mathematica, ADDITIVE Soft- u. Hardware für Technik u. Wissenschaft GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Accelerating Industrial Innovation: How Asana Powers Modern Production Cycles
Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Corentin Rosado
AI GTM - International, Asana
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Fit for AI: How clean engineering and production data accelerate AI projects
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Deniz Kalafatci
Sales Manager, simus systems GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
AI Roadmap over Experiments: Methodological Evaluation of Use Cases for Industrial SMEs
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Jonas Schaub
board member, elunic AG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Secure electronics. Meeting the high requirements of the security and defence industry
Lecture
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Peter Schaarschmidt
Head of Sales & Marketing, KSG GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Security Pitch Session 4: Resilience for industry and critical systems
Pitch
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From reaction to anticipation: actively shaping the future with autonomous AI agents
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dominik Schätzel
Product Manager ERP, Sage
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Tech Future 2030: Into a New Industrial Reality
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Prof. Dr. Heiko von der Gracht
Head of Technology Foresight, CTO Office / Technolgy Service, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Mobility Pitch Session 5: Transformative solutions for mobility and logistics
Pitch
Topic: Production Logistics + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From IT/OT to Impact: Unifying Automation and Digital Systems
Best Practice
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Abby Eon
SVP, GM, Kepware, TPG
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 2
Public Vote and Award Ceremony 17th Innovation World Cup
Award Ceremony
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Promoting innovation for SMEs through the EIC Accelerator
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Wissenschaftlicher Referent Matthias Wurch
Scientific Advisor, NKS EIC Accelerator
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Planning Perfection to Production Reality: AI as a Decision Partner on the Shopfloor
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Auto-Digit
Dipl.-Math. Markus Günther
INFORM GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Expert Stage 1
Netzworking
Networking
Language: English
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
The European Defense Fund (EDF), opportunities for German companies
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Mura Rike Cammann
NKS EVF, VDI-Technologiezentrum
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
18:00
Night of Innovation
Networking
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
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