Monday
20.04.2026
Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
SOLUTION LAB – Platform for Best Practices, Expertise & Exchange Around Industrial Innovations
20.04. - 24.04.2026
Forum
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: German, English
Speakers
Program
Opening & Welcome | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marc Semmler
ModeratorThe digital twin: from concept to industrial application
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alexander Fay
Head of Chair, Chair of Automation Technology, Ruhr-Universität BochumHow to Upgrade to Long Term Security with Post Quantum Cryptography
Lecture
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
Oliver Winzenried
Co-founder and CEO, WIBU-SYSTEMS AGThe Missing Link Between Digital Investment and Manufacturing Performance
Panel Discussion
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Organizer: On Time Edge
Brian Vogel
CEO, On Time Edge
+ more speaker
From Automation to Collaboration: how embodied AI is unlocking the true promise of Industry 5.0
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Jonathan Wu
CTO, Smart Manufacturing, LenovoExperience the added value of Manufacturing-X dataspace with Cross Reality (XR)
Live Demonstration
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English
Dr. Dominik Rohrmus
CTO, Labs Network Industrie 4.0 e.V.
+ more speaker
The Digital Product Passport Revolution From Regulation to Market Adoption
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Elliana Jensen-Abieva
CEO, CircularTech ForumWhere IT Meets OT - The Invisible Platform Behind the Digital Factory
Best Practice
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
Organizer: ServiceNow
Juliana Beauvais
Senior Director, Product Marketing Management, ServiceNow
+ more speaker
IT meets OT: How Virtual PLCnext Control opens up new paths in automation
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Michael Rolf
Business Development Manager Controls, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KGLive: From OPC UA to mobile app in 15 minutes
Live Demonstration
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Gerrit Meyer
CRO & Co-Founder, Heisenware GmbHNavigate digital sovereignty complexity
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Mustafa Isik
Chief Technologist Sovereignty, Amazon Web Services (AWS)Is there ROI in Industrial AI? The truth behind data, automation and value in CPG Manufacturing
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Andre Uhl
Advocate, Margo
+ more speaker
Powering Industrial AI with Trusted Data: How SAP and Snowflake Unlock Business Innovation
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Martin Gutberlet
Manufacturing Industry Lead, Snowflake
+ more speaker
From Pilot to Practice: Manufacturing-X live from industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Michael Kaiser
CEO, Smart Systems Hub GmbH
+ more speaker
Characteristics, signatures, analogue structures - searching and finding in a digital haystack
Best Practice
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Armin Vollmer
Senior Sales Executive Mathematica, ADDITIVE Soft- u. Hardware für Technik u. Wissenschaft GmbHOpening & Welcome | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marc Semmler
ModeratorLeading in the Era of AI and Quantum
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Organizer: IBM Deutschland
David Faller
Managing Director, IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbHFrom Automation to Autonomy: How Agentic AI Is Redefining Industrial Operations
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: ServiceNow
Jürgen Schön
Head of Manufacturing GTM, EMEA, ServiceNowAI in Manufacturing: A New Era of Intelligent, Human-Centric Industry
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Amol Karandikar
Head - Factories of Future Strategic group, Manufacturing, Europe, Tata Consultancy Services LimitedLevels of Intelligence, Levels of Agency: A Leadership Framework for AI
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Jeff Winter
Vice President – Strategic Advisor, Critical ManufacturingBuilding Manufacturing Agentic AI Use Cases: Live Multi-Agent System Demo
Live Demonstration
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Christophe Renard
Sr. Partner Solution Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
+ more speaker
AI Native Manufacturing: How High Compute Edge Platforms Unlock Real Productivity Gains
Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Jason Nassar
Vertical Enablement Leader - Product Management, Dell Technologies Inc.
+ more speaker
Putting sovereign AI to work
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Markus Noga
Chief Technology Officer, IONOS GroupFrom Data to Ground Truth: Rethinking Operational Visibility with Edge AI
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Rony Kubat
Chief Information & Security Officer, Tulip
+ more speaker
How Frontier AI Models can Understand 3D CAD Models for Parts Reuse
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Jakub Zavrel
CEO, Zeta AlphaAI in Industrial Metrology - From Hype to Impact
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software + more
Language: English
Organizer: ZEISS
Dr. Stefan Wamsler
Head of BU Metrology Software, ZEISS Industrial Quality SolutionsIndustrial resilience against inadequate IT/OT security
Talk
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
David Petrikat
Chief Strategy & Communications Officer, AMDTFrom Automation to Autonomy: Achieving resilient factories with Agentic-AI
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Prof. Dr. Martin Ruskowski
Chairman of the Board, Technologie-Initiative SmartFactory KL e.V.From AI to cybersecurity: the Machinery Regulation as a pioneer of secure, digital production
Talk
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Carsten Gregorius
Manager Strategic Product Marketing – Safety, Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
+ more speaker
Achieving Scale with AI in Manufacturing: From AI pilots to AI-native Operations
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Rahul Bajpai
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
+ more speaker
Fit for AI: How clean engineering and production data accelerate AI projects
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Deniz Kalafatci
Sales Manager, simus systems GmbHAI Roadmap over Experiments: Methodological Evaluation of Use Cases for Industrial SMEs
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jonas Schaub
Board member, elunic AGOpening & Welcome | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marc Semmler
ModeratorWelcome to the Thinking Factory: How AI is Giving MES a Brain
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Francisco Almada Lobo
CEO, Critical ManufacturingWhy Manufacturing-X? USPs of Manufacturing-X data spaces
Talk
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Haris Avgoustinos
Software Architect Digital Twin and Industrial Dataspaces, EXPO21XX GMBH
+ more speaker
Collaboration of national & international data ecosystems based on Manufacturing-X
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English
Hanno Focken
Managing Director, Catena-X Automotive Network e.V.
