Monday
20.04.2026
Center Stage - HANNOVER MESSE
Innovation meets responsibility. Industry meets tomorrow.
20.04. - 24.04.2026
Special Event
Language: German, English
Speakers
Program
Robots, Rhythm, Reality: The Agibot X2 Live Performance
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Opening AI in Industry
Opening
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alexa von Busse
Moderator, JournalistEurope's AI Crossroads
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dex Hunter-Torricke
Founder, Center for TomorrowSovereign Cloud Infrastructures As A Foundation For Industrial Competitiveness
Keynote
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Bernie Wagner
Chief Sales Officer, Schwarz DigitsIndustrial strength through digital infrastructure
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Timotheus Höttges
Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Telekom AGIndustrial AI: From Strategy to Scale
Special Event
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Friedrich Merz
Federal Chancellor
+ more speaker
What it takes to scale AI: A CEO conversation
Fireside Chat
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Julie Sweet
Chair and CEO, Accenture
+ more speaker
Who will turn genAI into industrial performance?
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Florence Verzelen
Executive Vice-President, EMEA, Dassault SystèmesAlibaba Cloud 5A Cloud: The Engine of the Agentic AI
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Ye Huang
General Manager of Solutions and Products, Alibaba Cloud Central EuropeSpace Economy - How Space Is Redefining Economy, Geopolitics, and Responsibility
Keynote Talk
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alexander Gerst
Astronaut, European Space AgencyReturn on Intelligence: The Next Frontier of Manufacturing
Keynote
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Deb Cupp
EVP & Chief Revenue Officer, Microsoft Global Enterprise
+ more speaker
The Industrial AI Factory: Powering Europe's Next Era of Innovation
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Rev Lebaredian
Vice President, Omniverse and Simulation Technology, NVIDIA
+ more speaker
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 ModernizationAI: 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
Resilient Value Creation: Industrial Base, High Tech, and Startups
Impulse Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Boris Pistorius
Federal Minister of DefenseResilient Value Creation: Industrial Base, High Tech, and Startups
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Boris Pistorius
Federal Minister of Defense
+ more speaker
Hightech-Agenda Deutschland (HTAD)
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dorothee Bär
Federal Minister for Research, Technology and SpaceflightHightech-Agenda Deutschland (HTAD)
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dorothee Bär
Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Spaceflight
+ more speaker
Shaping the Future of Industrial AI: Creating Value While Managing Risk
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Jordan Reynolds
Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy, Rockwell Automation
+ more speaker
European Policy Reception
Reception
Language: English
Stéphane Séjourné
Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, European Commission
+ more speaker
The Leaders' Dialogue 2026: "Empowering Industrial AI"
Conference | Congress
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Katherina Reiche
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
+ more speaker
Welcome Automotive
Opening & Welcome
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Pascal Nagel
Ultima Media Germany GmbH
+ more speaker
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
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
Realizing Industrial AI at Scale with AWS
Keynote Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Ozgur Tohumcu
General Manager Automotive & Manufacturing, Amazon Web Services
+ more speaker
Closing and Outlook: Automotive
Closing & Outlook
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Pascal Nagel
Ultima Media Germany GmbH
+ more speaker
Learnings from Amazon Web Services - Scaling Industrial AI
Deep Dive
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Organizer: Amazon Web Services
Steve Blackwell
Head of Product Engineering & Services CoE, Amazon Web Services
+ more speaker
Robots, Rhythm, Reality: The Agibot X2 Live Performance
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Opening: Security, Defense & Industrial Transformation
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Hans Christoph Atzpodien
Managing Director, BDSVGreeting
Greeting
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Olaf Lies
Minister-President of Lower SaxonyCanada's Defence Industrial Strategy in an Uncertain World
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Mélanie Joly
Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec RegionsGermany's Role: Implications for the Bundeswehr and the Defense Industry
Impulse Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Nils Hilmer
State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of DefenceInterview with Mr. Papperger, Rheinmetall
Interview
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Armin Papperger
CEO, Rheinmetall AGEffective 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
European Defence: Creating the Industrial Landscape We Need
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Aerospace-X
Dr. Michael Schöllhorn
Chief Executive Officer, Airbus Defence and SpaceEuropean Defence: How we build the industrial landscape we need
Panel Discussion
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Sven Weizenegger
Head of Cyber Innovation Hub, Cyber Innovation Hub der Bundswehr, BWI GmbH
+ more speaker
Deterrence, Defense, Responsibility - NATO in Focus, Europe in the Lead
Closing
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: German | Live Translation: English
General Markus Laubenthal
Chief of Staff, Militärstrategisches Hauptquartier der NATO (SHAPE)Conclusion and Outlook: Security, Defense & Industrial Transformation
Closing & Outlook
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Hans Christoph Atzpodien
Managing Director, BDSV70th TCS Forum: Physical AI in Manufacturing From Adoption to Scaled Impact
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Anupam Singhal
President - Manufacturing, Tata Consultancy Services
+ more speaker
Robots, Rhythm, Reality: The Agibot X2 Live Performance
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Welcome and Official Launch of Europe Energy Week
Opening
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Jochen Köckler
Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG
+ more speaker
AI-Driven Industrial Competitiveness: Energy Operations, Manufacturing Systems and OT Modernization
Fireside Chat
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Marco Stefanini
Global CEO and Founder, Stefanini Group
+ more speaker
AI and quantum computing as drivers of the energy systems of the future
Panel Discussion
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Regev Yativ
Chief Revenue Officer, CLASSIQ
+ more speaker
Energy hunger of the future - industry, AI and the struggle for electricity
Podcast
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Gregor Gysi
Member of the German Bundestag, Deutscher Bundestag
+ more speaker
Energy Needs for Industrial Competitiveness in a High-Demand, High-Tech Future
Panel Discussion
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Stefan Mecha
CEO, Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge
+ more speaker
How Tesla is Shaping the Future of Manufacturing: Success Factors of Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Talk
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
André Thierig
Senior Director Manufacturing Giga Berlin, Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-BrandenburgMade 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
Opening: Humanoid Robots
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Sven Krause
ModeratorWhy is everyone talking about humanoid 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
Bringing Humanoids to Production
Panel Discussion
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Arnaud Robert
President of Robotics, Hexagon AB
+ more speaker
Physical AI 2026 - what do we need to prepare for?
