Agenda

12:00 - 13:00
Arrival, Registration & Lunch Snack

13:00 - 13:15
Welcome & Introduction

13:15 - 13:45
We are building an AI based future
(Ringo Schmelzer)

13:45 - 14:15
Global IT Delivery
(Burkhard Rose-Mende)

14:15 - 14:35
HR foundation
(Anke Brinkmann, Tobias Zimmermann)

14:35 - 14:50
TRUST+
(Inga Dransfeld-Haase, Sandra Hüsig)

14:50 - 15:20
Coffee Break

15:20 - 17:15
World café: AI, automation and efficiency use cases

17:15 - 17:45
Coffee Break

17:45 - 17:55
Wrap-up world café

17:55 - 18:15
BU Certification
(Sandra Gerhartz, Markus Gratzfeld)

18:15 - 19:00
Innovation Award 2026 Ceremony

19:00 - 23:00
Networking Event & Buffet
 

08:30 - 09:00
Arrival & Coffee

09:00 - 09:10
Welcome back

09:10 - 09:30
BU Mobility:
From Provider to Orchestrator: Platform-Driven Transformation of Vehicle Damage Assessment
(Volker Stump)

09:30 - 09:50
BU People & Empowerment:
From Products to People: Redefining Our Future Through Customer Centricity
(Thomas Mück)

09:50 - 10:15
BU Industry:
Four Bets on the Future of Testing & Inspection
(Carsten Becker, Dennis Bank / Leibniz University Hanover)

10:15 - 10:45
Coffee break with robot

10:45 - 11:05
BU Energy & Resources:
No bytes without electrons
(Hans Koopman)

11:05 - 11:25
BU Digital & Semiconductor
(Stephen Duffy, Simon Ulmer)

11:25 - 12:10
Interactive Session

12:10 - 12:30
CEO's perspective on tomorrow's world: The decisive role of Defense Tech
(Dirk Stenkamp)

12:30 - 12:45
Closing
(Ringo Schmelzer, Dietmar Schlößer)

12:45 - 13:30
Lunch Snack