Monday
20.04.2026
Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
SOLUTION LAB – Platform for Best Practices, Expertise & Exchange Around Industrial Innovations
20.04. - 24.04.2026
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Forum
Language: German, English
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Speakers
Program
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Janine Mehner
Master of Ceremonies, Janine Mehner - Journalistin, Moderatorin
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
OPC UA for AI: Teaching AI how to talk to machines, analyze data and support operations
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Dr. Holger Kenn
Advisor Interoperability Ecosystems, VDMA e.V.Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Beyond Industry Boundaries: Why the Future of Maintenance Requires Collaboration
Best Practice
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alireza Dadashi
Technology manager, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
MAGBRAS: Building a National Rare Earth Magnet Value Chain in Brazil
Panel Discussion
Topic: Supply Chain Management + more
Language: English
André Nunis
Researcher / Head of the Laboratory of Metallurgical Processes, Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas – IPT
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Raw Materials: What Companies Face Now and What Comes Next
Panel Discussion
Topic: International Trade & Investment
Language: English
Dr. Volker Treier
Deutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (DIHK)
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Quantum technologies for the sovereignty and competitiveness of the European industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Kobus Kuipers
Forschungszentrum Jülich
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Facing the Future: A Discussion and Reality Check on Quantum Computing Applications
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Hannah Venzl
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
AI Scientists: The Next Frontier of Discovery in Science and Industry
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Musslick
Professor für Computational Neuroscience, Universität OsnabrückHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Industrial AI Platform: Delivering Real-World Use Cases Faster with AI-Optimized Supercomputers
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Rishabh Saxena
Research Scientist, Universität Stuttgart Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum StuttgartHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
AI Gigafactories: Strong Infrastructure, Strong Industry. The Path to Technological Sovereignty
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger
CEO, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Thinking to doing - Turning Germany’s Innovation Power into Industrial Impact
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein
President, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V. (VDI)
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Hermes Award Nominees Honored & Opening Night of Innovations
Award Ceremony
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Jochen Köckler
Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Night of Innovations
Networking
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Welcome & Introduction to the Topic “Space - Security & Defense”
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Matthias Wachter
Managing Director, NewSpace Initiative / Co-Director Innovation, Security & Technology, BDI, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
The future of Space!
Keynote
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Thomas Reiter
Head of the Space and Security Division, Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und RaumfahrtHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Highlights from Industry and Research
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Martin Schimmerohn
Project Manager ERNST Mission, Fraunhofer EMI
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Space for Security & Defense
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla
CEO, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Industrial Reality – NewSpace as a Driver of Innovation and Resilience
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Luisa Konga
Technical Business Development, POLARIS Raumflugzeuge GmbH
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
International Collaboration in space research - shaping the future together
Lecture
Language: English
Milton Kampel
Head of Institutional Affairs, National Institute for Space Research, INPE, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation - MCTI, Brazil
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Brazil and Germany in times of diversification
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: Portuguese, English
Julia Braune
CEO, Germany Trade & Invest GTAI
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Technology transfer with Brazil: Fraunhofer research meets industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: International Trade & Investment + more
Language: English
Prof. Dr. Constantin Häfner
Executive Board VA, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e. V.
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Free Trade - around the U.S.
Panel Discussion
Topic: International Trade & Investment
Language: English
Bernd Lange
Chairmain, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
German Economy in Asia: Security, Disruption and Opportunities
Panel Discussion
Topic: International Trade & Investment
Language: English
Dr. Eva Langerbeck
Chief Representative & Executive Director, German Trade Office Taipei
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
US States & Metros Powering Global Industrial Transformation
Panel Discussion
Topic: International Trade & Investment
Language: English
Christoph Doerr
Director European Office, Alabama Department of Commerce
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Leveraging Brazilian IT Incentive Law for Global R&D: The Lenovo-CERTI Success Case
Talk
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English
Organizer: Solution Lab Forschung
Dr. Marcelo Parada
R&D Program Manager, Lenovo
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Trusted AI as a Key to Europe’s Digital Sovereignty
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Philipp Slusallek
Management Agents and Simulated Reality, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz, DFKIHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Calibration of Vision-Guided Industrial Robots
Lecture
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation + more
Language: English
Prof. Dr. Markus Ulrich
Machine Vision Metrology, Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Industrial Metaverse to Humanoid Workforce: Scaling Embodied AI for the Shopfloor
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Oliver Petrovic
Head of Automation and Control, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL, RWTH AachenHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Making Humanoid Robotics Productive: From First Tests to Decisions
Best Practice
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Fabian Machon
Head of Operations, StratosfareHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
SpaceAI: Mobile Robots for Operations on Extraterrestrial Bodies and in Orbit
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Daniel Kühn
Head of Robotics Innovation Center, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
A Souvereign Electronics Ecosystem requires high class European Machine Builders
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Sandra Engle
Sector Group Leader Productonics, VDMA e.V.
