Monday
20.04.2026
Energy & Industrial Infrastructure - Spotlight Stage
SOLUTION LAB – Platform for Best Practices, Expertise & Exchange Around Industrial Innovations
20.04. - 24.04.2026
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Forum
Language: German, English
Speakers
Program
Process Electrification: Turning Power into Industrial Value
Panel Discussion
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Gianfranco Monzini
Process Electrification VPHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
The Amazon Bioeconomy-Innovation Park as a hub for developing the sociobiodiversity production chain
Talk
Topic: Partner Country + more
Language: English
Organizer: Deutsche Messe
Guilherme Rodrigues
Key Account Manager for Sustainable Development Projects, CERTI FoundationHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
How AI can simplify ESG
Live Demonstration
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Jean Bauer
COO, ESG-X GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
AI-Driven Climate Risk Analysis: From Compliance to Process
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Organizer: Deutsche Messe
Maurice Drachenberg Grassee
Senior Business Developer - Sustainability Services, BTC Business Technology Consulting AGHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Rethinking Industrial Process Heat: AI Algorithms for Cost-Effective Electrification
Lecture
Topic: Industrial AI
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Tim Engelmann
Co-Founder, Celsio GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
ReTool: Enabling Circular Economy for Industrial Tooling through Digital Transparency
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jan Wiese
CEO, production.AI GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Transformation made in North Rhine-Westphalia: Pathways to the industrial application of ...
Panel Discussion
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Gloria Schmidt
Project Manager and Network Manager, Kompetenznetzwerk Umweltwirtschaft.NRWHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Industry.Zero - Approaches to the Sustainability Transformation from it's OWL
Lecture
Topic: Circular Economy + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Wolfgang Marquardt
Executive Management, it's OWL Clustermanagement GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
CCU and CCS: The Economics of Carbon Capture
Lecture
Language: English
Lisa Plümer
Head of Group Technology and Operations Management, Fraunhofer IKTSHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Lead markets for climate-friendly basic materials: Perspectives of the industry
Lecture
Language: English
Ece Oyan
Senior Expert, Think Tank and Strategic Initiatives, Kompetenzzentrum Klimaschutz in energieintensiven Industrien
+ more speaker
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
The sun as hydrogen supplier - how hydrogen is made from nothing more than water and sunlight
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Paul Kant
Scientist, Karlsruher Institut für TechnologieHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Trends, Requirements, Reality: What Hydrogen Applications Really Need
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Halil Üstün
Business Development Manager, KOSTAL Industrie Elektrik GmbH & Co. KGHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From membranes to fuel cells: From materials research to industrial application
Lecture
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: English
Andreas Chromik
Head of R&D, RIVA Power SystemsHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Open Automation + Advanced Additives: A New Blueprint for Circular Plastics
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Hany Fouda
Schneider ElectricHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Data in action for planet resilience: The greatest business opportunity of the 21st century
Talk
Topic: Sustainability
Language: English
Erik Josefsson
CEO, Hexagon / R-evolutionHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Demand Planning with AI
Best Practice
Topic: Production Logistics
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Fabian Reichwald
Researcher, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Powering Intelligence at Gigawatt Scale: ETAP’s Blueprint for the AI Factory Revolution
Lecture
Language: English
Shaikh Hossain
Chief Commercial Officer, ETAP Automation DMCCHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Energy as a risk factor for my business
Best Practice
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Uwe Döll
CEO, envyze GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Automating energy flexibility, securing competitiveness
Panel Discussion
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Jean Haeffs
Managing Director, VDI Production and Logistics Association, VDI e.V.
