Monday
20.04.2026
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Innovation meets responsibility. Industry meets tomorrow.
20.04. - 24.04.2026
Hall 25
Special Event
Language: German, English
Speakers
Program
More courage. More speed. More action - State modernization as a shared responsibility
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Karsten Wildberger
Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State ModernizationHall 25
AI: An opportunity for Germany and Europe
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Karsten Wildberger
Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernization
+ more speaker
Hall 25
Return on Intelligence: The Next Frontier of Manufacturing
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Deb Cupp
President & Chief Revenue Officer, Microsoft Global EnterpriseHall 25
From Pyramid to Hourglass: How AI is reshaping industrial automation profit pools
Keynote Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Adrien Bron
Partner and Leader of Advanced Manufacturing & Services for DACH, Bain & Company
+ more speaker
Hall 25
The Race for Innovation: How Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team & TeamViewer Power High Performance
Talk
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Oliver Steil
CEO, TeamViewer
+ more speaker
Convention Center (CC)
From Pilot to Production: Realizing Industrial AI at Scale with AWS and Volkswagen Group
Keynote Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Ozgur Tohumcu
General Manager Automotive & Manufacturing, Amazon Web Services
+ more speaker
Hall 25
Effective deterrence in the 21st century: drones, tanks, or something entirely different?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Armin Papperger
CEO, Rheinmetall AG
+ more speaker
Convention Center (CC)
European Defence: Building the industrial landscape we need
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Michael Schöllhorn
Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Defence and SpaceHall 25
European Defence: How we build the industrial landscape we need
Panel Discussion
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Annette Lehnigk-Emden
President, Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr
+ more speaker
Hall 25
Made in Germany: Relic of the Past or Blueprint for the Future?
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christiane Benner
First Chairwoman, IG Metall
+ more speaker
Hall 25
Why is everyone talking about human robotics?
Keynote
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Lemmer
Executive Board Member for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Research Infrastructure, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
+ more speaker
Hall 25
Physical AI 2026 - what do we need to prepare for?
Talk
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Lara Sophie Bothur
Global Tech Translator & Influencer
+ more speaker
Hall 25
Next Level AI and Robotics in Production
Keynote
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Michael Nikolaides
Senior Vice-President Production Network, Supply Chain Management and Logistics, BMW GroupHall 25
Industrial AI in the Cloud: Best Practices from the Frontlines
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Markus Hacker
Senior Regional Director Enterprise & Country Lead DACH, NVIDIA
+ more speaker
Hall 25
Driving Digital Business Transformation | The CLAAS approach for International Production Networks
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Jan Godesaer
Vice President Service Function Digitalization and Processes Manufacturing, CLAAS
+ more speaker
Hall 25
WATER AI: Wilo's Path into the AI Era of Water Technology
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
David Graurock
Head of AI Competence Center, Wilo SEHall 25
Our journey from MANUfacturing to SMARTfacturing: Miss the shift, miss the future!
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Prof. Dr. Michelangelo Canzoneri
Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing, Merck KGaAHall 25
Creating The Future of Sportwear: Inside On's LightSpray Manufacturing Revolution
Best Practice
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Pablo Erat
Director LightSpray, On AGHall 25
Best in digital Integration
Keynote
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Hans Krattenmacher
Management Board - Innovation Mechatronics, SEW-EURODRIVEHall 25
Future Bold: AI and the Entrepreneurial Spirit Powering Germany's Tech Evolution
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. h.c. Carsten Maschmeyer
Founder & CEO, Maschmeyer GroupHall 25
The World in 2030: Top Three Trends and the Power of Innovation Ecosystems
Keynote
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Nils Müller
Founder & CEO, TRENDONE GmbHHall 25
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 expertHall 25
Modern AI and the Future of the Universe
Course
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmidhuber
Scientific Director of the Swiss AI Lab IDSIAHall 25
The Great Transformation - How does innovation change our society?
Course
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Ranga Yogeshwar
Science journalist and science communicatorHall 25
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 GroupHall 25
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
Hall 25
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, SAP SE
+ more speaker
Hall 25
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 SchneekoppeHall 25
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