Monday
20.04.2026
Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
SOLUTION LAB – Platform for Best Practices, Expertise & Exchange Around Industrial Innovations
20.04. - 24.04.2026
Forum
Language: German, English
Speakers
Program
Welcome & Opening Startup Spotlight Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Benny Ge
Benny Ge ModerationQVLS - Ecosystem Excellence: Integrating Industry, Research, and Partners for Impact
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies
Language: English
Nazanin Pourmalek
CEO, Quantum Valley Lower Saxony (QVLS) e.V.The future of predictive maintenance: How AI enables efficiency
Lecture
Topic: Industrial Software + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Lena Weirauch
CEO & Co-Founder, aiomaticEdge-based indoor localization without radio – precise, fast, cost-effective
Lecture
Topic: Production Logistics
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Karsten Koenigstein
Geschäftsführer, SINFOSY digital GmbHQEED Quantum Light for a New Imaging Modality for the Early and Differentiated
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Katrin Paschke
Group Leader Laser Modules Lab, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH)SQale Modular Scalable Quantum Computer
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Bjoern Lekitsch
CTO Corporate, neQxt GmbHQCStack Central Software Stack for Quantum Computers
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Arcesio Castaneda Medina
Department: High Performance Computing, Team Leader: Quantum Computing, Fraunhofer-Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik ITWMAI in Manufacturing: How Startups Are Reshaping Production
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Jan Wiese
CEO, production.AI GmbH
+ more speaker
Predictive Maintenance Reimagined: Sensors & AI in Action
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Mihail Granovskij
GRAUCH Vakuummesstechnik
+ more speaker
IIoT & Edge: Intelligent Connectivity for Tomorrow's Industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Dr. Andreas de Jonge
CEO, de Jonge GmbH
+ more speaker
Efficiency Through Data: Optimising Costs, Knowledge & Decisions
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial Software + more
Language: English
Michael Domanegg
CEO, valuemize
+ more speaker
Sustainability in Industry: Circular Economy, Climate & Compliance
Panel Discussion
Topic: Sustainability + more
Language: English
John Iwueke
CEO & Managing Director, EcoComply GmbH
+ more speaker
Robotics & Smart Factory: Autonomous Systems Shaping Industry
Panel Discussion
Topic: Robotics & Assembly Automation + more
Language: English
Marcus Rauch
CEO, LBR Manufacturing
+ more speaker
TECH RACE - The Battery Battle: Future of Energy Storage
Founders Fight Pitch
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies + more
Language: English
Lena Sophia Voß
Co-Founder, Lumera Energy
+ more speaker
AI for Safe & Smart Manufacturing: Quality, Safety & Automation
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Sachin Saswade
Cofounder & CEO, Turiya AI
+ more speaker
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
DLR - a start-up incubator for the industry of the future
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: DLR
Rüdiger Süß
Senior Investment Manager - DLR_Startup Factory, DLR Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.When Complexity Explodes: The Case for Quantum Computing
Lecture
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Laura Bies
Head of Data-Driven Innovation, August-Wilhelm Scheer InstitutFrom Quantum Threat to Quantum Readiness: A New Mandate for Industry
Talk
Topic: Quantum Technologies
Language: English
Damian Bozewicz
Product Manager, Quantum Bridge Technologies Inc.Beyond Compliance: How Smart Manufacturers Turn EU Regulations into Market Advantage
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
John Iwueke
CEO & Managing Director, EcoComply GmbHCatalyst for Innovation – the German Chips Competence Centre (G3C)
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alexander Stanitzki
Senior Project Manager, Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik DeutschlandAgentic AI in the Enterprise: From Pilot to Scale
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Martin Srb
CTO, AyDEO
+ more speaker
AI Transformation in Engineering: Tools, Processes, Potential
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Dr. Jan Gudat
Head of Innovation, CERPRO
+ more speaker
IT/OT Security: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Panel Discussion
Topic: IT/OT Security + more
Language: English
Daly Brown
Co-Founder and CEO, Metropolitan Technologies Inc.
