Monday
20.04.2026
Daily Program
09:00
Dynamic Tours AI: Artificial Intelligence Highlights
Dynamic Tour
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Dynamic Tours AI: Artificial Intelligence Highlights
Hannover Trade Fair Ground
Robotic Automation of the Sanding Process / Automated Application of Viscous Materials
Best Practice
Topic: Partner Country
Language: English
Organizer: ApexBrasil
Partner Country Brasil - Startup Forum
Hall 11, booth D56
Industrial Communication by LAPP: The Foundation of Successful Automation
Talk
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Organizer: LAPP
Hall 27, booth J24
Opening & Welcome | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marc Semmler
Moderator
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 1
Opening & Welcome | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Tobias Wobbe
Moderator | Journalist
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
Powering Net-Zero Industry: Hydrogen and Advanced Energy Storage
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Organizer: European Commission
Jean-Philippe Guisset
Head of Sector Advanced Materials, European Commission
+ more speaker
Hall 12, booth E46
Future-Proofing Manufacturing with Standardized Machine Interfaces
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christopher Liehr
Developer of interoperable interfaces, VDMA e.V.
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
Human-Inspired Innovation & Embodied AI: Powering Truly General-Purpose Adaptive Robots
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Dr. Thomas Zandes
Europe Sales Director, Flexiv Robotics Technology Germany GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 1
Collaborative Intelligence: AI’s Impact on Supply Chain Planning
Masterclass
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Elisa Industriq
Diogo Cardia
Head of Pre-Sales, Elisa Industriq
Automation & Digitalization - Masterclasses
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Masterclass 2
New Markets, New Rules: The Transformational Entry into the Defense Sector
Masterclass
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German
Organizer: KPMG AG
Alexander Geschonneck
Partner, KPMG AG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Masterclasses
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Masterclass 1
Using IT/AI Tools for modernising and accelerating development process in industrial automation
Masterclass
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Organizer: Tomeh, Kusay
Kusay Tomeh
System Architect, Kusay Tomeh Consulting
Research & Technology Transfer - Masterclasses
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Masterclass room
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Robots, Rhythm, Reality: The Agibot X2 Live Performance
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25, Center Stage
10:00
Copper or Fiber Optics – Which is the right choice for your application?
Talk
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Organizer: LAPP
Hall 27, booth J24
Einführung in die Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Ulrich Walter
Tobias Renz FAIR
+ more speaker
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
Equipment- and Material Tracking with RFID, GPS, LoRaWAN, 2D Codes
Keynote Talk
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Organizer: coac
EStyle: How AI Makes Style Consulting Scalable, Practical, and Commercially Viable
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Stefan Rohe
CTO, EStyle
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From a wiki to an AI knowledge platform - without losing Control
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Organizer: Hallo Welt!
Dr. Richard Heigl
CEO, Hallo Welt! GmbHHall 16, booth D10
From Proof of Concept to Industrial Value: Business-Driven AI Projects on the IAsmin Platform
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
José Borges Frias Jr.