+ more speaker
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From data exchange to cooperation - How data spaces enable innovation in the energy industry
Lecture
Topic: Research & Technology Transfer
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Marian Klobasa
Business Unit Management, Fraunhofer ISIHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Turning Power into Security of Supply: Stabilising Industrial Heat Supply and Reducing Costs in Euro
Talk
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies + more
Language: English
Organizer: Deutsche Messe
Lars Martinussen
Commercial Director Northern Europe, Kyoto Group ASHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Future of BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) - trading vs ancillaries
Talk
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Rohit Prasad
Head of Sales, Second Foundation Germany
+ more speaker
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
AI-Powered Multi-Use Optimization: Making Industrial Battery Storage Profitable
Lecture
Topic: Digital Twin + more
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Lena Sophia Voss
Co-Founder, Lumera EnergyHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Scaling thin-film solid-state batteries using roll-to-roll manufacturing
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Livia Benedict
Business Development, BTRY AGHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Perspectives of fuelcells in the future energysystem
Talk
Topic: Hydrogen Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Kevin Hares
Research assistant, VDI e.V.
+ more speaker
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Eco-Robotics for Environmental Intelligence:Multi-Sensor Monitoring from Emissions to Ecosystem risk
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components + more
Language: English
Shreyas Mysore Guruprasad
Senior Digitalisation Professional, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut gGmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Digital environmental solutions from North Rhine-Westphalia: Data as a driver of innovation in ...
Talk
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Kilian Harbauer
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
The green revolution: AI turns sustainability into a competitive advantage
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Alexander Trautmann
Director Product Engineering SSG/ERP, SageHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Profitable & low carbon glass manufacturing
Lecture
Language: English
Andreas Habraken
Global Green Glass Technology Principal, Schneider ElectricHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Backbone of the Energy Transition: Electricity Grids Between Expansion Drive and System Stability
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Resilience and Competitiveness: Gas and Hydrogen Networks as a Location Factor
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
A New Digital Backbone for Water Infrastructure with Open, Software‑Defined Automation
Panel Discussion
Language: English
Sophie Borgne
Water & Environment Seg. PresidentHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Automated disassembly of battery systems with administration shell and digital product passport
Lecture
Topic: Circular Economy
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bleistein
Head of Data Science & Digital Twin(s) Cluster, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut gGmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
The bitumen revolution from the Thermomix
Live Demonstration
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Frank Albrecht
CEO & Founder, B2SQUARE GmbH
+ more speaker
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
PA66 glass fiber compounds under high friction forces - PTFE and alternative solid lubricants
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Nils Thoben
Research Assistant, Hochschule Emden/LeerHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Digital Sustainability Passport as an Enabler for Sustainable Product Development
Best Practice
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Ellis Bauer
Digitalization Associate, August-Wilhelm Scheer InstitutHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Reliable environment perception of autonomous vehicles through modern algorithms
Lecture
Topic: Automation Systems & Components
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Janine Müller
Teammanager Data Science, BTC AGHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Neo Energy: The Tech Revolution of the Energy Industry
Lecture
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Steven Rohner
CTO, PLAN-B NET ZEROHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Wear-Protection of stainless-steel components: Surface hardening, an optimization of future vehicles
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Olga Apelt
Research and Development, Hubert Stüken GmbH & Co. KGHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Decarbonization of the building sector through power-to-gas in energy contracting
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Klaus Schirmer
founder & managing director, CYTOK GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Intelligent Energy Automation for Buildings: Flexibilizing Energy with Smart Grids and AI
Lecture
Topic: Power Engineering & Energy Automation
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bleistein
Head of Data Science & Digital Twin(s) Cluster, August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut gGmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Interior Fit‑Out as a Climate Catalyst: CO₂‑Optimized Strategies for CO₂ Reduction & Transparency
Lecture
Topic: Sustainability
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Yerutí Arza Villalba
M.Sc. in Management (Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure), ESG & Sustainability Expert, apoprojekt GmbH
+ more speaker
Hall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Energy systems of the future: Pathways to a climate-neutral energy supply
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Dr. Alexander Bedrunka
Head of the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Department, Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur Niedersachsen GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
From Vision to Decision: KPI-Led Scenario-Based Energy System Modelling
Lecture
Topic: Energy Infrastructure & Storage Technologies
Language: English
Pankaj Sharma
Manager | Expert in sustainable energy solutions, envyze GmbHHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
Green Transformation as a model for success in northern Germany
Panel Discussion
Language: German | Live Translation: English
Tilman Brunner
IHK HannoverHall 12, Solution Lab (F56), Spotlight Stage
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