Monday
20.04.2026
Research & Technology Transfer - Round Tables
20.04. - 23.04.2026
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Round Table
Language: German, English
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Program
From Validated Testbeds to Global SDM & AI Scale-Up - OPC UA Cloud Alignment and AI-Driven Scale-up
Round Table
Language: English
Organizer: Youngnam Pavilion
Chaisung Lim
Testbed TG Co-chair, Korea Industry 4.0 AssociationHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
AI agents in engineering: From analysis to decision-making - practical and secure implementation
Round Table
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Organizer: VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure
Julian Funke
IT-P Information Technology-Partner GmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Agentic Selling: If it’s not machine-readable, it doesn’t exist
Round Table
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Organizer: IBM Deutschland
Magdalena Jetzinger
Lead Digital Strategy Consultant, IBM iXHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Navigating Geopolitics: Building Resilience, Seizing Opportunities
Round Table
Topic: International Trade & Investment
Language: English
Organizer: KPMG AG
Dr. Benedikt Herles
Co-Lead Geopolitics & Defence Competence Center, KPMG AG WirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaftHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Software selection using AI: comparable options, better decisions
Round Table
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Organizer: Trovarit
Karsten Sontow
Chairman of the Board, Trovarit AGHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Deploying Data & AI within Manufacturing - Lessons learned from Manufacturers
Round Table
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: KPMG AG
Pierre Skapski
Director Digital OperationsHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Physical AI needs data ecosystems to scale: RoX use case and initial lessons learned
Round Table
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Organizer: RoX
Prof. Dr. Chris Schlueter Langdon
Professor of Data Science and Analytics, T-Systems
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Security through skills: How AI-based planning closes skill-gaps in production
Round Table
Topic: Embedded Systems + more
Language: German
Organizer: shyftplan
Harald König
Head of Sales, Shyftplan GmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Artefact x Client - Closing the loop: Agentic AI as the conductor of quality
Round Table
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Organizer: Artefact Deutschland
Niels Thomsen
Partner, Artefact
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Digital sovereignty in the defence industry
Round Table
Topic: Production Technology for Defense
Language: English
Organizer: KPMG AG
Stefan Hefter
Partner, KPMG AG WirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaftHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
When Production Scheduling Fails, Everything Breaks: An Executive Discussion on Accountability
Round Table
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: English
Organizer: On Time Edge
Brian Vogel
CEO, On Time Edge
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
AI enabled future of online B2B procurement
Round Table
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Organizer: Amazon Business EU
Jattin Kapoor
Senior Sales Manager, Amazon BusinessHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
New layers of individual mobility in municipalities
Round Table
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Organizer: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Matthias Schäfer
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
From Testbeds to Trade Routes: De-Risking SME Adoption via Agile Research Networks
Round Table
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English
Organizer: Red Deer Polytechnic
Tonya Wolfe
Associate Vice-President / Applied Research, Red Deer PolytechnicHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
How Manufacturing Leaders Are Building the Agentic Enterprise on Asana
Round Table
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Organizer: Asana
Sonja Gusenbauer
Solutions Consultant, ASANA
+ more speaker
Hall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Power grids for industry, commerce and business in Germany and legally compliant use as a service
Round Table
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: German
Organizer: GETEC
Dr. Tim Göttsching
Managing Director, GETEC netHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Monetizing Circular Products: Turning Compliance into Competitive Advantage
Round Table
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation + more
Language: German
Organizer: Deloitte
Mateusz Wielopolski
Manager, Deloitte Sustainability & Climate GmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Automotive Circular Transformation in a regulated and digital world
Round Table
Topic: Supply Chain Management
Language: German
Organizer: Deloitte
Cathleen Gutglück
Director, Deloitte GmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
What if energy costs were predictable and sustainably reducible over the long term?
Round Table
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: German
Organizer: Wattstor
Jochen Schneider
Managing Director, Wattstor GmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Agentic AI in Industry - From Reactive Models to Autonomous Systems
Round Table
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German
Organizer: Merantix Momentum
Jonas Jarschewski
Senior AI Advisor & Manufacturing Lead, Merantix MomentumHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
Implementation of the Plastic Granulate Regulation
Round Table
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German
Organizer: TÜV Nord
Uwe Hofer
TÜV NORD CERT GmbHHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
The transition to 100% biobased, compostable materials is possible!
Round Table
Topic: Circular Economy
Language: English
Organizer: Solinatra Europe
Robert de Jong
CEOHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
OriginsNext: Digital Platform for Sustainable Supply Chains and Circular Economy
Round Table
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English | Live Translation: German
Organizer: KPMG AG
Rodrigo Porto
Senior Manager, Industrial Markets, KPMG BrazilHall 11, Solution Lab (B69), Round Table room
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