Talk
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Lara Sophie Bothur
Global Tech Translator & Influencer
+ more speaker
Next Level AI and Robotics in Production
Keynote
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Michael Nikolaides
Senior Vice-President Production Network, Supply Chain Management and Logistics, BMW GroupFrom Components to Coworkers: How Schaeffler is Driving the Future of Humanoid Robotics
Keynote
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English | Live Translation: German
David Kehr
President of Humanoid Robotics, Schaeffler GroupHumanoid Robots - The Future of Industry?!
Panel Discussion
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Schönmann
Industrial Engineering Professor, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt
+ more speaker
Deploying Humanoids in the Real World: What Breaks Between Demo and Production
Panel Discussion
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Eris Dhionis Sako
Co-Founder & CEO, Duatic AG
+ more speaker
Colleague Robot: How Humanoid Systems Are Changing Logistics, Production, and Everyday Life
Talk
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Luis Souto Méndez
Senior Key Account Manager, Terra Robotics
+ more speaker
Opening: AI & Automation Best Practices
Opening & Welcome
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Chris Brow
ModeratorBeyond the Pilot: Scaling Industrial AI in the Cloud
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Markus Hacker
Senior Regional Director Enterprise & Country Lead DACH, NVIDIA
+ more speaker
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
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 SEOur 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 KGaACreating 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 AGBest in digital Integration
Keynote
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Hans Krattenmacher
Management Board - Innovation Mechatronics, SEW-EURODRIVEClosing: AI & Automation Best Practices
Closing & Outlook
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Chris Brow
ModeratorRobots, Rhythm, Reality: The Agibot X2 Live Performance
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Opening: Startup Innovation @ Industrie
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Céline Flores Willers
CEO & Founder, The People Branding Company GmbHFuture 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 GroupThe World in 2030: Top Three Trends and the Power of Innovation Ecosystems
Keynote
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Nils Müller
Founder & CEO, TRENDONE GmbHSuccess Factors of Innovation Ecosystems - Best Practices from Festo
Keynote Talk
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Frank Notz
CSO, Festo SE & Co. KGIs innovation alone enough? Why technology doesn't automatically make the world a better place
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Auma Obama
Founder and keynote speaker, Auma Obama Foundation SautiKuu
+ more speaker
World-Class Made in Germany - How Startups and Industry Are Shaping the Future
Impulse Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Verena Pausder
Entrepreneur, Investor & Chairwoman of the German Startup AssociationScaling Innovation Globally: How Ecosystems Drive Industry
Panel Discussion
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Verena Pausder
Chairwoman of the Board, Startup-Verband
+ more speaker
Startup Tech Race powered by Founders Fight Club
Founders Fight Pitch
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Markus Schillo
Vertreter des EIF in Deutschland, European Investment Fund
+ more speaker
Closing: Startup Innovation @ Industrie
Closing & Outlook
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Céline Flores Willers
CEO & Founder, The People Branding Company GmbHFrom Pilots to Production - How Industrial Leaders Are Scaling AI Across Global Manufacturing
Bar Talk
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Dell Technologies
Ralf Schulze
VP Physical AI, HCL Tech
+ more speaker
Startup Party
Special Event
Language: German
Organizer: VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure
Verena Pausder
Chairwoman of the Board, Startup-Verband
+ more speaker
Robots, Rhythm, Reality: The Agibot X2 Live Performance
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Humanoid Robots
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Opening: Tech meets Talent
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Jacob Beautemps
Youtuber, Breaking Lab
+ more speaker
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 expertModern AI and the Future of the Universe
Course
Topic: Humanoid Robots + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jürgen Schmidhuber
Co-Chair, Generative AI Center, KAUSTThe Great Transformation - How does innovation change our society?
Course
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Ranga Yogeshwar
Science journalist and science communicatorThink 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 GroupWork 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
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 SELeading 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
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
Closing: Tech meets Talent
Closing & Outlook
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Jacob Beautemps
Youtuber, Breaking LabPartners
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