Monday
31.03.2025
Digital Transformation Stage
Industrial transformation and progress: Digital and sustainable. Flexible and efficient.
31.03. - 04.04.2025
Forum
Topic: Digital Platforms + more
Language: German, English
Speakers
Program
Generative AI in Industry: A Game Changer for Increased Profitability?
Panel Discussion
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Guido Reimann
Deputy Managing Director, VDMA Software und Digitalisierung
+ more speaker
Industrial Location Germany: Rusty Outdated Model or Spectacular Comeback?
Panel Discussion
Topic: International Trade & Investment + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christiane Benner
First Chairperson, IG Metall
+ more speaker
AI trend topics: Knowledge management, cooperation and security
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Laura Bies
KI-Trainer, Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Saarbrücken
+ more speaker
Revolutionary Efficiency: The key to company-specific AI Models
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Yasser Jadidi
Co-Chief-Research-Officer, Aleph Alpha ResearchHeavy Metal Meets AI - Mechanical Engineering Company Shows How Digitization Creates Competitiveness
Lecture
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Flender
Andreas Evertz
CEO, Flender GruppeAI transformations that work - how industrial companies can create value through AI/GenAI
Panel Discussion
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Bain & Company
Stuart Sim
Partner, Bain & Company
+ more speaker
Democratizing Industrial AI Adoption
Best Practice
Topic: Industrial Metaverse
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Digital Transformation Stage
Rainer Brehm
CEO of Factory Automation, Siemens
+ more speaker
Revolutionizing after-sales in the manufacturing industry with smart services and spatial computing
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Digital Transformation Stage
Oliver Steil
CEO, TeamViewerSiemens Industrial Copilots: Transforming industry along the value chain with generative AI
Lecture
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Hermes Award Nominees
Dr. Michael Lebacher
Head of AI and Digital Businesses Germany, Siemens AG, Digital Industries
+ more speaker
Building the Digital Enterprise: Lessons from Industry Leaders
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Natan Linder
CEO and Co-Founder, Tulip
+ more speaker
AI Agents Put the Smart in Smart Factory. Are You Ready?
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Christian Buckner
SVP - Data, AI, and Automation Platform, Altair Inc.Enabling Industrial Use Cases with Dell Edge and HiveMQ data management
Lecture
Topic: Cloud/Edge Computing
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Ravi Subramanyan
Director of Industry Solutions, HiveMQ
+ more speaker
1. Cybersecurity Breakfast - 90 minutes for digital resilience at HANNOVER MESSE
Reception
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German
Financing to accelerate digital and sustainable transformation
Talk
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Kevin Zander
CEO Commercial Finance Business, Siemens Financial Services GmbH
+ more speaker
Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award
Award Ceremony
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Lasse Adler
Principal Operations, Roland Berger
+ more speaker
Realizing the promise of Industrie 4.0 with AI
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Amazon Web Services
Ozgur Tohumcu
General Manager - Automotive & Manufacturing, Amazon Web Services
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Cybersecurity in the IT/OT Environment: The Balancing Act Between Innovation and Threat
Lecture
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Ron Kneffel
Chairman of the Board, CISO Alliance e.V.Implementing Generative AI across the Digital Thread with PTC, Microsoft and Industry Analyst
Panel Discussion
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: PTC
Ayora Berry
VP - AI Product Management, PTC
+ more speaker
Transform your business with confidence: Key considerations for S/4HANA transformations
Talk
Topic: Digital Platforms
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: KPMG AG
Hendrik Thörner
Global Lead Partner for SAP, KPMG AG
+ more speaker
Platform-based Engineering in Automation: Boost Speed and Leverage Digital Potential
Lecture
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Digital Transformation Stage
Thomas Fechner
Member of the divisional board with responsibility for the factory automation business, Bosch Rexroth AGFrom clay to sale - how Villeroy & Boch is automating its product development process with SAP
Best Practice
Topic: Digital Platforms
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Robert Müller
CEO, Scheer PAS Deutschland GmbHWelcome Meetup: IoT Use Case x VDMA MII @ Hannover Messe 2025 - Networking & Digital Transformation
Lecture
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Ing. Madeleine Mickeleit
CEO & Founder, IIoT Use Case GmbH
+ more speaker
Data sovereignty as the key to the AI revolution in the industry
Talk
Topic: Cloud/Edge Computing + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Andreas Geiss
Vice President Industrial, Aleph Alpha GmbH
+ more speaker
Networking Meetup with IoT Use Case x VDMA Machine Information Interoperability
Reception
Language: English
Data-Centric Digital Transformation in Industrial Ecosystems
Best Practice
Topic: Digital Platforms
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Jay Limbasiya
Global Strategist AI | Data Science | Data Management, Dell TechnologiesYour turn to move beyond the binary with quantum computing
Lecture
Topic: Cloud/Edge Computing
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christine Knackfuß-Nikolic
CTO, T-Systems
+ more speaker
GFT Hybrid Cloud: The Key to Scalable AI-Powered Visual Inspection
Talk
Topic: Cloud/Edge Computing
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Vatsal Shah
CEO, Litmus
+ more speaker
Leveraging AI in HPE Operations: innovative ideas for better outcomes from manufacturing to services
Best Practice
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Wolfgang Seul
VP Strategy & CTO HPE Operations, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