Corporate Strategic Innovation Head, Siemens Brazil
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 1
Highlight Tour (SAP)
Guided Tour
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: English
Organizer: SAP
Hall 15, booth F08
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: Mastering the Journey from Pilots to a scalable AI-Driven Organization
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: KPMG AG
Michael Niederée
Partner Technology Transformation, KPMG AG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
Opening: Tech meets Talent
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Jacob Beautemps
Youtuber, Breaking Lab
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25, Center Stage
Technology Tour 1 | Empower Your Factory with Manufacturing-X
Guided Tour
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: English
HANNOVER MESSE Technology Tours
Information Center (IC), Room 112-113
Technology Tour 2A | AI in Manufacturing
Guided Tour
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
HANNOVER MESSE Technology Tours
Information Center (IC), Room 112-113
Technology Tour 2B | AI in Manufacturing
Guided Tour
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
HANNOVER MESSE Technology Tours
Information Center (IC), Room 112-113
Welcome Keynote & Young Engineer Woman Award
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Yaël Meier
Co-Founder, ZEAM GmbH
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 2
Welcome to Ideas Day 2026
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German
Matthias Nehrhoff
Senior Manager RMS & ICS, AUMOVIO Germany GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Opening of the 15th Ideas Day for Professionals and Executives in Ideas and Innovation Management
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German
Michael Kiesewetter
Chairman of the Board, Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen - NBank
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
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, Center Stage
Leadership in an AI Driven World
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German
Sabine Remdisch
Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Director, Institut für Performance Management an der Leuphana Universität
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Hello, Chris: When Robots Recognize You
Live Demonstration
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Chris Matthieu
Moderator, RealSense
Automation & Digitalization - Spotlight Stage
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Spotlight Stage
Hidden Talents: Why companies look for top performers in the wrong places
Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Doreen Happatz
Founder, Talentstrategen
+ more speaker
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: English
Markus Grauvogl
CEO, INTREXX GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
The Green Climate Day: Making Sustainability Tangible Through Participation
Best Practice
Topic: New Work
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Sven Becker
Co-CEO, Scheer IMC
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
AI-Powered Manufacturing Tour (SAP)
Guided Tour
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: English
Organizer: SAP
Hall 15, booth F08
Connectivity solutions fron LAPP for exoskeletons
Talk
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation + more
Language: English
Organizer: LAPP
Hall 27, booth J24
Global Quantum: Perspectives from Germany and Brazil
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English
Dr. Amado Bautista
CEO, Qudora Technologies GmbH
+ more speaker
Partner Country Brasil - Main Stage
Hall 12, booth E45
Tools for the Next-Gen Worker
Keynote
Topic: IT/OT Security + more
Language: English
Organizer: Coreflux Portugal
Hall 14, booth L66
Rethinking Leadership & Culture – What Does This Mean for Organizations and People?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German
Sabine Remdisch
Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Director, Institut für Performance Management an der Leuphana Universität
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Flexible robotics solution from development to customization
Lecture
Language: English
Johannes Kässinger
Research & Business Development Manager, SOTEC GmbH & Co. KG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Spotlight Stage
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Spotlight Stage
Management as a Success Factor in Industrial Transformation
Lecture
Topic: New Work + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Hochschule Merseburg
Prof. Dr. Boris Kaehler
Expert Management & Leadership, Hochschule Merseburg
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Clusters: Powering Europe’s Value Chains
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Organizer: European Commission
Jitka Vocaskova
Policy Officer, European Commission
+ more speaker
Hall 12, booth E46
Modern AI and the Future of the Universe
Course
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jürgen Schmidhuber
Co-Chair, Generative AI Center, KAUST
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25, Center Stage
AI implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises: From use case to first prototype
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Jonas Metzger
Managing Director, Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Kaiserslautern (SmartFactory-KL)
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
Green Hydrogen Projects in Latin America
Lecture
Topic: Partner Country + more
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Energy & Industry
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
Flavio Maeda
Director of Digitalization, AFRY
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 1
11:00
Application photos
Special Event
Language: German
Anastassia Dolowski
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Foyer
Data Intelligence: Turn data into valuable insights
Masterclass
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Siemens
Marco Fliesser
Siemens AG
Automation & Digitalization - Masterclasses
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Masterclass 2
Digital Product Passports for an intelligent industry
Keynote Talk
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Organizer: coac
Dual-Use in practice: From research to security technology
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German
Marius Lammers
Managing Partner & CEO, INLEAP Photonics
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From data to value – making industrial data usable
Talk
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Organizer: LAPP
Hall 27, booth J24
Global Precision Manufacturing Leader: One-Stop Hardware Solutions for Humanoid Robots
Lecture
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English
Michelle Mao
AI ROBOT BU--Business department Director
Automation & Digitalization - Stage Program
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Spotlight Stage
Highlight Tour (SAP)
Guided Tour
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: German
Organizer: SAP
Hall 15, booth F08
How to motivate students to get involved in hydrogen powered mobility
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Pieter Sijtsma
Hydrogen Systems Engineer, HyDriven
+ more speaker
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
Machine learning and AI in practice
Masterclass
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Organizer: Phoenix Contact
Tom Hammerbacher
Manager Digital Factory, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Masterclasses
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Masterclass 1
meinGPT | AI-Platform Demo + Q&A
Live Tech Demo
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Organizer: meinGPT
Hall 16, booth F15
Scheduling as competitive advantage - How AI-based planning increases revenue and on-time delivery
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Mira Grünhaupt
Head of Solution Advisory, PAILOT GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Simulation, AI, 3D printing and cloud computing: technologies for the next generation of industry
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Organizer: CAE Forum
Dirk Pieper
CEO, CAE-Forum
CAE Forum
Hall 17, booth G44
Space for Everyone?
