Events and trade fairs - vdma.org

1.  Start of the event with get-together/networking over coffee and breakfast snacks

2.  Welcome with brief introduction of topics and round of introductions

Bernhard Baumgartner

Referent VDMA Bayern

VDMA Bayern, München, GERMANY

Dr. Sebastian Heger

Produktmanagement

soffico GmbH, Augsburg, GERMANY

3.  Overview of AI activities in the VDMA

Carsten Rückriegel

Referent

VDMA Fachverband Software und Digitalisierung, Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY

4.  Taking off with AI: How smart connectivity is transforming production" - Strategies for greater efficiency, sustainability and value creation in SMEs

Professor Markus Sause

Direktor KI-Produktionsnetzwerk

Universität Augsburg Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät Institut für Physik, Augsburg, GERMANY

5.  Lunch break

6.  Guided tour of the 5,300 square meter "Future Fabrication" research hall of the AI production network

7.  "Digital manufacturing: Resilient, scalable, future-proof - paths for SMEs"

André Hoettgen

Gruppenleiter Enterprise

Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH, Tübingen, GERMANY

8.  Coffee break and networking

9.  "From SmartAssist to Factory-X: AI and digital ecosystems for the future of the mechanical engineering industry"

Bastian Brinkmann

Head of Corporate Future Lab & Sustainability Management

Uhlmann Group Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Laupheim, GERMANY

10.  "Economical. Networked. Scalable. - Success strategies for smart connectivity in SMEs" - Best practices for SMEs

Dr. Sebastian Heger

Produktmanagement

soffico GmbH, Augsburg, GERMANY