Agenda 2026

Arrival, Registration & Lunch Snack
12:00 - 13:00
Welcome & Introduction
13:00 - 13:15
Intro
(Ringo Schmelzer, Dietmar Schlößer)
13:15 - 13:45
Future IT and IT Delivery Model
(Burkhard Rose-Mende, Jörg Aign)
13:45 - 14:30
HR foundation
(Anke Brinkmann, Tobias Zimmermann)
14:30 - 14:50
Coffee Break
14:50 - 15:20
World café: AI and automation use cases
15:20 - 17:10
Coffee Break
17:10 - 17:40
Wrap-up world café
17:40 - 17:55
BU Certification
(Sandra Gerhartz, Markus Gratzfeld)
17:55 - 18:15
Innovation Award 2026 Ceremony
18:15 - 19:00
Networking Event & Buffet
19:00 - 23:00
Arrival & Coffee
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome back
09:00 - 09:10
BU Mobility
(Volker Stump)
09:10 - 09:30
BU People & Empowerment:
From Products to People: Redefining Our Future Through Customer Centricity
(Thomas Mück)
09:30 - 09:50
BU Industry
(Carsten Becker, Dennis Bank / Leibniz University Hanover)
09:50 - 10:15
Coffee break with robot
10:15 - 10:45
BU Energy & Resources
(Hans Koopman)
10:45 - 11:05
BU Digital & Semiconductor
(Stephen Duffy, Simon Ulmer)
11:05 - 11:25
Interactive Session
11:25 - 12:10
CEO's perspective on tomorrow's world: The decisive role of Defense Tech
(Dirk Stenkamp)
12:10 - 12:30
Closing
(Ringo Schmelzer, Dietmar Schlößer)
12:30 - 12:45
Lunch Snack
12:45 - 13:30