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Einstein Telescope EMR - a new window of opportunity for science, technology and industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English
Prof. Dr. Achim Stahl
Head of the Physics Department, RWTH Aachen
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Society 5.0 – where do humans fit into the digitalized AI world of work?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: English
Steffen Fischer
Executive Board Member - People, Sustainability and Quality, ifm - Unternehmensgruppe
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Back to the Future: Managing Foresight Risk for Industrial Competitiveness
Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: English
Organizer: KPMG AG
Prof. Dr. Heiko von der Gracht
Professor of Foresight, Technology Services Department, KPMG AG WirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaftHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
17th Innovation World Cup Finale: Opening and Introduction
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier
Managing Partner TECHPRNRS / Spokesperson for Startups and Founders, BVMW
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Industry Pitch Session 1: Connected and automated industry
Pitch
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Dr. Dr Raúl Aragonés Ortiz
CEO, AEinnova - Alternative Energy Innovations SL
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Robotic Pitch Session 2: Shaping the future with robotics
Pitch
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Kilian Reiss
Geschäftsführer/CEO, Continuum Innovation GmbH
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Industrial AI Pitch Session 3: Using AI to make production smarter
Pitch
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Frank Jacobs
Co-Founder, CEO, Senergetics
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Security Pitch Session 4: Resilience for industry and critical systems
Pitch
Topic: IT/OT Security
Language: English
Letitia Combes
Co-Founder & Managing Director, BxC Security
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Public Vote and Award Ceremony 17th Innovation World Cup
Award Ceremony
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Alexa Gorman
Co-Founder, encourageventures e.V.
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Expert Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Robust, Secure, and Accessible – Integrative AI System Design
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Martin Atzmüller
Head of Cooperative and Autonomous Systems, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI)Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Nanotechnology Connecting Biodiversity and Quality for Scalable Cosmetics Manufacturing
Best Practice
Topic: Circular Economy + more
Language: English
Joaquim Araujo Neto
Chief of Marketing Officer, NanoterraHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
How will we fly in the future? - Economic, social, and environmental sustainability
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Stephan Staudacher
Head of the Institute of Aviation Propulsion/Co-spokesperson TRR364, Universität StuttgartHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Automation Takes Flight: Addressing aircraft manufacturing ramp up with direct laser scanning
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Johannes Mann
Sr. Director Industry Solutions, HexagonHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Breaking out of the niche – Space from a manufacturing perspective
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English
Matthias Freitag
Research assistant & consultant, Fraunhofer IPT
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Embodied AI – Intelligent machines to the rescue of German mechanical engineering
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Simon Schmidt
Senior Manager Business Unit, Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung IPAHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Data Ecosystems in Mechanical and Plant Engineering - A Reference Implementation
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: English
Kresimir Galic
VDMA e.V.Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Physical AI: Intelligent Systems for Individual Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Elsa Andrea Kirchner
Team Leader Intelligent Healthcare Systems, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI)Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From discovery to patient impact in BioPharma and MedTech
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English
Organizer: ZEISS
Dr. rer. Nat. Claus Hermannstädter
Head of Customer Segments Metal Products and Medical, ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Innovation and Bioeconomy: Technological Solutions for Sustainable Development in the Amazon
Panel Discussion
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: English
Dr. Gabriel Mazzola Poli de Figueiredo
Head of International Affairs, IPT - Institut für Technologische Forschung
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
From Research to Real Impact: How Digital GreenTech Scales from Lab to Industry
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. Agnetha Flore
Director Center for Digital GreenTech, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut gGmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Versatile binders for the next generation of additive manufactured high-performance ceramics
Lecture
Topic: Additive Manufacturing + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frederik Zanger
Director Manufacturing and Materials Technology, wbk Institut für ProduktionstechnikHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Women in STEM 2050 – Act Now for a Fair Culture of Innovation, Education, and Work
Panel Discussion
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Prof. Dr. Bita Fesidis
Director of the “Initiative Zukunft Deutschland 2050, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e.V. (VDI)
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Funding opportunities for climate, energy and mobility in Horizon Europe Cluster 5
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Martino Piani
Research assistant, Projektträger Jülich, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Promoting innovation for SMEs through the EIC Accelerator
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Wissenschaftlicher Referent Matthias Wurch
Scientific Advisor, NKS EIC AcceleratorHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
The European Defense Fund (EDF), opportunities for German companies
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Mura Rike Cammann
NKS EVF, VDI-TechnologiezentrumHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Welcome to Ideas Day 2026
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German
Matthias Nehrhoff
Senior Manager RMS & ICS, AUMOVIO Germany GmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Opening of the 15th Ideas Day for Professionals and Executives in Ideas and Innovation Management
Opening & Welcome
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German
Michael Kiesewetter
Chairman of the Board, Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen - NBankHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Leadership in an AI Driven World
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German
Sabine Remdisch
Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Director, Institut für Performance Management an der Leuphana UniversitätHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Rethinking Leadership & Culture – What Does This Mean for Organizations and People?
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X + more
Language: German
Sabine Remdisch
Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Director, Institut für Performance Management an der Leuphana Universität
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Dual-Use in practice: From research to security technology
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German
Marius Lammers
Managing Partner & CEO, INLEAP PhotonicsHall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Ideas Day 2026: Introduction to the Themed Tables
Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German
Niklas Clasen
Managing Director and CEO, SNIPE Germany GmbH
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
Ideas Day 2026: Discussion at themed tables
Talk
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German
Niklas Clasen
Managing Director and CEO, SNIPE Germany GmbH
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69) Expert Stage
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