7th Ligtweighting Summit “Advantage through efficiency ”
21.04.2026
Convention area hall 19/20, Room New York
Conference | Congress
Topic: Lightweight Construction + more
Language: German, English
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Speakers
Program
Welcome to the 7th Lightweighting Summit
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Jochen Köckler
Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG
+ more speaker
Convention area hall 19/20, Room New York
Increasing efficiency, strengthening resilience - A new balance towards sustainable progress
Keynote Talk
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Markus Steilemann
Chairman of the Board / President, Covestro AG / Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VCI)Convention area hall 19/20, Room New York
METEOR Project - Technologies for optimizing the resource efficiency of process networks
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Maik Gude
Holder of the Chair of Lightweight Systems Engineering & Multi Material Design / Board Member, TU Dresden / Instituts für Leichtbau & KunststofftechnikConvention area hall 19/20, Room New York
ATREA Project - Efficient production of lightweight, high-speed electric motors: using copper ...
Lecture
Topic: Lightweight Construction + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Manuel Rutjes
Technical Director Rotor Casting, Wieland eTraction Systems GmbHConvention area hall 19/20, Room New York
KeraSchaum Project - Ceramic foam materials for enhanced component functionalities
Lecture
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Johannes Rösler
Managing Director, Rösler CeramInno GmbHConvention area hall 19/20, Room New York
Rocket Science Made Easy - Maximum agility is achieved when maximum durability meets minimal weight
Keynote Talk
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Thomas Kuhn
Head of Innovation, Technology and Product Compliance, Diehl Defence GmbH & Co KGConvention area hall 19/20, Room New York
Lightweighting as a multi-tool between green efficiency and new resilience?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein
President, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V. (VDI)
+ more speaker
Convention area hall 19/20, Room New York
International Greetings to the 7th Lightweighting Summit
Greeting
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. ChongSoo (James) Park
Chairman, Korea Carbon and Nano Industry Association KCANIA
+ more speaker
Convention area hall 19/20, Room New York
Closing remarks to the 7th Lightweighting Summit
Closing & Outlook
Topic: Lightweight Construction
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Grant Hendrik Tonne
Minister of Economic Affairs, Transport and Building, Lower SaxonyConvention area hall 19/20, Room New York
Get-together of the 7th Lightweighting Summit
Networking
Language: German
Convention area hall 19/20, Room New York
Organizer
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
Scharnhorststr. 34-37
DE-10115
Berlin
DE-10115
Berlin
Phone: +49 30 18615-0
Fax: +49 30 186157010
Website
Fax: +49 30 186157010
Carolin Grams
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft & Energie / Initiative Leichtbau
Phone: +49 30 2463714-0
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