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
Human-Inspired Innovation & Embodied AI: Powering Truly General-Purpose Adaptive Robots
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Dr. Shiquan Wang
CEO, Shanghai Flexiv Robotics Technology Co.,Ltd.
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
10:00
axis: Reducing Automation Risk Through Practical Enablement Before Deployment
Pitch
Topic: Education & Training / Career
Language: English
Jacob Sanchez
Industry Solutions and Education Leader, igus
Automation & Digitalization - Spotlight Stage
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Spotlight Stage
Einführung in die Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellentechnologie
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Ulrich Walter
Tobias Renz FAIR
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
From a wiki to an AI knowledge platform - without losing Control
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German
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 in English
Guided Tour
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: English
Organizer: SAP
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
Introduction of Hydrogen + Fuel Cells technologies
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
Move Fast, Stay Compliant: Zero-Friction AI Governance and Architecture for EU AI Act
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
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
Tour 2A | AI in Manufacturing
Guided Tour
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
HANNOVER MESSE Technology Tours
Information Center (IC), Room 112-113
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
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, Center 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: The Underestimated Competitive Advantage in Times of Skills Shortage
Lecture
Topic: New Work + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
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
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 R. Becker
Scheer IMC
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
AI-Powered Manufacturing Tour in English
Guided Tour
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: English
Organizer: SAP
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
Modern AI and the Future of the Universe
Course
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
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
Data Intelligence: Turn data into valuable insights
Masterclass
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Siemens
Marco Fliesser
Global Senior Director - Solution Architecture Data Analytics & AI - Automotive, Siemens AG
Automation & Digitalization - Masterclasses
Hall 26, Solution Lab (E43), Masterclass 2
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, Solution Lab (E43), Spotlight Stage
Highlight Tour in German
Guided Tour
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: German
Organizer: SAP
How to motivate students to get involved in hydrogen powered mobility
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
Introducing AI means shaping work. Why technology alone is not enough
Lecture
Topic: New Work + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Kerstin Eller
Project and Community Management, it's OWL Clustermanagement GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Keynote
Keynote
Language: German
Rabea Rogge
German astronaut, robotics expert
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC), Room 2
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
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
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
Predictive to Prescriptive AI Maintenance: Customer-Validated Reliability
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Sean Maley
Regional Manager - 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
Deep Dives
Hall 25, Dialogue Area
Unlocking Industrial Value with Quantum Computing
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies
Language: English
Marcus Hennig
Chief Business Office, PlanQC GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Spotlight Stage
Beyond Hype: Delivering Real Quantum Value with Classiq
Live Demonstration
Topic: Quantum Technologies
Language: English
Nikola Strah
Commercial Director DACH, 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
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 Digitalisation Professional, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut gGmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
12:00
Latest Developments in the hydrogen industry
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Joost Wendling
Tobias Renz FAIR
+ more speaker
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
Roundup at Hannover 2026
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Public Forum Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe
Hall 11, booth E20
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)
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
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)
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
Dr. Dominik Rohrmus
CTO, Labs Network Industrie 4.0 e.V.
+ 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
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
Entrepreneur, Managing Director, Project Manager, S3 Management GmbH
Research & Technology Transfer - Masterclasses
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Masterclass room
Roundup at Hannover 2026
Interview
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Brian Poole
Tobias Renz FAIR
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: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Frank Albrecht
CEO & Founder, B2SQUARE GmbH
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Expert Stage
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56) Expert Stage
Speed-Date your Job
Speed-Dating
Language: German
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
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
Skills Are the New Currency: How AI Is Redefining Work and Talent
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Gina Vargiu-Breuer
Chief People Officer and Labor Director, SAP SE
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Hall 25, Center Stage
Career Insights 1
Keynote
Language: German
Anastasia Barner
Content Creator & Author, FeMentor
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
34 - Hands-on Future Lab: What is collaboration in a human-AI-hybrid workforce?
Workshop
Language: English
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 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
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)
Career Insights 2
Keynote
Language: German
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
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)
14:00
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
Language: German
Eva Sheehan
Compensation Project Manager, Dirk Rossmann GmbH
FEMWORX - Career Congress for Women in Industry
Convention Center (CC)
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)
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
Founder, 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, Center Stage
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
+ 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
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)
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