Keynote
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Rabea Rogge
German astronaut, robotics expert
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 2
The Future of Manufacturing - Advancing Machinery and Robotics
Masterclass
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Organizer: ZEISS
Dr. Thomas Albrecht
Head of Customer Segment Machinery & Robotics, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Masterclasses
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Masterclass room
From Files to Flow: Redesigning Engineering Processes for Scale and Collaboration
Talk
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English
Michael Falkensteiner
Principal Technical Services Engineer, Onshape by PTC (PTC Inc.)
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
Ideas Day 2026: Introduction to the Themed Tables
Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German
Niklas Clasen
Managing Director and CEO, SNIPE Germany GmbH
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Predictive to Prescriptive AI Maintenance: Customer-Validated Reliability
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Sean Maley
Regional Manager, Sales & Services (Europe), Infinite Uptime
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (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, Center Stage
Why do companies need an energy vision and strategy?
Best Practice
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Uwe Döll
CEO, envyze GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
AI
Deep Dive
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jürgen Schmidhuber
Co-Chair, Generative AI Center, KAUST
Deep Dives
Hall 25, Dialogue Area
How you protect yourself
Live Hacking
Language: English
Automation & Digitalization - Spotlight Stage
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Spotlight Stage
Millions of data points - but no real practical use in everyday life
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kropp
Co-Founder, OnSite Solutions
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
NextGen Colocation - sustainable / future-proof
Lecture
Language: German
Organizer: CAE Forum
Jan-Dirk Huntemann
Sales Executive, dataR GmbH
CAE Forum
Hall 17, booth G44
EPIC® connectors as the key to faster installation
Talk
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Organizer: LAPP
Hall 27, booth J24
Ideas Day 2026: Discussion at themed tables
Talk
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German
Niklas Clasen
Managing Director and CEO, SNIPE Germany GmbH
+ more speaker
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Indtech Solutions for a Digital Future
Pitch
Topic: Partner Country
Language: English
Organizer: ApexBrasil
Partner Country Brasil - Startup Forum
Hall 11, booth D56
Beyond Hype: Delivering Real Quantum Value with Classiq
Live Demonstration
Topic: Quantum Technologies
Language: English
Nikola Strah
Commercial Director DACH and Central Europe, Classiq
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
End to End Data Integration: How IO Link, PROFINET and OPC UA enable scalable communication
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Xaver Schmidt
Chairman, PROFIBUS&PROFINET International/PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
How You Get Hacked – Prompt Injection in AI Chatbots
Live Hacking
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dominik Niehus
Managing Director, coactum GmbH
Automation & Digitalization - Spotlight Stage
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Spotlight Stage
Protection against Corruption - Zones & Conduits as a response to the Machinery Regulation?