+ more speaker
Automating Manufacturing Workflows with Generative AI
Lecture
Topic: Automation & Sensor Technology
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Joseph Rosing
WW Head of Smart Manufacturing, Amazon Web ServicesThe Shift from Legacy Tools to the AI-powered Virtual Twin Experience
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: Dassault Systemes Deutschland
Dr. Bassem Hassan
Director T&M, Dassault Systèmes EUROCENTRALERP User Lounge
Reception
Language: German
Organizer: GITO Verlag mbH
Prof. Claus Oetter
Managing Director of the Association for Software and Digitalization, VDMA
+ more speaker
High-Tech Innovations: Digital Transformation Strategies for the Future
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Indranil Sircar
Chief Technology Officer, Manufacturing and Mobility, MicrosoftReinventing Work: Thriving in the Age of AI and Robots with Human Ingenuity
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Silvia Hernandez
Senior Partner Global Industrials Talent & Organization Lead, Accenture
+ more speaker
Next generation software - with new technology into the future of business software
Lecture
Topic: Business Management Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Sage
Alexander Trautmann
Head of Product Engineering, SageRethinking Corporate Management: Future-Proof Scenario Simulation for the Industry
Lecture
Topic: Business Management Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christoph Seite
MHP
+ more speaker
Accelerating ESG Transformation: How Technology Drives Sustainability, Impact, and CSRD Compliance
Talk
Topic: Carbon-neutral Production
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Robert Rosellen
VP Sales and Country Manager Germany, ServiceNow
+ more speaker
Sustainable, digital, future-proof: Twin Transformation in mechanical engineering with ERP
Panel Discussion
Topic: Engineering Software + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jessica Fritz
Expert, VDMA
+ more speaker
Process AI: The Future of Process Planning and Control
Lecture
Topic: Digital Platforms
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Digital Transformation Stage
Dr. Jörg Herbers
CEO, INFORM GmbHFactory Innovation Award Ceremony
Award Ceremony
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: GITO Verlag mbH
Prof. Claus Oetter
Managing Director of the Association for Software and Digitalization, VDMA
+ more speaker
Reimagining Productivity: Harness GenAI and Agents to Boost Efficiency Now!
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Marcelo Tamassia
Global CTO, Syntax
+ more speaker
Stronger Together: The Path to an Open-Source AutoML Ecosystem
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Marius Lindauer
Professor, Leibniz Universität Hannover
+ more speaker
Ultrasonic Bonding
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Christoph Buchner
Strama Group
+ more speaker
Industrial AI: Not just agents
Panel Discussion
Topic: AI & Machine Learning + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Boris Scharinger
Innovation Mgr. & AI Strategist, Siemens Digital Industries
+ more speaker
AI in the WPS process
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Mathias Mayer
Projektleiter, Audi
+ more speaker
Component Swarms in Matrix Production - Theory and Practice
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Werner Kraus
Fraunhofer IPA
+ more speaker
Practical applications of AI powered quality inspection
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Johannes Kässinger
Research & Business Development Manager, SotecSmart Production Control - Step by Step to AI-Optimized Processes
Lecture
Topic: Automation & Sensor Technology + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Sandra Romeis
Founder, Inspired DataApplied agentic automation for industrial engineering
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Christian Gilcher
Managing Director, Embraceable AIERP and beyond - what will really increase productivity for SMEs in 2025
Lecture
Topic: Business Management Software
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Matthias Scharpe
Expert in Digitalization for Data Ecosystems, VDMA e.V
+ more speaker
Digitalization of value creation processes in SME
Lecture
Topic: AI & Machine Learning
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Juliane Höbel-Müller
KI-Coach, Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Magdeburg
+ more speaker
Low-Code, High Impact: Continental's Path to Data Literacy, Automation, and AI governance with KNIME
Best Practice
Topic: Digital Platforms
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Upama Michel
Senior Manager IT & Data Services, Continental Engineering Services
+ more speaker
Closing press conference
Press Event
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Dr. Jochen Köckler
CEO, Deutsche Messe AG
+ more speaker
Digital Transformation: From traditional machine manufacturer to modern production service provider
Lecture
Topic: Digital Platforms + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Digital Transformation Stage
Franz Gumpp
CEO, manroland web produktionsgesellschaft mbHQuantum Computing for Industrial Innovation through Partnerships: A Conversation with VW and Xanadu
Talk
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Efficiency
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Rafal Janik
Chief Operating Officer, Xanadu
+ more speaker
AI Integration: What We Shouldn't Learn from Fast-Food Consumption
Panel Discussion
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Katharina Jäger
Head of Innovation & Technology, BVDW
+ more speaker
Migrate into Quantum-Safe Infrastructure
Best Practice
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Melchior Aelmans
Chief Growth Officer, Quantum Bridge Technologies Inc.How Smart Ecosystems enable new industrial business models
Lecture
Topic: Business Management Software + more
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Arik Reiter
VP Digital Smart Factory, EDAGData-driven Process Optimization for Smart Energy Generation Plants
Lecture
Topic: Digital Platforms
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Nicole Göckel
Senior Consultant, CONTACT Software GmbH
+ more speaker
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