10:00 – 10:30 “The innovator´s toolbox: Skills employees need to drive innovation” by Tobias Gebauer, Business Development & Innovation Manager for Education & Training of EIT Manufacturing

10:30 – 11:00 “Connectivity between OT and IT” by Bernd Ochsmann, CTO of AERASEC

11:00 – 11:30 “How to eliminate downtime: plug-and-play factory intelligence that works” by Dimitrij Lewin, Co-Founder of Novo AI

11:30 – 12:00 “The future of non-destructive testing: integrating acoustic resonance and AI into Industry 4.0” by Felix Wassmann, Co-Founder and CEO of RESONIKS

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 – 14:00 “Automating workforce excellence? AI-generated training & qualification management” by Dr. Elisa Roth, CEO of Augmented Industries

14:00 – 14:30 “Navigating NIS-2: cybersecurity compliance made simple” by Matthias Leu, CEO AERASEC

14:30 – 15:00 “Implementing AI analytics in manufacturing: a practical approach to optimizing production” by Ann LoCicero, CEO of smartFAB

15:00 – 15:30 “From reactive to proactive: Enhancing security and visibility with strategic OT/IoT security measures” by Fréderic Auburger, Manager OT-Security at Ernst&Young

15:30 – 16:00 "How Enterprise 5G is Revolutionising Modern Manufacturing" by Thomas Höschele, CEO at CampusGenius

10:00 – 10:30 “The future of non-destructive testing: integrating acoustic resonance and AI into Industry 4.0” by Felix Wassmann, Co-Founder and CEO of RESONIKS

10:30 – 11:00 “Navigating NIS-2: cybersecurity compliance made simple” by Matthias Leu, CEO AERASEC

11:00 – 11:30 “The role of co-operation between regional and pan-european ecosystems” by Peter Eisenschmidt, Director of Internationalization of hannoverimpuls

11:30 – 12:00 “Implementing AI analytics in manufacturing: a practical approach to optimizing production” by Ann LoCicero, CEO of smartFAB

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 – 14:00 “How to eliminate downtime: plug-and-play factory intelligence that works” by Hemanth Mandapati, Co-Founder of Novo AI

14:00 – 14:30 “Connectivity between OT and IT” by Bernd Ochsmann, CTO of AERASEC

14:30 – 15:00 “From reactive to proactive: Enhancing security and visibility with strategic OT/IoT security measures” by Thomas Klotz, Manager OT-Security at Ernst&Young

15:00 – 15:30 “Automating workforce excellence? AI-generated training & qualification management” by Dr. Elisa Roth, CEO of Augmented Industries

15:30 – 16:00 “Benefits and added values for participants in manufacturing data ecosystems“ by Wolfgang Kniejski, Senior Project Manager of EIT Manufacturing working on EUProGigant

10:00 – 10:30 “Never manually deburr again? The revolution of plasma electrolytic surface” by Vincent Stepputat, CEO of plasmotion

10:30 – 11:00 "INLEAP^® FASTLIGHT^® - the future of laser-based manufacturing" by Dr.-Ing. Marius Lammers, Founder and CEO of INLEAP Photonics GmbH

11:00 – 11:30 "Nanometer-thin layers by additive manufacturing: First-of-a-kind-inkjet-printed optical filters" by Dr. Qihao Jin, CTO at Prio Optics GmbH

11:30 – 12:00 “Ultralight high frequency components for aerospace” by Dr. Arshad Mehmood, Co-founder/CTO of Metalonn

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 – 14:00 "Hallo, ich bin KIM, wie kann ich helfen?" - Wie Voicebots den Customer Service verändern mit René Schibol, Geschäftsleitung und Vertrieb, T.D.M. Telefon-Direkt-Marketing GmbH

14:00 – 14:30 “Empowering the next generation of manufacturing startups: showcasing the EIT Manufacturing Venture Building Programme 2025” by Dr. Sascha Schwarz, CTO of TUM Venture Labs

14:30 – 15:00 “Applications of large-scale metal additive manufacturing” by Mehmet Emre Çetinkaya, Founder/CEO of Alloy Additive

15:00 – 15:30 “Next-gen diamond-like carbon coatings for diverse applications” by Hagen Grüttner, CEO of ANTACON GmbH

15:30 – 16:00 “Product Mining” by Ephraim Triemer, Shareholder & Advisor Enterprise Accounts of Soley GmbH

10:00 – 10:30 “Next-gen diamond-like carbon coatings for diverse applications” by Hagen Grüttner, CEO of ANTACON GmbH

10:30 – 11:30 Hannover International Business Services (HIBS)

11:30 – 12:00 Innoboost

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 – 14:00 “Applications of large-scale metal additive manufacturing” by Mehmet Emre Çetinkaya, Founder/CEO of Alloy Additive

14:00 – 14:30 “Never manually deburr again? The revolution of plasma electrolytic surface” by Vincent Stepputat, CEO of plasmotion

14:30 – 15:00 “From lab to market: how corporates can fuel deep tech innovation” by Negar Shamoradi, Senior Project Manager of TUM Venture Labs

15:00 – 15:30 “Ultralight high frequency components for aerospace” by Dr. Arshad Mehmood, Co-founder/CTO of Metalonn

15:30 – 16:00 “Quality 4.0: How AI agents are revolutionizing manufacturing” by Frederik Frei, CEO of CERPRO

10:00 – 10:30 “Next-gen diamond-like carbon coatings for diverse applications” by Hagen Grüttner, CEO of ANTACON GmbH

10:30 – 11:00 "Saving the World with New Materials - Powered by Digital R&D and AI" by Daniel Vorwerk & Anton Fuchs, Sales Manager at ExoMatter

11:00 – 11:30 “Tying up loose ends: how additive manufacturing merges sustainability and material innovation” by Nick Marlon Loth, TUM Venture Labs

11:30 – 12:00 “Never manually deburr again? The revolution of plasma electrolytic surface” by Vincent Stepputat, CEO of plasmotion

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 – 14:00 Firecell presentation by Nicole Jezabek, Head of Sales Germany of Firecell

14:00 – 14:30 “Applications of large-scale metal additive manufacturing” by Mehmet Emre Çetinkaya, Founder/CEO of Alloy Additive

14:30 – 15:00 "How to drive Innovation Projects with EIT Manufacturing Funded Calls" by Robert Ermisch, EIT Manufacturing

15:00 – 15:30 TBD