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Hartmut Paulus
Senior Manager Network Systems, Pilz GmbH & Co. KG
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 1
Sensor-based growth monitoring for resource-efficient bioproduction in industrial insect production
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Shreyas Mysore Guruprasad
Senior Digitalization Professional, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut gGmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
12:00
AI power Automation for a sovereign Industry
Solution Lab
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: English
Organizer: coac
Discover what’s new at LAPP and why it matters in real world applications
Talk
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation + more
Language: English
Organizer: LAPP
Hall 27, booth J24
Fab City Hamburg: Digital ecosystems for resilient urban production
Lecture
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: German
Organizer: CAE Forum
Dirk Pieper
Fab City Hamburg
CAE Forum
Hall 17, booth G44
Latest Developments in the hydrogen industry
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Joost Wendling
Head of Marketing and Communications, zepp.solutions
+ more speaker
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
Start and Grow Your Business with Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
Talk
Language: English
Organizer: European Commission
Thomas Berger
Director of Mobility Programmes and Online Academy, Institute inter.research e.V.
+ more speaker
Hall 12, booth E46
Talent Meet-Up
Matchmaking
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Foyer
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, Center Stage
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), Room 15
31 - The Unwritten Rules of Powerful Communication at Work - A Guide for Women Who Want to Move up
Impulse Lecture
Language: English
Marion Knaths
sheboss
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 3 A
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), Room 11
33 - Career Code Decoded: The Three Factors That Truly Boost Women’s Careers.
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German
Elisabeth Tophinke
Work-Life Rebels and Executive in the Steel Industry, Work Life Rebels
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 13
Applying Humanoid Robots to Manufacturing: Functional Evaluation and Use Case Identification
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Nils Münster
Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
Circular Economy for manufacturing tools using Manufacturing-X
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Martina Asmuss
Siemens AG
+ more speaker
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Private AI Over Public Hype: On‑Prem LLMs for Secure and Future‑Proof Industrial Applications
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Andre Wilhelmi
Product Lead - Data & AI, OEDIV Oetker Daten- und Informationsverarbeitung KG
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 1
From Collapse to a Living Factory: A Founder’s Real Case of People, Machines and Data Acting as One
Masterclass
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Datawake Digital
Luiz Gustavo Kass Mwosa
Founder - CEO, DATAWAKE
Automation & Digitalization - Masterclasses
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Masterclass 2
From Part to Outcome: Rethinking Digital Manufacturing at Scale
Masterclass
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Xometry Europe
Ole Marx
Xometry Europe
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Masterclasses
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Masterclass 1
Leadership & Profitability in Technical Projects
Masterclass
Topic: New Work
Language: German
Organizer: VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure
Klaus Knechten
S3 Management GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Masterclasses
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Masterclass room
Make Your School - STEM Education for All
Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career
Language: German
Leilah Maier
Fundraising and Impact, Make Your School | Wissenschaft im Dialog gGmbHHall 17, booth G44
Make Your School - STEM Education for All
Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career
Language: German
Organizer: CAE Forum
Leilah Maier
Fundraising and Impact, Make Your School | Wissenschaft im Dialog gGmbH
CAE Forum
Hall 17, booth G44
Roundup at Hannover 2026
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Brian Poole
Tobias Renz FAIR
+ more speaker
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
The Future of Enterprise Software: Achieving Measurable ROI with AI
Lecture
Topic: New Work
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dipl.-Kfm. Carsten Bieker
CEO, REFINE IT
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 1
Toward a Digital Ecosystem for Intelligent Robots
Talk
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English
Dr. Jin Woo Ro
Senior Researcher & Team Lead, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
+ more speaker
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (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, Center Stage
The transformation of infrastructure into a global carbon sink
Best Practice
Topic: Renewable Energy + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Franz Hage
CIO, B2SQUARE GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Go Global with the Enterprise Europe Network: Find Partners and Grow
Talk
Language: English
Organizer: European Commission
Dr. Frank Brehmer
Managing Director, ITB Ingenieurgesellschaft für technische Berechnungen mbH
+ more speaker
Hall 12, booth E46
Speed-Date your Job
Speed-Dating
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 3 B
Conclusion & Outlook | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Closing & Outlook
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marc Semmler
Moderator
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 1
Conclusion & Outlook | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Closing & Outlook
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Tobias Wobbe
Moderator | Journalist
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 2
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Expert Stage 2
13:00
Inventor's Handbook - Guide to product development using open-source software
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Supply & Engineering Solutions
Language: German
Organizer: CAE Forum
Aleksander Sadowski
Owner, ALSADO
CAE Forum
Hall 17, booth G44
meinGPT | AI-Platform Demo + Q&A
Live Tech Demo
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Organizer: meinGPT
Hall 16, booth F15
Skills Are the New Currency: How AI Is Redefining Work and Talent
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Gina Vargiu-Breuer
Chief People Officer and Labor Director, SAP SE
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25, Center Stage
Career Insights 01
Keynote
Language: German
Anastasia Barner
Content Creator & Author, FeMentor
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Foyer
34 - Hands-on Future Lab: What is collaboration in a human-AI-hybrid workforce?