+ more speaker
5G, Tracking & Connectivity: Transparency Across Industrial Networks
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Dr.-Ing. Martin Kasparick
Head of Technology, airpuls
+ more speaker
Digitalisation for SMEs: Growth Through AI, Data & New Talent
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial Software + more
Language: English
Dr. Michael Klein
SquareNeo Solutions
+ more speaker
AI, Materials & Digital Infrastructure: Innovations in Concert
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Frank Jacobs
Co-Founder, CEO, SenergeticsSupply Chain Intelligence: Procurement, Planning and Dispatch with AI
Panel Discussion
Topic: Supply Chain Management + more
Language: English
Christoph Prinz
PartPrinZ GmbH
+ more speaker
TECH RACE - Cyber Resilience & Critical Infrastructure
Founders Fight Pitch
Topic: Supply Chain Management
Language: English
Paul Eichwald
Barricadix
+ more speaker
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
From Rapid Prototyping to Scaled Collaboration
Talk
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: English
Dr. Christian Schweizer
CEO & Founder, prototype.club
+ more speaker
From sensor data to process knowledge: AI makes production processes transparent
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Lucas M. Schroth
CEO & Founder, Process.ScienceFrom Minds to Machines: Why Tacit Knowledge is the Missing Link in Industrial AI
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: German Edge Cloud
Christine Lutz
Co-Founder and Managing Director, great2know GmbH
+ more speaker
The Role of the European Deforestation Regulation in Industrial Supply Chains
Lecture
Topic: Circular Economy + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alexander Rütjes
Co-Founder, Polygon OneTechnologies that work: Bringing Innovation into the Core Business
Best Practice
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Fabian Machon
Head of Operations, StratosfareSovereign AI in for Industry: Harnessing Europe's Strengths through Startup-Corporate Collaboration
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: English
Jakub Zavrel
CEO, Zeta Alpha
+ more speaker
Energy Storage & Infrastructure: Startups Driving the Energy Transition
Panel Discussion
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies + more
Language: English
Lena Sophia Voß
Co-Founder, Lumera Energy
+ more speaker
AI Meets the Energy Transition: Smart Solutions for Decarbonisation
Panel Discussion
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation + more
Language: English
Tim Engelmann
Celsio GmbH
+ more speaker
IIoT, Edge & Connectivity: The Connected Factory of the Future
Panel Discussion
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: English
Ralf Hüskes
Peeriot GmbH
+ more speaker
Mobility, Infrastructure and Operational Intelligence in Industrial Use
Panel Discussion
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Lisa Raab
Co-Founder, Spotium GmbH
+ more speaker
Sustainability & Innovation: Materials, Energy & Built Environment
Panel Discussion
Topic: Sustainability + more
Language: English
Hilal Kurt Irfanoglu
Founder & CEO, PODER BİLİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİ SAN. VE TİC. A.Ş.
+ more speaker
TECH RACE - AI-Powered Operations: Who Runs the Future?
Founders Fight Pitch
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Jens Harald Herzberg
ONTHEGO GmbH
+ more speaker
TECH RACE - Energy, Buildings & Industrial Efficiency
Founders Fight Pitch
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation + more
Language: English
Dipl. -Ing. Harry Knoll
CEO, TURBOO GmbH
+ more speaker
Applied AI & Automation: From Data Context to Industrial Execution
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: English
Hagen Rothmann
Keinsaas
+ more speaker
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Adhesive sensor skin for production assets provides continuous status and process data
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Clemens Haist
Managing director, FlexoraShaping the Future of Asset Health Management: Sen – AID, See the Unseen
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud
Language: English
Frank Jacobs
Co-Founder, CEO, SenergeticsFrom Fiction to Reality: Quantum Computers as Game Changers in AI and industry
Best Practice
Topic: Quantum Technologies
Language: English
Dr. Frank Schlichting
CEO, SaxonQ GmbHQUDORAs Ansatz im Bereich des Quantencomputings unter Verwendung von Ionenfallen und NFQC
Talk
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: English
Jani Heikkinen
QUDORA TechnologiesMedium-sized Enterprises Meet Startups: Successful Cooperation Models From Practice
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier
Managing Partner TECHPRNRS / Spokesperson for Startups and Founders, BVMW
+ more speaker
Innovation through collaboration: Startup cooperation in SMEs
Pitch
Topic: Industrial Software + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Lukas Trump
Project Manager Startup Industry Cooperations, BayStartUP GmbH
+ more speaker
Quantum Technology & Deep Tech: The Next Industrial Leap
Panel Discussion
Topic: Quantum Technologies + more
Language: English
Dr. Marcus Hennig
Chief Business Officer, PlanQC GmbH
+ more speaker
Corporate AI and Organisational Change: Data, Knowledge and Enablement
Panel Discussion
Topic: Industrial Software
Language: English
Johannes Angebauer
Co-Founder, Terratech Holding GmbH
+ more speaker
XR, Prototyping & Applied Tech: New Tools for Industry and Planning
Panel Discussion
Topic: Production Logistics + more
Language: English
Lukas Adrian Jurk
TANGILITY GmbH
+ more speaker
Energy, Materials and New Markets: Frontier Tech Between Research and Application
Panel Discussion
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies + more
Language: English
Joaquim Araujo Neto
Chief of Marketing Officer, Nanoterra
+ more speaker
How innovation in ecosystems reaches application faster – Open Innovation in Robotics
Live Tech Demo
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Christian Schweizer
CEO & Founder, prototype.club
+ more speaker
Opening & Welcome | Research & Technology Transfer - Spotlight Stage
Opening & Welcome
Language: German | Live Translation: English
EStyle: How AI Makes Style Consulting Scalable, Practical, and Commercially Viable
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Stefan Rohe
CTO, EStyleHidden Talents: Why companies look for top performers in the wrong places
Lecture
Topic: Education & Training / Career + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Doreen Happatz
Founder, Talentstrategen
+ more speaker
Management as a Success Factor in Industrial Transformation
Lecture
Topic: New Work + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Hochschule Merseburg
Prof. Dr. Boris Kaehler
Expert Management & Leadership, Hochschule MerseburgScheduling as competitive advantage - How AI-based planning increases revenue and on-time delivery
Lecture
Topic: IIoT, Wireless & Cloud + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Mira Grünhaupt
Head of Solution Advisory, PAILOT GmbHMillions of data points - but no real practical use in everyday life
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kropp
Co-Founder, OnSite Solutions GmbHBeyond Hype: Delivering Real Quantum Value with Classiq
Live Demonstration
Topic: Quantum Technologies
Language: English
Nikola Strah
Commercial Director DACH and Central Europe, ClassiqOrganizer
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