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Engineering Summit 2023

On 19 and 20 September 2023, the Engineering Summit will finally go live again! At Europe's largest plant engineering congress, scientists and researchers will premiere innovative future technologies for industrial plant engineering.

Ter. 19.09.23 08:50 - 17:45 Uhr
Qua. 20.09.23 08:55 - 16:15 Uhr
Veranstaltungsort
  • darmstadtium
  • Wissenschafts- und Kongresszentrum
  • Schlossgraben 1
  • 64283 Darmstadt
Veranstaltungssprache
  • German

On 19 and 20 September 2023, the Engineering Summit will finally go live again! At Europe's largest plant engineering congress, scientists and researchers will premiere innovative future technologies for industrial plant engineering.

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Networking continues: on 19 and 20 September 2023, the plant engineering community will meet to exchange ideas at the Science and Congress Centre in Darmstadt. The focus will be on high-calibre presentations on the pressing issues facing plant engineering - decarbonisation, digitalisation and energy transition. For the first time, the Summit will also offer new and exciting insights into the university research landscape. Young scientists will present their visions for the future of sustainable industrial engineering at the Science Marketplace.

Information and registration at www.engineering-summit.de


Venue
Darmstadtium Science and Congress Center
Schlossgraben 1, 64283 Darmstadt

Participants
This event is primarily aimed at top management as well as executives and industry experts from the global project business of plant engineering. It also includes the upstream and downstream value chain as well as service companies. 

Event language
German

Organizers
CHEMIETECHNIK, Hüthig Fachverlag
VDMA Large-scale Plant Engineering
Maschinenbau-Institut GmbH

Agenda

Ter. 19.09.23

08:00 - 09:00 Uhr

Registration

09:00 - 09:05 Uhr

Welcome and introduction

3.  THEME BLOCK: ENERGY TRANSITION AND DECARBONIZATION - LARGE-SCALE PLANT CONSTRUCTION AS AN ENABLER OF TRANSFORMATION

Moderation

Dipl. Ing. Knut Mertens

Dipl. Ing. Knut Mertens

Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter

INP Deutschland GmbH, Römerberg, GERMANY

09:15 - 10:00 Uhr

Terminüberschneidung

Bitte beachten Sie, dass es bei dem gewählten Programmpunkt eine Terminüberschneidung mit mindestens einem weiteren Programmpunkt gibt. Bitte verpassen Sie daher nicht den rechtzeitigen "Ortswechsel".

Keynote: "Sustainability in Project Execution"

Hussein Shoukry

Hussein Shoukry

Senior Vice President

Siemens Energy

10:00 - 10:45 Uhr

Roadmap to decarbonisation: What comes first - Renewables, ammonia, hydrogen or infrastructure?

Dr. Ralph  Kleinschmidt

Dr. Ralph Kleinschmidt

Head of Technology & Innovation

thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH

10:45 - 11:20 Uhr

Coffee break & visit to the exhibition

11:20 - 12:05 Uhr

H2 Green Steel: The world's first climate-neutral steelworks - A mega-project in the Arctic Circle as a milestone in the sustainability turnaround

Christian Thiede

Christian Thiede

Sales Director Metallurgy

SMS group GmbH

12:05 - 12:50 Uhr

Summit Talk: Sustainability turnaround - What economic policy framework conditions does plant engineering need?

Peter Müller-Baum

Peter Müller-Baum

Geschäftsführer

VDMA Power-to-X for Applications
Jürgen Nowicki

Jürgen Nowicki

CEO Linde Engineering

Linde GmbH, Linde Engineering
Frank Ruoss

Frank Ruoss

CSO / Member of the Executive Board

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG

12:50 - 14:20 Uhr

Lunch break & Networking

14:20 - 14:30 Uhr

THEME BLOCK: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE PROCESSES - MAKING PLANT ENGINEERING FIT FOR THE "NEW NORMAL"

14:30 - 15:00 Uhr

Keynote: Building up a hydrogen economy in Europe - Opportunities for plant engineering

Dr. Peter Pötschacher

Dr. Peter Pötschacher

Vice President Area Sales

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany GmbH

15:00 - 15:30 Uhr

AquaVentus - 10 GW of green hydrogen from offshore wind in and around Helgoland

Robert Seehawer

Robert Seehawer

Managing Director

AquaVentus

15:30 - 16:00 Uhr

Challenges in the development of European projects for the decarbonisation of the chemical and cement industries

Romain Forté

Romain Forté

Technical Director

Hynamics Deutschland GmbH

16:00 - 16:30 Uhr

Coffee break & visit to the exhibition

16:30 - 17:20 Uhr

Summit Talk: Ramping-up of the hydrogen economy - How can plant manufacturers and operators overcome the chicken-and-egg problem?