Workshop
Language: English
Stella Smiljkovic
Futurist and CEO of Feedbacktime, Feedbacktime® GmbH
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 12
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 and Labor Director, SAP SE
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25, Center Stage
Book review and signing: FreeCAD Beginner's Handbook - from design sketch to 3D-printed prototype
Interview
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: German
Organizer: CAE Forum
Aleksander Sadowski
Owner, ALSADO
+ more speaker
CAE Forum
Hall 17, booth G44
EU Investments Driving Europe’s Strategic Technologies
Talk
Language: English
Organizer: European Commission
Boryana Spasova
Policy Officer, European Commission
+ more speaker
Hall 12, booth E46
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), Room 15
Career Insights 02
Keynote
Language: English
Ana Paula L. A. Repezza
Business Director, Apex Brasil
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Foyer
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), Room 11
37 - STEMpro Theater – Recognizing and avoiding job stereotypes through playful exploration
Workshop
Language: English
Svenja Folkerts
Research assistant & doctoral candidate for equal opportunities in STEM, Hochschule Osnabrück | Niedersachsen-Technikum
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 108/109/110
14:00
CANCELLED! 39 - BREAK THE GOOD GIRL CONTRACT™
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Sandra Laschow
Founder, Sandra Laschow Consulting & Salesup2b
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
The Browser Is the New CAD: From Code to Configurable Products
Talk
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Organizer: CAE Forum
Matas Ubarevicius
Founder, Bit by bit developers
CAE Forum
Hall 17, booth G44
38 - More Clarity, More Justice? What the EU Transparency Directive Means for Women
Keynote
Topic: Education & Training / Career
Language: German
Eva Sheehan
Compensation Project Manager, Dirk Rossmann GmbH
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 104
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), Room 107
41 - Networking with a System: How to use events strategically rather than just show up.
Session
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 14
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), Room 105
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
+ more speaker
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25, Center Stage
Beyond the Mess(e)
Closing | Q&A
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Organizer: Coreflux Portugal
Hall 14, booth L66
43 - Female Empowerment: What It Really Takes to Attract and Retain Women in Tech & Leadership Roles
Impulse Lecture
Language: German
Britta Lengers
Senior Lead, Finanz Informatik
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 17
44 - Cutting to the core: How companies retain performance, expertise & value by keeping women 40+
Workshop
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German
Antje Köhn
Founder Bloom Business, Bloom Business
+ more speaker
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 111
Why LinkedIn is the perfect platform for all engineers in 2026
Lecture
Language: German
Organizer: CAE Forum
Andrea Gittens
Consultant, Gittens Consulting
CAE Forum
Hall 17, booth G44
Closing: Tech meets Talent
Closing & Outlook
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Jacob Beautemps
Youtuber, Breaking Lab
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25, Center Stage
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