Monday
20.04.2026
Daily Program
10:00
Data meets Sustainability: How Digital Solutions Accelerate Green Innovation
Talk
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Gloria Schmidt
Project Manager and Network Manager, Kompetenznetzwerk Umweltwirtschaft.NRW
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - SPOTLIGHT STAGE
Hall 12, booth F56, Spotlight 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 - Stage Program
Hall 12, booth F56, Expert Stage
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, booth B69, Spotlight Stage
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 - Stage Program
Hall 12, booth F56, Expert 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, booth B69, Spotlight Stage
AI-Driven Climate Risk Analysis: From Compliance to Process
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Maurice Drachenberg Grassee
Senior Sustainability Consultant, BTC AG
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - SPOTLIGHT STAGE
Hall 12, booth F56, Spotlight Stage
QCStack Central Software Stack for Quantum Computers
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + 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, booth B69, Spotlight 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 - Stage Program
Hall 12, booth F56, Expert Stage
12:00
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, booth F56, Spotlight Stage
Introduction to Robot Joint Modules and Core Components
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Ray Su
Chairman of the Board, Suzhou Joy-Motion Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, booth E43, Spotlight Stage
ReTool: Enabling Circular Economy for Industrial Tooling through Digital Transparency
Lecture
Topic: Circular Economy
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jan Wiese
CEO, production.AI GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - SPOTLIGHT STAGE
Hall 12, booth 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
13:00
Transforming the Energy System Lower Saxony (TEN.efzn)
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Stage Program
Hall 12, booth 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
Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht
Chairwoman, Forschungszentrum Jülich
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Stage Program
Hall 11, booth B69, Expert Stage
From Climate Targets to Market Solutions
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, booth F56, Spotlight Stage
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 - Stage Program
Hall 11, booth B69, Expert Stage
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, booth 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, booth 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
15:00
AI Scientists: The Next Frontier of Discovery in Science and Industry
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Musslick
Professor für Computational Neuroscience, Universität Osnabrück
Research & Technology Transfer - Stage Program
Hall 11, booth 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 Ayan
Senior Expert, Think Tank and Strategic Initiatives, Kompetenzzentrum Klimaschutz in energieintensiven Industrien
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - SPOTLIGHT STAGE
Hall 12, booth F56, Spotlight Stage
The sun as hydrogen supplier - how hydrogen is made from nothing more than water and sunlight
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Dr.-Ing. Paul Kant
Scientist, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - SPOTLIGHT STAGE
Hall 12, booth F56, Spotlight Stage
Industrial AI Platform: Delivering Real-World Use Cases Faster with AI-Optimized Supercomputers
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Rishabh Saxena
Research Scientist, Universität Stuttgart Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum Stuttgart
Research & Technology Transfer - Stage Program
Hall 11, booth B69, Expert Stage
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, booth F56, Spotlight Stage
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 - Stage Program
Hall 11, booth B69, Expert Stage
From membranes to fuel cells: From materials research to industrial application
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Dr. Andreas Chromik
Head of R&D, RIVA Power Systems
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - SPOTLIGHT STAGE
Hall 12, booth F56, Spotlight Stage
From Thinking to doing – Turning Germany’s Innovation Power into Industrial Impact
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Lutz Eckstein
President, VDI
Research & Technology Transfer - Stage Program
Hall 11, booth B69, Expert Stage
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 - Stage Program
Hall 11, booth B69, Expert Stage
18:00
Night of Innovation
Networking
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Stage Program
Hall 11, booth B69, Expert Stage
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