Nils Aldag

Nils Aldag

Managing Director

Sunfire GmbH
Robert Seehawer

Robert Seehawer

Managing Director

AquaVentus
Dr. Oliver Weinmann

Dr. Oliver Weinmann

President

DWV Deutscher Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellen-Verband e.V.

18:30 - 22:00 Uhr

Evening Event

Centralstation
Im Carree
64283 Darmstadt

Qua. 20.09.23

09:00 - 09:15 Uhr

Registration

09:15 - 09:30 Uhr

Fast Track Project LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven: Going fast is possible in Germany, too - an experience reported

Dr. Christian Janzen

Dr. Christian Janzen

VP Joint Ventures South/West

Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, GERMANY

Moderation

Dr. Harald Weber

Dr. Harald Weber

Geschäftsführer

VDMA AG Großanlagenbau, Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY

09:30 - 10:40 Uhr

Breakfast & Networking

10:40 - 11:25 Uhr

Terminüberschneidung

Bitte beachten Sie, dass es bei dem gewählten Programmpunkt eine Terminüberschneidung mit mindestens einem weiteren Programmpunkt gibt. Bitte verpassen Sie daher nicht den rechtzeitigen "Ortswechsel".

Supply Chain Management in Transition - Increasing Entrepreneurial Opportunities by Realigning Supply Chain Management

Dipl.-Ing. Solveig Vitz

Dipl.-Ing. Solveig Vitz

Head of Group Supply Chain

ANDRITZ AG

5.  THEME BLOCK: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - EFFICIENT PROJECT PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN TIMES OF SCARCE FUNDS AND UNCERTAIN PERSPECTIVES

Moderation

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Uwe Vogt

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Uwe Vogt

Vorstand

AUCOTEC AG, Isernhagen, GERMANY

11:25 - 12:10 Uhr

Terminüberschneidung

Bitte beachten Sie, dass es bei dem gewählten Programmpunkt eine Terminüberschneidung mit mindestens einem weiteren Programmpunkt gibt. Bitte verpassen Sie daher nicht den rechtzeitigen "Ortswechsel".

Safely navigating the VUCA world - New ways of managing projects and risks

Christian Fisch

Christian Fisch

Senior Vice President / Head of Customer Project Management

KRONES AG

12:10 - 12:55 Uhr

Summit Talk 3: Human capital as a bottleneck resource - Innovative ways to find and retain skilled workers in the plant engineering and construction industry

Stefan Groetzschel

Stefan Groetzschel

Referent

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Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Julia Krause

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Julia Krause

Professur für International Industrial Sourcing and Sales

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Dresden
Peter Langner

Peter Langner

Senior Vice President Human Resources

SMS group GmbH
Victoria Tauscher, LL.M.

Victoria Tauscher, LL.M.

HR Director - E&C Center of Excellence Talent Management & Employee Experience

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Germany GmbH

Moderation

Klaus Gottwald

Klaus Gottwald

Referent

VDMA AG Großanlagenbau, Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY

12:55 - 14:30 Uhr

Lunch break & visit to the exhibition

9.  THEME BLOCK: CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION AND NEW BUSINESS MODELS IN PLANT ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

14:40 - 15:25 Uhr

Terminüberschneidung

Bitte beachten Sie, dass es bei dem gewählten Programmpunkt eine Terminüberschneidung mit mindestens einem weiteren Programmpunkt gibt. Bitte verpassen Sie daher nicht den rechtzeitigen "Ortswechsel".

New ways in contract and risk management in times of inflation and high volatility - Goodbye lumpsum-turnkey-contract?

Sascha Blank

Sascha Blank

Commercial Management

ANDRITZ HYDRO GmbH

Moderation

  Benjamin Vollmer

Benjamin Vollmer

Referent

VDMA AG Großanlagenbau, Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY

15:25 - 16:10 Uhr

Performance-oriented business models in plant engineering - Success factors and practical experience

Thomas Heinzerling

Thomas Heinzerling

Senior Vice President, Advanced Operations Services

Linde GmbH, Linde Engineering

16:15 - 16:30 Uhr

Follow-up & outlook for the Engineering Summit 2024

Klaus Gottwald

Klaus Gottwald

Referent

VDMA AG Großanlagenbau, Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY
Claudia Rinck

Claudia Rinck

Chefredakteurin CHEMIE TECHNIK / Pharma+Food

Hüthig Medien GmbH
Dr. Harald Weber

Dr. Harald Weber

Geschäftsführer

VDMA AG Großanlagenbau, Frankfurt am Main, GERMANY
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