+ more speaker
Digital Ecosystems for AI-based Robotics
Lecture
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Frank Köster
Founding Director, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)MIMA 2026 Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Powering Industrial Organizations with AI: Strategies for Data-Driven Innovation
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Joseph June
GM, SLM | Head of AI Innovation, PTC, Inc.
+ more speaker
AI in Industrial Automation: Why the Models Are the Easy Part
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: English
Dr. Josef Waltl
Founder & CEO, Software Defined AutomationDesigning the Intelligent Machine: Vision, Constraints, and Reality
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Jan Seyler
Head of Research and Innovation AI and Control, Festo SE & Co. KGCatena-X & Factory-X: Interoperable & secure data exchange between ecosystems and companies
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: German Edge Cloud
Dieter Meuser
CEO, German Edge Cloud GmbH & Co. KG
+ more speaker
New Technologies at Play for Industrial 5G
Panel Discussion
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Atte Länsisalmi
Principal Standardization Lead, Nokia
+ more speaker
From Strategy to Execution: Industrial Applications in Operational Use
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Fabian Altenberg
Chief Evangelist, engomo GmbHTech Future 2030: Into a New Industrial Reality
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Organizer: KPMG AG
Prof. Dr. Heiko von der Gracht
Professor of Foresight, Technology Services Department, KPMG AG WirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaftFactory Innovation Award 2026
Award Ceremony
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Oliver Günther
President, Universität Potsdam
+ more speaker
Opening & Welcome | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marc Semmler
ModeratorShopfloor Ready: How the digital twin becomes a reality
Best Practice
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Rittal
Jan-Henry Schall
Head of Rittal Innovation Center, Rittal GmbH & Co.KG
+ more speaker
From Simulation to Certainty: How Platforms Change Industrial Automation Decisions
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Marwin Kunz
Strategic Alliances Manager, Wandelbots GmbH
+ more speaker
From Prototype to Production: Efficient Embedded Vision Development with Image Prototyping as a ...
Lecture
Topic: Embedded Systems
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Manuel Ott
R&D Manager, Solectrix GmbHBeyond Data Silos: Unlocking Next-Gen Industrial Value with Semantic Digital Twins
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Dr. Birgit Boss
Senior Expert Digital Twins and Standardization, Robert Bosch GmbHM-X data spaces in operation across industries
Talk
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English
Dr. Andreas Wollny
Global Digital Expert Data Ecosystems, BASF SE
+ more speaker
Empowerment for operation colleagues with AI
Lecture
Language: English
Organizer: Artefact Deutschland
Prof. Dr. Stephan Matzka
Artefact
+ more speaker
Vision Execution System - Radically transforming physical operations with AI
Best Practice
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: English
Gerald Krainer
Head of Sales & European Business Operations, Invisible AI
+ more speaker
Always On, Always Protected: 24/7 Industrial Security - Downtime Is Not an Option
Best Practice
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Julian Amann
Solution Manager, 8com GmbH & Co. KG.Sovereign IIoT Solutions with Open Source: What Companies Need to Know
Lecture
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dominik Riemer
CEO, Bytefabrik.AI GmbH3D perception as a key capability for AI-based robotics
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Dr.-Ing. Michael Suppa
CEO, Roboception GmbHMission AIpossible: Stop the Lego train before it's too late using AI at the Edge!
Live Demonstration
Topic: Embedded Systems + more
Language: English
Nicolas Massé
Principal Specialist Solution Architect, Edge Computing, Red HatTransformation in mechanical engineering through integrated sensors and connectivity to service ...
Lecture
Language: English
Dipl.-Ing. Peter K. Wienzek
ifm electronic gmbh
+ more speaker
Technologies That Shape the Future
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: IBM Deutschland
Thomas Harrer
IBM Distinguished Engineer, IBM DeutschlandFrom smart to AI manufacturing, orchestrating with the human in the lead
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Jefferson Wang
Senior Managing Director, Chief Strategy Officer Cloud First, Accenture
+ more speaker
From Planning Perfection to Production Reality: AI as a Decision Partner on the Shopfloor
Lecture
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dipl.-Math. Markus Günther
COO, INFORM GmbHOpening & Welcome | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marc Semmler
ModeratorHuman-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 GmbHFrom 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
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
Predictive to Prescriptive AI Maintenance: Customer-Validated Reliability
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Sean Maley
Regional Manager, Sales & Services (Europe), Infinite UptimeProtection 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. KGPrivate 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 KGThe Future of Enterprise Software: Achieving Measurable ROI with AI
Lecture
Topic: New Work
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dipl.-Kfm. Carsten Bieker
REFINE ITConclusion & Outlook | Automation & Digitalization - Expert Stage 1
Closing & Outlook
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marc Semmler
ModeratorPartners
Organizer
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